Stories by Jim Lobe
Jim Lobe is the Washington bureau chief for Inter Press Service.
The administration's move to blacklist the very same countries it is asking to forgive Iraq's debt is not a sign of arrogance but hopelessly muddled decision-making.
Posted on Dec 12, 2003, Source: AlterNet
Supporters of the invasion returning from Iraq report a 'disconnect' between what the government tells us and the truth on the ground.
Posted on Dec 4, 2003, Source: deleted
A memo leaked to the Weekly Standard reveals the desperation of administration hawks who have once again sacrificed national security to get back at their critics.
Posted on Nov 20, 2003, Source: AlterNet
While maintaining a brave face on the accelerating stream of bad news coming out of Baghdad, the Bush administration appears increasingly at a loss, not to say panicked, about what to do.
Posted on Nov 13, 2003, Source: deleted
When it comes to U.S. foreign policy, it is the vice president, not George W. Bush, who calls the shots.
Posted on Oct 27, 2003, Source: AlterNet
The appointment of fierce anti-Syria advocate David Wurmser as the Mideast adviser to Dick Cheney is a sign of the continuing dominance of the neoconservatives.
Posted on Oct 22, 2003, Source: AlterNet
Is anyone asking Clifford May who his sources are? The neo-conservative prez of the FDD boasted that Valerie Plame's identity 'wasn't news to me.'
Posted on Oct 10, 2003, Source: AlterNet
A new study shows that patrons of Rupert Murdoch's brand of journalism are most likely to be misinformed about key facts of the Iraq war.
Posted on Oct 3, 2003, Source: Inter Press Service
Just like Ollie North and his cohorts, a small network of officials is pursuing a covert foreign policy agenda -- except their aims are vastly more ambitious.
Posted on Aug 13, 2003, Source: deleted
Just like the claims about Iraqi uranium purchases, 'evidence' of links between Saddam Hussein and al Qaeda is equally bogus.
Posted on Jul 15, 2003, Source: TomPaine.com
Rounding up Muslims and Arabs gave Americans a false sense of security while possibly making the country more vulnerable to future terror attacks, says establishment think-tank.
Posted on Jun 30, 2003, Source: deleted
The increasingly disastrous situation in Iraq may be a result of neoconservative hubris or, more ominously, part of a master plan.
Posted on Jun 24, 2003, Source: AlterNet
If 'strategic hamlet' and 'counterinsurgency' are coming back into use in talking about the situation in Iraq, can 'quagmire' be far behind?
Posted on Jun 19, 2003, Source: deleted
The emerging U.S. military strategy envisions an archipelago of military bases stretching from the Caribbean to North Korea.
Posted on Jun 13, 2003, Source: deleted
Controversy over whether Bush either exaggerated or lied about the existence of weapons of mass destruction in Iraq mushroomed over the past week.
Posted on Jun 4, 2003, Source: deleted
Many neoconservatives like Paul Wolfowitz are disciples of a philosopher who believed that the elite should use deception, religious fervor and perpetual war to control the ignorant masses.
Posted on May 19, 2003, Source: AlterNet
Newt Gingrich's scorching attack on the State Department is both unprecedented and carefully planned. It is just the opening salvo in the Pentagon's war on moderation.
Posted on Apr 22, 2003, Source: AlterNet
A study three years ago that called for a preemptive attack on Israel's nemesis in Lebanon was signed by a slew of powerful Bush advisors.
Posted on Apr 18, 2003, Source: Foreign Policy in Focus
Determined to maintain as much power for itself and its favored appointees, the Pentagon is battling the State department and Tony Blair over control of Iraq.
Posted on Apr 7, 2003, Source: Foreign Policy in Focus
Contrary to appearances, the neoconservatives do not represent a political movement, but a small, exclusive club with incestuous familial and personal connections.
Posted on Mar 27, 2003, Source: AlterNet
The U.S. military's attempts to "decapitate" the Iraqi leadership is worrying the neoconservatives who are hoping for an all-out war.
Posted on Mar 21, 2003, Source: AlterNet
Despite the rhetoric about bringing democracy to the region, the neocons shaping U.S. foreign policy would be just as happy if the war led to a balkanized, unstable Middle East.
Posted on Mar 18, 2003, Source: AlterNet
The Turkish parliament's refusal to open up bases to U.S. forces is a symptom of rising global anger at the Bush administration.
Posted on Mar 3, 2003, Source: AlterNet
The content of President Bush's speech on the Middle East ominously echoed the radical unilateralist vision of its audience -- the rightwing hawks at the American Enterprise Institute.
Posted on Feb 27, 2003, Source: AlterNet
The widening diplomatic rift over the war is jeopardizing the United States' relationship with its closest long-standing allies.
Posted on Feb 10, 2003, Source: AlterNet
The rehabilitation of a major player in the Iran-Contra scandal is a bad omen, not just for U.S. foreign policy but also for the Middle East.
Posted on Dec 9, 2002, Source: Foreign Policy in Focus
The Committee for the Liberation of Iraq is being touted as a "new" organization. But it is made up of the same cabal of conservatives who have been pushing for a militaristic, aggressive foreign policy for decades.
Posted on Nov 14, 2002, Source: AlterNet
A small group of right-wing strategists, ideologues, and operatives have hijacked U.S. foreign policy, shifting it to the extreme right.
Posted on Nov 4, 2002, Source: Foreign Policy in Focus
The chairman of the Nobel Peace Prize Committee says the selection of Jimmy Carter is also a criticism of current U.S. foreign policy.
Posted on Oct 11, 2002, Source: AlterNet
Bush's foreign policy -- including the plan to attack Iraq -- is not about fighting terrorism, but dreams of global dominance as revealed in a document leaked 10 years ago.
Posted on Sep 12, 2002, Source: AlterNet
The army of media pundits, cabinet members, and military experts arrayed in favor of an attack on Iraq have one startling fact in common. Not one of them has a shred of wartime experience.
Posted on Sep 9, 2002, Source: AlterNet
The simmering feud between Republican hawks and moderates over the planned attack on Iraq is finally coming to a boil. Come September, it may turn into a full-blown war.
Posted on Aug 22, 2002, Source: AlterNet
Colin Powell has lost virtually every major policy battle to the most reckless, single-minded members of the administration. So why does he stay?
Posted on Jul 29, 2002, Source: AlterNet
The White House decision to cut off all aid for the United Nations Population Fund is aimed at pleasing the Christian right.
Posted on Jul 23, 2002, Source: AlterNet
European allies fear the White House's threat to withdraw from international peacekeeping operations is evidence of an agenda to put the U.S. beyond the reach of international law.
Posted on Jul 9, 2002, Source: AlterNet
President Bush's policy address marks a resounding victory for Ariel Sharon and the pro-Likud faction -- and major setback for peace activists on either side of the conflict.
Posted on Jun 25, 2002, Source: AlterNet
Human rights and death-penalty abolition groups hailed last week's landmark decision by the U.S. Supreme Court banning the execution of mentally disabled inmates.
Posted on Jun 21, 2002, Source: AlterNet
AIDS activists and their supporters are calling Bush's global AIDS plan a hoax that has all the earmarkings of shady alliances and backdoor tactics.
Posted on Jun 20, 2002, Source: AlterNet
A little-noted survey released last week revealed that most Americans do not agree with Bush's strong support of Ariel Sharon.
Posted on May 13, 2002, Source: AlterNet
The Bush administration has pulled out of the treaty to establish the International Criminal Court -- a move that is both unprecedented and foolhardy.
Posted on May 6, 2002, Source: AlterNet
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