Voices on Iraq Read Guardian Unlimited's collection of 30 exclusive interviews giving an insight into Iraq's past,present and future, including Sandra Mackey, author of The Reckoning: Iraq and the Legacyof Saddam Hussein.

A monument to hypocrisy Every one of us must raise our voices, and march in protest, now and again and again, writes Edward Said.

What Is A Terrorist? ter·ror·ist (ter'er-ist) n. 1. One who engages in acts or an act of terrorism. by Jeff Cohen

War, the Military and the Hunt for the "Violence Gene"
by Alexander Cockburn

Next time, Mr Blair, you won't carry British Muslims with you Yasmin Alibhai-Brown 'It is not only Muslims - I have not met one Briton of colour who supports military action in Iraq'

Race War By By George Monbiot Those of us who opposed the bombing of Afghanistan warned that the war between nations would not stop there. Now, as Tony Blair prepares the British people for an attack on Iraq, the conflict seems to be proliferating faster than most of us predicted. But there is another danger, which we have tended to neglect: that of escalating hostilities WITHIN the nations waging this war.

America's long shadow by Madeleine Bunting Six months after September 11, it is no longer Islamist terror we are afraid of but the US nuclear hitlist.

America's Morality Has Been Distorted By September 11th by Robert Fisk

New world, but the same old disorder by Fred Halliday Three challenges, of universal and enduring import, were posed by 11 September. The first was the challenge of reinforcing the security dimension of globalisation. Globalisation cannot be seen only in terms of trade, investment, travel and communications: it requires a security dimension, the responsibility above all of states, and one that is both effective and under legal, and democratic, control...

Politics of a Bumper Crop: Opium and Afghanistan Alexander Cockburn and Jeffrey St. Clair

Race War by George Monbiot

U.S. Military Bases and Empire by The Editors - Monthly Review Empires throughout human history have relied on foreign military bases to enforce their rule, and in this respect at least, Pax Americana is no different than Pax Romana or Pax Britannica...

Former Senior CIA Officer: Why the "War on Terror" Won't Work by Bill Christison Bill Christison joined the CIA in 1950, and served on the analysis side of the Agency for 28 years...

Thoughts About America by Edward Said Edward Said warns against the return to a shameful episode in the US's intellectual history

War on the third world by George Monbiot An insidious result of September 11 is that the US treats many non-whites as terrorists.

Let go of Dubya's coat-tails by Mary Riddell Britain should unhitch itself from the American war machine and oppose military action in Iraq.

The Betrayal by John Pilger The conditions in which prisoners are being held brutally and illegally in an American concentration camp on Cuba go to the heart of the "war on terrorism", and mark the Blair government for its betrayal of the basic rights of British citizens to the interests of a foreign power.

New Crusade: The U.S. War on Terrorism by Rahul Mahajan The world changed on September 11. That’s not just media hype. The way some historians refer to 1914–1991 as the “short twentieth century,” many are now calling September 11, 2001, the real beginning of the twenty-first century. It’s too early to know whether that assessment will be borne out, but it cannot simply be dismissed.

Oil, Sharon and the Axis of Evil by Uri Avnery Some weeks ago, something curious happened: Israel discovered that Iran is the Great Satan.

America's Imperial War by George Monbiot
The liberals who backed the Afghan bombing are now lined up with rampant US militarism

Is America too powerful for its own good? by Sunder Katwala Just how powerful is the United States? The Observer asked the leading foreign policy experts on both sides of the Atlantic to assess what the unparalleled power of Bush's America means for the world.

The Colder War? by John Pilger Last week, the US government announced that it was building the biggest-ever war machine. Military spending will rise to $379 billion, of which $50 billion will pay for its "war on terrorism".

How Different Are Islamic Societies? by M. Shahid Alam There are two opposite visions that animate American scholarship on Islam and Islamic societies. In the days, months and years ahead, a great deal will hinge on which of these two visions prevails in our foreign policy.

Mullahs and Heretics by Tariq Ali

The State of the Union and the New Cold War by Rahul Mahajan Any who doubted the characterization of the war on terrorism as a new Cold War had only to listen to the State of the Union address, Bush's most depressing speech since he launched his unlimited war with his address to a joint session of Congress on September 20, 2001.

Confronting Terrorism and War by Stephen R. Shalom THANKFULLY AND ASTONISHINGLY, it now appears that the original death estimates for the World Trade Center attacks were too high; the actual toll may turn out to be in the neighborhood of three thousand rather than six thousand. But such is the enormity of what happened on September 11 that even if the original count is reduced by half, this was an atrocity of horrific proportions.

Blaming America First by Todd Gitlin
Why are some on the left, who rightly demand sympathy for victims around the world, so quick to dismiss American suffering?

George Bush's Permanent War by Matthew Rothschild

MLK/911: I Have A Dream by David Potorti
"I have a dream today." Martin Luther King Jr.'s words are, in retrospect, downright commonplace: don't we all have a dream? A dream of owning our own home, getting zero percent financing on a new car, or taking early retirement? Or, our dreams might be more mundane — finding a job. Putting food on the table. Getting our kids home from school in one piece.

Still, some dreams are bigger than others. Some have a way of capturing our imaginations. And King's dream, like his goal of freedom, continues to ring as true as it remains elusive...

Crimes of the "Northern Alliance" Seen Through the Eyes of a Grieving Mother RAWA

More Than Bush Bargained For? American Involvement Has South Asia on the Brink of Nuclear War By Eric Margolis

Media's Patriotism Provides a Shield for Bush Joan Konner A CURTAIN of prescribed patriotism has dropped over our TV news screens, obscuring all but the most ratings-driven stories.

The Big Lie is Bush's Most Powerful Weapon by Ira Chernus The most powerful weapon in the so-called “war on terrorism” is not any gun or bomb or spy technology. It is The Big Lie. Mr. Bush and his government wield The Big Lie constantly and shamelessly. If we want peace, we must first begin to speak The Big Truth.

The Proposed U.S. Military Commissions Under President Bush's November 13th Military Order on military commissions, any foreign national designated by the President as a suspected terrorist or as aiding terrorists could potentially be arrested, tried, convicted and even executed without a public trial, without adequate access to counsel, without the presumption of innocence or even proof of guilt beyond reasonable doubt, and without the right to judicial appeal...

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