In Essence, Iraq Is Vietnam

"...we won't have to fight them here.” Bush on Iraq, right? Sure, but also Johnson on Vietnam. Johnson lied..."

Feb. 17, 2006 Postmarks

State of Affairs

The current political season is reflected equally in an angry Iraq analysis and a soapy novel with a Sirkian sweep

"...560 pp., $25.95 Bush in Babylon: The Recolonisation of Iraq by Tariq Ali Verso, 262 pp., $12..."

Oct. 22, 2004 Books Review by Roger Gathman

War Made Easy

New echoes of Vietnam: 'Withdrawal would cripple U.S. credibility'

"...credibility, doom reform in the Arab world and turn Iraq into a playground for terrorists and the armies of..."

July 15, 2005 News Feature by Norman Solomon

Everything Old Is New Again

A Texan's in the White House, we're in a quagmire war – and 'The Rag' returns to Austin

"...an "Oh my God! You used to be a communist" reaction from co-workers. On the night Scott arrived, Meacham..."

Sept. 2, 2005 News Feature by Cheryl Smith

Page Two: Flip It and Reverse It

Bush abandons troublesome action for the sanctity of meaningless battles and ideological purity

"...as to what a huge disservice, in actually invading Iraq, Bush has done to his core voters, the religious..."

July 7, 2006 Column by Louis Black

Beyond Limits Otherwise Prescribed

George W. Bush refuses to put our money where his mouth is in matters of domestic defense, even though all the experts testify that America is as vulnerable to major terrorist attacks today as it was on 9 / 11.

"...More than 50% of the population of Iraq is under 15 years old. That is the fact..."

March 21, 2003 Column by Michael Ventura

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"...cannot advise us how best to deal with the Iraqi/Hussein problem. I would like to offer a suggestion --..."

March 7, 2003 Column

Page Two: Gutbucket Politics

The deadly consequences of following Bush's instincts

"...public (according to some polls) supported the invasion of Iraq. Currently, polls show 50-60% of Americans against the war...."

Jan. 26, 2007 Column by Louis Black

Eve of Destruction

Lawrence Wright on 'The Looming Tower: Al-Qaeda and the Road to 9 / 11'

"...Israeli occupation of Palestine, and the two wars in Iraq. You point to an incident in 1991 when the..."

Aug. 11, 2006 Books Feature by Taylor Holland

The Reason Why

"...The invasion of Iraq and other costly wars now being planned in secret..."

April 11, 2003 News Feature by George McGovern

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The war in Iraq has diverted our attention from other important matters, including a truly destructive proposed federal budget, mirrored by Texas' very own fiscal abyss.

"...Among the many unfortunate consequences of the Iraqi invasion has been to obscure all other important news...."

April 4, 2003 Column by Louis Black

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"...German scientists working in the U.S. in the virulently anti-Communist fervor of the times. Dr. Wernher Von Braun built..."

Feb. 7, 2003 Column

Page Two: Righting Wrongs

A position checklist of pragmatic politics

"...proved to be one of nostalgic, utopian fiction. The Iraqis did not welcome us as heroes, greeting us with..."

April 11, 2008 Column by Louis Black

Page Two: The Politics of Distraction

In the face of failure at home and abroad, the right turns on immigrants

"...and has been a major issue. But what about Iraq, al Qaeda, Osama bin Laden (has he been caught?),..."

April 14, 2006 Column by Louis Black

The Death of Stalin

Russia's political upheaval rewritten as dark farce.

"...skewered the political skullduggery that led to the 2003 Iraq invasion, and HBO sitcom Veep, a merry farce of..."

March 16, 2018 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

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"...Iraq Warfare Covers Up Class Warfare..."

July 18, 2003 Column

Pink Floyd's Roger Waters Gets Political With the Chronicle

He should be a prime-time news analyst. Televisions would melt.

"...brother, I was already politicized. My parents were both communists. Let's put that out on the wires and then..."

March 20, 2020 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Terms of Engagement

If 'We Can't Make It Here,' then James McMurtry's in big trouble

"...and ground zero for protest of the war in Iraq, the back roads south of the city's center weren't..."

Sept. 9, 2005 Music Feature by Andy Langer

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When they label war protesters' speech as traitorous, right-wing war supporters reveal themselves as truly anti-American.

"...right-wing war supporters continues to grow. "Fifth columnists," "barbarians," "communist-manipulated morons," "knee-jerk bleeding hearts," and "anti-American fanatics" are some..."

Feb. 28, 2003 Column by Louis Black

Clearly Delusional

"...when he portrays the U.S. defeat of Saddam Hussein’s Iraqi dictatorship as unnecessary and effectively criminal [“Point Austin,” News,..."

July 26, 2007 Postmarks

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"...homes in the country, their farms taken by local communist party bosses for personal gain. Either that or they're..."

Dec. 15, 2006 Column

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Watching the watchmen

"...such disarray as to recall the Keystone Kops. Meanwhile, Iraq is an unsolvable, ever-growing, ever more significant problem. Hail..."

Oct. 28, 2005 Column by Louis Black

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The old political labels don't quite fit, but new ones have not yet evolved

"...increasingly lost, but many all too nonchalantly now add "Marxist/communist/anti-American" to the former and "reactionary/fascist" to the latter. There..."

Dec. 10, 2004 Column by Louis Black

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The right's most troubling victory may be its brilliant subversion of the language of political debate

"...media's liberal leanings are so pronounced as to be communist propagandizing, anything is possible...."

Nov. 26, 2004 Column by Louis Black

Reagan's Record

"...they actually took casualties. During the crisis of the Iran-Iraq war, Reagan prevented the spread of radical Islam by..."

June 10, 2004 Postmarks

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Republicans' special-session maneuvering shows contempt for Texans and mischaracterizes Texas' political history; the same party asks for the same kind of blind allegiance on foreign policy.

"...By now, even if you supported the invasion of Iraq, are convinced weapons of mass destruction will be found,..."

July 18, 2003 Column by Louis Black

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A First Amendment primer for Alex Jones' faithful and others in need

"...left-wing views or to roll hysterically at our readers' communist fantasies are welcome to their enjoyment. Forget that they..."

Aug. 20, 2004 Column by Louis Black

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Puzzled by Oppel

"...6. Turning over the Panama Canal to COSCO, a communist Chinese company. This is referred to as Canalgate (which..."

Aug. 27, 1999 Column

Rob Reiner Goes All the Way With LBJ

Tackling the contradictions of the unexpected presidency

"...followed by his examination of the lead-up to the Iraq war, Shock and Awe. "I've been political my whole..."

Nov. 3, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

An Opera for Wartime

Philip Glass' Waiting for the Barbarians arrives when its message is urgently needed

"...War, or Arthur Miller's The Crucible, emerging from the anti-communist witch hunts following World War II – fierce and..."

Jan. 19, 2007 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

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