Reading the Elections
UFPJ Talking Points #29: Bush will use these elections to claim legitimacy for his occupation of Iraq.
“Pentagon ‘Cuts’ Really Miss the Point”
While the administration and Congress begin to reduce unnecessary weapons programs, they must pay equal attention to investing in the non-military tools that are critical to our security.
“Of Oil And Elections”
The Bush administration cannot be permitted to declare a war for “Iraqi freedom” and respond with an economic invasion that turns Iraq into a U.S. corporate grab bag.
“Not Even a Shadow of Iraqi Counterinsurgency”
The occupation’s defenders reject the parallel between Iraq and Vietnam
“Iraqi Elections: Bring ‘Em On”
The elections in Iraq are shaping up to be another “Bring ’em on” moment.
“Low-expectation Election”
Elections in Iraq are only days away, and it’s clear that Iraq’s voters aren’t ready for them.
“U.S. Foreign Aid isn’t ‘Stingy,’ it’s Tied to Strategic Interests”
Is the United States the good St. Nicholas or an Ebenezer Scrooge?
“Resist U.S. War Crimes”
Most Americans hold these truths to be self-evident: Torture is wrong; attacking another country that hasn’t attacked you is wrong; occupying another country with your army and imposing your will on its people is wrong.
The Inauguration Speech: Consolidating the Empire
UFPJ Talking Points #28: The second Bush term will almost certainly reflect the same narrow standards for defining “freedom” as the first.
“U.S. Ideological Rigidity Causes Blowback Around Globe”
In the aftermath of 9-11, President Bush told the world you are either “with us or against us.” He then offered a far-reaching moral vision for the Middle East with democracy as the core ingredient.
“Slowing the Military Spending Surge”
A leaked document from the Pentagon at the beginning of the new year seemed to mark a milestone.
“Waving Off Debt”
Despite an increase in promised aid to tsunami-affected countries last week, the United States’ aid offering still isn’t topping the list. Australia, for one, has donated much more. But the United States could make up for its somewhat meager offering by f
The Iraqi Elections
UFPJ Talking Points #27: Not every election is a legitimate instrument of democracy.
Oil for Food "Scandals" and the UN Call for Reform
UFPJ Talking Points #26: The need to reclaim the United Nations as part of our global mobilization against the ravages of empire.
On the Eve of the Elections
UPFJ Talking Points #24: A John Hopkins School of Public Health report shows just how high the cost of the Iraq war really is.