Gabriel Kolko, leading historian of U.S. foreign policy and author of Another Century of War?, asks the question, "Will the geopolitical consequences of making war against Iraq far outweigh the world's realisation that the Pentagon still retains "credible" military power and that the Bush administration is ready to employ it, whatever the ultimate political, economic, and human costs?"

A collection of about 60 photos from the J18 demo in DC, mainly focused on banners of note and shots inside the crowd. My personal fave is one of a little boy looking at the camera with a sign next to him reading, "Bombs Breed Terrorists." There are also a couple great shots of the Veterans for Peace; thank you for everything you've done, guys.

The United States is about to go to war with Iraq. But what are the reasons? What is really motivating the Bush Administration to incur potentially enormous risks? Michael Klare provides analysis focusing on the pursuit of oil and the preservation of America's status as the hegemonic world power.

A news report on the huge and very successful Washington Anti-War Rally, Jan. 18, 2003. It spotlights comments by Liz McAlister, Jonah House; Ron Kovic, Vietnam Veteran and author; AFL-CIO's Maryland President, Fred Mason; Actress Tyne Daley; and Jeremy Corbyn, British Labour Party MP, and other activists.

This is the recent report of the American Civil Liberties Union on the use of technology by government and business for surveillance of U.S. citizens. The ACLU calls for the revival of the Fourth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. Jay Stanley and Barry Steinhardt provide the analysis.

This essay is adapted from Walter Mosley's What Next: A Memoir Toward World Peace, to appear in February through Black Classic Press, a publisher based in Baltimore.

Along with the concern for U.S. 'vital interests' in the Gulf, this Iraq war was concocted five years ago by oil men such as Dick Cheney, now Vice-President. Robert Fisk reports.

Conservative attempts to engineer the overthrow of President Hugo Chavez have radicalised his supporters, Venezuela's forgotten underclass, the
poor and the hitherto politically invisible. Richard Gott reports.