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March 8, 2007
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January 10, 2007
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May 24, 2006
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March 25, 2005
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October 15, 2004
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Andrew Lee Butters Journalist, Foreign Correspondent, Educator
  • October 2019
    • Oct 17, 2019 On Saudi's Call to American Arms Oct 17, 2019
  • May 2019
    • May 9, 2019 Joanne Ramos: The Farm May 9, 2019
    • May 2, 2019 Astrologaster May 2, 2019
  • February 2012
    • Feb 14, 2012 Beirut: Where Valentine's Day Belongs to Another Kind of Saint Feb 14, 2012
  • March 2011
    • Mar 10, 2011 Libya's Civil War: The Limits of People Power Mar 10, 2011
    • Mar 7, 2011 Libya's Desert Rebellion: The Lessons of World War II Mar 7, 2011
    • Mar 3, 2011 Dispatch from Libya: Why Benghazi Rebelled Mar 3, 2011
    • Mar 3, 2011 Libya's Rebel City: How Gaddafi Allowed Benghazi to Rot Mar 3, 2011
  • February 2011
    • Feb 28, 2011 In 'Free Libya': Hey, Who, Exactly, Is in Charge Here? Feb 28, 2011
    • Feb 26, 2011 Passage to Benghazi: How to Enter Libya Feb 26, 2011
    • Feb 11, 2011 Why Iran Celebrates Its Own Revolution by Waving Egyptian Flags Feb 11, 2011
    • Feb 7, 2011 How the Egyptian Uprising Is Changing the Muslim Brotherhood Feb 7, 2011
    • Feb 4, 2011 Why the Arab Democracy Wave is Unlikely to Reach Syria — Yet Feb 4, 2011
    • Feb 3, 2011 Taken into Custody by the Thugs of Cairo Feb 3, 2011
    • Feb 2, 2011 People Power in Egypt Is Focused on Egypt — Not Israel or the U.S. Feb 2, 2011
  • January 2011
    • Jan 31, 2011 Is Egypt's Parliament Finally Ready for Prime Time? Jan 31, 2011
  • October 2010
    • Oct 12, 2010 Ahmadinejad on Israel's Doorstep: His Lebanon Visit Oct 12, 2010
  • August 2010
    • Aug 26, 2010 Lebanon's Hizballah Museum: A Theme Park for Martyrdom Aug 26, 2010
    • Aug 19, 2010 Is Lebanon Finally Integrating Palestinians? Aug 19, 2010
    • Aug 9, 2010 As Lebanon Braces for Hariri Findings, Hizballah Tries to Shift Blame to Israel Aug 9, 2010
  • July 2010
    • Jul 30, 2010 Saudi Arabia and Syria Try to Douse Lebanon's Next Fire Jul 30, 2010
    • Jul 23, 2010 Iraq's Political Impasse: Who Needs a Government? Jul 23, 2010
  • May 2010
    • May 16, 2010 Iran's New Nuke Proposal: Progress, or Delaying Tactic? May 16, 2010
    • May 4, 2010 Iraq: Moving Toward a New Government, Instability May 4, 2010
  • April 2010
    • Apr 27, 2010 Iraq's Political Disarray Likely to Remain After U.S. Departure Apr 27, 2010
    • Apr 25, 2010 In Lebanon, a Campaign to Get God Out of Politics Apr 25, 2010
    • Apr 18, 2010 Ahmadinejad's Answer to Obama's Nuclear Summit Apr 18, 2010
