ANTIWAR.COM VS. THE CULT OF WAR

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Seymour Hersh

How did we get into this endless war in the Middle East? After all, Saddam had no connection to the 9/11 hijackers, had no "weapons of mass destruction," and was no threat to us – so why are we in Iraq? In a talk given late last year, Hersh said:

"Eight or nine neoconservatives have somehow grabbed the government. Just how and why and how they did it so efficiently, will have to wait for much later historians and better documentation than we have now, but they managed to overcome the bureaucracy and the Congress, and the press, with the greatest of ease."

If you look at the tape of Hersh's talk (click on the video program for July 7 and scroll forward), you hear the slightly bewildered, incredulous tone – as if he can't quite believe that "eight or nine neoconservatives" really did manage to pull off the most audacious coup d'etat in history.

How did they do it – and, by the way, who are these neoconservatives, anyway?

If you've been reading Antiwar.com for the past couple of years, you know the answers to these questions. We've been following this story since our inception in 1995 – and our regular readers know how the vanguard of the War Party seized the ship of state and steered a course straight for Iraq in the wake of the worst terrorist attack in American history.

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News
Updated February 9, 2005 - 11:24 PM EST
US Targets Syria
Rice: Iran Can't Drag Its Feet
Shi'ite Cleric to Approve Iraqi Prime Minister
Final Iraq Election Results Are Delayed
Blair Sides With Bush on Iran, Syria 'Threats'
Sistani's Vision for Democratic Iraq Has Cricket but No Chess
Bush's Budget Plan Leaves Out Iraq and Afghan War Costs
Viewpoints
Nice Election. Now Let’s Get Out of There.  by John Derbyshire
Neocons and Iran: Here They Go Again  an interview with Gordon Prather
Shock and Awe's Logical Conclusion  by William Pfaff
Misdiagnosing the Malady
by Patrick J. Buchanan
This Was Not Worth My Son's Life
by Cindy Sheehan
Demonizing Iran: Another US Salvo
by Kaveh L Afrasiabi

More Viewpoints

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Frontline
Strike Iran and Risk Huge Backlash, Blix Warns US
Sharon, Abbas Pledge End to Attacks
Outsourcing Torture
Military Escapes the Bush Cash Cuts
Buoyed by Early Count, Kurds Aim for Presidency
Iraqi Christians Flee to Safer Ground
'How Are These People Going to Feel About Americans?'
UK Home Secretary: Lack of WMDs in Iraq Undermining War on Terror
 
US Official: 13,000-17,000 Insurgents in Iraq
Today in Iraq
More Than 30 Killed in Iraq Suicide Bombings, Attacks
Tanks, Officers Impose Order in Fallujah
Iraqi Elites May Award Oil Contracts Before New Assembly Sits
Iraqi Police Say They've Arrested Man Suspected of Beheadings
Iraqi Politics Keeps Gamblers Sharp
Attacks Continue
Mortar Barrage Slays 21 Iraqis Waiting to Join Army
Al-Qaeda Group Claims Suicide Bomb
Shia Politician Loses Sons to Rebel Guns
On the Road to Danger – Every Trip From Tikrit Tests Nerves of Troops
Journalists in Danger
Group Claims Execution of Italian Journalist
France Says Doing All It Can to Free Iraq Hostage
Western Media Report Fear — Their Own
CNN Executive: GIs in Iraq Target Journalists
Charged With Murder
Indiana Guardsman Charged With Iraqi's Murder
 How Iraqi's Death Led to Murder Trial for Seven Paratroopers
Iraq Occupation
Videos Show Predator Drones Attacking in Iraq
Iraq Mud Wrestling Photos Shame US Army
British Troops Try to Tame Iraq's Lawless Frontier
The New Iraq
Iraq Deposits $5 Billion With US Federal Reserve
Firemen Put Out Sabotaged Iraqi Oil Pipeline
Picking Up the Pieces in a Looted Iraqi Ministry
Oil Outlook After Iraq Elections
Global Iraq Fallout
Ukraine to Withdraw Troops From Iraq Soon
Portugal to Begin Withdrawing Military Police From Iraq This Week: PM
Persian Gulf States in Danger of Terrorist Overspill
Battle of Britain
UK Poll: More Call for Troops to Pull Out Now Voting Is Over
Poll: Labor Party Hits Post-Iraq War High
Blair Hints at New Iraq Timetable
Irish Antiwar Activist in Court to Oppose US Overflying
Army Pilot Disciplined Over Pizza Flight
Mourners Pay Respects to Fallen Airmen
Afghanistan
US Troops Held Responsible for Afghan Air Crash
US Digs in Deeper in Afghanistan
Pakistan
Pakistan Rejects Nuclear Sales Report
The World According to the Baloch
General: Wana Militants Were Offered Money
Several World Leaders to Visit Pakistan
Nepal
Over 1,000 Nepalese Being Held, Opposition Says
Democracy Goes Underground as Fear Grips Nepal
Nepal's Activists Face Long Detention
Communications Restored in Nepal
Nepal Activists Debate Color of Protest
Koreas
South Korea Ready to Discuss North Korean Aid Request
New Road to Korean Unity
North Korea Warns South Korea of Dangers of Sea Border Dispute
North Korea Calls for Ban on Team America in Czech Republic
Japan
Japan Under Pressure for Sanctions on North Korea
Japan Pushes for Return of Disputed Islands
It's More Than Just a Game as Japan Takes on Neighbors in World Cup 'Proxy War'
Japan Defies China Over Taiwan Visas
China & Friends
All Smiles Again . . . Until It Comes to Arms Sales to China
US Envoys Discuss North Korea in Talks With China
China Stocks Arsenal With Russian Weapons
Indonesia
Indonesia Considers Leaving OPEC
US, Indonesia Mull Closer Ties
Prosecutors Seek Eight Years for Bashir
Asia
Tamil Political Leader Killed, Raising Fears of a Renewed Sri Lankan Civil War
16 Soldiers Die Fighting Guerrillas in Philippines
India to Buy 126 New Warplanes
In Other News
US Blasts Human Rights Panel Selection
Italy Faces State TV Show of Wartime Communist Killings
Man Accused of Supplying Car for Omagh Bombing
Chilean Rights Groups' Victories Irk Military
 
