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sporadic unless something major happens (like the killing of American civilians or the capture of Saddam Hussein). But critics hav...
on how to interpret current political phenomena." Yet, in doing so, the creation of an archetype is quite helpful. In fact, Wolin ...
Then the UN imposed economic sanctions against Iraq and soon after calls for "Iraq to withdraw from Kuwait by Jan. 15, 1991" (The ...
personality was bolder and more action-oriented than Emersons. He was far more progressive and activist than Emerson on the anti-s...
to expand, he says, or else they will be misunderstood. He applies this to nations as well: "Individuals, like nations, must have ...
would be sent to war in just a few years, underscores the awful waste of youth, of life, of promise. The final stanza, in particu...
like NPR and PBS are under attack as there is political pressure for them to be less critical ("Bill Moyers: "Big Media is Ravenou...
United States had not invested the situation in Vietnam with rivalry with Communist powers, the tragedy might have been avoided. B...
As House Speaker Nancy Pelosi just observed, the key to effective decisions in regard to Iraq and other critical issues is biparti...
the U.S. military after Vietnam. The author notes that there is currently a volunteer force, which is quite different from the dr...
- are the nations that have single-handedly caused Americas ideals to be brought into question. Moving forward into the twe...
Civil War. It was originally planned that Lincoln would be kidnapped and used for ransom to set Confederate soldiers free so that ...
the tension caused by the U.S. presence in the region; it is also the incident that can be said to have caused the Gulf War (Pittm...
(orange, red, sky-blue pink, whatever); the day Palast is discussing was an "orange alert" day, meaning it was "low threat" (Palas...
Security; Governance Rule of Law & Human Rights; Infrastructure & Natural Resources; Education; Health; Agriculture & Rural Develo...
start with some of the more egregious commentary, just for fun. For someone who accuses Rather of sleazy journalism, Jonah Goldber...
94). The U.S. and the U.K., in making their legal case for war, "did not base the legality of their attack against Iraq on a self...
in Iraq is not meeting these objectives. First, a majority of Americans are now solidly against the war, meaning that Bush no lon...
Iraq refuses to comply with its obligation to implement resolution 660 (1990)" as well as other resolutions that had been passed i...
using the conflict as a stepping stone to promote democracy in the Middle East and destroying any weapons of mass destruction (Enc...
detainees captured in the "War on Terror" to civilian detention centers and affording them with all of the due process rights that...
had fewer political difficulties with her other neighbors. The country is mostly agricultural, with about half the available land ...
The change has come as the casualty figures in Iraq continue to mount and the White House offers no exit strategy. Although the B...
his underwear, is humiliation enough. Of course, the primary controversy is not how the war plays out on television, but the idea...
political behavior, inasmuch as "the Constitution is very clear about where the power to make law resides" (OKeefe et al, 1997), t...
first job...Along with its twin sentries fairness and balance, it defined journalistic standards" (Cunningham 24), Fisk further il...
President Bush had in fact stated the obvious and appointed John F. Bolton, a critic of the institution, as the new UN ambassador...
problem arises when people try to reduce an "enormously complex situation" to a "specious mathematical neatness" (Vile, 2004). It ...
different culture and a different military entity. An important element to note in the nature or culture of the Afghanista...
was sad for many reasons. I was sad because so many people died and I was sad that someone was so angry that they did such a horri...