The XX Factor : Iraq war

Women and Children Killing Women and Children

Jessica Grose — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 16:32:00 GMT

There's been a spate of recent female suicide bombers in Iraq, most recently a woman—who is suspected to be a Sunni linked to al-Qaida in Mesopotamia—who killed 30 Shiite pilgrims today in the village of Abu Jasim. According to the New York Times , the...(read more)

Barefoot for Bush

Melinda Henneberger — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 17:34:00 GMT

Susannah , I'm surprised at you: Can't you see how much we've accomplished in Iraq, that Bushie was pelted with shoes and not IEDs? ("We will be hailed as liberators. They will throw flowers. Or boots; stuff happens.'') Can you imagine footwear flying...(read more)

When Will Bush Go To Prison?

Ellen Tarlin — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 15:53:00 GMT

Last weekend, I finally got the chance to finish watching Frontline' s excellent two-part, four-hour series, " Bush's War ," which recounts in excruciating detail the events leading up to the Iraq war and the events of the war itself. I'm sure some will...(read more)

What Michelle Meant To Say ...

Melinda Henneberger — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 23:49:00 GMT

When I heard what Michelle Obama said , I thought uh-oh, classic Di Kinsley an gaffe: She said something true but unflattering, and thus a total no-no for someone in her position; that's why they call it impolitic. I also assumed she was talking about...(read more)

The Audacity of Hopelessness, Part 2

Meghan O'Rourke — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 17:39:00 GMT

Dahlia , your post about McCain's powerful message of hopelessness cracked me up and reminded me of this great spoof of Obama's "Yes We Can" video: You might call it McCain's "No, We Can't." Check out the actors' expressions toward the end. That said,...(read more)

McCain, Galileo, and the High Price of Getting Off a Good One

Melinda Henneberger — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 18:45:00 GMT

Ellen , that is how I felt after I read an interview with The Sopranos ' creator David Chase way back when, explaining that every word out of every character's mouth was a lie. (Up until then, I'd spent the whole hour going, "Well, that's not true ......(read more)

Yet Another Legal Black Hole

Dahlia Lithwick — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 14:27:00 GMT

Via Matt Yglesias , a story about Jamie Leigh Jones, a former employee of Haliburton/KBR who told ABC news she was gang-raped at a KBR camp in the Green Zone in Iraq, then held in a shipping container without food or water and threatened with termination...(read more)