Stories by Robert Scheer

Robert Scheer is Editor in Chief of Truthdig, where he publishes a weekly column, and author of a new book, The Pornography of Power: How Defense Hawks Hijacked 9/11 and Weakened America. subscribe to Robert Scheer's feed

A Naked Bid to Redraw World Map

Posted on: Mar 17, 2003, Source: AlterNet

Sadly, Bush has made the U.S. the 21st century's first colonizer.

SCHEER: When Bombs Fall, U.S. Will Join Ranks of War Criminals

Posted on: Mar 10, 2003, Source: AlterNet

By the standards of any great civilization or religion, this war is unjust and morally indefensible.

Making Up the Case for War

Posted on: Feb 4, 2003, Source: WorkingForChange.com

Contrary to his own advice, Colin Powell will transparently lie to a skeptical Security Council to justify our cobbled-together rationale for going to war.

War Is No Superbowl

Posted on: Jan 9, 2003, Source: WorkingForChange.com

Most Americans view war as just another sport that costs less than playoff tickets and evokes less angst over the outcome.

Foreign Policy Loses Its Logic

Posted on: Jan 1, 2003, Source: WorkingForChange.com

Humiliating those with nothing to lose -- be it Iraq or North Korea -- is always a recipe for disaster.

Made in the U.S.A.

Posted on: Dec 10, 2002, Source: WorkingForChange.com

An inspection of U.S. corporations and facilities may reveal that it is we who produced the arsenal of chemical and nuclear weapons that terrorize the world.

Playing Politics With World Population

Posted on: Nov 6, 2002, Source: AlterNet

President Bush is playing to the extreme right but endangering the globe by threatening a bold U.N. accord on world population.

Looking For the Devil in Baghdad

Posted on: Aug 29, 2002, Source: WorkingForChange.com

It's time to forgo the biblical allegories of good and evil and recognize the fact that our greatest enemies are often monsters of our own creation.

Settling Old Scores

Posted on: Aug 6, 2002, Source: WorkingForChange.com

President Bush is intent on avenging his father and saving his poll numbers rather than serving the American people.

Move Over, Arafat

Posted on: Jun 11, 2002, Source: WorkingForChange.com

It's time for Yasser Arafat to step aside and make room for a moderate leadership that lead Palestinians from violence to self-governance.

Ashcroft UnFit For Job Requirements

Posted on: Jun 2, 2002, Source: WorkingForChange.com

Perhaps it's too difficult for a stern, God-fearing fundamentalist like the attorney general to fully anticipate the dark side of religion's wrath.

Bush's Wag-the-Dog Policy on Iraq

Posted on: May 8, 2002, Source: WorkingForChange.com

The Bush administration now admits there is no connection between Saddam Hussein and the Sept. 11 attacks -- but is still bent on attacking Iraq.

From Apathy to Paralysis

Posted on: Apr 1, 2002, Source: WorkingForChange.com

President Bush is endorsing Ariel Sharon's bloody campaign against the Palestinians as a fight against terrorism -- and abdicating his responsibility to wage peace.

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