Democrats Also to Blame for Iraq War, Journalist Scahill Says
Mar 21, 2013 Nation writer Jeremy Scahill ripped into Republicans and Democrats on the 10th anniversary of the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq, claiming that both parties are to blame for the war during a recent appearance on MSNBC.
Bush Officials Should Be Prosecuted for Iraq War, Michael Moore Says
Mar 20, 2013 Former Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld is a war criminal, the liberal filmmaker and activist contends.
Borowitz on How Dick Cheney Marked 10th Anniversary of Iraq War
Mar 20, 2013 “Making up a reason to invade a country is the easy part,” the former vice president said, according to a satirical story in The New Yorker. “Sticking to a pretend story for ten years—that is the stuff of valor.”
Declassified: Bush’s Iraq Scheming Began in 2001
Sep 24, 2010 The National Security Archive has obtained documents confirming and expanding on what we already knew: The Bush administration was determined to invade and occupy Iraq whether there was justification or not. (continued)
Our ‘Dumb Wars’ Will Go On
Sep 7, 2010 “It is time to turn the page,” President Barack Obama said as he announced the “end” of combat operations in Iraq. Meanwhile, those who brought us that unnecessary war remain committed to such policies and, if returned to power, are likely to carry them out. Those who brought us unnecessary war remain committed to such policies and, if returned to power, are likely to carry them out.
President Bush and the Flying Shoes: A Cautionary Tale
Dec 17, 2008 The shoe-throwing Iraqi journalist is now a venerated celebrity throughout the Mideast, and his words to the president—“this is the farewell kiss, you dog”—will stand as the enduring epitaph in the region on Bush’s folly, which is the reality of his claimed legacy of success in the war on terror.Obama Embraces the Military
Dec 9, 2008 In naming retired Gen. Eric K. Shinseki as veterans affairs secretary, President-elect Barack Obama made what may be the most politically and morally significant choice of his transition.
Victor’s Justice
Jul 18, 2008 In what will be the Pentagon's first war crimes trial since World War II, the U.S. will go forward Monday in trying Osama bin Laden's former driver, Salim Ahmed Hamdan. Unknown still is the trial date for Bush, Cheney, Rumsfeld, Wolfowitz and the rest of the government cabal that also may have committed war crimes.
Paying for War at the Pump
May 21, 2008 What's it got to do with the price of gas? Would some reporter with access to the Republican presidential candidate please ask John McCain why he wants to continue President Bush's Mideast policy when it has proved so ruinous for American taxpayers?
The 935 Lies They Told Us About Iraq
Jan 24, 2008 The Center for Public Integrity has launched a new Web site that documents some of the 935 "false statements" that George W. Bush and his seven hawks made while pushing war with Iraq. The site endeavors to show that this wasn't a case of just getting it wrong, but "a carefully orchestrated campaign of misinformation."
