George W. Bush
George W. Bush was the 43rd President of the United States and served from 2001 to 2009. Below is a biography of President George W. Bush followed by news, articles, and quotes.George W. Bush Biography
George W. Bush, the 43rd President of the USA, is the son of George H W Bush, the 41st President of the United States.
Both father and son duo have the remarkable distinction of being responsible for getting their country engulfed in two Gulf Wars.
Early
President George W. Bush was born on 6 July 1946 in New Haven, Connecticut. He has three brothers, Jeb, Neil, and Marvin, and one sister Dorothy. Another sister Robin died at the age of three.
Education
Bush went to school at the prestigious Phillips Academy in Andovers, Massachusetts. Later he attended Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut, and Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Alcoholism
During his college years and for some years afterwards, President George W. Bush was a hard drinker and reportedly indulged in substance abuse as well. He battled with alcoholism for a long time before eventually kicking the habit in 1986.
Religion
George Bush's family are of the Episcopal faith. On his marriage, he left that to join his wife's United Methodist Church. Later he became a Born Again Christian, a faith he shares with his ally in the War on Terror, British Prime Minister Tony Blair.
Marriage and Family Life
President George W. Bush is married to Laura Bush, formerly Laura Welch, whom he met through mutual friends. She was previously a Librarian. They have twin girls, Jenna and Barbara, who both occasionally feature in the gossip columns for problems with alcohol. Neither girl has shown any interest so far in entering the US Military and helping advance their father's war efforts.
The family owns a black Scottish Terrier called Barney.
Business Career
For someone who is frequently derided in the Press for being, shall we say, intellectually challenged, George W Bush has had a pretty successful business career.
He has been a Board Member with Tom Brown Inc., a Senior Partner/CEO with Arbusto Energy, Spectrum 7, and Harken Energy, the Founder and CEO of Bush Exploration, and a General Partner with the Texas Rangers. From all these enterprises, he amassed a great deal of personal fortune.
He was investigated briefly by the SEC for possible Insider Trading, but was not charged with anything.
Military Career
During the Vietnam War, Bush enlisted in the Texas Air National Guard. He received his wings as an F-102 pilot, was promoted to First Lieutenant, and then took an unexplained leave of absence. In short, he never made it to Vietnam to fight the gooks. But, it must be noted, he supported the war like he has supported every war the USA has been involved in modern times – philosophically and politically and from the sidelines. When you are wealthy and well-connected, there is no reason to risk your own life for the wars that you sponsor.
Political Career
The Bush Family has been involved in politics since a long time. Bush's grandfather, Prescott Bush, was a Senator from Connecticut and his father, as mentioned, was President of the USA from 1989 to 1993.
Bush entered the political arena in 1978 when he ran unsuccessfully for the US House of Representatives from Texas. In 1988, Bush helped with his father's presidential campaign. He plunged into politics once more himself in 1994 when he ran for Governor of Texas and surprisingly won.
Although edged with the inevitable controversies, he had a pretty good run as the Governor of Texas and was reelected in 1998, the first Texan Governor to be elected two consecutive times. Aside from reforming the criminal justice system and the education system, his government supported religious organizations and provided funding to 'faith-based initiatives'. Which means he did his bit to force his religion, Christianity, into politics and on the general public.
He next turned his attention to the White House and began campaigning to become President.
Presidential Career
George W Bush became the 43rd President of the United States on 20 January 2001 and was reelected to the post on 20 January 2005. The circumstances in which he became President the first time around are still disputed and considered illegal by some political pundits. Many still consider that it was Al Gore who rightfully won the election.
The Presidency of George W Bush has been even more illuminating than his Governorship of Texas.
He has vetoed against government funding for Stem Cell Research, refused to endorse the Kyoto Agreement, has proposed to build a wall to seal the border with Mexico to put an end to illegal immigration, has legalized unauthorized phone tapping and detaining and interrogating people without warrants.
After the 11 September 2001 attack on the World Trade Center, President George W. Bush launched an illegal 'War on Terror', that five years on is showing no sign of abating. As Governor of Texas, he had about 152 prisoners executed. As President, he has been responsible for over 600,000 deaths in Iraq and Afghanistan. Undeterred by the niceties of International Law, he and his political colleagues are now attempting to stir trouble with other nations, namely, North Korea, Iran, Nicaragua, and Somalia.
As a self-proclaimed 'Uniter, Not Divider', President George W Bush has successfully united public opinion worldwide against the aggressive and irresponsible US Foreign Policy.
George W. Bush, the 43rd President of the USA, is the son of George H W Bush, the 41st President of the United States.
Both father and son duo have the remarkable distinction of being responsible for getting their country engulfed in two Gulf Wars.
Early
President George W. Bush was born on 6 July 1946 in New Haven, Connecticut. He has three brothers, Jeb, Neil, and Marvin, and one sister Dorothy. Another sister Robin died at the age of three.
Education
Bush went to school at the prestigious Phillips Academy in Andovers, Massachusetts. Later he attended Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut, and Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Alcoholism
During his college years and for some years afterwards, President George W. Bush was a hard drinker and reportedly indulged in substance abuse as well. He battled with alcoholism for a long time before eventually kicking the habit in 1986.
Religion
George Bush's family are of the Episcopal faith. On his marriage, he left that to join his wife's United Methodist Church. Later he became a Born Again Christian, a faith he shares with his ally in the War on Terror, British Prime Minister Tony Blair.
Marriage and Family Life
President George W. Bush is married to Laura Bush, formerly Laura Welch, whom he met through mutual friends. She was previously a Librarian. They have twin girls, Jenna and Barbara, who both occasionally feature in the gossip columns for problems with alcohol. Neither girl has shown any interest so far in entering the US Military and helping advance their father's war efforts.
The family owns a black Scottish Terrier called Barney.
Business Career
For someone who is frequently derided in the Press for being, shall we say, intellectually challenged, George W Bush has had a pretty successful business career.
He has been a Board Member with Tom Brown Inc., a Senior Partner/CEO with Arbusto Energy, Spectrum 7, and Harken Energy, the Founder and CEO of Bush Exploration, and a General Partner with the Texas Rangers. From all these enterprises, he amassed a great deal of personal fortune.
He was investigated briefly by the SEC for possible Insider Trading, but was not charged with anything.
Military Career
During the Vietnam War, Bush enlisted in the Texas Air National Guard. He received his wings as an F-102 pilot, was promoted to First Lieutenant, and then took an unexplained leave of absence. In short, he never made it to Vietnam to fight the gooks. But, it must be noted, he supported the war like he has supported every war the USA has been involved in modern times – philosophically and politically and from the sidelines. When you are wealthy and well-connected, there is no reason to risk your own life for the wars that you sponsor.
Political Career
The Bush Family has been involved in politics since a long time. Bush's grandfather, Prescott Bush, was a Senator from Connecticut and his father, as mentioned, was President of the USA from 1989 to 1993.
Bush entered the political arena in 1978 when he ran unsuccessfully for the US House of Representatives from Texas. In 1988, Bush helped with his father's presidential campaign. He plunged into politics once more himself in 1994 when he ran for Governor of Texas and surprisingly won.
Although edged with the inevitable controversies, he had a pretty good run as the Governor of Texas and was reelected in 1998, the first Texan Governor to be elected two consecutive times. Aside from reforming the criminal justice system and the education system, his government supported religious organizations and provided funding to 'faith-based initiatives'. Which means he did his bit to force his religion, Christianity, into politics and on the general public.
He next turned his attention to the White House and began campaigning to become President.
Presidential Career
George W Bush became the 43rd President of the United States on 20 January 2001 and was reelected to the post on 20 January 2005. The circumstances in which he became President the first time around are still disputed and considered illegal by some political pundits. Many still consider that it was Al Gore who rightfully won the election.
The Presidency of George W Bush has been even more illuminating than his Governorship of Texas.
He has vetoed against government funding for Stem Cell Research, refused to endorse the Kyoto Agreement, has proposed to build a wall to seal the border with Mexico to put an end to illegal immigration, has legalized unauthorized phone tapping and detaining and interrogating people without warrants.
After the 11 September 2001 attack on the World Trade Center, President George W. Bush launched an illegal 'War on Terror', that five years on is showing no sign of abating. As Governor of Texas, he had about 152 prisoners executed. As President, he has been responsible for over 600,000 deaths in Iraq and Afghanistan. Undeterred by the niceties of International Law, he and his political colleagues are now attempting to stir trouble with other nations, namely, North Korea, Iran, Nicaragua, and Somalia.
As a self-proclaimed 'Uniter, Not Divider', President George W Bush has successfully united public opinion worldwide against the aggressive and irresponsible US Foreign Policy.
George W. Bush Shoe Attacker Released from Iraqi Prison
The enraged journalist who threw both of his shoes at George W. Bush during a press conference has been released from prison early.
Interesting Facts about George W. Bush
George W. Bush served as the president of the United States from 2001-2008. He was considered to be one of the most charismatic presidents of the United States. Surrounded by mystery, gossip, and rumors, the life of George W. Bush has many interesting facts and anecdotes....
George W. Bush Reminisces About Days as President
George W. Bush spoke at a meeting of The Economic Club of Southwestern Michigan at Lake Michigan College, remembering the meals at the White House and meetings military personnel.
Feingold Angry About Unwillingness to Prosecute Bush War Crimes
Senator Russ Feingold always disagreed with President Bush on matters of national security – now he’s disagreeing with just about everyone over the issue of investigating war crimes during the Bush years.
Pros and Cons of the No Child Left Behind Act
No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 is also referred to as 'nicklebee'. The Act was proposed by President George W. Bush. It increased primary and secondary school accountability towards assisting parents in their choice of an institution for their children and the desired academic goals...
Ex-Bush Administration Member Claims Many at Gitmo Innocent
An ex-Bush administration official who served under former Secretary of State Colin Powell has recently given detailed information about gross abuses of freedom and the knowing imprisonment of innocent civilians at Guantanamo.
Bush Backs Up Obama During Speech in Canada
Former President George W. Bush offered President Obama his support in a recent speech in Canada and spoke of a new book that will detail his 12 toughest choices while in office.
Iraqi Shoe Thrower Sentenced to 3 Years in Prison
Muntadhar al-Zeidi, the Iraqi reporter who famously threw his shoes at former President George W. Bush, was sentenced to 3 years in Iraqi prison for assault.
Senator Seeks a U.S. "Truth Commission" on Bush Years
Senator Patrick Leahy, chairman of the Judiciary Committee, is seeking a broad investigation of former President Bush’s wartime transgressions.
Obama Halts Outgoing Bush Proposals, Calls for Review
Any pending regulations enacted by the Bush administration have been halted by President Obama and are now subject to legal and policy reviews by the new administration.
Former Bush Aides Say Katrina was Tipping Point for President
With an administration that has seen the 9/11 terrorist attacks, a multi-front Global War on Terror, and countless global catastrophes, Hurricane Katrina proved to be George W. Bush's final undoing.
President Bush Pardons Man Who Assisted Israel in Wartime
Man who illegally supplied airplanes to Israel died in 1984 but was pardoned posthumously by President Bush yesterday.
Iraq Sees Journalist, Shoe Thrower as a National Hero
The Iraqi journalist who threw his shoes at President Bush over the weekend has warmed the hearts of many Iraqis, becoming a cult hero in his home country.
President Bush Goes on Farewell Tour, Has to Dodge Flying Shoes
President Bush, making a final visit to Iraq before handing over the reins to President-elect Barack Obama, ducks shoes thrown by an Iraqi reporter and claims that the "war is not over."
Bush Promises Help for Auto Industry
President Bush has stated that his administration is working quickly to develop an aid package for the auto industry in the hopes of avoiding the imminent bankruptcies of GM and Chrysler.
Bush Offering Plan to Help Ease Holiday Air Travel Delays
The Bush Administration is once again touting a plan designed to help ease air traffic delays and congestion during the busy holiday travel season.
George Bush Trying to Squeeze in Last-minute Environmental Legislation
Environmental groups are enraged at some of the legislation that George Bush and his administration are attempting to enact prior to him leaving office in January.
President Bush Portrayed Fairly in W
Despite Oliver Stone’s well-documented liberal tendencies, even critics seem to agree that W. is a fair portrait of President George W. Bush from a political perspective.
Bush Addresses Terrorism at UN
President Bush addressed the U.N. on Tuesday, focusing on terrorism as the main topic.
Bush Plans to Keep Majority of Troops in Iraq
To combat potential unrest, President Bush has redirected 8,000 Marines to Afghanistan instead of Iraq.
Your Government Failed You
As the Bush administration term nears the end, the long list of national security failures has piled high. But not all the failures can be blamed on Bush, Cheney and Rumsfeld.
Quotes by George W. Bush
Read on for a compilation of quotes by George W. Bush, which are selected from some of the press conferences or meetings, addressed by him.
The Prosecution of George W. Bush for Murder: Palpable Anger
Bugliosi's detailed presentation of the legal grounds for charging the president with the murders of lives lost in Iraq.
The Prosecution of George W. Bush for Murder
Detailed presentation of the legal grounds for charging the president with the murders of lives lost in Iraq.
Bush, Candidates Weigh in on Iraq War
Marking the five-year anniversary of the U.S. occupation in Iraq, President Bush and the presidential candidates speak their minds.
Bush Preps for Prime Time
President Bush has big plans for Monday’s State of the Union address.
Bush Derails Judge’s Order, Allows Navy Use of Sonar
In an unprecedented move against the U.S. Coastal zone management law, President Bush exempted the Navy’s use of mid-frequency sonar, defying a judge’s order.
Bush Pardons Turkeys…and the Jokes are Flying
The White House and the press corps had a little fun at a traditional ceremony in which President Bush pardoned two Thanksgiving turkeys.
Congress to Override Bush Veto of Water Bill
After voting for a popular water bill 381-40, Congress vows to override President Bush’s most recent veto.
Bush Urges Congress to Extend Limit on Eavesdropping Law
President Bush is urging Congress to make permanent a temporary law okaying warrantless monitoring of communications between Americans and those outside the U.S.
Press Secretary Tony Snow Resigning
President Bush announced Friday that his press secretary Tony Snow will be resigning on September 14.
Bush’s Brain Retires!
Karl Rove, long referred to as the brain behind George W. Bush, has announced that he will retire at the end of the month.
Congress Votes to Pull US Troops Out of Iraq: Bush Unmoved
In a 223-201 vote, the U.S. Congress voted Thursday to begin pulling U.S. soldiers out of Iraq; despite Bush’s threat to veto, both parties say the message is still important.
Bush's Veto Pen: Protecting Us From the Horror of Saving Lives
Bush has vetoed three bills in his entire time in office. So what were these horrific bills he had to protect us from? Two of his vetoes killed bills for stem cell research: research that could cure illnesses, and save lives. Morality, indeed.
Texas Officials Critical of President’s Border Fence Plan
Government officials in the Rio Grande Valley are taking issue with President Bush’s plans for building a fence on the border between the US and Mexico, saying that the fence would block access to the river by farmers, wildlife, and recreation.
Bush Suspends All Executions in Florida after Botched Injection
A convicted killer was executed by lethal injection in Florida Wednesday, and it took him 34 minutes to die. Friday Florida’s Gov. Jab Bush suspended all executions and created a commission to examine the lethal injection process.
School Fires Bus Driver for Giving Bush the Finger
A school bus driver in Issaquah, Washington, gave the President the finger and got herself in hot water as a result.
Peace Mom
A mother’s journey through heartache to activism. We were a little late getting to the bus the next morning because at first we couldn't get Andy up -- either by phone or by knocking on his door…
President Bush Approves 700 Miles of Border Fencing in Arizona
President Bush has signed into law a massive homeland security bill that will overhaul FEMA and pay for installing about 700 miles of fencing along the US-Mexican border.
The Republican Playbook
After the 2004 presidential debates, eagle-eyed observers hypothesized about the rectangular bulge tucked inside George W.'s suit jacket, visible in images shown around the world. Was it a radio receiver, allowing Karl Rove to feed the president complete sentences he'd never form on his own? Perhaps it was a remote-control device that enabled Dick Cheney to operate W. like a robot. Nah. The real explanation was much simpler...
Bush Approval Rating Slowly Rising
Although his overall approval rating is still low, President Bush is slowly pushing his numbers in the right direction following recent speeches on Iraq and the War on Terror.
President Bush Still Primary Target of Political Humor
Politicians holding or running for offices other than that of President of the United States are virtually immune to comedians looking for easily laughs.
British TV Network to Air Film Depicting Assassination of Bush
An offshoot of Britain’s Channel 4 network plans to show a movie that depicts a fictional assassination of President George W. Bush.
Dolphins Coach Saban Snubs President Bush
Miami Head Coach Nick Saban is up for a dinner at the White House any time – unless that time is during the Dolphins’ training camp.
President Bush’s Shoulder Squeeze Rubs People the Wrong Way
A five-second video of President Bush squeezing the shoulders of German chancellor Angela Merkel at the G8 summit is making the rounds of the Internet and television talk shows.
President Bush Vetoes Stem Cell Research Bill
As many people expected, President Bush has used the first veto of his presidency to block a bill that would have allowed federal funding for stem-cell research.
Belafonte Again Publicly Lashes Out at President Bush
Jamaican-reared entertainer Harry Belafonte once again took advantage of a speaking engagement to criticize President Bush and the Homeland Security Department.
U.S. Citizen Confesses to Plot to Assassinate President Bush
A U.S. citizen accused of joining al Qaida in order to help with a plot to assassinate President Bush is in court this week, with the judge considering the validity of his taped confession.
Kentucky Man May Face Charges of Threatening President
A Kentucky college student who made a post to a Web site about New Orleans families stranded by the hurricane may face charges for an offhand comment that seemed to be threatening President Bush.
President Visits Boy Scout Jamboree for Memorial Service
President Bush will make an appearance Sunday evening at the Boy Scout Jamboree where four Scout leaders were killed last week.