Rice in Paris
Text of Rice Speech in Paris
Why Rice Got Softballs at Paris Speech
Rice: Status Quo in Arab World Unacceptable
Rice: US, Europe Must Support Iraq With Security
Rice to Europe: Help US Help Ourselves
Chirac Holding Firm to Multipolar World
NATO Readies Reconciliation on French Riviera
US Military
Army Bills 129 Wounded Soldiers
Green Berets' Numbers Fall Short
Soldiers Returning From Iraq Face Homelessness
Pentagon Wins a Stop-Loss Round
Analysis Suggests Rumsfeld Wrong to Attack Major Papers on Armor Episode
Army Uniforms Redesigned After 20 Years
Missile Defense Takes Big Hit in 2006 Budget Plan
The War at Home
Bush Request to Fund Nuclear Study Revives Debate
Budget Winners, Losers Reflect an Emphasis on Anti-Terrorism
Second-Term Agenda: Bigger, More Powerful Government
Iraq War Is Affecting Small State in a Big Way
With America at War, Hollywood Follows
$340 Million to Keep Boeing, Lockheed Fat and Happy
Could George Bush Sr. Really Be Deep Throat?
Rove Gets Bigger Role at White House
Dead GI Tale May Be 'Fraud'
Homeland Security
Proposed Budget Would Strip Transporation Security Agency of Its Biggest Programs
A US Library vs. Castro
FBI Van Burglarized in Jacksonville, SWAT Equipment Taken
War on Terror
FBI: Osama Sought Yemeni Sheik's Assassination
The Woodstock of Anti-Terrorism
Aussie Govt to Tighten National Secrets Law
UK Labor Party Floats Idea of Special Courts for Terrorism
Gitmo Justice
Moroccans Claim Gitmo Abuse
In UK, Calls to Free Gitmo-Held Father of Four
Freed Gitmo Detainee's Lawyers Trade Barbs With Australian Authorities
Gitmo Frenchmen to Go Home
Iran
Europeans Warn Iran About Violating 'Spirit' of Nuclear Freeze
US Official Threatens China With Sanctions for Arms Deals With Iran
Mideast Peace?
Abbas and Sharon Speak
Sharon Invites Abbas to His Farm
Four Long Years of Bloodshed, Bulldozed Homes, Suicide Bombs, and Targeted Killings
Israelis and Palestinians Aren't Firing, but for How Long?
Sharon and Abbas Declare End to Four Years of Hostilities
Israeli DM Okays List of Gestures Meant to Ease Palestinians' Lives
Israeli Panel Passes Bill to Allow Gaza Pullout
Israeli Troops Set to Complete Handover of Five W. Bank Towns
US Mulls Naming Envoy to Coordinate Political, Economic Reforms in PA
Israel/Palestine
Palestinian FM Briefs Syrian Officials, Meets Militants
Shots Fired at Israeli Army Convoy in West Bank
Arafat's $200M Gamble Pays Off
Middle East
Kuwait Warns Terror Could Spread Through Gulf
Kuwait PM Warns Editors Over Investigations of Militants
Saudi Women Spectators in Male-Only Landmark Vote
Powerful Egyptian Spy Chief No Longer Behind the Scenes
Arab Bank to Shut Down New York Branch
Russia/Chechnya
Russia Faces Chechen Cease-Fire Bid
Moscow Rejects Chechnya Talks
Berezovsky: Chechen Rebels Could Have A-Bomb
Basayev Denies Death in New Video
Russia, US to Sign Accord on Anti-Aircraft Missiles
Putin Cronies Exposed in New List of Russia's Rich
Sudan
Sudan Faces a Challenge on Borders
Sudan Wants Darfur Suspects Tried in Its Own Courts
Togo
Protests Mount Against Togo's New Leader

African Union Threatens Sanctions on Togo

Africa
Militiamen Open Fire on Somalia Official
'Somali MPs' Mull Mogadishu Return
Ivory Coast's 'Wild West'
 
Contributors


2/09/2005
Americans Die for Sharia in Iraq


2/09/2005
Ink Stains and Blood Stains


2/08/2005
Iraq: Purple or Still Black and Blue?


2/07/2005
An Anti-Imperialist's Reading List: Part Two

Alan Bock
2/04/2005
Now for the Hard Part

Nebojsa Malic
2/03/2005
The New Kosovo War

Ran HaCohen
1/19/2005
The Threat of Peace

Sascha Matuszak
1/08/2005
Issues for East Asia: A Sinocentric View

Praful Bidwai
12/25/2004
Hopes for Indo-Pak Peace in '05

Matthew Barganier
10/30/2004
Et Tu, Pat?

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