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Iraq’s rushed constitutional process has deepened ethnic and sectarian rifts and is likely to worsen the insurgency and hasten the country’s violent break-up, the International Crisis Group (ICG) said on Monday.“The constitution is likely to fuel rather than dampen insurgency,” … Continue reading →

A boxer who fails to answer the bell for a round by remaining on his stool loses the bout in a most inglorious way. Some might see that as analogous to the way U.S. forces left Vietnam in the only … Continue reading →

There’s an old adage among investigative journalists: if you want to know what’s really going on, ask the workers.If you want to know what’s really going on in Iraq – to American soldiers, to their families back home, to Iraqi … Continue reading →

Leaders of the anti-Iraq war movement expect 100,000 demonstrators to descend on the nation’s capital this weekend. But as it prepares to encircle the White House, the antiwar coalition is quietly divided. Some major groups, including protest organizers United for … Continue reading →

100,000: Huge rally against Iraq war surrounds White House Associated Press, Saturday, September 24, 2005; Posted: 6:49 p.m. EDT WASHINGTON (AP) — Crowds opposed to the war in Iraq surged past the White House on Saturday, shouting “Peace now” in … Continue reading →

For two full days, George W. Bush was bashed. He was taken to task on his handling of stem cell research, population control, the Iraq war and, especially, Hurricane Katrina. The critics were no left-wing bloggers. They were rich, mainly … Continue reading →

I spent three weeks in Crawford, Texas. The heat was unbearable; bugs were everywhere, including fire ants crawling into my keyboard. But I wouldn’t have traded Camp Casey for any other story that I have ever covered. I remember the … Continue reading →

The Republican chairman of the Senate judiciary committee accused the Pentagon on Wednesday of stonewalling an inquiry into claims that the U.S. military identified four September 11 hijackers more than a year before the 2001 attacks. The Defense Department barred … Continue reading →