Bush Visits Allies, Fields Questions About Supreme Court Nominees
President Bush has been visiting European allies to thank them for their support in Iraq, while being pressed by reporters to answer questions about his impending nomination to the Supreme Court.
Terri Schiavo Gets Support From President Bush
President George Bush signed an emergency bill into law that will allow a federal court to review Terri’s case an determine whether or not her feeding tubes should be reconnected.
The Nader Question
A Response To A Letter From Minnesota. As a voice for independence from political parties and an advocate for third parties as a means to that end, it was an agonizing decision to dedicate whatever small measure of influence I could muster toward replacing George W. Bush with the Democrat John Kerry.
Choose Your Enemy
A Strategy For The Independence Movement: Some of the most incisive, powerful and eloquent voices of dissent on the planet have concluded that the defeat of George Bush is not worth the moral turpitude of advocating a vote for John Kerry.
Crusade
James Carroll is best known for his National Book Award winning An American Requiem. Most recently he has been prominent for a string of columns criticizing the the Bush administration and the underpinnings of religion in US foreign policy, which are now compiled along with original commentary in his new book Crusade.
Did the Bushes help to kill JFK?
The question cannot be answered definitely, but the thesis is not without circumstantial evidence. If nothing else, these pages will show the reader the following:
Bush Daughters Getting Bad Rap
After being asked repeatedly by the Bush family to back off, the press has moved forward yet again in their relentless pursuit of "dirt" on the first daughters.
Uncle Jonathan Bush Defends His Young Nieces
Jonathan Bush, brother of Dubya’s dad, has defended the Bush twins and is outspoken in his condemnation of the current "legal" drinking age.
President Bush Seeks America's Support for Tax Cut
President Bush, after pitching his tax plan to lawmakers for over two weeks, has now gone straight to the American public for support.
George W. Bush Moves to D.C. to Begin Transition
In the wake of the drama and turmoil that surrounded the 2000 presidential election, George W. Bush seeks to heal a nation divided.
Election Chaos Reaches Week Five
VP Al Gore and Texas Governor George W. Bush await two key rulings that should move the 2000 presidential election towards its finality.
Gov. George W. Bush Wins Florida Vote
Florida's secretary of state has officially certified Florida's 25 electoral votes in favor of Gov. George W. Bush, but Al Gore promises to fight on.
Governor’s Son Caught with Pants Down
As the votes in Florida continue to be counted, new information about George W. Bush’s nephew adds more fuel to an already raging fire.
Democrats Disclose Details of Bush DUI
In what is being viewed as an act of desperation by the Democratic Party, a DUI from 1976 is now in the news once again.
George W. Bush and Al Gore to Square Off Again
George W. Bush has gained a slight edge over Vice President Al Gore in some recent polls as the two prepare to face off for the second time.
Candidates Square off in First Presidential Debate
The much anticipated first debate between presidential hopefuls George W. Bush and Al Gore boiled down to numbers and character issues.
Who's Accountable for the Media?
In an ironic turn of events, a member of the media was on the receiving end of some biting personal criticism from George W. Bush.
George Bush - the Perfect Salesman?
Tim Dowling asks what other businesses might be looking to hire an ex-president
So the Chinese Premier Forgives His Shoe-thrower. Will George Bush Be As Gracious in His New Life?
Michele Hanson: 'Education is the best help for a young student,' says Wen. If only our prison system felt the same way
George Bush Gets Job Offer As Hardware Store Greeter
Texas businessman suggests the job will be 'less stressful' than Bush's position as US president
Store Greeter: a Job for George W?
So how will George Bush spend his post-presidential time?
What Makes World Leaders Think George Bush Loves Nut Pastries, Reads Poetry and Plays the Harp?
Alexander Chancellor: America's secret service requires the destruction of all food gifts to the president
Cheney Admits to Disagreement With Bush Over Presidential Pardon
George Bush ignored a plea by Dick Cheney to grant a last-minute pardon to a former senior White House staffer
New Team Moves to Undo Last-minute Rule Changes
Regulations introduced during George Bush's last days in office strip away protection for workers and environment
Clemency and Conversation in President's Last Day
George Bush pardons two US border guards sentenced to ten years for shooting an unarmed Mexican
Bush Delivers Final Address to American Citizens in Televised Speech
'There are things I would have done differently' says George Bush as he prepares to leave the White House
Bush Urges Us to Stake Claim to Arctic Territory in Last-gasp Energy Grab
Departing US president grasps at resources beyond Alaska ? but scientists warn the move could accelerate global warming
Bush Administration: 'we Tortured Qahtani'
US lawyers are concerned that George Bush will pardon members of his administration who sanctioned torture
9/11, Two Wars, Katrina: 'we Had Fun', Says Bush
Outgoing president emotional and ill at ease during 'ultimate exit interview' with world press
Home From Home: the Perfect Retirement Pad for Bush
Replica White House in Atlanta on the market, complete with Lincoln bedroom and Oval Office
Bush Designates Ocean Conservation Areas in Final Weeks As President
George Bush will designate nearly 200,000 square miles of the Pacific Ocean as conservation areas on Tuesday, recasting his record on the environment just two weeks before leaving the White House
The Ultimate Power Lunch - With Friction on the Menu
Ed Pilkington on George Bush hosting a unique lunch of all the living presidents - past, present and future
CBS Newsman's $70m Lawsuit Likely to Deal Bush Legacy a New Blow
Case reopens debate over alleged favorable treatment George W Bush received during Vietnam war
George Bush Hands Car Manufacturers $17.4bn Lifeline
Short term deals for General Motors and Chrysler come after Senate rejection of bail-out plan
Shoe-throwing Iraqi Journalist Could Face Prison Sentence
The Iraqi journalist who threw his shoes at George Bush has been beaten in custody, his brother claims
How to Insult George Bush, Wherever You Are in the World
Emine Saner: George Bush was on the receiving end of the worst of all Middle Eastern insults when an Iraqi journalist threw his shoes at him
Iraqi Officials Interrogate Bush Shoe Protest Man
Thousands demand release of TV journalist as footage dominates presidential swan song tour
Journalist Emerges As Hero of Resistance
Protesters demand release of journalist who threw shoes at George Bush at a press conference
Shoes and Insults Hurled at Bush on Iraq Visit
Iraqi journalist calls US president a 'dog' and throws shoes at him at press conference in Baghdad
Shoes Thrown at Bush During Iraq Visit
Trip designed to thank troops, highlight drop in violence and sign security pact with Baghdad government
Bush Sneaks Through Host of Laws to Undermine Obama
Republican team rushes through radical measures, from coal waste dumping to power stations in national parks
Bush Sanctions Last-ditch Rescue of Us Car Makers
Emergency funding package of $14bn to come from previously off-limits bank relief fund
Bush Sanctions Last-ditch Rescue Plan for General Motors and Chrysler
White House warns bankruptcy of either company would deliver devastating blow to US economy
GM and Chrysler Must Convince Bush 'car Tsar' in Order to Survive
White House warns car giants they may be forced into bankruptcy without viable restructuring plans
Iraq War My Biggest Regret, Bush Admits
President admits to flawed basis for the invasion in exit interview for US television
Bush Expresses Doubts About Rationale for Iraq War
In an interview with ABC, outgoing president admits going to war on the basis of flawed intelligence was his biggest regret
George W. Bush Belongs in Prison
There is a compelling case for indicting George W. Bush and putting him in prison, not to get revenge, but to obtain justice and show the world that we truly believe in the rule of law that even presidents are not above.
Bush Bails Out Pumpkin, But Stays Silent on Economy
White House staff and children gather for pardoning of the National Thanksgiving Turkey
Wistful Us Leader in Nostalgic Mood at Summit Farewell
George Bush in conciliatory frame of mind ready to put aside differences with Russia over Georgia
Jailed Fraudster Conrad Black Asks for Clemency From Bush
Disgraced British peer who defrauded millions from media empire issues plea to departing president
President for 60 More Days, Bush Tearing Apart Protection for America's Wilderness
Outgoing George Bush set to leave his mark by removing at least ten major environmental safeguards
Bush Gives Ground on Car Industry Bail-out
Bush prepared to consider $25bn loan to Big Three but seeks approval of Colombia trade pact
Quiet Days for Leader Not Gone But Already Forgotten
Bush is an increasingly isolated figure in the White House, with most of his original team having retired
Bush is Like a Child Who Has Smashed Up His Toys Inviting Another to Come and Play in His Nursery
Alexander Chancellor: To inherit two wars and a broken economy would not be most people's idea of fun
George, We've Got Just the Job for You
He's had a crack at being president - but a man of George W Bush's talents will now surely be looking for his next big challenge. Tim Dowling has some ideas
Bush Seeks United Front on Crisis
Emergency summit in Washington will discuss underlying causes of downturn and global response
Stone's Psychodrama of Party Animal Turned President is Missing Its Final Act
Bush biopic of free world's unlikeliest leader rushed into cinemas before election
Bush: Banks Rescue Push Helps Reassure Financial Markets
White House joins forces with Congressional leaders to pledge that the bail-out will be quickly resurrected
Congress Approval Rating Just 10% As Bush Goes From 'lame to Dead Duck'
After America's year of living dangerously, eminent reputations lie in ruins
No Regrets: Bush Accentuates the Positive in Last Speech to World Body
US president devotes most of address to terror threat, criticizing Russia, Iran, Syria and North Korea
George Bush Focuses on Terrorism During Un Address
The US president took the opportunity to give an assessment of his two terms in power that contained no regrets
Bush Secret Order to Send Special Forces Into Pakistan
White House seeks British backing for move amid fears of conflict spreading from Afghanistan to Pakistan
Bush Urges Pakistan to 'take Responsibility' for Extremists
President announces withdrawal of 8,000 Iraq troops and shifts military focus to fight Taliban in Afghanistan
Republican Convention in Tatters As Bush Heads to Hurricane Zone
Speeches scrapped as Gustav threatens US Gulf coastline
THE CASE FOR IMPEACHMENT: The Crimes of George Bush
George Bush is not the first president to commit acts worthy of impeachment. Our history is haunted by presidents who committed such offenses and were never called to justice but no president has committed so many crimes under the glaring light of public scrutiny. A JAZZMAN CHRONICLE by Jack Random.
Olympics: Tensions Mount As Bush Speaks Out on Human Rights
US president highly critical of China's record · Britons held for unfurling Free Tibet flags· Journalists summoned to Beijing hotel-room protest
Bush's Botched Military Commissions
Ken Gude: Now it's official: Salim Ahmed Hamdan, Osama bin Laden's driver, is not a war criminal. He's just a chauffeur
US Military: Better Security Allows Bush to Cut Iraq Troops
Tours of duty to be reduced from 15 to 12 months with soldiers roles to be increasingly supportive
Better Security Allows Bush to Cut Iraq Troops
Bush's order marks the first significant reduction of US troops in Iraq since the "surge" launched last year
Youth Find More Truth in Eminem Than Bush
Americans don't care what Europe thinks of them and believe their children find more truth in Eminem's lyrics than the speeches of George Bush.
Bush Uses Anti-terror Funds to Strengthen Pakistan Air Force
Cash to be used to upgrade US-built combat planes even though F-16s are rarely used in tribal areas
Bush Redefines Us Economic Downturn, Saying, 'wall Street Got Drunk'
During Texas fundraiser, US president made sure cameras were off before addressing financial crisis
George Bush Explains America's Fiscal Woes: Wall Street Got Drunk
The president airs his considered opinion of the financial crisis facing the nation he leads
US Mortgages: Bush Relents on Veto Threat to Fannie and Freddie Rescue Bill
Federal aid for US communities stricken by sub-prime mortgage crisis likely to become law
Top Bush Aides Pushed for Guantánamo Torture
Senior officials bypassed army chief to introduce interrogation methods
The Worst of the Worst
Ken Gude: Jane Mayer's new book reveals details about the Bush administration's torture policy that go far beyond waterboarding
Madness or Method? Bush Actor Arrested After Bar Brawl
George W walks into bar with Colin Powell. What happened next is matter for local police
The George Bush Sewage Plant: a Fitting Tribute?
Tim Dowling: US campaign to rechristen San Francisco's Oceanside Water Pollution Control Plant the George W Bush Sewage Plant
Bush and Sarkozy to Attend Olympics Opening Ceremony
US president accepts invitation to attend opening ceremony despite boycott calls from human rights groups
Bush to Attend Olympic Opening Ceremony
China's Olympic organizers received a political filip today as George Bush accepted an invitation to attend the opening ceremony, despite boycott calls by human rights groups
Crazy Talk
George Bush hasn't quite gone to war yet, but he's already murdering the language.
Report: Bush Boosts Covert Actions in Iran
CIA and special forces operations were ordered by the president to destabilize Iran's government
Bush Hails Korean Breakthrough As Pyongyang Delivers Inventory of Its Nuclear Activities
Pyongyang removed from list of states sponsoring terrorism as Washington lifts sanctions
Triumph for Kim Jong-il
By offering to drop North Korea from the US list of states that sponsor terrorism, George Bush has taught the world's despots a lesson: if you want to survive, build a nuclear arsenal
Bush Nominates First Us Female Full General
Lt Gen Ann Dunwoody has been nominated to oversee army contracting, technology and logistics
BA Anger After 40,000 Disrupted By Bush Visit
British Airways criticizes BAA for closing runways and grounding planes during the US president's trip
British Airways Boss Slams Baa Over George Bush Flights
Willie Walsh 'angry' the presidential entourage - including two Boeing 747 jets and four helicopters - caused chaos as runways were closed and planes grounded
Bush Calls for Lifting of Ban on Alaska Oil Drilling
George Bush proposes overturning decades-old bans for the US to have extra oil supply of more than 2 years
Bush Proposes End to Offshore Drilling Ban in Us
Bush's call echoed an appeal by the Republican candidate, John McCain, yesterday to oil executives in Houston
President Pours Praise on Brown
Britain will intensify sanctions against Iranian banks and dispatch extra troops to southern Afghanistan
Bush Invites Northern Ireland Leaders to White House
US president visits Belfast on his farewell European tour, praising Stormont's achievements at political reconciliation
George Bush: Still Massaging the Message
Jonathan Freedland: Brown and Bush may lack personal chemistry but the Anglo-American relationship is still gushingly following the Blair model
Massaging the Message
Jonathan Freedland: Brown and Bush may lack personal chemistry but the Anglo-American relationship is still gushingly following the Blair model
What Do We Want? George Bush. What Do We Get? A No-show
Tony Benn among a group of prominent people presenting a letter to Downing Street in protest at Bush's visit
Bush Meets Pope in Vatican Gardens
President George Bush enjoyed a rare glimpse of the Vatican gardens today during a meeting with Pope Benedict XVI
George Bush and 'sarko the American' Stage Paris Love-in
French suspicions remain as Washington celebrates reconciliation after fallout over Iraq
Bush Arrives in Uk Amid Huge Security Operation
President faces demonstrations, tea with the Queen, dinner with Gordon Brown and breakfast with Tony Blair
Bush Voices Regret for Macho Rhetoric in Run-up to Iraq War
US president insists warmonger image was far from the truth as his farewell visit to Europe gets under way
EU-US Summit: Bush Says Iran 'faces International Isolation'
President and EU threaten to freeze assets if Tehran continues program of uranium enrichment
European Leaders Look Forward to Better Times As Bush Makes Farewell Tour
President bids farewell to allies as social democrats call for rejuvenation of transatlantic relationship
Nasa Climate Reports 'swayed By Politics'
Appointees placed by the Bush administration acted to play down and distort global warming findings
Former Bush Press Secretary Claims Iraq War Fuelled By Propaganda
Scott McClellan, who worked for Bush for seven years, including three as White House spokesman, brands the war a "serious strategic blunder"
Campaigner Fails to Arrest Ex-bush Official Over 'war Crimes'
Activist George Monbiot fails in bid to make citizen's arrest of former ambassador to the UN, John Bolton, at Hay festival
Bush Mounted Dishonest Campaign to Sell Iraq Invasion, Says Ex-white House Spokesman
Former senior aide accuses president of deliberately manipulating public opinion over war
Don't Beat Around the Bush
The political Oliver Stone has been on hiatus for a while. It'll be interesting - and infuriating - to have him back, with his Bush biopic, says John Patterson
Goerge Bush: God talks to me
A BBC series that will go to air later this month, includes mention of a meeting Bush had with Palestinian leaders in 2003. It was during this meeting that Bush divulged his "special" relationship with the man upstairs.
Bush Urges More Freedom in Arab States
President uses World Economic Forum speech to reiterate commitment to achieving peace between Israel and the Palestinians
Frustration for Bush As Pledge to Saudis Fails to Win Oil Concession
Bush's arrival in Israel coincides with release of message, purportedly from al-Qaida, condemning West's support of Israel
Bush in Israel for Anniversary Amid Little Hope for Peace Talks
It's thought that the US president's presence will not do much to promote the flagging peace process
This Goofy Estrangement
Duncan Campbell: The Bush administration's rhetorical assaults on Cuba are being met with growing US skepticism.
Bush Flies in to Fortress London
The US president, George Bush, today boarded Air Force One to fly to London for the most heavily-policed state visit in British history.
Palestinian Pm's Leadership at Stake When He Pleads With Bush to Help Free Detainees
The Palestinian prime minister, Mahmoud Abbas, will urge President George Bush today to rescue the US-led "road map" to peace by pressuring Israel to release thousands of political prisoners and halt the expropriation of Palestinian land to build a security fence.
Diplomacy Us Style
George Monbiot: The removal of Jose Bustani demonstrates George Bush's contempt for cooperation.
Bush and Blair Stand Alone
If the US does decide to attack Iraq, Britain is the only country likely to offer support, with potentially disastrous consequences for the rest of the world, writes Simon Tisdall.
