Tuesday, June 07, 2005

Past Imperfect VI

Another installment of pieces providing some history and context for present horrors.

The curtain goes up on the grim comedy:
Invisible Republic: America's Owners Cash in Their Chips (December 2000)

How our statesmen went to war:
Ground Zero: The Anatomy of an Honest Mistake (January 2004)

It didn't start with Abu Ghraib:
The Pentagon Archipelago: Trapped in a Net of State Terror (March 2004)

Goodness hides behind its gates:
Unnatural Acts: No Place for Mercy in Bush's Babylon (April 2004)

Previous Installments::
Past Imperfect I
Past Imperfect II
Past Imperfect III
Past Imperfect IV
Past Imperfect V