    • Apr 14, 2010 Syrian Saber-Rattling Has U.S. Concerned Apr 14, 2010
    • Apr 8, 2010 Legal Clouds Grow Thicker Around Israel's Olmert Apr 8, 2010
    • Apr 7, 2010 Israel Drops a Gag Order Mocked by the Internet Apr 7, 2010
  • March 2010
    • Mar 25, 2010 Is It Too Late to Share Jerusalem? Mar 25, 2010
    • Mar 16, 2010 Iraq Election: Close Results Portend More Trouble Mar 16, 2010
    • Mar 15, 2010 The U.S.-Israel Spat Over Settlements: Risks for Both Sides Mar 15, 2010
    • Mar 14, 2010 Iraq's Messy Democracy Mar 14, 2010
    • Mar 11, 2010 The Jerusalem Imbroglio: Is This Peace Process Futile? Mar 11, 2010
    • Mar 8, 2010 Iraqis Ignore Violence and Vote. Now the Hard Part Mar 8, 2010
    • Mar 4, 2010 Sectarian Tensions Remain as Iraq Prepares to Vote Mar 4, 2010
    • Mar 1, 2010 Dangerous Omens for an Iraq Without U.S. Troops Mar 1, 2010
  • February 2010
    • Feb 23, 2010 Israel Faces Growing Fallout Over a Hamas Hit Feb 23, 2010
    • Feb 21, 2010 The Lessons of Dubai Feb 21, 2010
    • Feb 15, 2010 Iran's Opposition Searches for a New Strategy Feb 15, 2010
    • Feb 6, 2010 Why the U.S. Is Back on the Road to Damascus Feb 6, 2010
    • Feb 1, 2010 Iran's Opposition: Confrontation or Compromise? Feb 1, 2010
  • January 2010
    • Jan 19, 2010 Could a Sunni Candidate's Ban Imperil Iraq's Election? Jan 19, 2010
    • Jan 9, 2010 Iran's Anniversary: The Opposition Tries to Thwart a Crackdown Jan 9, 2010
    • Jan 6, 2010 Yemen: The Most Fragile Ally Jan 6, 2010
  • December 2009
    • Dec 10, 2009 Protests Mount Against Israel's Settlement Freeze Dec 10, 2009
    • Dec 6, 2009 Jerusalem: A Growing Powder Keg in Mideast Dec 6, 2009
  • November 2009
    • Nov 27, 2009 Will Dubai's Financial Problems Spread? Nov 27, 2009
    • Nov 25, 2009 Israel and Hamas Inch Closer to a Prisoner Deal Nov 25, 2009
    • Nov 11, 2009 Tehran Turmoil Clouds Prospects for Captive U.S. Hikers Nov 11, 2009
    • Nov 11, 2009 Beneath Lebanon's New Political Deal, a Fear of Violence Nov 11, 2009
    • Nov 10, 2009 Iraq Elections Set, but Kurdish Tensions Remain Nov 10, 2009
    • Nov 4, 2009 In Iran, New Protests, but an Ever Harder Line Nov 4, 2009
  • October 2009
    • Oct 31, 2009 Iran's Nuclear Response Creates a Quandary Oct 31, 2009
    • Oct 28, 2009 As Tensions Rise, Jerusalem Could Pose a New Crisis Oct 28, 2009
    • Oct 27, 2009 Growing Up bin Laden: Osama's Son Speaks Oct 27, 2009
    • Oct 26, 2009 The Reasons Behind Iran's Nuclear-Delaying Tactics Oct 26, 2009
    • Oct 19, 2009 Why a Bombing in Iran Could Be Bad News for Obama Oct 19, 2009
    • Oct 19, 2009 New Rights, and Challenges, for Saudi Women Oct 19, 2009
    • Oct 9, 2009 Cool Reaction in the Mideast to Obama's Nobel Prize Oct 9, 2009
    • Oct 8, 2009 A Rapprochement Between Syria and Saudi Arabia? Oct 8, 2009
    • Oct 5, 2009 Is Yemen the Next Afghanistan? Oct 5, 2009