Bush Offers Aid to China Following Earthquake
President George Bush today offered to help China deal with the aftermath of its earthquake, including sharing detailed images of the devastated region taken by its spy satellites
Bush Offers to Share Spy Satellite Data As Europe Stands By With Aid
George Bush offers to help China with aftermath of earthquake by sharing detailed satellite images
Beware Cosy Deals Between Politicians and Their Pundits
Jackie Ashley: Britain can learn lessons from the scandal of how the Bush administration used spin to sell the Iraq war to Americans
Lame-duck Bush Back in the Limelight
US president enjoys a surge of media interest with his daughter Jenna's wedding in Crawford, Texas, and a peace mission to the Middle East
Bush Clan Forgets Its Troubles As Jenna Prepares for Big Day on the Family Ranch
Souvenir fridge magnets sell out as Texas town goes crazy for 'low-key' wedding
The Terror of Bush's War on America
Peter Preston: Forget Bin Laden - the president's real enemies are dissenters at home.
McCain Ditches Bush and Heads for the Centre
Republican presidential nominee launches a campaign to appeal to middle ground voters
FUNDING THE WAR TO END IT: Vietnam 1972, Iraq 2008
We are staying in Iraq for one reason and one reason only: Just as Lyndon Johnson and Richard Nixon prolonged the agony of Vietnam for fear of being the president that lost the war, George W. Bush fears the same. A JAZZMAN CHRONICLE by Jack Random.
Bush Finds It Harder to Avoid the 'r' Word
In face of soaring food costs, record oil prices and 112% rise in home repossessions, Bush abandons denial of a recession
US Economy Awaits Stimulation From Bush's Tax Rebate
Americans urged to spend $168bn cash injection to provide 'bridge' until rate cuts have impact
His Final Bow: Bush's Last Supper With the Press
President describes his mood as 'a little wistful' as he attends last White House correspondents' dinner
Jihadis Get Short Shrift As Us Minds Its Language
Bush administration directs employees to rephrase the way they refer to America's enemies
Deal or No Deal? Underworked President Makes Tv Joke on $3 Trillion Budget
Bush 'thrilled to be anywhere with high ratings' as he puts in an appearance on popular game show
Bush Appears on Us Game Show As Approval Ratings Hit Record Low
With his duties at the White House increasingly minimal, Bush found time to appear on the popular game show 'Deal or No Deal'
Top Bush Aides Pushed for Guantánamo Torture
Senior officials bypassed army chief to introduce interrogation methods
Top Bush Aides Pushed for Guantánamo Torture
Senior officials bypassed army chief to introduce interrogation methods
Brown and Bush Reignite That Special Relationship
Good-natured meeting contrasted sharply with last year's frosty encounter between the two
Bush Wants to Stop Growth of Greenhouse Emissions By 2025
President George Bush today announced a new national goal to help tackle climate change: to stop the growth of US greenhouse gas emissions by 2025
Bush to Announce Options for Reducing Us Greenhouse Emissions
Anxious to rescue his legacy, President George Bush is to set out options for "cap and trade" for power stations and similar polluters
Bush to Reduce Tours of Duty for Us Troops
Doubts about the US military's ability to fight wars on two fronts in Iraq and Afghanistan were revived today after President George Bush announced that he is to cut tours of duty for troops from 15 months to 12
Presidential Challengers Clash Over Troops
45-day halt to withdrawals means Bush's successor will inherit a force still 100,000-strong in Iraq
Petraeus Calls for 45-day Pause in Troop Withdrawals
George Bush is almost certain to hand over the White House to the next president with well over 100,000 US troops still in Iraq
Bush Fails to Sell Missile Defence Plans in Last Meeting With Putin
Russian president still opposed to US plan for European bases although concedes 'some positive developments'
Bush Deal for Putin on Missiles
Bush holds his final meeting with Putin to patch up US's battered relationship with Russia
Bush Pledges More Troops to Afghanistan, Despite Focus on Iraq
Deployment will aid effort to fight resurgent Taliban and train local security forces
Bush Promises More Troops for Afghanistan
George Bush promises to send more troops to Afghanistan after his departure from the White House next year, whatever the status of troop withdrawals from Iraq
Solzhenitsyn Attacks Bush Over Ukraine
Russia's most celebrated living writer launches memorably waspish attack on George Bush
'How Did Bush Go From Being an Alcoholic Bum to the Most Powerful Figure in the World?'
In Oliver Stone's biopic of the President Bush, W just may stand for warts and more warts
Oliver Stone Rushes to Finish Bush Film
Script asks: 'How did an alcoholic bum become most powerful leader in world?'
Bush Urges Countries to Commit More Troops to Afghanistan
George Bush today urged other countries to send more troops to Afghanistan because he said Nato could not afford to lose its fight against the Taliban and al-Qaida
Bush-Putin Row Grows As Pact Pushes East
George Bush and Vladimir Putin on a collision course ahead of critical Nato summit in Bucharest
Bush Backs Ukraine and Georgia for Nato Membership
George Bush this morning said he "strongly supported" Ukraine's attempt to join Nato, and warned he would not allow Russia to veto its membership bid
Key Points of Bush Administration's Financial Plan
Main aspects of the proposal to reorganize US financial regulatory system
Federal Reserve's Authority Would Expand Under Proposal
The Bush administration today set out a blueprint for a wholesale overhaul of America's financial regulation system
After Five Years in Iraq, Bush Hails 'strategic Victory'
Five years after launching the US invasion of Iraq, President Bush today made some of his most expansive claims of success during a speech on the war
Bush: The Battle in Iraq is Noble, It is Necessary and It is Just
George Bush marks the fifth anniversary of the Iraq invasion with uncompromising speech
Putin Appears to Soften Opposition to American Missile Shield
US hope to strike deal with Moscow as Putin responds positively to offer from Bush
Bush Hopeful About Economic Rebound
President George Bush conceded today that the country "obviously is going through a tough time" but expressed confidence about recovery
A Painting Fit for a President
This is George Bush's favorite work of art. He says it's heroic and inspirational. But what does it say about him? Jonathan Jones considers its artistic merits, while four other experts give their view
Can the Us Today Really Compare With Czechoslovakia in 1975?
Tim Dowling compares the communist Czechoslovakia of 1975 to United States under George Bush
Navratilova Regains Nationality
Nine-times Wimbledon champion and American citizen since 1981 regains Czech nationality. Says she is 'ashamed' of George Bush
Poles Win Us Pledge on Missiles
President George Bush has pledged to beef up Poland's defenses against Russia in return for Warsaw agreeing to host a US base of interceptor rockets
Demob-happy Bush Makes a Song and Tap Dance of It
With end in sight, the president's normally restrained exterior begins to crack
Bush Vetoes Move to Ban Water Torture
President blocks legislation to ban CIA from applying force when interrogating terror suspects
All the President's Moves
Laura Barton on why she thinks this is President Bush's time to dance
Bush Upbeat on Peace Despite Gaza Turmoil
George Bush today clung to his belief that Israel and the Palestinians will reach a deal before he leaves office, despite a surge of violence in the region
Bush Shaken By Memorial to 800,000 Rwanda Dead
US president calls for resistance to 'violence and genocide in Darfur' after visiting mass graves in Rwanda
Bush Invokes Rwanda in Call to Stop Darfur
US president visits Kigali genocide memorial and says 'evil must be confronted'
London Bombs Justify 'torture', Says Bush
President George Bush cites July 7 bombings in London to justify his support for interrogation technique widely regarded as torture
Veneer of Normality
As George Bush visits Rwanda, Chris McGreal reflects on a country still locked in a struggle to come to terms with its past beneath the gloss of economic success
I Told You I Was Nice
George Bush's perpetual smirk has recently got smirkier. After years of being booed and hissed at, folks were finally beginning to appreciate that he is really a nice guy.
George and Laura's African Safari
George Bush touched down for the briefest of stops in the tiny west African country of Benin for the second leg of a five-nation African tour.
Watch Cricket and Learn, George
Stephen Moss: George Bush's batting shows promise, if the photographs of his net session in Islamabad are any guide. The hands are in a good position on the bat, excellent for cover driving. His stance is a little crabby - he looks like he's lining up a putt - but that can be rectified.
Bush References London Attacks to Defend Waterboarding
President George Bush cited the July 7 bombings in London to justify his support for waterboarding, an interrogation technique widely regarded as torture
George Bush: a Good Man in Africa
The US president is an unlikely hero to the poor of a continent ravaged by Aids
Bush Orders Clampdown on Flights to Us
US administration presses 27 governments of the EU to sign up to new security measures for transatlantic travel
Bush Unveils Record $3.1 Trillion Budget
Military spending to hit highest level since WWII· Plans will leave successor with spending headache
After a Lifetime With Bush, Only the Hippest Candidate Will Do
For a generation too young to remember any president but this one, he is the Anti-Bush: young, vibrant, idealistic, intelligent and - there is no getting around it - undeniably hip
After a Lifetime With Bush, Only the Hippest Candidate Will Do
For a generation too young to remember any president but this one, he is the Anti-Bush: young, vibrant, idealistic, intelligent and - there is no getting around it - undeniably hip
St. George and the Mullah
I am pretty sure that when Ahmedinejad turns towards Mecca five times a day, he includes a little prayer for George Bush.
Bush Struggles for Relevance in Last State of the Union
President overshadowed by race to chose successor attempts to reassert his primacy in American political life
Bush Opens 3m Acres of Alaskan Forest to Logging
Environmentalists say region will be devastated · Supporters claim plan will revive timber industry
Bush's Last Plea - $150bn to Save Economy
Democrats blamed for failures as president pushes for tax cut funds
Waning Bush Presses Congress to Back His Economy Package
Final State of Union address is overshadowed by primaries
State of the Union Address May Be Underscored By Bush's Fading Power
With 51 weeks left in his presidency and a personal approval rating in the low 30s, tonight will be one of George Bush's few remaining moments in the national spotlight
Mr. Bush loves his torture!
This is an article about the complete disregard for international law the Bush Administration has had during this unjust war.
Pundits in Early Rush to Judge Bush's Legacy
Now George W Bush - whose successor won't take office until January 2009 - is also suffering the indignity of having his historical legacy unfavorably examined while still having almost a year left of his second term
And So It Is....
Hard facts, and something to think about...
Can The Bush Tax Cut Work?
Can the impending economic stimulus package that the Bush administration is creating have the power to keep the US from recession? This article discusses some of the factors of the economic crisis.
Bush Plans Return Visit to Middle East
George Bush today said he planned to return to the Middle East in May to press for a peace deal as he left Israel for the next stage of his trip to the region
Shock Jocks Pull for Right With Age Old Formula
The influence of shock jocks has not been lost on the Bush administration. But the influence of conservative talk radio may be waning
Bush Seeks Saudi Support for Fragile Middle East Peace Talks
Meeting with king also urges action against Iran · Hopes low as Palestinians and Israel argue key issues
Bush Fails to Gain Concessions on Settlements From Olmert
· Little progress made since Annapolis peace talks· Security forces on alert during president's visit
Tensions Remain High As Bush Arrives in Middle East
As President Bush arrives in Israel for a landmark Middle East visit, the situation on the ground remains far from hopeful
California to Sue Government Over Car Emissions
California has gone head to head with the Bush administration over its approach to global warming, suing the US government for its refusal to allow the state to press ahead with its own cuts in car pollution
Iowa Caucuses Open
10-month contest to choose George Bush's successor in the White House sees its first voting
Republicans and Democrats Face Dead Heat on Eve of Iowa
Republican and Democratic contenders to replace George Bush in the White House go into tomorrow's first real test of public opinion with final polls showing both contests in a dead-heat.
Bush Plans New Year Visit to Middle East
The US president is to embark on a week-long tour of the Middle East from January 8 to nudge Israelis and Palestinians towards an end to their decades-long conflict and to bolster an Arab coalition against Iran.
In About Turn, Bush Signs Climate Change Bill
President George Bush, after years of holding out against proposals to combat climate change, yesterday signed into law an energy bill establishing higher fuel-economy standards for new cars and other conservation measures
Next President is Best Hope for Us Agreement
History suggests that Bush will never commit the US to any emissions target and that the best hope is to await a strong global climate deal after 2008, when a new US president takes over
Next President is Best Hope for Us Agreement
History suggests that Bush will never commit the US to any emissions target and that the best hope is to await a strong global climate deal after 2008, when a new US president takes over
Move Over, George
On a very recent state visit to France, Muammar Gaddafi traveled with an entourage of 400 in three chartered aircraft. And that was just for starters.
A Glossary of Us Military Torture Euphemisms
Jon Henley: A brief reminder of the burgeoning lexicon of euphemisms now employed by the Bush administration to describe what the president himself is pleased to refer to as 'the tools necessary to protect the American people'
Waterboarding 'greenlit at Top Levels of Power'
The White House today was directly accused of authorizing the waterboarding of al-Qaida suspects, putting President George Bush at the center of a deepening controversy about the treatment of detainees.
Anger As Library Makes Exhibition of Bush
Authors of Iraq war made 'suspects' in New York· Right wing bloggers cry foul over doctored photos
Bush Makes Overtures to North Korean Leader
US president writes to Kim Jong il, who he once dismissed as a "pygmy"
Congress to Clash With Bush Over 'torture' Technique
Congress is set to clash with George Bush on the contentious practice of water boarding and other harsh interrogation techniques as it prepares legislation on intelligence funding
Bush to Visit Middle East in Push for Peace
Visit to troubled region will be first as president· Trip signals increased commitment to talks
Bush Still Sees Iran As Global Threat
President George Bush insisted today US foreign policy towards Iran would remain unchanged in spite of an American intelligence report confirming the country had halted its nuclear weapons program in 2003.
Bush: No Change in Iran Policy
George Bush today ruled out a change in Washington's Iran policy following the declassification yesterday of a US intelligence report that concluded Tehran had abandoned its nuclear weapons program in 2003.
Brown and Bush Line Up Ashdown for Role in Linking Afghan Aid and Military Effort
Gordon Brown and President George Bush are expected in the next week to bring some badly needed coordination to aid and military effort in Afghanistan by appointing Lord Ashdown as super-envoy to the country
Bush's Fight With Iran Has Been Spoilt
Simon Tisdall, world briefing: Those in the Bush administration who appeared bent on forcing a military confrontation with Tehran some time next year will now face greater difficulties in making their case
Bush Handed Blueprint to Seize Pakistan's Nuclear Arsenal
Architect of Iraq surge draws up takeover options· US fears army's Islamists might grab weapons
George the Beloved?
Defying all logic and rational explanation, it appears that George W Bush is beloved of God after all.
Cameron Seeks to Rebuild Ties With Bush
Tory leader emphasizes Atlanticist outlook· Relations were damaged during run-up to Iraq war
Bush Takes Middle East Peace Bid to White House
George Bush formally relaunched Israeli-Palestinian negotiations today, inviting Ehud Olmert and Mahmoud Abbas to meet again at the White House the morning after the Annapolis summit showcased US determination to bring peace to the Middle East, despite near-universal skepticism about the prospects
Bush Presides Over Relaunch of Middle East Peace Talks
US president invites Ehud Olmert and Mahmoud Abbas to White House to begin first negotiations in seven years
Propescts Doubtful As Middle East Peace Talks Resume
George Bush to preside over formal relaunch of Israeli-Palestinian peace talks
Rhetoric Crashes Into Reality at Annapolis
George Bush told the Annapolis summit today that a battle was under way for the future of the Middle East as events on the ground underlined the huge task ahead as Israeli-Palestinian peace talks were relaunched after seven years.
'Peace There Won't Be, But You Look Well'
'We're off to a strong start,' George Bush quipped at the end of his opening speech to the conference, but he mangled Mahmoud Abbas' first name and fumbled a handshake between the Palestinian president and Israel's prime minister, Ehud Olmert
Rhetoric and Reality: Bush's Battle for the Future of the Middle East
Israel-Palestine talks start again after seven years · US intervention key to success, say analysts
Bush 'optimistic' About Middle East Conference
George Bush today expressed optimism about peace in the Middle East as he sought to persuade Ehud Olmert and Mahmoud Abbas to agree a joint statement of principles before the Annapolis conference
Bush Commits Troops to Iraq for the Long Term
· Deal to provide mandate for military beyond 2008· US oil companies likely to benefit from proposals
Bush Wins Crucial Saudi Support for First Israeli-palestinian Peace Talks in Seven Years
· Syria also likely to attend Annapolis conference · Few on any side expect agreement on tough issues
Remaking the World the Neocon Way
In the wake of the Bush travesties, we confront a solemn choice. If we continue on the Neocon path, the path of obsession and fear, a path that yields all guarantees of liberty to all promises of security, we will soon enough face the same sort of society we now see unfolding in Pakistan. A Jazzman Chronicle by Jack Random.
A Post-bush America is Not About to Fall at Europe's Feet
Martin Kettle: The prospect of a more pliable US is largely an illusion. EU states must make some very serious, existential choices.
Bush Puts Pressure on Pakistani President As Bhutto Issues March Ultimatum
· US tells Musharraf to quit army and hold vote· Opposition threatens mass rally to capital
Bush's Plan to Spend Away the Terror
World briefing: Planned US spending on the "global war on terror" is set to rise sharply in the coming year despite claims by President George Bush that al-Qaida is on the run in Iraq, says Simon Tisdall.
Is World War III Imminent?
Like some old prophet of doom, George Bush warned his fellow Americans that not doing ‘something’ about Iran soon bears the imminent threat of setting off World War III.
Congress Rejects Bush's Plea on Armenian Killings
Congress rejected a plea by the Bush administration yesterday over a resolution officially recognizing as genocide the deportation and massacre of Armenians in the last days of the Ottoman empire.
Bush Reels As Armenian Genocide Vote Passed
Congress today rejected a plea by the White House over a resolution officially recognizing as genocide the forced deportation and massacre of Armenians in the last days of the Ottoman empire.
