Washington insider Jack Kemp, left, speaks with White House Chief of Staff Andy Card after U.S. President George W. Bush awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom former CIA Director George Tenet, former U.S. Army Gen. Tommy Franks and former Iraq administrator L. Paul Bremer on Dec. 14, 2004. (UPI Photo/Roger L. Wollenberg)
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Commentary: How to win the war in Iraq
Lieutenant General Ricardo Sanchez, the former commander of US armed forces in Iraq, kicked up somewhat of a storm in Washington when he described US politicians in charge of the war as "incompetent," "inept," and said they were "derelict in the pe
Bush caps 9/11 tributes with appeal for unity
President George W. Bush Monday wrapped up a day of solemn tributes to the victims of the September 11 attacks with an appeal to Americans divided over the Iraq war to set aside their differences.
Viewpoint: First they came for Abdul Rahman
This week we witnessed America and Europe at their very best - rallying in unison against the unjustifiable trial and possible execution of a man whose only crime was that he freely chose to become a Christian. What is especially heartening about t
Viewpoint: War-loving pundits
The third anniversary of the Iraq invasion is bound to attract a lot of media coverage, but scant recognition will go to the pundits who helped to make it all possible.
Leaked memos show Blair was told of US 'mess' in Iraq
British Prime Minister Tony Blair received stark warnings from senior diplomatic and military staff three years ago that the United States was mishandling the post-war occupation of Iraq with disastrous effects, a series of leaked memos has reveale
Viewpoint: Dumb, but smart Feith
What has Douglas Feith, the former No. 3 at the Pentagon, done to deserve so many high-ranking public hoots of derision?
US 'does keep' Iraqi body count
The late humanitarian aid worker Marla Ruzicka has challenged previous claims that the US Army does not keep track of the number of Iraqi civilians killed.
Egypt denies Mubarak said Saddam had WMD
Egyptian presidential spokesman Maged Abdel Fatah has strongly denied that President Hosni Mubarak told General Tommy Franks, former commander of US Central Command, before the US-led war against Iraq that Baghdad had weapons of mass destruction.
A sordid tale
There’s a sordid story behind Ahmed Chalabi’s falling out with the United States and reports that the Pentagon’s No. 3, US undersecretary of defense Douglas Feith, is losing influence in the Bush administration.
Iraq satire proves stage hit
A play in which actors playing overbearing US troops invade a theater cafe has proved a hit with audiences in Cairo through its open identification with the armed resistance to the US-led occupation of Iraq.
