A reminder of US use of chemical weapons in Vietnam. The legacy is terrible for hundreds of thousands of Vietnamese.

On how George Bush has decided to extend secrecy of documents concerning his government. Dick Cheney now also can decide whether and for how long keep the documents secret.

An article, with links, about the ideas of Richard Perle, the Pentagon's chair of Pentagon's Defense Policy Board. In particular, points to an extremely right-wing paper delineating the strategy US-Israel should follow to 'change regime' in Iraq and other countries in the Middle East.

McCarthy's ghost

Democracy is under threat in the United States; anyone who objects to the conflict in Iraq is not allowed to say so. An article by Gary Younge.

Bugs were found in EU offices.

On the backlash against anti-war voices in the US.

On the uncertainties of the coming war.

Some emails from the American peace activist killed in Palestine by an Israeli bulldozer.

An interview with Boutros Boutros Ghali.

An American peace activist is crushed by an Israeli bulldozer as she tried to prevent the Israeli army from destroying a Palestinian home.

On the contracts awaiting US firms to rebuild Iraq (after it has been conveniently obliterated).

More on the bugging that the US was doing on UN officials.

The Pentagon asks Congress to build and test "mini-nukes".

On torture at the US military base in Afghanistan, resulting in at least two dead prisoners.

A case study about the US penal system: a non-violent shoplifter who got a 50 years' jail sentence.

An article on Stalin, 50 years after his death.

Naomi Klein on civil disobedience as a way to prevent war.

On how the NSA spies on UN members to foster US interests.