Bush Tries to Halt Execution of Convicted Killer in Texas
President George Bush, who signed the death warrant for 152 prisoners as governor of Texas, this week faces a rare challenge from his home state.
PM Using Troop Pullout to Distance Himself From Bush, Iran Claims
Tehran welcomes cut in numbers in southern Iraq· Media claim Brown trying to boost election chances
Bush Vetoes Child Health Cover
George Bush yesterday used his presidential veto for only the fourth time in seven years to block legislation that would have given health insurance to millions of poor American children.
South America Embraces Bush's Arch Enemy
· Ahmadinejad signs energy deals during regional tour· Venezuela and Bolivia back Iran's nuclear plans
Europeans Angry After Bush Climate Speech 'charade'
· US isolated as China and India refuse to back policy · President claims he can lead world on emissions
Rice Defends Bush's Un Climate Talks
The US secretary of state, Condoleezza Rice, yesterday defended President George Bush's climate change conference in Washington against accusations that it was a spoiler intended to undermine UN efforts to secure a global compromise.
Diplomats Accuse Bush of Attempting to Derail Un Climate Conference
President goes ahead with own environment meeting·Fear that US will again reject limit on emissions
US Invites Syria to Peace Talks
President George Bush today embarked on a round of talks to push attendance at a US-sponsored Middle East peace conference.
Former Cbs Anchor Files $70m Lawsuit
Dan Rather, who lost his job as CBS news anchor because of a discredited report about George Bush's national guard duty during the Vietnam war, yesterday sued his former employer for $70m (£35m) for its handling of the incident.
Drifting From Promise of Independence
Little more than three months after George Bush backed the goal of Kosovan independence, the province's hopes appear to be fading. Mark Tran looks at what has changed.
Don't Trust Bush On Iran
Bush has shown himself to be utterly cynical and self-serving when it comes to playing the war card, no matter what the price. I doubt if he could get the support required from Congress to stage an attack on Iran, but it’s entirely possible he may seek a casus beli ... attempt to provoke Iran in order to justify military action.
Bush Rallies Troops to Avert Revolt in Congress
President George Bush and vice-president Dick Cheney yesterday visited troops at US military bases in a public relations roadshow intended to stay a revolt in Congress against an "enduring relationship" with Iraq.
'You've Gotta Think, Think Big'
Robert Draper was granted extraordinary access when he was writing his book about US president George Bush. And the details he reveals - such as the strict routines and obsessive excercise - are now the talk of Washington. Ed Pilkington meets the author.
Bush Appeal Undercut By Killing of Sunni Ally
· President tells US public troops must stay for years· Al-Qaida bomb ends showcase success story
Bush's 'beacon of Hope' Killed
Iraqi sheikh led local clans to side with US against insurgents.
Bush to Announce Limited Troop Pullout After Petraeus Tells Congress the End is Not in Sight
· Advisers criticize strategy on 6th anniversary of 9/11· President to signal cut in numbers to pre-surge level
You Gotta Love Duh Bushman
You may not agree with George Bush’s policies, but there is no denying that the man provides solid entertainment value. At the recent Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Sydney, Australia, the Bushman gave a stellar performance.
Enter Stage Right
Leader: George Bush cuts a lonely figure in Washington these days. But, in a system where individuals count for more than parties, that need not be a bar on another Republican winning the race to succeed him next year.
Bush Offers North Korea a Deal to End the World's Oldest Cold War
· South Korea's president forces promise at summit · Kim Jong-il told to give up nuclear program
Comedy Team Breach Apec Security
A satirical TV show caused a security alert after coming within yards of George Bush's hotel at a conference in Australia. By John Plunkett.
Bush Did Know of Plan to Disband Iraqi Army
· Bremer fury at president's recollection of events· Released letters show relaxed approach
Bremer Refutes Bush's Accusations Over Iraqi Army
Paul Bremer, America's former proconsul in Baghdad, today defended his reputation against comments from President George Bush that the official had acted on his own accord in committing one of the most calamitous mistakes of the Iraq war.
Bush and 'a-team' Savour Rare Success on the Ground
President George Bush paid a surprise visit to a US military base in Iraq yesterday.
Bush's Great Ambition: Wealthy Boredom
· President tells of regrets in office and retirement plans· Dead Certain author given rare vision of private life
Bush Defends Uk Basra Pullout
· Britain alarmed by critics in US administration · Ministers deny mission in southern Iraq has failed.
Stone Plans Ahmadinejad the Movie
One minute, he's denouncing George Bush, the next he's accepting an invitation for a biopic from Oliver Stone. No one can accuse Mahmoud Ahmadinejad of leading a dull life.
Down and Out in Washington Dc
Bush insiders who have quit the administration.
Pectoral George
It is no secret that George Bush enjoys being President. So maybe it was time for Georgie boy to do a shirtless photo op.
Republican Senator Urges Bush to Start Iraq Exit By Christmas
Republican senator urges Bush to start Iraq exit by Christmas
Bush: There Will Be No Pullout From Iraq While I'm President
President George Bush sought to buy more time for his Iraq "surge" strategy yesterday by making a risky comparison for the first time with the bloodshed and chaos that followed the US pullout from Vietnam.
Bush is Now the Embarrassing Uncle the Republicans Just Can't Hide
Gary Younge: With the departure of Karl Rove, the stench of failure hangs over the president - and his party wants to ignore the smell.
Bush's Brain Drain
Leader: Mr Rove is not a conservative to rank alongside Bismarck, but yesterday's announcement that he will step down from the Bush administration at the end of this month is nevertheless a dropping-the-pilot moment.
'Bush's Brain' Goes Off to Spend More Time With His Family, Ending Era at Center of Us Politics
· Karl Rove's high ambition for Republicans in tatters · Democrats vow to pursue retired strategy adviser
Bush Backs Iraqi Government
US president insists country's leaders are making progress.
US Would Kill Bin Laden in Pakistan, Says Bush
· President refuses to say he would first ask Musharraf · Talks with Karzai expose anger over al-Qaida haven
Bush Signs Controversial Surveillance Bill
US intelligence agencies will no longer need warrant to eavesdrop on US citizens' international phone calls and emails.
Bush Promises Swift Action on Bridge
George W Bush has pledged that the Minneapolis freeway bridge that collapsed during last Wednesday's rush hour will be rebuilt quickly, after visiting the site of the tragedy.
Brown Stresses Shared Values in Talks With Bush and Makes His Case on Troops in Iraq
· PM says decision depends on British commanders · President praises UK's new leader as 'principled man'
Sending the Right Signals
Leader: A very different British prime minister arrived at Camp David for his first summit with George Bush last night.
An Evening With Bush - But Not Cheney
For those planning Gordon Brown's first trip to Washington as prime minister, there were all sorts of tricky issues: Iraq pull-out, European missile defence, climate change ... and where to stay.
Bush Now Must Lay Out the Least Worst Options for Iraq
Martin Kettle: The surge is not working, yet full-scale withdrawal would be protracted and bloody. The search is on for a compromise.
Congress Delivers Blow to Bush's European Missile Project By Slashing Funding
· Bipartisan committee cuts overall defence spending · President may be reluctant to use legislative veto
End Inhumane Interrogation, Bush Tells Cia
George Bush yesterday moved to counter criticism of US methods in the treatment of terror suspects when he issued an executive order bringing CIA agents back into compliance with the Geneva convention.
Bush Colonoscopy Leaves Cheney in Charge
US president will undergo routine medical check at Camp David tomorrow.
Bush Middle East Plan Starts to Unravel
George Bush yesterday encountered the weakest of welcomes for his call for an international peace conference on the Middle East.
Cheney Pushes Bush to Act on Iran
Military solution back in favor as Rice loses out - President 'not prepared to leave conflict unresolved'
Senior Republicans Challenge Bush on Withdrawal of Troops
The pressure on President George Bush over Iraq intensified yesterday, when two senior Republican senators put forward a bill challenging his Iraq strategy and setting out a route for withdrawal of US troops.
House Votes to Recall Us Troops From Iraq
The division between President George Bush and Congress over the Iraq war hardened today as the House of Representatives again voted to withdraw most US combat troops from Iraq by April 1.
House Vote to Withdraw Adds to Pressure on Republicans
The division between President George Bush and Congress over the Iraq war hardened yesterday as the House of Representatives again voted to withdraw most US combat troops from Iraq by April 1.
Who Will We Hate In 2009?
Bush-bashing has become a national pastime in America. What will Americans do when they don’t have George Bush to kick around anymore? Who will the liberals hate in 2009?
Bush Holds Strong on Iraq Despite Damning Report
President George Bush insisted today that he had a winning strategy in Iraq even as a White House report said the Iraqi government had failed in its efforts to stem violence and bring about reconciliation.
Iraq War Policy Failing, Says Official Report
President George Bush insisted yesterday that he had a winning strategy in Iraq even as a White House report said the Iraqi government had failed in its efforts to stem violence and bring about reconciliation.
Bush Rejects Republican Protests on Iraq
The US president was set for a collision with his own Republican party today after ignoring demands for a new Iraq strategy that would bring US troops home.
Bush Faces Down Own Party As Discontent Over Iraq Deepens
Too early to judge success of surge, says president - But revolt continues as more senators break ranks
Embattled Bush Seeks to Shore Up Iraq Support
President to outline what US officials have described as his 'post-surge' strategy.
Republican Revolt Prompts Bush to Rethink Surge
Drop in support on Capitol Hill forces White House to bring forward review.
Weekend of Death Dents Bush's Hopes of Turning Tide in Iraq
Second worst attack since invasion claims 150 lives - Critics plan no-confidence vote in Baghdad regime
Congress and Libby Give Bush the Birthday Blues
President George Bush turned 61 today but he did not have much to celebrate at the end of a week, in which his isolation and crumbling support has been exposed as never before.
Lonely and Lame, Bush Agonises Over Legacy
President avoids limelight after Libby backlash - Republican ally withdraws support over Iraq
Senator Specter Fights for Constitution
With his signing statements President George W. Bush has been pissing on the U.S. Constitution and Senator Specter wants to stop it.
Congress Ready to Obstruct Bush Missile Plan
President George Bush's controversial proposal to establish a new missile defence system in eastern Europe could be scuppered next week, when Congress votes to block funding for the project.
Senate Threatens Bush Missile Plan
Vote would block funds for eastern Europe project - Committee says system too costly and untested
PATRIOTIC SHAME: An Independence Day Reflection
We have become a nation that embraces the facade of freedom, justice and democracy even as our elected leaders and their judicial appointees betray those core principles at every conceivable turn. A Jazzman Chronicle by Jack Random.
Saved From Prison By Bush's Favour: the White House Aide Who Lied to a Grand Jury
Rightwing pressure wins commutation for Scooter - Democrats say president has trampled on the law
Slow Progress at Bush-putin Talks
The New England summit between presidents George Bush and Vladimir Putin ended today without any significant breakthrough on the divisive issues that have brought relations between the two to the lowest point since the Cold War.
Bush Steps in to Save Libby From Prison
President George Bush created a political firestorm yesterday by intervening to stop the disgraced White House aide, Lewis 'Scooter' Libby, from going to jail.
Putin and Bush Hold Rapid Meeting to Mend Relations
President George Bush last night welcomed his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, to his summer retreat in Kennebunkport, Maine, at the start of an encounter of less than 24 hours designed to patch up deteriorating relations between the two powers.
Brown Must Seize the Day - and Break With Bush Now
The new man in No 10 was a fervent supporter of the war. The only way to signal a fresh start is by taking Britain out of Iraq. By Jonathan Steele
Republican Senators Attack Bush Over Iraq Troop Surge
One of America's most influential Republicans rounded on George Bush over Iraq yesterday, saying the "surge" begun in February had little chance of success.
Top Republican Senator Attacks Bush Over Us Forces in Iraq
One of the most influential Republican senators in the US rounded on President George Bush over Iraq yesterday, saying the military surge begun in February has little chance of success.
Ice-cream for Xmas, Mrs Bush?
There may be 180-odd shopping days still to go, but that didn't stop George Bush from getting in a festive mood, on camera at least, at one of the more bizarre spectacles he can have been involved with during his presidency.
Political Attention Deficit Disorder – New Psychiatric Condition
Perhaps George W. Bush is not evil, but just suffers from a newly identified psychiatric condition.
The History of George W. Bush
Whether you like him or not, George W. Bush has had quite a political background. This article provides a brief overview of the political history of the 43rd President of the United States of America.
US Close to Shutting Guantánamo
Growing embarrassment at senior levels within the Bush administration over the Guantánamo Bay detention center in Cuba is driving an intensifying internal debate on how and when the camp can be closed.
Bush using Darfur, Aids to salvage failed Presidency
Now that his legacy seems headed to the dustbin, and amidst intense pleading by the International community -- Bush suddenly cares? Do I think Bush is a bigot. No. I think he is part of a predatory, lying, devious and hypocritical system, an elitist system of government that doesn't really care about the poor, and whenever they seem to do, it is always with debilitating strings attached.
Neocons Pressure Bush As Libby Sent to Jail
President George Bush today faced renewed calls from conservatives to pardon Lewis "Scooter" Libby, the former White House aide, after a federal judge ordered him to report to prison, to begin serving a 30-month sentence.
Bush Put Under Pressure to Save Aide From Jail
George Bush faces pressure from conservatives to pardon Lewis "Scooter" Libby, after a federal judge ordered the former White House aide to report to jail to serve a 30-month sentence.
A Tale of Two Cities
Am I the only one seeing a pattern between what’s happening with Iran and Iraq? Have George Bush’s visions of Napoleonic conquests not been satiated yet? Is he determined to go out in a blaze of glory?
Bush Gets Animated in New Tv Satire
The transformation of president George Bush into a cartoon character proved to be relatively easy. His short, simplistic and often confused statements helped.
Satirist Draws From Life for New Bush Cartoon
President portrayed as troublesome small child - Critics attack TV show as obvious and crude
Bush Loses Track of Timepiece
What was meant to be the crowning moment of George Bush's trip to Europe for the G8 summit has been spoiled by an ordinary thief.
Oh! To Be In Albania...
George Bush was having this wonderful dream. He was in this wonderland, where his approval rating was a solid 100 percent.
Bush Insists Kosovo Must Be Independent and Receives Hero's Welcome in Albania
Thousands pay tribute to US president in Tirana - Putin refuses to withdraw backing for Serbs at UN
Globalization Protesters Riot in Rome
Riot police used tear gas last night against demonstrators who donned face masks and threw bottles, smoke bombs and other objects after President George Bush's first meeting with the Pope in Rome.
Immigration Reforms Shot Down By Senate
President George Bush's proposed reform of America's crisis-hit immigration system was in tatters today after a comprehensive defeat in the Senate.
Isolated Bush Sees Divisive Immigration Bill Killed Off
President George Bush's proposed reform of the US's crisis-hit immigration system, intended to be the administration's lasting legacy, was in tatters yesterday.
Turns out Pres. Bush CAN Learn From Past Mistakes
Pres. Bush and the members of his administration are notorious for not being interested in history. As a result, they continually make the same mistakes that have been made in the past. There is one arena in which they have learned from the mistakes of the past, however: if you don't control the media coverage of war, the truth may eventually slip out.
Gay Groups Attack Nominee for Top Us Doctor
President George Bush's choice for surgeon general, America's chief physician, faced widespread opposition today after it emerged he argued that gay sex is unnatural and may lead to injuries and illness.
Bush Agrees to Co2 Cut, With Strings Attached
US will consider deal to cut emissions by 50% - China and India must be included, says president
Bush-bashing Dominates Republican Debate
Republican candidates in the 2008 presidential race today sharply criticized George Bush for being a vote-loser, during a live televised debate.
Backlash Provoked By Bush Democracy Campaign
President rebukes Putin for 'derailing' reform - Iraq war has undercut trust in western values
Bush and Putin to Face Off Over Missiles
President George Bush flew to Europe to confront Vladimir Putin today over US plans to base a new missile defence system in former Russian satellite countries.
Bush Calls for Release of Americans Held in Iran
President George Bush yesterday demanded the release of four Americans being detained in Iran, opening up yet another area of dispute on a day of feverish speculation that elements within the administration were pushing for military action against Tehran.
Putin to Visit Bush Family Home
President George Bush has invited Russian President Vladimir Putin to his family summer compound at Kennebunkport in Maine, in an attempt to resolve the row over the US plan to base a new missile defense system in eastern Europe.
Bush Orders Darfur Sanctions After Grassroots Pressure
Move designed to pre-empt G8 summit - Campaigners claim curbs are too little, too late
Bush Swings Behind a Softer Stance on Iran
The US and Iran will begin a round of critical high-level talks tomorrow, in a rare engagement between the two states, which broke off diplomatic relations in 1979 after the Islamic Revolution.
Bush May Turn to Un in Search for Iraq Solution
If troop surge fails, strategy is to involve other nations under UN umbrella.
Bush Presidency Worst in History, Says Carter
Blair attacked as 'loyal, blind and subservient' - Iraq reversed US's basic values, says former leader
Bush Expresses 'regret' Over Wolfowitz Saga
Members of the World Bank's governing board are negotiating directly with Paul Wolfowitz's lawyers in a bid to terminate his reign as president and end the increasingly bitter controversy.
Bush Reels in 11 Fishing Rods Among Year's Gifts
Spare the rod. George Bush has received at least 11 fishing rods and reels as gifts during his presidency and several sets of golf clubs, according to financial disclosure forms released by the White House.
Bush Loyalist 'pressured Ailing Official'
Alberto Gonzales, the George Bush loyalist at the center of a row over political interference in the judiciary, once staged a late night visit to an administration official in an intensive care unit to pressure him into supporting a controversial wiretapping program, it emerged yesterday.
