The White House took the wrong lessons from Libyas decision to renounce weapons of mass destruction and rejoin the international community. The Libya model may yet provide a path through the Syrian imbroglio but only if applied correctly.
Regions / Middle East & North Africa
Bush calls Iraq the central front in the war on terror. Nowhere does he acknowledge that before March 20, 2003, no al-Qaida or other non-Iraqis were fighting in Iraq.
Four experts from across the political spectrum debate the meaning of the results of the elections and the future of Iraq and U.S. military involvement there.
War crimes as the fulcrum of an alliance between the peace movement and the human rights movement.
Vowing to "Stay the Course" the President made clear that the administration still doesn't recognize that the U.S. occupation is driving the resistance.
Body counts are important to remind us of the sacrifices made so far, but they are not a measure of success.
A one-stop shop for understanding the current crisis over Iran's nuclear ambitions: the international players, the fuel cycle and major proposals for regulating it, and a policy to steer us to "calmer waters."
Falling in line with the peace movement and public opinion, the Senate has finally taken a small but a symbolically important step to challenge President George W. Bush's policy in Iraq.
Some mainstream pundits and Democratic Party lawmakers are finally raising the possibility that the Bush administration was determined to go to war regardless of any strategic or legal justification.
Is President Bush's rhetoric about the war in Iraq and the "war on terror" gradually shifting?