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U.S. Attack on Iraq Would Violate International Law

Article by Howard Zinn. The Progressive. August 2002.
"A war against Iraq has no logical connection to the tragic events of Sept. 11."

People’s History: No to War

Letter to the Editor by Howard Zinn. The Nation. June 21, 2004.
Howard Zinn comments on Jonathan Schell's "Truth and Politics" [May 10].

How to Get Out of Iraq: A Forum

Article by Howard Zinn. The Nation. May 24, 2004.
The Nation has asked a range of writers, both regular and new contributors to the magazine, for their ideas on America's way out of Iraq.

Letter to the Editor by Howard Zinn regarding Richard Falk’s “Ends and Means: Defining a Just War” [Oct. 29]. The Nation. November 26, 2001.
"Four instances of violence come to my mind. One I read about in the newspapers; another I witnessed; in a third I was on the receiving end; in the fourth, the most brutal of them all, I was a perpetrator."

A Big Government Bailout

Article by Howard Zinn. The Nation. October 27, 2008.
"It is sad to see both major parties agree to spend $700 billion of taxpayer money to bail out huge financial institutions that are notable for two characteristics: incompetence and greed."

Veterans Day

By Howard Zinn. Article. ZCommunications. November 13, 2002.
It would be good to remember a few things about that war as this country is about to embark on still another war. First, that you don’t "win" wars. We "won" World War I, but sowed the seeds of another world war. War is a quick fix, like crack. An exultant high — we won! — and soon you’re down again, and you need another fix, another war.

Victory?

By Howard Zinn. ZCommunications. July 24, 2003.
The “victory” over an already devastated and disarmed Iraq led Bush, Rumsfeld and their teammates into a locker-room frenzy of exultation and self-congratulation. I half-expected to see Bush joyfully pouring beer on Rumsfeld’s head and Ashcroft snapping a towel at Ari Fleischer’s derriere. But it turns out that they thought the Iraq game was over, when it was only the fifth inning.