The Badness of George Ii
American accusations that European countries ganged up against the Bush administration in the Wolfowitz row hide a deeper worry: that the rapidly declining power at home of the most unpopular, least respected president since Richard Nixon is encouraging multiple challenges to US authority and interests around the world. By Simon Tisdall
Bush Doesn't Want Detente. He Wants to Attack Iran
The US has swept aside repeated overtures from Tehran. Is it any wonder if the Islamic Republic now wants the bomb? By Alain Gresh
Europe Calls for Wolfowitz to Quit
Leaders from European states have told the Bush administration that Paul Wolfowitz must resign from the World Bank in order to avoid a vote of no confidence, it was reported today.
Democrats Vote to Cut Off Iraq War Funds Beyond July
President George Bush today came under renewed pressure on Iraq after Democrats moved to cut off funding for the war beyond mid-July.
Republicans Warn Bush of Us Fatigue Over Iraq War
September make or break date, White House told - President pleads for more time for surge plan to work
Pressure on Bush to Help Military Families Fighting on Two Fronts
Work and family strains add to stress of war zone - Veterans demand more legislative protection
Bush Tested By Royal Etiquette and a White Tie
Americans have greeted the Queen with respectful curiosity, reports Suzanne Goldenberg in Louisville, Kentucky.
Bush Seeks Compromise on Iraq Bill
Pressure to reach funding deal after president vetoes legislation setting withdrawal date.
Bush Vetoes Democrats' Attempt to Set Timetable for Withdrawal of American Troops From Iraq
President says naming a date would help enemy - Conflict in Congress reaches new pitch
Bush Set to Veto Bill on Iraq Withdrawal
President George Bush is set today to veto a bill that would bring in a timetable to begin withdrawing US troops from Iraq in October and have most of them out by next spring.
Bush Boogies on the White House Lawn
George Bush has finally given a response to the age-old question: can the president really dance?
Blow to Bush As Top Us Commander Warns of Worse to Come in Iraq
Democrat resolve stiffened in battle over funding - Senate backs plans for early troop withdrawal.
Wolfowitz's World Bank Deputy Tells Him to Quit
Paul Wolfowitz's tenure as president of the World Bank may be decided today by the bank's governing board, after he was abandoned by the Bush administration and faced a revolt led by his own deputy.
Being Paul Wolfowitz
Paul Wolfowitz – hawk extraordinaire, loyal friend of George Bush; and a bit of a player – finds himself in a spot of bother these days. Things started going downhill for Wolfowitz when he decided to do his girlfriend a favor.
Bush's War at Home
World Briefing: Even as George Bush's Baghdad surgers pursue displaced Sunni insurgents into northern Diyala and Salahuddin provinces, ever more vicious guerrilla warfare is roiling the home front, writes Simon Tisdall.
Bush's 'war on Terror' Phrase Helps Terrorists, Minister Warns
President George Bush's 'war on terror' rhetoric has strengthened terrorist groups by helping them to create a shared identity, the development secretary, Hilary Benn, warned yesterday.
Bush Struggles to Find War Tsar to Oversee Iraq and Afghanistan
Three retired generals approached by the White House about a new high-profile post overseeing the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and reporting directly to the president have rejected the proposed post, leaving the administration struggling to find anyone of stature willing to take it on.
Bush Launches Overhaul of Immigration
President George Bush yesterday used a visit to an Arizona border town to try to win over conservatives to a plan for an overhaul of America's immigration laws.
Bush Official Resigns in Gonzales Row
A Bush administration official believed to have played a pivotal role in the scandal over sacked prosecutors resigned yesterday, further ratcheting up the pressure on the attorney general, Alberto Gonzales, to stand down. In a three-line statement, Monica Goodling, a senior adviser to Mr Gonzales and the justice department's conduit to the White House, gave no reason for her decision.
Pelosi Challenges Bush Policy By Visiting Syria
House speaker holds talks with President Assad - Peace message from Israeli PM relayed to Damascus
Pelosi's Olive Branch to Syria Angers Bush
The speaker of the US House of Representatives today met Syrian government officials in Damascus in the latest Democratic challenge to the Bush administration.
Bush Confronts Congress Over $100bn War Chest
President says troops' families will pay price - Obama urges 'responsible end' to war in Iraq
Bush Under Pressure After Senate Vote
Congress put the squeeze on George Bush over Iraq yesterday when the Senate voted in favour of a war funding bill that calls for withdrawal of US troops next year.
Straight Outta Congress: Bustin' Rhymes With Mc Rove
Bush aide's performance risks the cringe factor - President mocks his difficulties on press night
Bush Rejects Congress Timetable for Iraq Retreat
Funding for troops may be cut from mid-April - Failure will endanger US mainland, says president
US Hails Guilty Plea at Guantanamo Tribunal
The Bush administration yesterday claimed a victory in its campaign to demonstrate the legitimacy of its widely condemned system of military tribunals after securing the first guilty plea from a Guantanamo Bay inmate.
NY Police Spied on Anti-bush Protesters
Undercover New York police officers spent more than a year spying on would-be protesters ahead of the 2004 Republican national convention, monitoring church groups and street theatre troupes which had no intention of breaking the law, it was reported yesterday.
Bush Warns of Veto After Vote for Iraq Withdrawal
The US House of Representatives voted yesterday for legislation that sets a deadline of September 1 next year for bringing home American troops from Iraq.
Bush Aides Called to Testify Over Prosecutor Sackings
Congressional Democrats today set up a showdown with the White House as a panel approved subpoenas for George Bush's top political adviser and other White House aides, over the firings of eight prosecutors.
Bush Phone Call Fails to Defuse Pressure on Gonzales to Resign
Cross-party attack on attorney general -Power struggle centres on firing of prosecutors
Bush Says Iraq Presence Vital for Us Safety
Leaving Iraq now would have devastating consequences for US security George Bush warned today, on the fourth anniversary of the start of the attack on Iraq.
German Envoy Attacks Us Policy
The Bush administration has forfeited legitimacy and credibility in the eyes of most of the world, crippling its capacity to engineer a breakthrough on the gravest problems on the international agenda, a senior German official argues today.
Bush Pleads With Us Public to Stand Firm Over Iraq War
George Bush called on the American public to show patience yesterday as the Iraq war went into its fifth year, with millions displaced, basic facilities such as electricity still patchy and record levels of violence.
Bush and Blair Threaten New Sudan Sanctions
US to block transactions involving dollars - Bashir asks to renegotiate deal on peacekeepers
Anti-Bush Protesters Clash With Mexican Police
The US president, George Bush, is due to address the Mexican people today following a night of unrest in which hundreds of demonstrators clashed with riot police at the US embassy in Mexico City.
Big Chief Bad Medicine
The Great White Chief has come to smoke the peace pipe with the native Indians; only it has left a bad taste in their mouths. George Bush’s ‘winning hearts and minds’ tour of Latin America isn’t turning out quite the way he had in mind.
Bush Left With Little to Show From Tour of Latin America
President George Bush is due to wrap up his tour of Latin America this morning with little to show for his six-day swing through the region.
EVIL SPIRITS: Bush in Latin America
As President George W. Bush completes his sweeping farewell tour of Latin America, Mayan Spirit Guides vowed to cleanse their sacred lands of the evil spirits that accompanied him.
White House Considered Sacking All Us Attorneys
George Bush's administration today faced further embarrassment after it emerged that it wanted to sack all 93 US attorneys at the start of the president's second term.
US Tries to Stop Chávez Stealing Bush's Thunder
George Bush was visiting a farm cooperative and ancient temple in Guatemala today as US officials tried to stop a five-nation South American trip becoming a de facto showdown between the president and his fierce critic Hugo Chávez, the Venezuelan president.
Pessimistic Pentagon Studies Fallback Options in Iraq
The Pentagon is actively considering a series of fallback positions for Iraq in the event that President George Bush's plan of expanding the US military presence fails.
Bush Asks Congress for Even More Iraq Troops
President George Bush has asked Congress for an extra 8,000 troops for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, on top of the 21,500 reinforcements announced two months ago.
Bush Strikes Fuel Deal Amid Violent Protests
George Bush hailed a new fuel deal signed today in Brazil where he is on the first leg of his Latin America tour - while Hugo Chávez continued his attacks on the US president.
Bush Faces Protests and Tight Security
President seeks to counter leftwing administrations - US accused of not paying attention to neighbours
A Dark Underbelly of Mass Graves and Electoral Fraud
Congress is questioning a Latin American policy that has left George Bush with a best friend who is a major embarrassment. By Isabel Hilton
Bush Heads for Latin America to Counter Appeal of Chávez
President George Bush yesterday promised a series of US-financed measures to help Latin America's poor, in a belated effort to try to combat the growing influence over the continent of the Venezualan president, Hugo Chávez, and other leftwing leaders.
Bush Joins Outcry in Military Hospital Scandal
As the row over filthy conditions at a top US military ward cost two army chiefs their jobs, the President vows to help veterans.
The Bush Conversion: How the President Saw the Light and Changed Foreign Policy
Aggressive - and ineffective - approach abandoned in favour of diplomacy.
US Accused of Drawing Up Plan to Bomb Iran
President George Bush has charged the Pentagon with devising an expanded bombing plan for Iran that can be carried out at 24 hours' notice, it was reported yesterday.
Bush Could Back Zambia in Battle Against Vulture Fund
President Bush could come to the aid of Zambia against a so-called "vulture" fund demanding millions of dollars in debt payments.
Once George Bush Has Got Hold of a Bad Idea He Just Can't Let It Go
We watch plans for an attack on Iran unfold even as the official narrative for the run-up to the Iraq war unravels. By Gary Younge
Congress Sends Rebuke to Bush Over Iraq Troop Surge
Seventeen Republicans vote against president - White House warning over taking protest further
Bush Deploys 3,000 Extra Troops to Afghanistan to Take on Taliban
George Bush said yesterday he had ordered 3,200 extra US troops to Afghanistan in expectation of a spring offensive against a resurgent Taliban and he urged European allies to make a similar effort.
Bush Retreats on Claim That Leaders in Tehran Are Arming Insurgents
But elite Quds force is involved, president says - Washington agrees to allow in more refugees
Washington Riveted By Libby Trial As Defence Prepares to Put Its Case
Hearing provides insight into Bush administration - Final witness undermines former aide's claim
Bush Asks Congress to Boost War Chest
George Bush today asked Congress for a further $100bn (£51bn) in military spending for Iraq and Afghanistan as the White House laid out the financial burden of war.
Bush Slashes Aid to Poor to Boost Iraq War Chest
Bill for Iraq conflict will soon overtake Vietnam - $78bn squeeze on medical care for elderly and poor.
Intelligence Report Tells Bush Conflict is 'civil War'
The US intelligence services yesterday admitted for the first time that the violence in Iraq constituted a "civil war".
Senate Corners Bush Over Troop Increase
George Bush today was facing further political isolation over his policy on Iraq after top Senate Democrats and Republicans agreed on a provisional resolution opposing a troop increase.
University Goes to War on Bush Legacy
Protests grow over plan for library and thinktank in honour of president.
Healthy Political Faith and Dissent
Dissidents exist because placing faith in mainstream politicians is as delusional as George W. Bush believing that sending more American soldiers into the Iraq cauldron is justified. It flies in the face of reality, experience and sanity. The great paradox is that so many people still desperately place faith in politicians. There are better things to place your political faith in.
US Threatens Firm Response to Iranian Meddling in Iraq
Tension between the United States and Iran rose sharply yesterday when president George Bush warned Tehran that America would respond 'firmly' if Tehran stepped up its alleged involvement in violence in Iraq.
The Big Afghanistan Push Comes to Shove
Overshadowed by President George Bush's controversial, last-chance bid to salvage American honour in Iraq, the US is mounting a parallel military and reconstruction "surge" in Afghanistan ahead of an anticipated Taliban spring offensive. By Simon Tisdall
Mass Protest Heartens Democratic War Critics
The Bush administration yesterday came under fire from Democratic leaders for suggesting that criticism of the president's plans for a troop increase in Iraq could hurt the war effort.
Bush Sanctions Force Against Iranian Agents
The US today raised the stakes with Iran as the White House confirmed that George Bush had authorised US forces to take whatever actions were needed against Iranian agents in Iraq.
Bush to Pump Another $8bn Into Afghanistan
Change of strategy aimed at holding back Taliban - Cash to bolster Afghan army and reconstruction
State of the Union: Grave and Delusional
In his latest State of the Union address, President George W. Bush declared, "Our state of the union is strong and our cause in the world is right." Sadly, the president remains in a state of delusion.
Failure to Judge Mood Leaves President Isolated
In the signature phrase from his state of the union address, President George Bush asked for one last chance to turn around events in Iraq. By yesterday morning, however, it became clear that chance was gone.
Senators Reject Bush Plea for Time on Iraq
Democrats and Republican senators yesterday rebuffed George Bush's state of the union appeal to be given more time on Iraq, and pressed ahead with a resolution condemning his proposed 21,500 US troop increase.
Bush's Call for Consensus Fails to Bridge Divide Over Iraq
The extent to which the Iraq war has divided the US was fully exposed early today when George Bush appealed in his annual state of the union address for more time to turn the conflict round.
The Bushes And The Kennedys
A poem about political power…
Home-grown Crops the Answer to Our Addiction to Oil, Bush Tells Americans
President outlines plans to cut petrol consumption - Ethanol and other biofuels central to energy initiative
'Lame Duck' Bush Faces Struggle to Push Through New Agenda
State of Union address to focus on domestic plans - Polls show support still falling over Iraq
Republican Rebels Defy Bush Line
The Republican leadership was struggling to maintain a united front with the White House on the Iraq war yesterday after two leading senators broke ranks to vote against the proposed troop increase.
Courts Not Fit to Rule on Security, Says Bush Lawyer
The Bush administration's most senior legal official said today that US courts were not fit to make decisions on national security and should show deference to the White House.
Bush: Saddam Execution Looked Like Revenge Killing
Tensions between the White House and the Iraqi government resurfaced today as the US president, George Bush, criticised the manner of Saddam Hussein's execution.
Bush Admits Past Mistakes As Row With Tehran Grows Over Arrest of 'diplomats'
Iran demands release of five men held in Kurdistan - White House vows to deal with foreign interference
Bush to America: War!
After two months of silent deliberations, the president's address to the nation did not represent a new strategy. It is a barely discernible rephrasing of the same old lines and a prescription for horrors beyond anything we have yet contemplated.
After the Surge ... What Next?
President Bush, under fire for sending 20,000 extra troops into Iraq, is now ready to target Iran for the chaos in Baghdad and beyond.
Bush Battles to Shore Up Support for Iraq Troops Surge Plan
President George Bush has invited the Republican congressional leadership to his Camp David retreat this weekend to shore up political support ahead of a potentially epic constitutional clash over his Iraq troop increase.
President Grasps at Duo's Promise of Victory in Iraq
In the days before Christmas, soon after the Iraq Study Group delivered a report that was essentially a repudiation of George Bush's presidency, the White House invited a retired army vice-chief of staff, General Jack Keane, and four other outside advisers to give a briefing on the war.
Bush Iraq Troops 'surge' Fails to Impress Arab Allies
With the shrapnel of war flying outward from Iraq, even the US's Arab allies are greeting news of Bush's troop 'surge' with gloomy silence, writes Ian Black.
Bush Calls in Aides to Sell Strategy to Hostile Nation
Republicans are among fiercest Congress critics - President accused of failing to consult on policy
Limited Effect on British Plans
Tony Blair's government voiced its support for President Bush's surge in Iraq even though it left the two allies moving in opposite directions for the first time: the US is pouring more resources in, while Britain hopes to withdraw a significant number of troops by early summer.
Isolated Bush Faces Rebellion Over Iraq
Congress to reject plan - Public against extra troops
President's Back-up Plan: Blame Iran
World Briefing: The aim now is to roll back Iranian influence wherever possible - despite the probably negative reaction that might produce among Iraq's majority Shia population, says Simon Tisdall
Reaction to Bush's Speech on Iraq
US reaction to George Bush's speech outlining a new strategy for Iraq.
Bush Gambles on New Troops for Iraq
George Bush this morning ordered 21,500 more US troops to Iraq to try to quell sectarian violence, but promised a war-weary public that "America's commitment is not open-ended".
Bush's Last Stand: Stability in Iraq, Credibility in Us
Both sides of Congress uneasy over troop surge - Democratic Iraq will not be perfect, Americans told
Bush to Address Us on New Iraq Strategy
The first wave of additional US troops is set to arrive in Iraq at the end of the month, it was reported today, with George Bush scheduled to lay out his "new strategy" for the conflict in a televised address tonight.
New Deployment Marks Last Throw of Dice for Bush
President gambles on new troops to stabilise Iraq - US forces to focus efforts on Shia death squads
Bush's Revised Iraq Strategy
Bush's revised Iraq strategy is short on new ideas. If it fails he will be more a dead duck than a lame one, writes Simon Tisdall.
Like a Deluded Compulsive Gambler, Bush is Fuelling a New Cold War
With air strikes on Somalia and a surge in troops in Iraq, he is staking everything on a finale he can call victory. By Jonathan Freedland
Bush Hits New Low on Eve of Crucial Speech
George Bush's public approval ratings hit a new low yesterday as Democratic opposition to his planned US troop increase for Iraq rapidly gained momentum.
Bush $1bn Jobs Plan to Draw Iraqis Into Fold
Officials running scheme will work under US army - Kurdish units to help quell sectarian strife in Baghdad
The Legacy of George W. Bush
When the history of this president is written, will it be the legacy of a proud leader who held on to his principles when all others abandoned him or the story of a stubborn man who refused to accept defeat?
30,000 More Us Troops for Iraq
President set for showdown with Democrats as he pours in more soldiers as part of a crackdown against insurgents and the largely Shia death squads.
Surge in Iraq will deepen Quagmire
President Bush doesn't learn from history...
Bush Shuffles Diplomats and Generals Ahead of Last Big Push for Victory
Top brass and ambassador changed before expected extra troop deployment of 9,000.
