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Obama's Afghan Shufflenew

Pushing "right war" is Dem's counterpunch to "success" of Bush's troop surge.
NOW Magazine  |  Gwynne Dyer  |  07-28-2008  |  Commentary

Is John McCain Hoping for a Terror Threat?new

Nobody said that John McCain was hoping for a terrorist attack on the United States, but that is the implicit accusation he is denying when he talks about "working tirelessly" to prevent an attack. And that superficial and pathetic exchange of views is probably the closest that the United States is going to come to a genuine debate on security issues during this entire election campaign.
NOW Magazine  |  Gwynne Dyer  |  07-07-2008  |  Commentary

Obama is in Osama's Handsnew

The Republicans are toast if Bush's al-Qaeda enemies don't spark up more homeland terror.
NOW Magazine  |  Gwynne Dyer  |  03-03-2008  |  Commentary

The IAEA's Nuclear Make-Believenew

The world disregarded nuke agency's word on Iraq. Is scenario now part of Iran endgame?
NOW Magazine  |  Gwynne Dyer  |  11-26-2007  |  Commentary

Does the Bush Administration Have Cold Feet on Iran?new

We are told that Iran is supporting the anti-American insurgency in Iraq -- if they're that keen to attack Iran, why don't Bush and Cheney use the fact that Iranian artillery shells are falling on Kurdish villages in northern Iraq almost every day as a pretext for the attack?
NOW Magazine  |  Gwynne Dyer  |  11-05-2007  |  Commentary

The Democrats' Surge Selloutnew

Sad truth is that no major players are willing to pull plug on Iraq till after next election.
NOW Magazine  |  Gwynne Dyer  |  09-21-2007  |  Commentary

Bush's Crazy Talknew

Declaring Revolutionary Guards terrorists positions the U.S. for a war that would sink the global economy.
NOW Magazine  |  Gwynne Dyer  |  08-24-2007  |  Commentary

Orderly Exit is Not an Option in Iraqnew

The problem is the U.S. collaborators -- tens of thousands would probably be killed.
NOW Magazine  |  Gwynne Dyer  |  07-20-2007  |  Commentary

No Time for Terrornew

While White House stokes hysteria, Brits and Europeans barely flinch at bombings.
NOW Magazine  |  Gwynne Dyer  |  07-05-2007  |  Politics

No Flowers for Tony Blairnew

The exiting Brit PM's "moral" foreign policy was kept under wraps until debacle in Iraq.
NOW Magazine  |  Gwynne Dyer  |  05-18-2007  |  Commentary

'War on Terror' vs. 'War on Drugs'new

With its war on poppies, the U.S. has turned Afghan farmers into Taliban supporters.
NOW Magazine  |  Gwynne Dyer  |  05-04-2007  |  Commentary

Why Moscow's Not Cryingnew

Boris Yeltsin, the charming bruiser with no ideas of his own, leaves a lasting mark.
NOW Magazine  |  Gwynne Dyer  |  04-30-2007  |  Commentary

The 9/11 Conspiracy Virusnew

The growing obsession with Loose Change's theories only detracts from Bush's real crimes.
NOW Magazine  |  Gwynne Dyer  |  03-09-2007  |  Commentary

Will Generals Nix Risky Iran Strike?new

There is a civil-military confrontation brewing in the U.S. more serious than anything that has been seen since President Truman fired General Douglas MacArthur during the Korean War -- but this time, if the general acts on his convictions, he will be in the right.
NOW Magazine  |  Gwynne Dyer  |  02-23-2007  |  Commentary

Turning Every Which Waynew

Bush "surge" puts troop count at 2005 levels -- and it won't work this time either.
NOW Magazine  |  Gwynne Dyer  |  01-19-2007  |  Commentary

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