Editor’s Note vii
Foreword: Peter Hart xi
9/11: Lessons Unlearned 1
The United States versus Iraq: A Modest Proposal 7
The Case Against the War in Iraq 13
Now that the War Has Begun 19
Iraq Is a Trial Run 25
Road Map to Nowhere 29
9/11 and the “Age of Terror” 35
The United States and the United Nations 41
Dilemmas of Dominance 45
Saddam Hussein Before the Tribunal 51
Saddam Hussein and Crimes of State 57
A Wall as a Weapon 63
The United States: Terrorist Sanctuary 67
Dangerous Times: The U.S.-Iraq War and Its Aftermath 73
Iraq: The Roots of Resistance 77
The Rules of Disengagement in Israel-Palestine 81
Who Is to Run the World and How? 85
John Negroponte: From Central America to Iraq 89
Democracy Building Must Begin at Home 93
The Disconnect in American Democracy 97
“We” Are Good 101
Imperial Presidency and Its Consequences 105
The Iraq Debacle and International Order 111
“Democracy Promotion” in the Middle East 115
The Universality of Human Rights 119
Dr. Strangelove Meets the Age of Terror 125
The Social Security Non-Crisis 129
The Hidden Agenda in the Iraq War 133
The Legacy of Hiroshima and the Present Terror 137
9/11 and the Doctrine of Good Intentions 141
The Bush Administration during Hurricane Season 147
“Intelligent Design” and Its Consequences 151
South America at the Tipping Point 155
The Hidden Meaning of the Iraqi Elections 161
The Hamas Victory and “Democracy Promotion” 165
Asia, the Americas, and the Reigning Superpower 169
“Just War” Theory and the Real World 175
Disarming the Iran Nuclear Showdown 181
Viewing Lebanon as if through a Bombsight 187
Latin American Declares Its Independence 193
Alternatives for the Americas 197
What is at Stake in Iraq 201
The Cold War Between Washington and Tehran 207
The Great Soul of Power 213
Index 219