Bush Poised to Name New Iraq Commander
George Bush is set to appoint Lieutenant General David Petraeus as the top US commander in Iraq, it was reported today.
Iraqi Prime Minister Says He Wants to Quit Office
The embattled leader, Nouri al-Maliki, has said he no longer wants to be prime minister of Iraq, underlining the US's loss of control over events just as President George Bush is poised to announce his new strategy on the war.
Democrats to Go on Offensive As New Congress Convenes
President George Bush, who for nearly four years had a free hand in decision-making over the war in Iraq, faces a series of concerted challenges starting from tomorrow from a newly installed and assertive Democratic Congress.
Bush: Execution is a Milestone
The US president, George Bush, today described Saddam Hussein's execution as a milestone on Iraq's road to democracy, but warned it would not halt the bloodshed and political discord splitting the country.
Ford Attacks Bush Over Iraq Invasion in Message From Beyond the Grave
Ex-president's views kept secret until after his death - Summit hint that more troops will be sent to war
Bush Leads Tributes After Ford Dies at 93
Former president lauded as force for reconciliation - Leadership forever associated with Watergate
Bush May Boost Iraq Troops By 20,000
The President is likely to bow to a request for five more brigades as attacks rise to 1,000 a week.
Bush Plans Bigger Army Amid Fear of New Iraq Deployment
30,000 more troops may be sent to quell violence - Pentagon wants $100bn more for twin campaigns
Bush Defies Commanders By Bolstering Troops
Iraqi vice-president claims US president "brainwashed" Tony Blair into playing along.
The Albatross in the Room: George W. Bush
The way forward in the Iraq War does not run through the White House; it runs around it. It begins by recognizing the albatross in the room. The problem is the president and the nation cannot afford to wait for the next election.
Bush Accused of Gagging Critic of Iran Policy
The White House yesterday faced fresh accusations of tailoring intelligence to suit its political viewpoint from a former CIA analyst barred from publishing a critical newspaper commentary on American policy towards Iran.
Six Years later – A Failed Presidency
History will show George Bush to be a "Failed President".
Bush Likely to Reject Study Group Call for Withdrawal From Iraq
Talks ruled out as more troops set to be sent in - Army chief warns force could break under strain
Bush Postpones Iraq Strategy Announcement
The US president, George Bush, has delayed a major announcement on US policy in Iraq, it was reported today.
Bush: Victory Still Important in Iraq
A defiant George Bush today said he and Tony Blair agreed that "victory" in Iraq was important, just one day after the Iraq Study Group delivered a withering critique of his current policy.
Baker's Predictable Plan is What Bush is Already Doing
Given the reasons for its creation, no wonder the Iraq Study Group failed to properly consider the one way to end this war. By Jonathan Steele
Bush Told: Alter Iraq Policy or Risk Disaster
President Bush was warned yesterday that his policy in Iraq was "not working" and that to have a chance of avoiding a regional disaster he would have to repudiate much of the foreign policy he has pursued over the past six years.
Bush Left Battered and Bruised
World Briefing: The US president's instinct is to hang tough, gambling that "a last big push" will bring victory of sorts. "We're going to stay in Iraq to get the job done," he said last week. Amid great uncertainty, one thing is sure: George Bush does not do graceful exits. By Simon Tisdall
President Bush and the GREAT MYTHS of Iraq
Iraq - Old Myths and New Realities
US Ambassador to Un John Bolton Resigns
The US ambassador to the UN, John Bolton, today became the Bush administration's latest foreign policy hawk to fall victim to the Democratic takeover of Congress.
Bush Loses Another Ally As Un Ambassador Bolton Resigns in Face of Senate Hostility
Angry president attacks 'stubborn obstructionism' - Muslim envoy could be new man for key job
Bush Weighing Leaked Rumsfeld Memo
Outgoing defence chief calls for big cut in US bases - Critical week for policy as study group report due
Bush to Reject Iraq Pullout
President determined not to be railroaded by Baker panel into withdrawing US troops as three bombs kill dozens of Shias in Baghdad market.
US Chatshow Resorts to Bleeps After a Tipsy Danny Devito Lays Into George Bush
A US chatshow resorts to bleeps after a tipsy Danny DeVito...
'He's the Right Guy' - Bush Defends Embattled Maliki
President attempts to repair relations - Campaign for 'graceful exit' rejected
Bush Praises Iraqi Pm's Strength
George Bush today praised Iraq's prime minister, Nuri al-Maliki, as a "strong leader" and said the US would be in Iraq "so long as the government wants us there".
Maliki Postpones Bush Summit After Memo Leak
Secret report shows deep US distrust of Iraqi PM - White House denies loss of confidence in leader
Bush Holds Urgent Talks With Iraqi Pm
Negotiations come amid signs Washington is losing confidence in Nuri al-Maliki.
Bush Sets Sights on Library Legacy in Dallas
Facing the prospect of a lame-duck last two years in office, President Bush has decided to focus on what he hopes will form the cornerstone of his legacy: the George W Bush Presidential Library.
Bush and Maliki to Discuss Iraqi Security
President George Bush is to make an unexpected stopover in Amman next week to discuss Iraq's security crisis with the country's embattled prime minister, Nuri al-Maliki.
CUT AND RUN NEOCONS: Scapegoating the Iraq War
The very same brain trusts that formulated, planned, plotted, promoted and applauded the initiation of the Bush Doctrine in Iraq are now desperately seeking scapegoats to absorb accountability for its collapse.
Bush's Visit to Indonesia Inadvertently Highlighted Instability in the Region
World Briefing: Slipping into Jakarta yesterday for a six-hour visit, George Bush's main aim was to strengthen a key "war on terror" alliance. But the US president's appearance inadvertently highlighted the unstable condition of a region that Australians label the "arc of insecurity".
BUSH IN NAM: The Infantile President
Either the learning curve of the president is painfully slow or his refusal to accept reality is dangerously disingenuous. From Vietnam to Iraq to the policies of "free trade," the president exhibits a pathological inability to learn from past mistakes.
Asian Leaders Fail to Back Bush's Strategy to Curb North Korea's Nuclear Ambitions
President loses battle for united anti-nuclear stance - Trip to Indonesia curtailed over security concerns
How Bush Has Perverted Labour's View of Europe
Blair and Brown's failure to back Ségolène Royal illustrates how confused they are about where Britain's interests lie. By Martin Kettle
Bush Sees Hope for Iraq in Vietnam
George Bush struggled today to escape the shadows of wars past and present in Vietnam and Iraq, holding up his presence in Hanoi as proof of the possibilities of reconciliation.
Bush Reveals He is a Guardian Reader (though Sadly Not a Regular)
Yesterday the president scaled new heights of ambiguity when he made the cryptic observation that he does not read the Guardian "often".
'Long March of History' Comforts Bush in Vietnam
· Iraq refuses to move off agenda during Asian visit · Former enemies promote economic cooperation
Vietnam War Offers Lessons for Iraq, Says Bush
The American defeat in Vietnam holds lessons for the US in Iraq, the US president, George Bush, said today.
Bush to Face the Ghosts of America's Last Failed War
Thirty-one years after the US army left Saigon, President Bush flies in for a visit dogged by the unlearned lessons of history.
Democrats Vow to Stand in the Way of Sending More Troops
The new majority leader in the US Senate, Harry Reid, said yesterday the Democrats would do everything they can to stop George Bush sending more troops to Iraq.
Bush's Visit to the Apec Summit in Vietnam
Bush's visit to the Apec summit in Vietnam is intended to shore up US influence in a region increasingly dominated by China, writes Simon Tisdall.
BUSH AND CUSTER: Iraq and the Little Bighorn
It was arrogance that sealed Custer’s fate and it is arrogance that has placed our nation knee-deep in the quicksand of Iraq. Custer risked his own life for his presidential ambition; Bush risked only his legacy as a profoundly flawed and failed president.
Democrats Increase Pressure on Bush for Phased Troop Withdrawal
· Senior senators call for timetable for US exit · White House admits need to change failing strategy
This is Team America, the New Power Brokers
Last week a voters' revolution swept through Washington, brushing aside key members of President Bush's inner guard. Now a new group of powerful figures has emerged to reshape the future of politics in the United States.
Bush and Blair Discuss New Policy for Iraq
Transatlantic phone call anticipates top level submissions to influential study group next week.
Profile: Robert Gates
George Bush's nomination of 63-year-old Robert Michael Gates as secretary of defence is another indication of the ascendancy of the team that served the president's father.
President Pays the Price But This Could Be Iraq Turning Point
World Briefing: The Democrats' election successes will greatly intensify pressure on President George Bush to find a quick way through and out of the Iraq morass. But it remains unclear whether he has the skill, the clout and the imagination to do it. By Simon Tisdall
Two Heartbeats From the Presidency
Nancy Pelosi has broken the 'marble ceiling' to become House leader - now she will have to learn to work with George Bush, writes Dan Glaister.
Bush Made to Suffer in the 'bloody Eighth'
Indiana seat renowned for its close election results goes to the Democrats.
Democrats Pile Pressure on Bush As Glitches Hit Us Poll
· Republican senators lose Ohio and Pennsylvania · Questions raised over electronic voting system
Let Your Voice Be Heard, Bush Tells Voters in Midterm Elections
American voters were today deciding the fate of President George Bush's last two years in office as they cast their ballots in the midterm elections.
Bush Needs Harmony for His Swan Song
World Briefing: Whatever the final tally of seats in Congress after yesterday's midterm elections, President Bush faces growing pressure on all sides to adapt both the style and substance of his presidency in its final two years, writes Simon Tisdall.
UN to Appoint Former Moonie As Head of World Food Programme
· Candidate was Unification Church figure for 20 years · Bush administration is backing application
Republicans Closing Gap As Us Votes
Final polls offer some cheer for Bush.
Bush in 11th-hour Tour of Republican Strongholds to Stave Off Defeat
· Economy and Saddam trial verdict boost party · Rumsfeld in trouble after revolt by military media
Bush Faces Call for Rumsfeld to Quit
President George Bush faces a damaging political firestorm on the eve of the vital mid-term elections after it emerged yesterday that an influential military newspaper is to call for the resignation of his Defence Secretary, Donald Rumsfeld.
Neocons Turn on Bush for Incompetence Over Iraq War
Several prominent neoconservatives have turned on George Bush days before critical midterm elections, lambasting his administration for incompetence in the handling of the Iraq war and questioning the wisdom of the 2003 invasion they were instrumental in promoting.
British Believe Bush More Dangerous Than Kim Jong-il
· US allies think Washington threat to world peace · Only Bin Laden feared more in United Kingdom
Kerry's Iraq Gaffe Throws Bush a Lifeline in Election Battle
A gaffe by the former Democratic presidential candidate, John Kerry, put his party on the defensive last night when it was seized on by George Bush as evidence of lack of patriotism over the Iraq war, a week before congressional elections.
Let Us Hope Americans Seize Their Chance to Hobble George Bush
Next Tuesday's elections in the US cannot, alas, remove the president. But they can change the political terms of trade. By Jonathan Freedland
Bush Plans Rallies in Heartlands to Halt Election Mauling
· Safe states such as Texas not immune to backlash · Half of Americans polled want Democrat Congress
Mexico Fury As Bush Gives Go-ahead to Border Fence
Relations between the US and Mexico today took a turn for the worse after George Bush signed legislation for a 700-mile border fence to counter illegal immigration into the US.
Cinemas Shun Film of Bush Shooting
Death of a President, the film that depicts the future assassination of George Bush as a comment on the civil liberties excesses of the current Republican administration, opened in fewer than 120 cinemas across America yesterday, with thousands of outlets refusing to show it.
Bush Concedes Depth of Domestic Unease Over War But Vows New Tactics Will Earn Victory
· White House changes tack to bolster Republican vote · Baghdad ally bridles at US timetable for takeover
Bush Drops 'stay the Course' Slogan As Political Mood Sours
Takeover could come in a year, but more troops may go to Baghdad, says US general.
Time for Bush to Talk to Iran and Syria
World Briefing: Whatever else James Baker may recommend in his much-anticipated report on future US strategy in Iraq, it seems certain he will urge George Bush to open direct, high-level talks with Iran and Syria. By Simon Tisdall
Bush Accepts Iraq-vietnam War Comparison
The escalating violence in Iraq could be compared to the 1968 Tet offensive in Vietnam, which was a turning point in that war, the US president admitted last night.
Bush Issues Doctrine for Us Control of Space
George Bush has staked out a bold claim to the final frontier, asserting vigorously America's right to deny access to space to any adversary hostile to US interests, it emerged yesterday.
Don't Mention the President: How Republicans Hope to Stay in Power
Bush factor is proving a negative for voters and candidates along the campaign trail.
America is Finally Revolting Against the Republicans
Sex, money and Iraq are a triple-whammy of reasons for voters to turn against President George Bush and his party. By Andrew Rawnsley
President Bush – Contrasting the decision making skills of JFK and George W. Bush
Bush-Bad decisions coupled with bad advisors equals disaster.
Bush Discredits Iraqi Death Toll Report
The US president, George Bush, tonight admitted "a lot of innocent people" had lost their lives in Iraq but rejected the findings of a controversial report that the civilian death toll in the war-torn country had reached 655,000.
Big Setback for Bush As Aide Goes in Lobby Row
Sleaze revelations have helped to boost hopes of gains for the Democrats in mid-term elections.
Bush is a Lying Failure, Says Al-qaida Number Two
Al-Qaida's second-in-command has branded George Bush a "lying failure" and urged Christians to convert to Islam in the wake of Pope Benedict XVI's recent remarks about the Islamic faith.
Bush Faces Wave of Challenges to Terror Law
The Bush administration yesterday faced a raft of legal challenges to a sweeping new regime for Guantánamo that would deny court oversight to detainees in the war on terror, and would bar prosecution of US personnel for war crimes.
Senate Backs Bush Over Terror Suspects
The US Senate has voted for legislation endorsing President George Bush's plan for tough measures to interrogate and prosecute terrorism suspects.
Bush Referees As Karzai and Musharraf Meet for Dinner
President George Bush said yesterday that he would act as referee at a working dinner at the White House between the leaders of Afghanistan and Pakistan as public bickering between the two men threatens to destabilise the US "war on terror".
Intelligence Report Blow to Bush's War on Terror
George Bush yesterday suffered a blow to his argument that the removal of Saddam Hussein had made Americans safer after he ordered the release of an intelligence report warning the war in Iraq had become a "cause celebre for jihadists".
Bush Reaches Out to Musharraf to Shore Up Shaky Alliance
· President calls Pakistan leader ally against terror · Mutual praise despite claims of bombing threat
US Deal on Detainees' Treatment
President George Bush reached a deal with his fellow Republicans yesterday to end a damaging rebellion in the Senate against a bill that would allow for the harsh treatment and interrogation of detainees.
Defiant Bush Appeals to People of Middle East
· President speaks directly to 'marginalised' citizens · Iranian nuclear question dominates discussions
Geneva Conventions Vague, Says Bush
The US president, George Bush, today dismissed the Geneva conventions on the laws of war as "vague" and called on Congress to back controversial new rules on the handling of terror suspects.
Bush Digs in After Terror Law Rebellion
George Bush stared down a revolt by Senate Republicans yesterday, saying their resistance to tough terror laws sought by the White House would expose America to another al-Qaida attack.
Republicans Reject Bush's Anti-terror Law
George Bush suffered a serious rebuff yesterday to his demand to grant the CIA and the military a freer hand in the war on terror after Senate Republicans moved to block legislation that would allow coercive interrogations of detainees.
Bush: Saddam Was Not Responsible for 9/11
George Bush last night admitted that Saddam Hussein had no hand in the 9/11 terror attacks, but asked Americans to support a war in Iraq that he said was the defining struggle of our age.
Bush Marks 9/11 Anniversary
George Bush laid a wreath at Ground Zero last night as he began a two-day tour that will take him to all three sites of devastation on the fifth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks.
Bush Faces Republican Revolt Over Terror Trials
· Worries over treatment of Guantánamo detainees · Defendants to be barred from seeing evidence
Bush Doctrine on Terror Fails to Convince Public
· Poll shows rising anxiety in both US and Europe · Iran now seen as country posing the gravest threat
Bush's Performance Has Been Poor, But His Packaging is Exemplary
After 9/11 and Katrina, reality intruded on the president's finely honed image - and both times he was missing in action. By Gary Younge
No Civil War in Iraq, Insists Bush - But Pentagon Differs
While 68 Iraqis have died in two days, the President talks up military success with an eye on the mid-term elections. Meanwhile, defence chiefs are ever more fearful of another Vietnam.
The Democrats' Best Weapon This Fall: George W. Bush
The Democrats should have no trouble regaining control of Congress this fall. After all, the GOP has been in charge of all three branches of government for the past five years, yet have nothing positive to show for it. But before you get too excited, just remember this is the same party that allowed John Kerry to spend weeks defending HIS military service while running against a guy who went AWOL from the freaking National Guard!
Court Backs Right to Wear Anti-bush Shirt
Zachary Guiles knew he was being provocative when he showed up for school two years ago in a T-shirt that accused George Bush of being a war-mongering draft-dodger, a drunkard and a drug addict.
Flushes and Blushes Over Bush Speech
George Bush's speech marking the anniversary of Hurricane Katrina was interrupted for CNN viewers when one of the network's presenters forgot a cardinal rule of broadcast journalism - turn your microphone off when you go to the toilet.
Bush Takes 'full Responsibility' for Katrina Response
George Bush today said he took "full responsibility" for the US government's poor response to Hurricane Katrina, which hit the Gulf Coast a year ago today.
Bush Admits New Orleans Failures
A penitent George Bush marked the first anniversary of Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans yesterday, acknowledging that his government's response to the devastating storm had been woefully inadequate.
