Murtha on Administration Name-Calling Rep. John P. Murtha is among the bravest men in the US Congress. He minds chickenhawks like Dick Cheney and George […]

Over 90 Dead in Civil War Violence Shiite Militiamen Kill 27 Sunnis at Balad Two more US troops were announced killed on Saturday. Enraged by […]

Corey Robin on “Liberty versus Security” Corey Robin’s review essay in the London Review of Books raises a raft of important questions about civil liberties […]

Scorpion Brigade Head Killed by Bombing Construction Workers Killed An assassin managed to get a bomb into the office of Col. Salam al-Mamuri, head of […]

British Chief of Staff Calls for Troop Withdrawal Sunnis in Parliament Revolt over Vote on Confederacies 53% of Americans want a timetable to be set […]

Cole in Salon on Bush’s Speech My essay, “Four more years? As civilian casualties climb, the U.S. makes plans to keep 140,000 troops in Iraq […]

Iraq: We ask, they tell Us Q. How long will a sixth of a million US troops be tied down in the killing fields of […]

Wikipedia, Karsh and Cole An encyclopedia article should be an objective accounting of a person’s life and work. The wikipedia entry on me is constantly […]

Rajiv Chandrasekaran Replies to Dan Senor Rajiv Chandrasekaran of the Washington Post writes: ‘ Several people have asked me to respond to Dan Senor’s op-ed […]