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...
by Paul Rogers | Jan 24, 2003 | Labor, Trade, & Finance, War & Peace
Sixteen months after the attacks of 11 September, what is the status of al Qaeda and what are its prospects? Earlier articles concluded that the organization remained active, was retaining a strategic sense of direction, and, among other things, trying to draw Israel...
by Paul Rogers | Dec 1, 2002 | Labor, Trade, & Finance
Diplomatic moves by the United States to gain support for the termination of the Saddam Hussein regime have intensified in the past two weeks. One aspect of this has been the request to NATO for backing for a military campaign; more important has been a series of...
by Paul Rogers | Dec 1, 2002 | Labor, Trade, & Finance, War & Peace
An analysis of the status of al Qaeda published a month ago, entitled Is al Qaeda winning?, came to the conclusion that the organization had experienced disruption in Afghanistan as well as a number of recent reversals, but was, on balance, more active than 18 months...