Powell's Deputy 'leaked Name of Cia Agent'
An administration moderate was the likely source of a leak that outed a CIA spy and caused a national security scandal which threatened to bring down President George Bush's righthand man, it was claimed last night.
Each Bush Presidency is Unhappy in Its Own Way
By linking Iraq with the war on terror, Bush has created a dynamic that threatens to destroy him. By Sidney Blumenthal
UN Force Must Be Deployed Immediately, Says Bush
George Bush called yesterday for the urgent deployment of a UN force in southern Lebanon, while offering American help with logistics, communications and intelligence. He also urged France to contribute more troops.
Bush: 'violence Must Stop'
George Bush, the US president, called today for a UN resolution to be adopted as quickly as possible to end the violence in Lebanon and Israel.
Bush and Blair Complicit in War Crimes, Says Tehran
Tony Blair and George Bush are "co-defendants" in war crimes committed by Israel in Lebanon and should be made to answer for their actions before an international court, a senior Iranian government leader said yesterday.
The King of Fairyland Will Never Grasp the Realities of the Middle East
A US leader in his second term should have the power to rein in Israel. But George Bush is no ordinary president. By George Monbiot
Bush and Blair Call for Lebanon Peace Force
George Bush said today he and Tony Blair had agreed that an international stabilisation force should be quickly inserted in Lebanon and that a plan to halt hostilities was needed on an "urgent basis".
Bush Cuts Short Holiday As Anti-war Neighbours Move in
The principle of neighbourliness is about to be stretched to its limits in Crawford, Texas, where the well-known peace activist Cindy Sheehan has bought a plot of land not far from the town's most famous resident, George Bush.
At the Heart of the Lebanon Crisis Lie the Lethal Mistakes of George Bush
Instead of pursuing a Middle East peace deal, the White House's big idea has been to bomb people into democracy. By Jonathan Freedland
Bush Promises More Troops to Curb Sectarian Killing in Baghdad
· Religious infighting worse than insurgency in capital · Troops drawn from calmer Falluja, Mosul and Ramadi
Leading Lawyers Say Bush Creates Loopholes in Laws He Doesn't Like
President George Bush's practice of writing exceptions to legislation as he signs it into law represents a violation of the constitution and a danger to democracy, America's leading lawyers alleged yesterday.
Bush Vetoes Stem Cell Funding
George Bush has used his presidential veto for the first time to defeat a bill that would have greatly expanded government funding for stem cell research.
Bush Slip Puts Pressure on Syria
As diplomatic efforts today centred on sending an international force to southern Lebanon, unguarded comments by President Bush revealed his immediate focus was getting Syria to halt Hizbullah actions.
A Pantomime President
From North Korea to Iraq to Lebanon, George Bush's lack of policy has led to a string of disasters. By Sidney Blumenthal
Bush Puts Secret Spy Scheme to Judicial Review
George Bush, the US president, has agreed to subject his once-secret domestic spying programme to a judicial review that may determine whether it violates the US constitution.
President Has Message for Moscow (and Says Thanks for All the Fish)
George Bush yesterday promised to bring up Russia's human rights record during tomorrow's G8 summit, but said he did not intend to 'lecture' or "scold" his host, Vladimir Putin.
German Anger at Orchestration of Visit By Bush to See Merkel
Thousands of demonstrators are expected to protest tomorrow when George Bush arrives in Germany tonight for a three-day bonding session with its chancellor, Angela Merkel.
Protests Planned for Bush-merkel Talks
Thousands of demonstrators are expected to protest on Thursday against the US president, George Bush, who arrives in eastern Germany tomorrow night for a three-day bonding session with Germany's leader, Angela Merkel.
German Anger As Bush Flies in to Bond With Merkel
Thousands of demonstrators are expected to protest tomorrow against the US president, George Bush, who arrives in eastern Germany tonight for a three-day bonding session with Germany's leader, Angela Merkel.
Pentagon Breaks With Bush on Detentions
· Geneva convention covers Guantanamo detainees · Supreme court ruling prompts policy switch
Four Years On, Little Has Changed for the Two Survivors of Trio Accused By Bush
"North Korea is a regime arming with missiles and weapons of mass destruction while starving its citizens," President Bush declared in 2002 in his state of the union address.
Bush Told Cheney to Discredit Diplomat Critical of Iraq Policy
· Vice-president told to put out classified information · No instruction to out CIA agent, says president
Bush: Fighting Fit and Shocked to Be 60
We're not old yet, say baby boomers, as US president marks milestone birthday.
Supreme Court Rejects Bush Terror Powers
· Military tribunals and rendition ruled illegal · Defiant president to seek support from congress
Guantánamo Trials Ruled Illegal
The US supreme court ruled today that the US president, George Bush, overstepped his authority in creating military war crimes trials for detainees at Guantánamo Bay.
Congress Republicans Are Steering Clear of Bush
Congress Republicans are steering clear of Bush as they struggle to hold their seats in midterm polls. By Sidney Blumenthal
Mexican Poll: Out of Left Field - and Into the Bush Backyard
Surprise lead for leftwing presidential candidate shakes political establishment.
Democrats Dare to Dream of Recapturing the Bush Heartland
From Kansas to South Carolina, Republican moderates are turning their backs on the neocons and defecting to the enemy.
Bush Under Fire Over Tracking of Money Transfers
The Bush administration was forced today for the second time in months to account for a controversial spying programme, defending its tracking of millions of financial transactions as an important tool in the war on terror.
The Battle to Close Guantánamo
President Bush clearly wants out of a programme that brought international scorn, but shutting the camp poses legal and practical problems.
Bush Warns Iran Not to Test His Patience Over Nuclear Issue
· North Korea may face isolation over missile tests · President rebuts idea that US is threat to stability
Bush Warns Iran and North Korea Not to Test Us Patience
A visibly angry George Bush rounded on the two remaining members of Washington's 'axis of evil' today, as he dismissed 'absurd' suggestions that the US presents the greatest threat to world stability.
Knives, Rifles and a Whip. Are Bush's Gift-givers Trying to Say Something?
2004 presents inventory leaves president prepared for worst-case scenario.
Bush Speechwriter Resigns
The Bush administration is facing a future without one of its most influential backstage figures today after Michael Gerson, the evangelical Christian who coined the phrase "axis of evil" and wrote most of the president's scripted words, announced his resignation.
'Voice of Bush' Fades Out As Key Aide Quits
'Axis of evil' speechwriter gave religion and gravitas to presidential words.
Bush Aide Escapes Charges Over Cia Agent's Leaked Identity
The White House was spared a criminal prosecution against its master strategist yesterday after Karl Rove was advised he would not face charges in the CIA leak affair.
Bush Slips Out of Camp David and Into Iraq
· President flies in to bolster new prime minister · CIA chief not told of secret visit to Baghdad
Serious Tone Hides Bush's Glee
George Bush strode into the Rose Garden to announce the death of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi in a serious and determined mood, but moments before he had been spotted through the Oval Office windows smiling and joking with his aides.
Washington Fury Over Un Attack on Bush 'hypocrites'
· Annan's British deputy criticises administration · US envoy calls comments 'a very, very grave mistake'
Bush Calls for Gay Marriage to Be Outlawed
President Bush called yesterday for an amendment to the United States constitution to ban gay marriage, in what is seen as a move to shore up collapsing support among his conservative voter base.
US Blocking International Deal on Fighting Aids
· Britain distances itself from Bush administration · Negotiators try to salvage package at UN summit
Bush Promises Punishment Over Haditha Massacre
George Bush pledged yesterday that any marines found to have been responsible for the massacre of 24 Iraqi civilians in Haditha last year would be punished, and that an investigation into the killings would be made available to the public.
It Will Be a Verdict on Bush and It Looks Bad. Very Bad
Armageddon is forecast for the Grand Old Party this November. But political eruptions are inherently unpredictable. By Martin Kettle
Gore: Bush is 'renegade Rightwing Extremist'
Al Gore has made his sharpest attack yet on the George Bush presidency, describing the current US administration as "a renegade band of rightwing extremists".
Bush & Blair: The Last Whimper
Once they were kings, princes and lords of the realm. Now they are fallen to the depths of infamy. Listen carefully: Behind the tired refrain lies the last whimper of a fallen empire.
Bush Ally Wins in Colombia to Halt Swing to Left in Region
· US relieved at landslide victory for Uribe · Critics fear increase in heavy-handed tactics
'I'll Miss His Ties' - Bush's Tribute to Tongue-tied Ally
PM wins fighter-jet software deal, but can expect no favours over UN reform.
Bush Urges Israel to Shelve West Bank Plan
President Bush urged Israel yesterday to resume direct talks with the Palestinian president, Mahmoud Abbas, and put on hold plans to unilaterally withdraw from the West Bank.
Bush Needs to Withdraw Troops Before Elections
When Bush and Blair meet in Washington this week, they will discuss how quickly they can begin to withdraw from Iraq...By Ewen Macaskill
Democrats Take Heart As Americans Turn Their Back on Bush Policies
· Republicans trail on all main issues, poll finds · Immigration and Iraq are hurting White House most
Bush Restores Diplomatic Ties With Libya
The US said yesterday it is to restore full relations with Libya for the first time in more than 25 years, after having once branded its leader, Muammar Gadafy, as one of the world's most dangerous men and a supporter of international terrorism.
US Plans to Send Troops to Mexican Border
The US president, George Bush, is today expected to announce proposals to use thousands of national guard troops to help secure the border with Mexico.
Binman Unearths Bush's Secrets
A sanitation worker in Washington was stunned to discover a stack of documents detailing the president's movements that had been thrown out with the rubbish.
The Upstart From the East Who Has Befriended Bush
Six months after a shaky election win, the German chancellor is enjoying the most solid popular support in half a century. By Jonathan Steele
Boots on the Moon - Lunacy Run Amuck
Earth to President Bush... Earth to President Bush... Come in Mr. President...
Bush Faces Battle Over 'pentagon Man' for Cia
· Concern over military leader for civilian agency · Nomination opposed in both political parties
Landing a Big Fish: As Good As It Gets for Bush
George Bush claims his greatest moment in office was catching a seven-and-a-half pound perch while out fishing.
White House is Warned Against Bush Nominee for Head of Cia
· Appointment threatens to worsen intelligence crisis · Concerns raised over Pentagon's role at agency
PARADIGM SHIFT: The Power of Green
In the metaphor of addiction, we are the addicts; the industry is the pimp. None of the proposals before us will have any impact on the price of gas. The solution to this quandary is as obvious as it is daunting. In short, it will require a paradigm shift.
Wiseguy Bush Sends in the Clones
It was a shock, especially for those who are not fans of the president. On the platform at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner, standing together at the podium, was not one George Bush, but two.
Come Sing Along, Senor Bush
The Briton who's split America with 'Nuestro Himno', a Spanish version of 'The Star Spangled Banner', challenges the President to join a Live-Aid style recording amid a raging debate about immigrant rights.
Bush Objects to Spanish Version of Us Anthem
Jimi Hendrix famously mangled it at Woodstock, and numerous American superstars from Marvin Gaye to Whitney Houston have had a go at belting it out.
From Traders to Tankers: Who Makes a Mint Out of $70-barrel Oil
This week petrol prices broke new records in Britain and the US, creating political fallout for President Bush and pushing UK fuel towards £1 a litre. But who is getting rich? We offer a dollar-by-dollar guide to a $2.4trillion global oil industry.
Talkshow Host is Next on Bush's Frontline
A new age dawns in presidential reporting with the appointment of the conservative talkshow host and Fox anchor Tony Snow as White House press spokesman.
Bush Tries to Head Off Panic Over Petrol Prices
· Poll rating drops to new low amid election fears · Measures unlikely to ease pain at the pump
October 5 2006: A Day of Resistance Against the Bush Regime
On October 5, 2006 millions of workers and students will take the day off to protest the illegimate Bush regime.
Bush Presses on With Clear-out of Loyal Texans
The loyal band of Texans that has circled wagons to protect George Bush since he arrived in Washington, looked set to lose another member yesterday amid continued rumblings about changes in the White House.
Bush Meets Chinese President
The Chinese president, Hu Jintao, met his US counterpart George Bush today, in a first official visit to Washington that comes amid tensions over trade, human rights and the status of Taiwan.
Rove Gets Frontline Role in Bush Team Shake-up
George Bush's political guru Karl Rove is to be moved to a frontline role in a major shake-up of the US president's core team designed to boost poll ratings.
Bush's Official Spokesman Quits
George Bush's official spokesman today resigned from the White House.
Profile: Seymour Hersh
Reporter whose scoops give the Bush administration sleepless nights.
'I Feel Like I Did in the Vietnam Days - I Hate to Pay Taxes Just So They Can Go and Bomb More People'
Reporter whose scoops give the Bush administration sleepless nights.
George Bush Knew
A poem about what George W knew…
Bush's Childhood House Opens to Public
The Bush myth was given a powerful boost yesterday when a modest west Texas house, once home to two US presidents, was formally declared open to the public.
Bush Dismisses Report of Plan to Attack Iran
The US president, George Bush, today dismissed reports he was planning a military attack on Iran as "wild speculation".
White House Declines to Deny Bush 'leak'
The US president, George Bush, sees a difference "between leaks and what he is alleged to have done" in relation to the naming of a CIA operative to the press, it was claimed today.
Bush Administration
Leader: Not for 40 years - since Marvin Watson did it in the Johnson administration - has a White House chief of staff served uninterruptedly through an entire US presidency.
Muslim Man Jailed Over Plot to Kill Bush
An American Muslim was sentenced to 30 years in jail by a judge in Virginia yesterday for plotting to assassinate President Bush, despite his claims that he had been tortured into a confession by Saudi authorities.
Chief of Staff Sacrificed As Bush Shuffles Card Out of Pack
President George Bush, facing a steep slide in popularity, has bowed to demands for new blood from a restive Republican congress and replaced one of the anchors of his administration, the White House chief of staff Andrew Card.
Bush Struggles for Compromise As 'illegals' Fight Bill to Outlaw Them
Thousands rally as national debate about borders polarises opinion.
Sky Falls in on Bush the Outcast
Plagued by Iraq, the President's own party is abandoning him as his poll ratings plunge. Paul Harris reports from New York.
America Still Ready to Strike First, Confirms Bush
The Bush administration today reaffirmed its readiness to use pre-emptive military action despite the corrosive events that have swept through Iraq since the American invasion three years ago.
Bush's New Best Friends
The American president is betting on India becoming one of the world's great powers, writes Randeep Ramesh.
Watch Cricket and Learn, George
George Bush's batting shows promise, if the photographs of his net session in Islamabad are any guide. The hands are in a good position on the bat, excellent for cover driving. His stance is a little crabby - he looks like he's lining up a putt - but that can be rectified. By Stephen Moss
BUSH-BLAIR: The Axis of Evangelicals
Tony Blair, the Brits’ version of what we thought was Bill Clinton’s reflection—has undergone a steady metamorphosis into the image of George W. Bush. The latest devolution of the once immensely popular Blair into his evangelical counterpart Bush involves divine intervention into the affairs of Middle Eastern wars—and telling the Brits "In the end, there is a judgment . . . if you believe in God, it’s made by God."
Bush Calls India Ally in 'cause of Human Liberty'
George Bush last night cast his strategic partnership with India as one between natural allies that has the "power to transform the world," in an attempt to sell his foreign policy shift to critics at home and abroad.
Protesters Try to Disrupt President's Passage to India
George Bush flew into India's capital yesterday to face large-scale protests by Islamic groups and leftwing parties determined to take the shine off his first visit to the country.
Bush Makes First Visit to Afghanistan
George Bush has arrived in Afghanistan for a five-hour stop ahead of his three-day visit to India, where thousands of protesters rallied before his arrival, shouting "Death to Bush".
Iraq Pushes Bush Support to All Time Low
Profound pessimism about the Iraq war has pushed George Bush's popularity to an all-time low of 34%, as new polls yesterday showed both American civilians and soldiers at odds with the White House over US objectives and strategy.
Bush Tries to Head Off Growing Row About Sale of Ports Control to Uae
· Republican allies round on president over deal · Arab country 'has uneven history in war on terror'
Bush Insists Dubai Firm is Safe to Run Us Ports
· Congress fears terrorism risk in shipping sale · Senior Republicans pledge to block agreement
An Instinct for the Capillary
Luckily for the Bush administration, its media opponents can't shoot straight, writes Glenn Reynolds.
Bush defends Indo-US nuclear arrangement
Referring to India Bush said it is "good policy" for America to encourage emerging economies to use clean energy like nuclear power. Special report from Vipin Agnihotri
Bush Denies Secrecy Over Cheney Shooting
George Bush denies accusations of White House secrecy over a shooting accident involving vice-president Dick Cheney.
First Picture of Bush With Disgraced Lobbyist
The first photograph of President Bush meeting the disgraced Washington lobbyist Jack Abramoff was published yesterday after the White House refused ...
Memo to First Lady: the President Loves Ya
It was 1988, and the height of the presidential election campaign between George Bush Sr and Michael Dukakis. The Bush campaign had an image problem: Mr and Mrs Bush just didn't seem to click on camera. So the candidate sent his wife a memo.
First Picture of Abramoff With Bush Surfaces
The first photograph of President Bush meeting the disgraced Washington lobbyist Jack Abramoff was published yesterday after the White House refused for weeks to release images of them together.
The President, the Stripper and the Attorney General
The extraordinary legal defence of George Bush's domestic spying reads like a blend of Kafka, le Carré and Mel Brooks. By Sidney Blumenthal
Bush's Phone Offensive
When Bolivia's newly elected populist president, Evo Morales, received a congratulatory telephone call from the White House last week, he confessed he was surprised. By Simon Tisdall
Washington Digs in for a 'long War' As Rumsfeld Issues Global Call to Arms
World Briefing: The Bush administration's re-characterisation of its "global war on terror" as the "long war" will be seen by critics as an admission that the US has started something it cannot finish, says Simon Tisdall.