    • Oct 2, 2009 Hamas Releases Tape of Captured Israeli Soldier Oct 2, 2009
  • September 2009
    • Sep 27, 2009 Can Former Iraqi Baathists in Syria Ever Go Home? Sep 27, 2009
    • Sep 22, 2009 Is a Nuclear-Free Middle East a Pipe Dream? Sep 22, 2009
    • Sep 15, 2009 Lebanon's Bernie Madoff: A Scandal Taints Hizballah Sep 15, 2009
    • Sep 11, 2009 Breakdown in Lebanon: A New Round of Brinkmanship Sep 11, 2009
    • Sep 9, 2009 Tehran Targets Opposition in Raids and Arrests Sep 9, 2009
  • August 2009
    • Aug 25, 2009 Is Yemen Chewing Itself to Death? Aug 25, 2009
    • Aug 24, 2009 Iran's Karroubi Tries a More Confrontational Approach Aug 24, 2009
    • Aug 14, 2009 Israel vs. Hizballah: Drumbeats of War Aug 14, 2009
  • July 2009
    • Jul 30, 2009 Crackdown Helps Sustain Iran's Protest Movement Jul 30, 2009
    • Jul 27, 2009 New Kurdish Party Could Destabilize Northern Iraq Jul 27, 2009
    • Jul 22, 2009 Why Kurds vs. Arabs Could Be Iraq's Next Civil War Jul 22, 2009
    • Jul 17, 2009 In Iran, the Opposition Delivers a Sermon Jul 17, 2009
    • Jul 15, 2009 Iran's Campaign Against Foreign Plots Jul 15, 2009
    • Jul 13, 2009 Could the Crackdown Give the U.S. New Leverage in Iran? Jul 13, 2009
    • Jul 9, 2009 In Iran, New Demonstrations Bring New Violence Jul 9, 2009
    • Jul 3, 2009 Beaten Back, Iran's Opposition Looks to Reform from Within Jul 3, 2009
  • June 2009
    • Jun 22, 2009 Iran's Crisis Posing a Problem for Its Mideast Allies Jun 22, 2009
    • Jun 15, 2009 The Hizballah Dilemma: Viewpoint Jun 15, 2009
    • Jun 15, 2009 The Hizballah Dilemma Jun 15, 2009
    • Jun 10, 2009 Hizballah in Lebanon: Down but Hardly Out Jun 10, 2009
    • Jun 9, 2009 Hizballah in Lebanon: Down but Hardly Out Jun 9, 2009
  • May 2009
    • May 24, 2009 Dubai's Sand Castles May 24, 2009
    • May 11, 2009 Hizballah's Bust of Israeli 'Spies' Shows Its Growing Power in Lebanon May 11, 2009
    • May 10, 2009 Why Mideast Christians Are Wary of Pope Benedict's Visit May 10, 2009
    • May 6, 2009 Despite U.S. Outreach, Syria Affirms Iran Ties May 6, 2009
  • April 2009
    • Apr 29, 2009 Is Lebanon's Cedar Revolution Over? Apr 29, 2009
    • Apr 19, 2009 Why Is Ahmadinejad Helping Journalist Roxana Saberi? Apr 19, 2009
    • Apr 19, 2009 Can a Broken-Windows Policy Work in Lebanon? Apr 19, 2009
  • March 2009
    • Mar 3, 2009 Clinton Courts Syria, but Will Israel Play Ball? Mar 3, 2009
  • February 2009
    • Feb 28, 2009 In the Aftermath of Gaza, Hamas Becomes Harder to Ignore Feb 28, 2009
    • Feb 26, 2009 Fatah and Hamas: Heading for a Showdown in Lebanon Feb 26, 2009
    • Feb 25, 2009 Palestinians in Lebanon: A Forgotten People Feb 25, 2009
    • Feb 20, 2009 Preparing for a Hard-Right Israel Feb 20, 2009
    • Feb 18, 2009 Tennis Diplomacy in the Gulf: No Love Match Feb 18, 2009
