From the editor's desk

4 Dispatches from Iraq
by Ramzi Kysia, Felicity Arbuthnot, and Joe Quandt
"Where do you get your power to go on?" I'd asked. "From 6000 years," he'd answered.

"Monarchy," Silkscreen, Portland, Oregon, 2002 © Alex Lilly. This poster will be part of an exhibition "The Price of Intervention" about the consequences of US policy from Korea to the Gulf War, being updated by the Center for Political Graphics. The Center asks for donations of posters about social change and justice issues: Center for the Study of Political Graphics, 8124 West 3rd Street, Los Angeles, CA 90048; 323/653-4662; www.politicalgraphics.org

5 President Bush Fails to Make his Case
by Stephen Zunes
Given what is at stake, one would think the Administration would do a better job

6 Turning the Tide
by Eli Pariser
The American people are a lot smarter than politicians think, and support for this warmongering is paper thin

7 The Struggles of Democracy and Empire
by Mark Danner
On going abroad in search of monsters

9 Strengthening Non-proliferation Programs as an Alternative to War
by William Hartung
If we're worried about 'security,' it's time to start playing hardball on nuclear non-proliferation

10 Come September
by Arundhati Roy
Fortunately, power has a shelf life

SHORT TAKES
Global Military Expenditures and Global Priorities, p. 9
Opposed to War in the Gulf? Don't Pay for It!, p. 9
Resources for Anti-nuclear Organizing, p. 11
Audiotapes from AFSC Oct. 11-12 Conference, p. 11
Urgent Appeal for Donations to Help Iraqi People, p. 11
Letters, Bradford Lyttle and David Morse, p. 11
Send Peacework to Prison, p. 23
Still Walking in Concord, MA, p. 23

12 In Memoriam, Paul Wellstone

12 Ramadan and the Feast of Eid
from Mazin Qumsiyeh
A time for reflection, restraint, and renewal

13 Building a Wall, Sealing the Occupation
by Isabelle Humphries
Apartheid's wall secures land and water

14 Picking Olives for Peace
by Yaakov Manor
"Let them harvest their olives when there's a Palestinian state," said the commander

15 Water Inequalities
Kathy Kamphoefner
Palestinians are the thriftiest consumers of water in the Middle East, but they're thirsty today

16 Water: Local Use or Global Market?
by Arnie Alpert
Your drinking supply--at play in the global marketplace

18 The Two Heads of Militarism
by Dustin Washington
Using lethal force to keep people in line--at the Pentagon and at your local precinct

19 Urban Legends
by Rachael Kamel
In our alarm over anti-Semitism, we are reinforcing the exact ways of thinking that make anti-Semitism so dangerous

21From 'Somebody Blew Up America' From "Somebody Blew Up America"
by Amiri Baraka
We hear the questions rise
In terrible flame like the whistle of a crazy dog....
Who

22 PIECES Events, Opportunities, Gatherings, Campaigns, Resources

24 In Botswana, an Ancient People Threatened with Destruction
from Survival International
The Gana and Gwi Bushmen have lived on their land, part of which lies in what is now the Central Kalahari Game Reserve, for at least 20,000 years

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