Operation Enduring Freedom: A Retrospective
October 17, 2006 | The war against the Taliban in Afghanistan was more popular than the war against Saddam Hussein. Should it have been?
Articles by Stephen Zunes
The Taliban is Back
October 13, 2006 | Afghanistan, Pakistan, Bush administration, Iraq, Taliban, warlords, drug lords, opium, women's issues, civilian casualties, corruption
Afghanistan: Five Years Later
October 13, 2006 | The Taliban is back. And the United States is largely to blame.
Bush at the UN: Annotated
September 20, 2006 | At the UN, George W. Bush praised democracy and diplomacy in the Middle East. Stephen Zunes gives you the real story.
Bush on 9/11: Annotated
September 13, 2006 | The White House promised a nonpolitical speech on 9/11. So why was the president talking about Iraq?
The United States, the UN, and the Lebanon Ceasefire
August 21, 2006 | A shaky ceasefire is in place in Lebanon. Will ambiguities doom the agreement?
How Washington Goaded Israel
August 18, 2006 | Crippling Hezbollah was only the first stage in a U.S.-Israeli plan to remake the Middle East.
Why the Dems Have Failed Lebanon
August 9, 2006 | The Democrats are missing yet another golden opportunity to distance themselves from the Bush foreign policy.
Jihad Against Hezbollah
August 4, 2006 | The Bush administration wants to punish the Lebanese for supporting Hezbollah. Whos next, Syria or Iran?