    • Feb 12, 2009 Talking and Listening to Iran Feb 12, 2009
  • January 2009
    • Jan 14, 2009 Fighting the Media War in Gaza Jan 14, 2009
    • Jan 10, 2009 Casualties of War: Palestinian Moderates Jan 10, 2009
  • November 2008
    • Nov 11, 2008 Was the U.S. Right About Syria Nukes? Nov 11, 2008
  • October 2008
    • Oct 31, 2008 A Tale of Two Wars: Iraq Oct 31, 2008
    • Oct 28, 2008 Reaction to the US Raid into Syria: Only Muted Outrage Oct 28, 2008
    • Oct 23, 2008 Postcard from Damascus Oct 23, 2008
    • Oct 20, 2008 Iraqis Balk at a U.S. Troop Deal, but Can They Say Goodbye? Oct 20, 2008
    • Oct 13, 2008 Hanging with the Hermit Oct 13, 2008
  • September 2008
    • Sep 17, 2008 Behind the U.S. Embassy Bombing in Yemen Sep 17, 2008
    • Sep 17, 2008 The Slump Hits the Gulf: No More Palm Islands? Sep 17, 2008
  • August 2008
    • Aug 28, 2008 Postcard From Jordan Valley Aug 28, 2008
    • Aug 27, 2008 Russia Flexes Its Muscles in Mideast Aug 27, 2008
  • July 2008
    • Jul 31, 2008 Israel After Olmert Jul 31, 2008
    • Jul 30, 2008 Olmert Dims Hopes for Peace Deal Jul 30, 2008
    • Jul 17, 2008 After Hizballah's Party Jul 17, 2008
    • Jul 14, 2008 The Syrians Take Paris Jul 14, 2008
  • June 2008
    • Jun 19, 2008 How to Buy an Oriental Rug Jun 19, 2008
  • May 2008
    • May 23, 2008 Beirut Reopens for Business May 23, 2008
    • May 21, 2008 Lebanon Agreement Buoys Hizballah May 21, 2008
    • May 19, 2008 Lebanon Braces for Failure of Talks May 19, 2008
    • May 15, 2008 Welcome to Hizballahstan May 15, 2008
    • May 12, 2008 Surrendering to Hizballah May 12, 2008
    • May 10, 2008 After the Blitz, Hizballah Runs Beirut May 10, 2008
    • May 9, 2008 Hizballah Prevailing in Beirut Siege May 9, 2008
  • January 2008
    • Jan 31, 2008 An Aging Chanteuse in the Mideast Vortex Jan 31, 2008
    • Jan 24, 2008 Syria: Who Needs Annapolis? Jan 24, 2008
  • December 2007
    • Dec 27, 2007 Hitting the Kurds from All Sides Dec 27, 2007
    • Dec 11, 2007 Laughing All the Way to the (West) Bank Dec 11, 2007
  • November 2007
    • Nov 5, 2007 The Turks Are Coming! Oh, They're Already Here Nov 5, 2007
    • Nov 2, 2007 Kurd Leader Defies Turkish Threats Nov 2, 2007
  • October 2007
    • Oct 16, 2007 Can Arab Preppies Save the Middle East? Oct 16, 2007
  • September 2007
    • Sep 25, 2007 Lebanon: In Search of a President Sep 25, 2007
    • Sep 20, 2007 Postcard: Beirut Sep 20, 2007
    • Sep 3, 2007 Sex, Drugs and Rock 'n' Roll in a Failing State Sep 3, 2007
  • August 2007
    • Aug 22, 2007 Maliki Goes to Syria Aug 22, 2007
    • Aug 20, 2007 Why is Iran Shelling Iraq? Aug 20, 2007
    • Aug 15, 2007 Inside the Hizballah War Museum Aug 15, 2007
    • Aug 6, 2007 Hizballah's Christian Soldiers? Aug 6, 2007
    • Aug 3, 2007 A Kind of Peace in Gaza Aug 3, 2007
  • July 2007
