Archived Antiwar.com Home Page from July 14, 2005

Highlights

Politics of Creative Destruction: Chris Moore

Smokescreen Using Srebrenica: Nebojsa Malic

Fake Optimism in Washington: Norman Solomon

War Is the Health of What?: Scott Horton

'Bush's Brain' Besieged: Jim Lobe

Quotable

I can tell you this: If I’m ever in a position to call the shots, I’m not going to rush to send somebody else’s kids into a war.

– George H. W. Bush

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News

Updated July 14, 2005 - 11:00 PM EDT

	'China Would Nuke US Over Taiwan'
	MPs Wonder: Is Iraq Factor in Bombs?
	*Report: UK Blast Mastermind Identified*
	British Police Hunt Fifth Bombing Suspect
	Talabani: Jaafari Monopolizing Authority
	Democrats Want Bigger Army
	Experts: Suicide Bombings Will Spread West
	*Bombers Strike Near Baghdad's Green Zone*
	Root of the Rove Controversy Is the War in Iraq
	Report: Abu Ghraib Tactics First Used at Gitmo

Viewpoints

	The Fake Optimism of Washington's Warriors by Norman Solomon
	The Politics of 'Creative Destruction' by Chris Moore
	Ashcroft, 9/11, and Government as Victim by James Bovard

	War Is the Health of What? by Scott Horton
	Rove's Defense Crumbles by David Corn
	Downing Street's Dead End by David Michael Green
More Viewpoints

Spotlight

To Live and Die
in Iraq
by James Wolcott

Orange Revolution Comes Full Circle

Official Truth in a nutshell

Kosovo and Iraq

Frontline

	US to Restructure Homeland Security Department
	General: Iraq Not That Dangerous
	Iran Slams Rumsfeld Over Israel Bomb Accusation
	'Bush's Brain' Besieged
	Lebanon Has That Civil War Feeling Again
	Arabs Want Democracy, but Not Invasions
	Poll Suggests Drop in Bush's Personal Credibility
	Aid to Foreign Militaries
	Govt Exposed Americans to Biowarfare Test

Candy and Death for Baghdad's Children

The War Goes On

	Car Bomb Kills 32 Children as They Mob US Patrol Handing Out Candy
	Subject: Staying Alive
	Analysts Urge US Forces to Attack Anyone Crossing the Syrian Border
	US Claims to Have Captured Key Zarqawi Aide
	Data Shows Faster-Rising Death Toll Among Iraqi Civilians
	On Iraq-Jordan Border, Various Roles Play Out in Desert
	Security Incidents in Iraq, July 13

Iraq Today

	Judge: Saddam Investigation 80% Complete
	Iraq Sunnis Raise Rights Abuse Allegations
	Turkey Asks Iraq to Extradite Two Suspects
	Threats Driving Shi'ites Out of Homes, Government Seen Powerless to Protect Them

Israel/Palestine

	Sharon Vows Revenge for Suicide Bombing
	Danger on Two Fronts for Sharon's 'Peace' Plan
	Israeli Army Seals Off West Bank, Gaza
	Israel May Start Targeted Assassinations Again After Bombing
	Israel Imports More North American Jews
	Jerusalem Clerics in Fist Fight

Leaving Gaza

	Timing of Gaza Closure Was Defined by Settler Council
	Police Nab Gaza Withdrawal Protesters Attempting to Block Jerusalem Roads
	Debris From Gaza Homes Razed in Pullout May Be Sent to Sinai
	Gaza Strip Closed to Israelis to Preempt Mass March

Palestine

	Palestinian Poet Lashes Out at Militants
	Foreigners Abducted in Gaza in Bid to Pressure PA; Released Hours Later
	Israeli Troops Reoccupy West Bank's Tulkarem

Afghanistan

	US Says 19 Militants Killed in Afghanistan
	Taliban Gunmen Kill Fourth Pro-Kabul Afghan Cleric
	Afghan Poll Body Bars 17 From Election

Iran

	Tehran Pressures EU as Nuclear Talks Near
	US Warns Iran on Nuclear Program, Iraq

Syria

	Rice Tells Syria to End Islamic Jihad Support
	Syria Wants Lebanon as Ally in Talks With Israel

Middle East

	Lebanon Attack May Be Linked to Hariri Inquiry
	Egypt's Opposition Groups Unite
	Jordanians Indicted in Terror Plot
	Morocco Jails Western Sahara Activists
	Moroccan Press Defies Government Crackdown

South Asia

	India: Militant Camps in Pakistan Endanger Peace Process
	Eight Killed in Kashmir Fighting
	Attacks Won't Make India Review Relations With Pakistan
	Tamil Tiger Rebels Warn They Could Resume War

Koreas

	Rice Claims Credit for Korean About-Face
	Rice Voices US Approval of Diplomatic Approach to North Korea
	Kim: North Korea's Goal Is Nuclear-Free Peninsula
	Will South Korea Proposal Energize Nuclear Talks?

