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America - Andrew Stephen sees the end of US unilateralism

  • 21 June 2004

With the November elections looming, the administration suddenly cares about what other countries say. The years of arrogant, bullying foreign policy are finally over

America - Andrew Stephen explores the mystery of a CIA boss

  • 14 June 2004

US presidents are usually frightened of intelligence chiefs because they know where the bodies are buried. Will George Tenet, the ousted head of the CIA, spill the beans?

America - Andrew Stephen experiences a cicada moment

  • 07 June 2004

The Magicicada Brood X insect appears once every 17 years. When it next resurfaces, what kind of a world will it be, and how will history have judged Bush, Rumsfeld and Rice?

America - Andrew Stephen on Michael Moore's low US profile

  • 31 May 2004

Michael Moore's triumph at Cannes got only grudging mentions in the US press. He has only a cult following here, big on campuses but hardly on most people's radar screens

America - Andrew Stephen on why Bush can't let Rumsfeld go

  • 17 May 2004

Donald Rumsfeld and Vice-President Cheney appear a sorry twosome, unable to grasp unpalatable realities that are staring them in the face

America - Andrew Stephen fears it's too little, too late for Kerry

  • 10 May 2004

Kerry has run a woeful campaign so far, failing to counter even when unfairly attacked. After the worst three months of his presidency, Bush is still level in the polls

America - Andrew Stephen dissects Bush's U-turn on the UN

  • 03 May 2004

George Bush now regards the UN's help in Iraq as vital. But this isn't a real conversion: he wants to bottle up the issue until November, and blame Kofi Annan if things go wrong

America - Andrew Stephen on the mercenaries in Iraq

  • 26 April 2004

The US military now puts machine-guns into the hands of mercenaries, who could hardly have a more "mission-critical" task than protecting Paul Bremer

Andrew Stephen - Bush relaxes while soldiers die

  • 19 April 2004

Iraq - George W Bush took five days' holiday at his Texas ranch while the rest of America was at work, and looked to be enjoying himself while US soldiers were dying

America - Andrew Stephen finds liberal talk radio not very funny

  • 12 April 2004

The trouble with the new liberal talk-radio station is that it's not very funny. It's easier for right-wing shock-jocks to jeer at those seeking compassion than vice versa

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