    • Jul 27, 2007 Between War and Peace, a Certain Tranquility Jul 27, 2007
    • Jul 25, 2007 Can Arab Leaders Bring Peace? Jul 25, 2007
    • Jul 24, 2007 Blair's Mideast Mission Impossible Jul 24, 2007
    • Jul 17, 2007 Can Bush's Mideast Peace Talks Work? Jul 17, 2007
    • Jul 17, 2007 Can Bush's Mideast Peace Talks Work? Jul 17, 2007
  • June 2007
    • Jun 7, 2007 Turkey Threatens a Move into Iraq Jun 7, 2007
  • May 2007
    • May 27, 2007 The Second Coming of Bashar May 27, 2007
    • May 25, 2007 Explaining the Lebanese Jihadi Crisis May 25, 2007
    • May 16, 2007 City of Everlasting Strife May 16, 2007
    • May 16, 2007 Israel's Gaza Front Line Under Fire May 16, 2007
    • May 14, 2007 Gaza on the Verge of Civil War May 14, 2007
    • May 4, 2007 Why Olmert is Hanging On May 4, 2007
  • April 2007
    • Apr 30, 2007 Israel's Lame-Duck Leader Gets Lamer Apr 30, 2007
    • Apr 19, 2007 Picnic in a Once (and Future?) War Zone Apr 19, 2007
    • Apr 19, 2007 Postcard from the Golan: Picnic in a Once (and Future?) War Zone Apr 19, 2007
    • Apr 16, 2007 Woodward and Bernstein in Syria Apr 16, 2007
    • Apr 13, 2007 Where Iraq Works Apr 13, 2007
    • Apr 12, 2007 Kurdistan: Iraq's Next Battleground? Apr 12, 2007
    • Apr 2, 2007 Iraq's Christians Flock to Lebanon Apr 2, 2007
  • March 2007
    • Mar 22, 2007 Postcard from Erbil: A Very Kurdish New Year Mar 22, 2007
    • Mar 22, 2007 A Very Kurdish New Year Mar 22, 2007
    • Mar 20, 2007 The Cloud Over Kirkuk Mar 20, 2007
    • Mar 8, 2007 Keepers of the (Inner) Peace Mar 8, 2007
    • Mar 8, 2007 Postcard from Lebanon: Keepers of the (Inner) Peace Mar 8, 2007
    • Mar 5, 2007 The Departed: Iraqi Refugees in Syria Mar 5, 2007
    • Mar 1, 2007 Syria: A pariah becomes the Arab world's lifeboat Mar 1, 2007
  • February 2007
    • Feb 22, 2007 Refugee Lessons Feb 22, 2007
    • Feb 20, 2007 The American Embassy in Lebanon Feb 20, 2007
    • Feb 19, 2007 The Actor's Life in Exile Feb 19, 2007
    • Feb 19, 2007 Postcard from Damascus: The Actor's Life in Exile Feb 19, 2007
    • Feb 15, 2007 My Only Valentine Feb 15, 2007
    • Feb 9, 2007 Guess Who's Coming to Dinner? Feb 9, 2007
    • Feb 8, 2007 Guess Who's Coming to Dinner Feb 8, 2007
  • January 2007
    • Jan 28, 2007 What Next in Lebanon? Jan 28, 2007
    • Jan 28, 2007 Covering The Street Fights Jan 28, 2007
    • Jan 23, 2007 Hizballah Protests Shut Beirut Jan 23, 2007
    • Jan 21, 2007 Postcard from Faraya Mazaar: Skiing is Believing Jan 21, 2007
    • Jan 18, 2007 Skiing is Believing in Lebanon Jan 18, 2007
    • Jan 10, 2007 Watching Borat in Beirut Jan 10, 2007
    • Jan 9, 2007 Watching Borat in Beirut Jan 9, 2007
  • December 2006
    • Dec 17, 2006 Charlie Rose Interview Dec 17, 2006
    • Dec 11, 2006 Lebanon's War of Words Dec 11, 2006
    • Dec 1, 2006 Hizballah's Show of Strength Highlights the Government's Weakness Dec 1, 2006
