by Foreign Policy In Focus, Col. Daniel Smith (Ret.) | Oct 16, 2003 | War & Peace
Look for the Bush administration to push its “Proliferation Security Initiative” (PSI) during the president’s October trip to Asia. Look for Asian leaders already not on board (only Japan an Australia are participating) to politely agree–and...
by Jim Lobe | Jun 12, 2003 | War & Peace
Much like its successful military campaign in Iraq, the Pentagon is moving at breakneck speed to redeploy U.S. forces and equipment around the world in ways that will permit Washington to play “Globocop,” according to a number of statements by top...
by Phyllis Bennis | May 1, 2003 | War & Peace
As the Bush administration strengthens its military victory and consolidates its occupation of Iraq, it continues its trajectory toward international expansion of power and global reach. The arrogance of its triumphalism, ignoring civilian carnage and dismissing the...
by Sarah Anderson, Phyllis Bennis, John Cavanagh | Feb 26, 2003 | War & Peace
A large majority of Americans are opposed to the United States going to war alone. Thus far, the U.S. government has failed to convince the United Nations Security Council to back a war with Iraq. And some in the White House would even prefer to not deal with the...
by Conn Hallinan | Jan 28, 2003 | War & Peace
War, the expression goes, is a bad business. It’s certainly not a good idea if you’re a soldier or civilian caught in the middle, and it tends to wreak havoc with things like domestic spending. But if you are Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, or former...