Southeast Asia

	40,000 Take to Streets and Demand Arroyo Resignation
	Aceh Peace Talks Take Leap Forward...
	...or, Aceh Peace Talks Stumble

China

	Critics See Security Threat in China Oil Bid
	US Companies Enable China Censorship

Americas

	Mexico Says It Won't Sign Immunity Pact for US Troops
	Mission Creep in Latin America - US Southern Command's New Security Strategy
	UN Urges Colombia to Break Paramilitary Ties
	Argentina Admits Failure in 1994 Bomb Probe
	Chile Congress Reforms Pinochet Constitution

Africa

	Burundi's Rebels Extend Attacks
	Tribal Clash Over Water Leaves 70 Dead in Kenya

Investigation in London

	French Say London Bombing Suspects Were Arrested Then Freed
	UK Denies Suspects Arrested
	Four London Bomb Suspects Named
	Police Won't DNA Bombers, Since They Had ID
	Bath Filled With Explosives Found at 'Operational Base' of Terrorists
	Tracing Source of the Explosives May Reveal Connection to al-Qaeda
	Pakistan Says It Thwarted Earlier Attack in UK
	Madrid Experience Points to Group of Foreign Ringleaders

Muslims in Britain

	UK Muslim Leaders Condemn Attackers
	Britons Favor Tracking Muslim Activities
	Britain Faces 'The Enemy Within'
	In Britain, A Homegrown Threat
	For Britain's Muslims, a Fear Realized
	UK Clerics Face Prosecution for Backing Terror
	New Wave of British Terrorists Are Taught at Schools, Not in the Mountains
	Experts: Britain's Suburban Middle Class a Likely Source of Terrorists
	Britain Reassesses Threat of Local Islamists
	Britain Rules Out Mosque Surveillance

Bombers, Families, Cities

	'I Cannot Explain This. He Was Proud to Be British'
	Bomb Suspect's Family 'Shattered'
	How a Graduate Turned to Jihad
	The Boy Who Grew Up to Bomb the Number 30 Bus
	Neighbors of London Bombing Suspect Shocked

Britain Reacts

	Home Secretary 'Shocked' Bombers Were British
	UK Terror Police Will Use Shoot-to-Kill Policy
	Tube Question: Will It Happen Again?

Europe Terrorized

	UK Urges EU to Trade More Freedoms for Security
	EU Ministers Agree to Step Up War on Terror
	France Restores Border Controls After London Bombs
	Poll: Italians Believe Terrorist Attack Is Imminent
	Italy Detains 174 People in Terror Sweep
	Italy Jails Two Over Attack Plot
	Police Sweep Italian Islamic Areas, Seize Documents
	Dutch Police Hold Youth After Explosives Find
	Europe Speeds Up Plan to Clamp Down on Suspects

Plame CIA Leak Case

	Uproar Has Roots in Rove's Vast Reach
	Key Questions at the Center of the Leak Controversy
	Timeline in Leak of CIA Operative's Identity
	Leak Inquiry Includes Iran Experts in Administration
	Time's Matthew Cooper Expected to Testify

Terror

	First Responders: Citizens, Not the State
	Can Islam's Leaders Reach Its Radicals?
	Aussie Police: Extremists Unlikely to Launch Attacks Here Since They 'Have It Too Good'
	Virginia Cleric Given Life Term for Seditious Speech

Gitmo

	Pentagon Not Punishing Gitmo Prison Chief
	Gitmo Treatment 'Degrading' for '20th Hijacker'
	Military Outlines Cases of Abuse at Gitmo

US Military

	National Guard Criticized for Anti-Islam Poster
	Antiwar GI Released, Still 'Under Investigation'
	US Working on Deal That May Give Troops More Access to Bulgarian Bases
	Veterans Don't Want to Give Peace Pole a Chance

Homeland Security

	Senators Propose Curbs on PATRIOT Act
	Homeland Security to Lift 30-Minute Rule at Reagan Airport
	Nation's Top Cyber-Security Post Elevated
	Man Held After Mentioning Bombs, Bush on CB Radio