Saddam’s Big Cinematic Spectacle
In 1980, Saddam Hussein commissioned a biopic about his 1959 assassination attempt on Iraq’s prime minister. He enlisted a legendary James Bond director and cast his own son-in-law to play him.
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Desert Shooters
Some of the top-selling video games of the post-9/11 world have taken real events as their inspiration.
The Whimsical Works of a War Criminal
Because the Western world has a “complicated” history with frustrated artists as national leaders.
If the Shoe Hits
On December 14, 2008, the Iraqi journalist Muntadhar al-Zaidi threw his black leather dress shoes at President George W. Bush during a press conference in Baghdad. It was one of the greatest athletic acts of the Iraq War.
Merchants of Death
Germany likes to keep its hands clean — but its coffers full.
Tug-of-War
A power struggle in the ranks of the Sudanese security state has thrust the country into chaos.
Embattled Reporter
We talk to journalist Andrew Cockburn about the Iraq invasion and the new Middle East.
Against the Grain
A series of natural disasters has heralded the worst global rice shortage in 20 years.
How the American Invasion Unleashed Jihad
Journalist Anand Gopal on Islamism, ISIS, and the role of the United States in Iraqi politics today.
The Liberal Hawks
Ranking the most consequential libs for war of the early 21st century.
When the Gray Lady and WaPo Cheered Us Into War
Our nation’s two most prestigious newspapers, the New York Times and the Washington Post, on the run-up to war.
Spring Flings
When and where organized labor’s been on the move.
Issue 50: Misery Index
Crunching the numbers on the class war.
The Life and Death of Saddam Hussein
The Iraq War began with a failed attack on Saddam, but it didn’t end with his execution.