Tom Engelhardt, Tomdispatch.com. August 16, 2007. The number of taxpayer-paid private contractors in Iraq, the number of bullets fired for each insurgent killed, the percentage of amputations performed on U.S. war-wounded: a compilation of numbers puts Iraq into perspective.
George Lakoff, AlterNet. February 15, 2007. The media and progressives' ability to reframe Bush's plan to send more troops to Iraq has changed the public's perception of Republicans' Iraq agenda.
Adam Elkus, Foreign Policy in Focus. February 7, 2007. Lost in the "surge" debate is the unfortunate reality that escalation in Iraq, just like the invasion itself, plays into al-Qaida's ultimate strategy to eliminate America.
David Sirota, AlterNet: PEEK. February 5, 2007. States all over the country take a stand and demand Congress use its power to stop the so-called "surge."
Joshua Holland, AlterNet. February 2, 2007. This week, Senate Democrats agreed with key Republicans on a watered-down resolution opposing Bush's troop escalation. It may be smart politics, but it's bad policy.
Joshua Holland, AlterNet: PEEK. January 17, 2007. Joshua Holland: Veterans of the Reagan Justice department unearth a heretofore secret provision in the Constitution prohibiting Congress from criticizing the Wingnut-in-Chief.
Nicholas von Hoffman, The Nation. January 12, 2007. Congress should levy a 'Victory Over Terror' tax on the superrich which would expire once our troops are safely home.
David Corn, TheNation.com. January 11, 2007. The president acknowledged that Iraq isn't the model of democracy and progress he's spent the past few years claiming it was, but his arrogance is leading his decision to escalate the occupation.
Deanna Zandt, AlterNet: PEEK. January 10, 2007. Deanna Zandt: Help Witness Against Torture, UFPJ, MoveOn and more end the torture and violence carried out in your name.
Alexander Zaitchik, AlterNet. January 10, 2007. Key Democrats including Nancy Pelosi, John Murtha and Ted Kennedy have spoken out against increased defense spending and troop escalation. Will they back up their words with actions?
Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, AlterNet. January 9, 2007. In a rousing speech today the Democratic Senator from Massachusetts introduced legislation to prevent Bush from escalating troop levels in Iraq.
Tom Hayden, Huffington Post. January 9, 2007. How the escalation in Iraq is both a campaign move and a way to force Sunnis out of Baghdad and into second-class status.
Robert Parry, Consortium News. January 3, 2007. With 3,000 American soldiers already dead along with possibly a half million or more Iraqis, Bush is determined to escalate the war in the Middle East into a pitched battle for his presidential legacy.
