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As Oliver Willis, Jim Henley and Arthur Silber have already commented: This is some pretty hateful and ugly shit. I am disgusted and at the same time thankful that most pro-war advocates don't share...

Interesting Quote: "We should not march into Baghdad . . . . To occupy Iraq would instantly shatter our coalition, turning the whole Arab world against us, and make a broken tyrant into a...

Interesting development from The Independent: …the Pentagon confirmed it was authorising use of "non-lethal" gases of the type used in last October's disastrous Moscow theatre siege – a move that has already provoked accusations...

From CNN Breaking News E-mail Alerts: U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld warns Syria that the U.S. considers military shipments to Iraq a 'hostile act.' Hmmm, Russia was also involved, but I'd chance that if...

Although some warbloggers would have the world believe that the citizens of Iraq are dancing in the streets and that life is just one big festive circus, these pictures destroy that facade.

Gene Healy on National Greatness Conservatism: National Greatness Conservatism: n. The vicarious thrill certain right-wing pundits get from watching better men risk their lives. As one of those men who was called upon to...

For the pro-war crowd, if Bush is right on Iraq now, then what do we do about his father who helped provide Saddam with the base of his chemical and biological weapons program through...