Archive: Iraq US accused of plans to loot Iraq antiques From the archive (2003): the warning about Iraq’s antiquities, published days before the looting — given in time, not acted on.
Archive: Iraq History? What History? From the archive (2003): Scheer on Baghdad’s looted museums and the guarded oil ministry — priorities stated in actions, and the case for institutions that hold memory.
Archive: Iraq Plunder of Iraq Culture Treasures - US Adv. Panel resigns From the archive (2003): Iraq’s looted cultural treasures and the advisers who resigned in protest — what is lost when a civilisation’s working memory goes unguarded.
Archive: Afghanistan Geologist asked by U.S. to guess location of bin Ladin from video From the archive (2001): a geologist asked to place bin Laden from video terrain — open-source intelligence before the term existed, and a note on analytical capability as power.
Archive: Afghanistan Spare Afghanistan from U.S. ''Nation-building'' From the archive (2001): against imposed nation-building in Afghanistan, written before the project began — institutions are grown from within, not installed.
Archive: Afghanistan Law Professor: Say what you want, but this war is illegal From the archive (2001): law professor Michael Mandel’s case that the Afghan war was illegal — the legality question raised precisely, from the first weeks.
