Susan Webb
LATEST ARTICLES BY Susan Webb
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More setbacks for Bush on Iraq
October 10, 2003The Bush administration’s effort to get international cover for its Iraq occupation suffered a serious setback at the United Nations last week when Secretary-General Kofi Annan said the UN must be given a leading role in...
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Deceit and dirty tricks on Iraq
October 3, 2003Accusations that the White House illegally leaked information to stifle dissent over its Iraq war policy are the latest in a series of charges that the administration used deceit and dirty tricks to sell the Iraq...
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Guns vs. butter
September 19, 2003Opinion President Bush’s announcement that he wants another $87 billion for Iraq and Afghanistan ignited a storm that is expected to rage in Congress for months. It signals the intersection of the war and the economy...
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$87 billion for Iraq: Another Vietnam?
September 12, 2003President Bush stunned the nation Sunday night with his request for an additional $87 billion for the occupation of Iraq and Afghanistan. In a hastily-scheduled television speech, Bush sought to defend the Iraq war and occupation...
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Iraq crisis escalates: Bush seeks to share burden, keep U.S. control
September 5, 2003In yet another escalation of terrorist violence in Iraq, a massive car bomb killed one of the country’s most prominent Shiite religious leaders and some 100 others in the holy city of Najaf Aug. 29. It...
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Bush Iraq policy seen as failure
August 29, 2003Following the devastating bombing of the United Nations office in Baghdad, talk is increasingly turning to the failure of the Bush administration’s unilateralist Iraq policies and its “war on terrorism.”
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Iraq blast sparks call for UN to take charge
August 22, 2003A deadly bomb explosion at the United Nations headquarters in Baghdad Aug. 19 sparked calls for a stronger UN role in Iraq and a rapid end to the U.S. occupation.
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Bush warhawks beg UN for help
July 25, 2003The Bush administration, which thumbed its nose at the United Nations before the Iraq war, has now been forced to beg the UN for help with its foundering occupation.
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