  • November 2006
    • Nov 23, 2006 Lebanon Buries a Dream Nov 23, 2006
    • Nov 21, 2006 Gemayel Murder Portends New Bloodshed in Lebanon Nov 21, 2006
    • Nov 20, 2006 Gemayel Murder Portends New Bloodshed in Lebanon Nov 20, 2006
    • Nov 13, 2006 Hizballah Plays Politics in Lebanon Nov 13, 2006
    • Nov 13, 2006 Hizballah Plays Politics in Lebanon Nov 13, 2006
    • Nov 3, 2006 Is Lebanon's Government in Danger? Nov 3, 2006
    • Nov 3, 2006 Is Lebanon's Government in Danger? Nov 3, 2006
  • September 2006
    • Sep 25, 2006 Clerical Era Sep 25, 2006
  • August 2006
    • Aug 28, 2006 The War For Hearts and Minds Aug 28, 2006
    • Aug 22, 2006 Reconstruction Wars Aug 22, 2006
    • Aug 20, 2006 LETTER FROM LEBANON: Reconstruction Wars Aug 20, 2006
    • Aug 18, 2006 Winning the Peace with Hammer and Nails Aug 18, 2006
    • Aug 17, 2006 Winning the Peace with Hammer and Nails Aug 17, 2006
    • Aug 14, 2006 Trying to Pick Up the Pieces in Beirut Aug 14, 2006
    • Aug 13, 2006 NOTEBOOK: Rules of Engagement Aug 13, 2006
    • Aug 6, 2006 Rules of Engagement Aug 6, 2006
    • Aug 4, 2006 Who Will Disarm Hizballah? Not the Lebanese Army Aug 4, 2006
    • Aug 4, 2006 Who Will Disarm Hizballah? Not the Lebanese Army Aug 4, 2006
    • Aug 4, 2006 Live Interview with CNN's Anderson Cooper Aug 4, 2006
    • Aug 2, 2006 Behind the Battle for Baalbek Aug 2, 2006
    • Aug 1, 2006 Counting the Cost of Qana Aug 1, 2006
    • Aug 1, 2006 Counting the Cost of Qana Aug 1, 2006
  • July 2006
    • Jul 31, 2006 Disappointed in Lebanon Jul 31, 2006
    • Jul 29, 2006 The Lebanese Government: From Powerless to Power Broker? Jul 29, 2006
    • Jul 28, 2006 The Lebanese Government: From Powerless to Power Broker? Jul 28, 2006
    • Jul 27, 2006 Bombs shatter the quiet lives of working-class Lebanese Jul 27, 2006
    • Jul 26, 2006 Hizballah's Unlikely Rep at the Bargaining Table Jul 26, 2006
    • Jul 25, 2006 Hizballah's Unlikely Rep at the Bargaining Table Jul 25, 2006
    • Jul 20, 2006 Desperate choices inside Lebanon Jul 20, 2006
    • Jul 19, 2006 The Long Road to Recovery for Lebanon Jul 19, 2006
    • Jul 18, 2006 The Long Road to Recovery for Lebanon Jul 18, 2006
    • Jul 16, 2006 Central Beirut bombed as militants continue fire Jul 16, 2006
    • Jul 16, 2006 The Party's Over Jul 16, 2006
    • Jul 16, 2006 Lebanese watch as a war unfolds on their territory Jul 16, 2006
    • Jul 16, 2006 Letter from Beirut: The Party's Over Jul 16, 2006
    • Jul 14, 2006 Militants step up firepower Jul 14, 2006
    • Jul 13, 2006 The Israelis Strike Back: The View From Beirut Jul 13, 2006
    • Jul 13, 2006 The Israelis Strike Back: The View From Beirut Jul 13, 2006
  • May 2006
    • May 24, 2006 BEIRUT DIARIST: Oriental Sexpotism May 24, 2006
    • May 13, 2006 Strong Medicine May 13, 2006
