"From bestselling and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Steve Coll, the definitive story of the decades-long relationship between the United States and Saddam Hussein, and a deeply researched and news breaking investigation into how human error, cultural miscommunication, and hubris led to one of the greatest geopolitical conflicts of our time When the United States invaded Iraq in 2003, its message was clear: Iraq, under the control of strongman Saddam...

Chomsky joins noted scholar Prashad in discussions that get to the roots of this unprecedented time of peril and change we face.

"Based on a unique set of interviews and British and American documents, this book examines the motives for the American invasion of Iraq in 2003, examines the decision-making inside the Bush administration, and assesses the reasons for the chaotic, bloody, and costly occupation. The attack on America on 9/11 by al Qaeda terrorists transformed the thinking and actions of Bush and his top advisers. Bush conceived the administration's response. Fear,...

A year after the fact, a followup report on the U.S.-led coalition's March 2003 invasion of Iraq.

"Iraq sits on top of more than 140 billion barrels of oil, making it the owner of the world's fifth largest reserves. When the United States invaded in 2003, the Bush Administration promised that oil revenue would be used to rebuild and democratize the country. But fifteen years later, those dreams have been shattered. The Iraqi economy has flatlined, millions of people are internally displaced, and international institutions have had to provide billions...

Discusses the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait; historical background on Iraq, Kuwait and the Persian Gulf region; biographical information on Saddam Hussein; U.N. and U.S. actions; and the Persian Gulf War.

From the horror of 9/11 to the invasion of Iraq; the truth about WMD to the rise of an insurgency; the scandal of Abu Ghraib to the strategy of the surge. Reveals the defining stories of the "war on terror" in meticulous detail, and the political dramas that played out at the highest levels of power and influence. On the fifth anniversary of the Iraq invasion, the full saga will unfold in this special documentary analysis of one of the most challenging...

Features one of the world's leading intellectuals, Noam Chomsky, contesting official versions of history and today's news in two powerful lectures and a 45-minute interview.

Michael R. Gordon and Gen. Bernard E. Trainor provide the first comprehensive, inside account of arguably the most widely reported--yet least understood--war in American history: from the occupation, to the withdrawal of American troops. Based on an abundance of highly classified, still-secret government documents and firsthand knowledge of top American and Iraqi leaders; Gordon and Trainor provide a view unseen in the media coverage of the war in...