Saddam Hussein

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Donald Rumsfeld Calls Oakland Raiders 'Evil'

Is this the face of evil?​In a recent interview that just so happened to take place on Super Bowl Sunday, Donald Rumsfeld -- who was notoriously regarded as callous during his term as Defense Secretary during George W. Bush's Iraq War -- dropped another "evildoer" reference. But this time he was t ... More >>

Thanks, John McCain -- Military Now 100 Percent Straight

What's Sen. McCain thinking? Don't ask. ​The Senate was unable to stop Sen. John McCain's filibuster of the military authorization bill on Tuesday, which means that -- among other things -- the greatest democracy in the world is unwilling to stop the military from discharging LGBT personnel. Not t ... More >>

What To Do? Thursday's Pick: Wafaa Bilal

​Wafaa Bilal @ City Lights Books On March 8, Wafaa Bilal, a professor at NYU's Tisch School of the Arts, turned his back into a canvas for our collective conscience. During a 24-hour tattoo session, a borderless map of Iraq was drilled full of dots representing every casualty of the war -- 105,000 ... More >>

The Green Zone: Mission finally accomplished

​Wafaa Bilal @ City Lights Books On March 8, Wafaa Bilal, a professor at NYU's Tisch School of the Arts, turned his back into a canvas for our collective conscience. During a 24-hour tattoo session, a borderless map of Iraq was drilled full of dots representing every casualty of the war -- 105,000 ... More >>

The Son Also Rises

Oliver Stone on W. and the president who would be John Wayne.

Scott McClellan Tells Us Who To Blame

Oliver Stone on W. and the president who would be John Wayne.

Get Out of Jail Free

Errol Morris cuts the Abu Ghraib MPs some slack in Standard Operating Procedure.

Absurdistan

The next wave of post-9/11 political films trades sobriety for satire.

Paging Freaks

The next wave of post-9/11 political films trades sobriety for satire.

'Bee' Embarasses Jerry Seinfeld

The next wave of post-9/11 political films trades sobriety for satire.

Mobbin' Thru the Industry

How SMC Recordings built an indie rap empire

Republicans, Irish and otherwise

How SMC Recordings built an indie rap empire

War Is Beautiful

Bye-bye Holocaust, hello Iraq. Baghdad gets the Benigni treatment.

On the Road

Sacha Baron Cohen's howlingly funny mockumentary goes looking for America

Letters to the Editor

Week of Wednesday, May 3, 2006

Repertory Theaters

Week of Wednesday, May 3, 2006

San Francisco Dog Court

Due process, under the law, for every canine

Encore

Our critics weigh in on local theater

George of the Bungle

Michael Moore goes Bushwacking in Fahrenheit 9/11

Keeping Occupied

Did The Battle of Algiers teach the Pentagon tactical lessons?

King of Beer

In which the Zen suds master of the Richmond reveals his secrets

Sitting Mull

When to take a seat uninvited, open presents, and pick a new party theme

Behind the Music Videos

There are some pretty cool videos out there, but you won't see them on MTV

Letters to the Editor

Week of July 9, 2003

Reps Etc.

Week of July 9, 2003

The World According to Bechtel

There are well-connected companies. Then there's Bechtel.

It's a Bechtel World

Think that a $680 million Iraq contract is a big deal? You don't know Bechtel.

The Gulf Between

When these soldiers became writers, the pen became very mighty indeed

Journey Into Fear

Like Law & Order, our column is ripped from the headlines

Risk Reassessment

As the Bush administration scares America witless, San Francisco might offer a model for living well in the shadow of apocalypse

Reps Etc.

As the Bush administration scares America witless, San Francisco might offer a model for living well in the shadow of apocalypse

Letters to the Editor

Week of March 26, 2003

Tanks for the Memories

Reconnoitering the Military Vehicle Technology Foundation and its 205 military vehicles. In Portola Valley.

700 Years of 9/11

Never heard of the Battle of Malplaquet? Then you don't know your Sept. 11 history.

The New Defenders

An explosion of federal funding has Bay Area researchers at the forefront of America's counter-terrorism program. Will the money make us safer - or just make science a military secret?

War and Peace

A festival of short plays takes a raw, intelligent look at life beyond the politics in the Middle East

The Drums of War

The final installment in the Shotgun Players' protest trilogy

Dickens Doubled

From Iran, a heartbreaker about a child and his family

Potty Mouth, the Movie

From Iran, a heartbreaker about a child and his family

Letters

From Iran, a heartbreaker about a child and his family

Letters

From Iran, a heartbreaker about a child and his family

Mecklin

From Iran, a heartbreaker about a child and his family

The New Nuclear Age

Livermore protest is mere theater, but lab's research raises real questions

Slap Shots

Livermore protest is mere theater, but lab's research raises real questions

Gypped

Independence Day Directed by Roland Emmerich. Starring Bill Pullman, Jeff Goldblum, and Will Smith. Courage Under Fire Directed by Edward Zwick. Starring Denzel Washington and Meg Ryan.