    • May 4, 2006 Is Trouble Brewing for the Kurds? May 4, 2006
    • May 4, 2006 Is Trouble Brewing for the Kurds? May 4, 2006
  • March 2006
    • Mar 17, 2006 Trouble in Kurdistan Mar 17, 2006
    • Mar 17, 2006 Trouble in Kurdistan Mar 17, 2006
    • Mar 13, 2006 Aleppo: The North Star Mar 13, 2006
  • February 2006
    • Feb 8, 2006 BEIRUT DIARIST: The Rioters and Me Feb 8, 2006
  • November 2005
    • Nov 13, 2005 Hotel Diplomacy Nov 13, 2005
  • October 2005
    • Oct 12, 2005 Behind a Death in Damascus Oct 12, 2005
    • Oct 12, 2005 Behind a Death in Damascus Oct 12, 2005
  • March 2005
    • Mar 25, 2005 Babes in Kurdland Mar 25, 2005
    • Mar 9, 2005 BEIRUT DISPATCH: Cedar Siding Mar 9, 2005
  • February 2005
    • Feb 26, 2005 Revenge of the Kurds Feb 26, 2005
    • Feb 20, 2005 Waiting For Talabani Feb 20, 2005
    • Feb 9, 2005 Mud Season in Kurdistan Feb 9, 2005
  • October 2004
    • Oct 16, 2004 Losing Mosul? Oct 16, 2004
    • Oct 15, 2004 Losing Mosul? Oct 15, 2004
  • August 2004
    • Aug 13, 2004 Kurdish Delights Aug 13, 2004
  • July 2004
    • Jul 25, 2004 Iraq's Silent Killer Jul 25, 2004
    • Jul 7, 2004 Be Careful What You Wish For Jul 7, 2004
  • June 2004
    • Jun 17, 2004 The Times' Man in Baghdad: John Burns Swears Off Tea Jun 17, 2004
    • Jun 1, 2004 Halliburton: The Master Builder Jun 1, 2004
  • April 2004
    • Apr 19, 2004 No Easy Options Apr 19, 2004
    • Apr 17, 2004 Here's the ideal job. There is only one drawback - it's in Iraq Apr 17, 2004
    • Apr 11, 2004 Easter in Baghdad Apr 11, 2004
    • Apr 4, 2004 'If you don't get any birds, come and kill a cow' Apr 4, 2004
  • March 2004
    • Mar 10, 2004 Deconstructing Baghdad Mar 10, 2004
  • December 2003
    • Dec 2, 2003 How NOT to Travel in the Middle East Dec 2, 2003
  • November 2003
    • Nov 26, 2003 For Iraqis, a Bumpy Reentry Into Global Economy Nov 26, 2003
    • Nov 21, 2003 Baghdad Taxi Nov 21, 2003
    • Nov 21, 2003 Business as Usual at The Palestine Hotel Nov 21, 2003
  • September 2003
    • Sep 29, 2003 From Beirut to Baghdad Sep 29, 2003
  • May 2003
    • May 15, 2003 The Park Patrol May 15, 2003
    • May 15, 2003 Washington Didn't Sleep Here May 15, 2003
  • July 2002
    • Jul 18, 2002 Six of the best? Jul 18, 2002
  • June 2002
    • Jun 13, 2002 Hitting the board Jun 13, 2002
  • May 2002
    • May 2, 2002 A surfeit of sauce May 2, 2002
  • February 2002
    • Feb 28, 2002 Hard to expel Feb 28, 2002
  • January 2002
    • Jan 23, 2002 But how? Jan 23, 2002
  • October 2001
    • Oct 18, 2001 Why George Bush is a liar, whoremonger, lesbian, pimp and hustler Oct 18, 2001
  • September 2001
    • Sep 12, 2001 No surrender Sep 12, 2001
  • March 2001
    • Mar 8, 2001 A Eulogy for Dr. Mark Kaplanoff, 5 February 1949 - 9 March 2001 Mar 8, 2001

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