US Condemns Cartoon Violence
The Bush administration today condemned the violent protests against the publication of cartoons of the prophet Muhammad and urged governments to take steps to lower tensions.
Bush Fuels the Debate
Leader: President Bush's strong espousal of alternative fuels such as cellulosic ethanol as a way of weaning America off its dependency on Middle East oil should be warmly applauded.
Bush Just Has to Face It: He is Wrong and Chirac is Right
The crises over Hamas and Iran underline the collapse of the neocon mission and the end of a one-superpower world. By Jonathan Steele
THE STATE OF THE UNION: A Stumbling Illusion of Strength
In the State of the Union address, the president used the words freedom and liberty repeatedly but he used the word justice only once -- and then in reference to New Orleans, where all hope of justice has been abandoned. There is no justice in the president's vision.
Bush Hits the Road to Take a Green Message to His Nation of Oil Addicts
· President promises more investment in clean fuels · Cautious environment lobby welcomes pledge
Analysis: State of the Union
George Bush took the US public by surprise in his State of the Union address by offering a technological fix to the American fuel crisis, writes Julian Borger.
Bush Sets Goal for Us of 75% Cut in Middle East Oil Imports
· Ethanol as substitute fuel to end gasoline 'addiction' · State of the union address warns against isolationism
World Briefing
Stressing the indispensability of American global leadership is standard fare in State of the Union addresses, and George Bush's speech last night was no exception, says Simon Tisdall.
Bush Demands Renunciation of Violence and Recognition of Israel
President George Bush warned the Islamic radical movement Hamas yesterday that it must renounce violence if it was to be considered a partner for peace.
Panel Votes to Back Alito for Supreme Court
President George Bush was a step closer to his goal of tilting the supreme court further to the right on abortion and other issues yesterday after the senate judiciary committee voted to approve the nomination of conservative judge Samuel Alito.
Supreme Court Blow to Bush Over Assisted Suicide
The US supreme court yesterday upheld the right of doctors in Oregon to help terminally ill patients commit suicide, in a ruling that marked a serious defeat for the Bush administration.
Gore Launches Bruising Attack on Bush Over Wiretapping
The former vice-president Al Gore launched a withering attack on the White House yesterday for authorising wiretaps without court oversight, and accused President George Bush of repeatedly breaking the law.
Merkel Mends Fences in Washington
Relations between George Bush and Gerhard Schröder sank so low that the president refused to take the former German chancellor's phone calls.
Bush: Iran Referral is Logical
George Bush today said it was "logical" to refer Iran to the UN security council as Tehran threatened to end cooperation with nuclear inspectors if the international community made such a move.
A World Lit by Energy Warfare
What "Mission Accomplished" in reality achieved was an intractable quagmire of bloodletting and a nightmarish prospect of global conflict. And it may have started in Iraq.
Summit between Angela Merkel and George Bush
Today's White House summit between Angela Merkel and George Bush will not require an armistice...
HANGING THE LIBERTARIAN: The Presidential Power Grab
The Samuel Alito confirmation hearings serve to highlight an insatiable executive thirst for power. When it comes to the judiciary, give me libertarians above all others. The libertarian would rather pluck out his eyes than deny individual liberties or the fundamental right to privacy.
Bush's Would-be Assassin Begins Life Term
· Man who threw grenade in crowd sentenced · Attacker says he would try to kill US president again
George Bush's Rough Justice
The career of the latest supreme court nominee has been marked by his hatred of liberalism.
I Was Scapegoat for Bush, Bremer Claims
The Bush administration is under more pressure over its handling of the war in Iraq after Paul Bremer, the former head of the coalition provisional authority, claimed his request for more troops was rejected by the Pentagon and the White House.
Bush's Nominee Faces Tough Senate Grilling
· Alito expected to gain supreme court place · Democrats attack views on privacy and abortion
Bush's Supreme Court Nominee Faces Senate Committee
A US Senate committee began its deliberation today over whether to accept staunch conservative Samuel Alito as the 110th supreme court judge.
BUSH'S BOLD PEACE INITIATIVE...Israel after Sharon
The colossus of Israel’s Center-Right is no more. Sharon’s cerebral hemorrhage, induced coma, and declared departure from Israel’s political life have created a grave and vacuous ability for Israel to carry on viable negotiations with either the Palestinians or other belligerents. Isn’t it time for someone like President Bush to get us back on the Roadmap for Peace?
Bush Promises to Improve Visa Policy for Overseas Students
The US president, George Bush, has promised university heads that his government will do more to make the country attractive to overseas students.
NSA Leaks: Whistleblowing?
I am confident that history will prove our cause right in this war, but by the time that happens, the world might be so steeped in the gloom of ignorance we won't recognize victory when we achieve it. Lieutenant Colonel Tim Ryan
Justice Department to Investigate Tapping Leak
The US justice department has launched an investigation into the leaking of George Bush's domestic spying program, officials said yesterday.
Double Rebuke for Bush As Judges Attack Terror Moves
President George Bush faced a rare challenge from the judiciary yesterday when two courts questioned the legality of his expansion of presidential powers in the war on terror.
The American Nightmare
The Bush administration's defence of unauthorised phone taps shows a chilling disregard for the rule of law, writes Philip James.
Bush Ratings Recover From Record Low Approval
President George Bush yesterday appeared to be moving out from the shadow of Iraq, hurricane Katrina, and high petrol prices, with opinion polls charting an upswing from his record low approval ratings.
THE IMPERIAL PRESIDENT: The NSA Spying Scandal
By freely and openly admitting his central role in authorizing illegal domestic spying by the National Security Agency (NSA), the president has placed this scandal at the top of a growing list of grounds for impeachment.
Defiant Bush Defends Wiretapping Powers
· Democrats scent blood after reining in privileges · Court approval would take too long, says president
Bush Defends Phone-tapping Policy
The US president, George Bush, was forced to defend his decision to spy on suspected terrorists without court warrants again today, saying he would keep it up "for so long as the nation faces the continuing threat of an enemy that wants to kill American citizens".
Beleaguered Bush Steps Up Pr Blitz With Live Address
· Spying revelations further hit opinion poll ratings · Fresh criticism over secret prison in Afghanistan
Bush Admits Spying on America
President George W Bush yesterday admitted that he personally authorised a secret spying programme on American soil and vowed to go on approving such operations. The existence of the monitoring scheme by the National Security Agency was first revealed in news reports on Friday and...
Bush Knows Source of Cia Leak, Says Plame Affair Columnist
President George Bush was drawn directly into the CIA leak affair for the first time yesterday after the journalist whose column prompted the investigation said the president knew who outed the undercover operative Valerie Plame.
Bush Admits Iraq Intelligence Was Wrong
The US president, George Bush, today admitted much of the intelligence used as the basis for invading Iraq had been "wrong" - but defended his decision to go to war because it removed Saddam Hussein.
Bush Friend Linked to Top Job in Russian Oil Industry
A former cabinet minister and close personal friend of George Bush may be appointed head of Russia's leading state oil company, it was reported yesterday.
Bush Gives His First Estimate of Death Toll Since Invasion
George Bush said yesterday that 30,000 Iraqis had died in the 1,000 days since the invasion in his first public acknowledgement of the war's total death toll.
Havana on the Offensive As Castro Lashes Out at 'fat Little Brother' Bush
· Leader reopens spat after recent mental health jibe · Governor blames girth on lack of exercise, not greed
Bush Was a Compassionate Conservative Too
David Cameron's record - and his neocon friends - reveal a man of the committed right beneath the glossy, liberal veneer.
US Defence of Tactic Makes No Sense Says Legal Expert
The robust defence of rendition offered yesterday by the secretary of state, Condoleezza Rice, marks the export to a European audience of a position on torture that is becoming increasingly uncomfortable for the Bush administration.
Propaganda and Bribery
The Bush administration will pay both at home and in Iraq for buying puff pieces in the media.
Masked Insurgents Mount Show of Force in Ramadi After Bush Speech
· Fighters target US base and government offices · Marines dismiss incident as publicity stunt
Bush's Pledge: Nothing But Complete Victory Before Us Troops Leave Iraq
George Bush yesterday staked his presidency on winning a "complete victory" in Iraq, rejecting a timetable for withdrawal and setting a high bar for military success.
Bush Hails 'real Progress' in Iraq
George Bush today said Iraqi troops were making "real progress" but gave no indication of when the US military presence would scale down.
Bush pushes guest worker program, promises strict borders
It is estimated that every year one million undocumented persons attempt to cross the 2000 mile U.S.-Mexico border with Arizona alone accounting for one half of them.
Bush Claim Revives Al-jazeera Bombing Fears
Claims that George Bush planned to bomb Arabic TV news station al-Jazeera have fuelled concerns that an attack on its Baghdad offices during the war on Iraq was deliberate. By John Plunkett.
Bush in Land of Genghis Khan
George Bush proved he is willing to go to the ends of the earth to shore up support for his war in Iraq yesterday, by making the first visit by a US president to Mongolia.
Bush Provides China With Lectures, Entreaties and a Few Laughs
In a visit to Beijing that veered between the solemn and the slapstick, President George Bush worshipped at a state-run "patriotic" church yesterday in an appeal for China to grant greater religious and political freedom to its citizens.
Bush Rejects Timetable on Iraq Pullout
President George Bush vowed yesterday to keep American troops in Iraq despite growing calls for a timetable for withdrawal that have prompted a bitter political fight in Washington.
Bush's Vision Fails to Win Over Middle East
Jack Straw put his finger on it. Speaking after a disputatious Middle East summit in Bahrain at the weekend, the foreign secretary said: "It would be a disaster if this region thought democracy was an American idea." Many in the region appear to think exactly that - and have ideas of their own.
The Vice That Dooms Bush
The president's allegiance to Dick Cheney consigns him to irrelevance and his country to chaos.
REWRITING HISTORY: Origins of the Iraq War
The president struck back on Veterans Day, accusing his political enemies of rewriting the history of the Iraq War, but one cannot rewrite history that has never been written and for the vast majority of Americans, the history of the war in Iraq remains virtually unknown.
Beleaguered Bush Hits Out at 'irresponsible' Iraq War Critics
George Bush yesterday lashed out at critics of the Iraq war, accusing them of hypocrisy and claiming that their "baseless attacks" were undermining US troops.
Bush Rounds on Iraq Critics
The US president, George Bush, accused anti-war critics today of trying to rewrite history during a veterans' day address to troops in which he promised to "never give in" on the war against terrorism.
Bush Drops Drilling Plan for Arctic Wilderness
The Bush administration's sinking popularity and the Republican party's declining electoral fortunes have brought at least a temporary reprieve for the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
Prince Michael of Kent | Aretha Franklin | George Bush
It really shouldn't be all that difficult for Prince Michael of Kent to trace his ancestors: many are available as postage...
More Gloom for Bush After Election Defeats
Republicans were licking their wounds yesterday after a series of chastening reversals in elections across the country that cast further gloom over the Bush administration.
Blow for Bush in Regional Polls
· Democrats hold Virginia · New York re-elects Bloomberg · Anti-evolution school board ousted
Washington Elite Bring Chalabi in From the Cold
Ahmed Chalabi comes in from the cold today, arriving in Washington to meet senior Bush administration officials for the first time in two years - despite lingering allegations that the Iraqi politician provided bogus pre-war intelligence, and a continuing investigation into whether he passed US secrets to Iran.
Top White House Staff Ordered to Take Ethics Refresher Course
Beset by a tide of scandal and with one senior aide facing criminal charges, President George W Bush has ordered all his White House senior staff to take a refresher course in ethics, writes Paul Harris.
Rioters Shatter Bush's Hopes of Forging Free Trade Coup
Violent protests have turned a prestigious foreign policy trip to South America into another public relations catastrophe.
Inside the Bunker
His administration has become its own republic of fear, and Bush is a prisoner to the right.
Beleaguered Bush Picks Conservative for Supreme Court
· Judge's record on abortion and civil rights questioned · Democrats say president has bowed to right wing
Bush Picks Conservative Judge for Supreme Court
George Bush today put forward a judge with a well-attested conservative track record to replace Harriet Miers as his nominee for the US supreme court.
Plame Inquiry Fallout to Bring Revamp of Bush Presidency
President George Bush will attempt to relaunch his presidency in January but has "lost some of his confidence" in his three closest advisers - Dick Cheney, Karl Rove, and Andrew Card - a US magazine reported yesterday.
Bush Turns to Iraq to Deflect Critics
An embattled President George W. Bush sought yesterday to shift the focus away from a host of domestic political crises by calling for the American people to back the struggle for democracy in Iraq. At the end of a disastrous week for the White House, which culminated in the indictment...
Humiliated Bush Forced to Retreat As Moral Right Turns Its Guns on Him
· Bush losing support among Christian right · Withdrawal regarded as face-saving attempt
Bush Seeks Cia Exemption From Ban on Cruelty to Terror Suspects
The White House wants the CIA to be exempted from a proposed ban on the abusive treatment of terrorism suspects being held in United States custody.
Profile: Ben Bernanke
Long seen as one of the two or three favourites to replace Alan Greenspan at the helm of the Federal Reserve, Ben Bernanke is the chairman of President Bush's Council of Economic Advisers.
Bush Names Bernanke to Succeed Greenspan
Ben Bernanke, chief economic adviser to President George Bush, was named yesterday to succeed Alan Greenspan as chairman of the Federal Reserve in Washington.
SPIRAL DESCENT: State of The Empire
As Hurricane Wilma punishes the Yucatan, sideswipes Cuba and bears down on southern Florida, it is an appropriate time to take stock of the Bush administration's ambitious historical record: A chain of disasters leading to a spiral descent.
Confrontation With Judges is Looming in the Us and Britain
Like the hapless George Bush, New Labour is heading for a crisis over judicial appointments.
Bush declines to set timetable for Palestinian state
Asserting that the goal of creating two separate states of Israel and Palestine was in no way linked to his term in office, US President George W Bush declined to set a timetable for the same.
Former Powell Aide Attacks 'cowboy' Bush
Colin Powell's former chief of staff at the state department has claimed a disinterested George W Bush allowed a 'Cheney-Rumsfeld cabal' to hijack US foreign policy.
Embarrassing Setback for Bush's Nominee
· Problems mount over supreme court candidate · Senate queries 'insulting' answers to questionnaire.
The Bush Nemesis
Rightwingers in the US are still not satisfied by the most conservative president in decades.
Bush Hits Lowest Approval Rating Of His Mandate
Taken October 13-16, the survey of 1,012 adults nationwide showed support for Bush fell chiefly among Democrats and independents, while among Republicans it was still 85 per cent, the poll published yesterday said.
Bush Accused of Staging Chat With Troops
The White House found itself at the centre of another public relations disaster yesterday after a Pentagon official was seen coaching a group of handpicked US troops before a live teleconference with President George Bush.
You're Cool, Court Nominee Told Bush in Private Letter
George Bush's already uphill struggle to put his nominee, Harriet Miers, in the supreme court got harder yesterday with the publication of personal correspondence that added weight to charges of cronyism.
Bush Film-maker to Talk at Tv Event
The award-winning documentary maker Norma Percy will talk about her new BBC2 series, in which a Palestinian minister claims George Bush said God told him to invade Iraq, at a TV conference in Sheffield this weekend. By Jason Deans.
The Maker of Us Policy
What a stroke of luck that God's advice to George Bush fits so neatly alongside US national interests.
George Bush: 'God Told Me to End the Tyranny in Iraq'
George Bush has claimed he was on a mission from God when he launched the invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq, according to a senior Palestinian politician in an interview to be broadcast by the BBC later this month. By Ewen MacAskill.
Indictment Threatens Bush Aide Over Cia Leak
There were signs last night that a criminal investigation into an intelligence leak was closing in on the White House after a federal prosecutor refused to rule out criminal charges against President George Bush's chief political adviser, Karl Rove.
Court Row Adds to Bush's Woes
· Weakened president seeks to shore up support · Conservatives furious over nomination for judge
THE WOUNDED PRESIDENT & The Nuclear Option
In an addendum to the Bush Doctrine, while the nation was focused on the horrors of New Orleans, the administration moved to a new policy on first use of nuclear weapons: preemptive strike. A wounded president is a dangerous man. A wounded president with unprecedented nuclear authorization is unimaginably so.
Spate of Inquiries May Weaken President
World Briefing: It never rains but it pours, as the people of Louisiana know to their cost. Since Hurricane Katrina hit in August, George Bush and the Republicans have been inundated by a rising tide of sleaze allegations.
Bush Offers Crucial Supreme Court Seat to His Former Lawyer
· Surprise nominee has no experience as a judge · Position holds balance of political power
Bush Appoints Aide to Supreme Court
The US president, George Bush, today nominated White House counsel Harriet Miers, his former personal lawyer, to the supreme court.
Abort All Black Babies and Cut Crime, Says Republican
George Bush has distanced himself from comments made by a leading Republican crusader on moral values who declared that one way to reduce the crime rate in the US would be to "abort black babies".
(th)ink: "Bush Prayer"
Bush seeks more guidance...
Bush: Troops Will Not Withdraw on My Watch
President George Bush today insisted American forces would not withdraw from Iraq "on my watch" and give terrorists the chance "to claim an historic victory over the United States". Mr Bush said the resolve of terrorists had been strengthened by the hesitant US response to the hostage...
Bush: Gulf Coast Inequality Should Be Ended
George Bush today said poverty and racial injustice in the Gulf Coast should be brought to an end when the area is rebuilt after Hurricane Katrina.
Bush Vows New Orleans 'will Rise Again'
The US president, George Bush, today accepted responsibility for his administration's failure to respond adequately to Hurricane Katrina.
CRIMINAL NEGLIGENCE: An Era Of Accountability
Sixteen days after Hurricane Katrina slammed into the Gulf Coast and laid waste to New Orleans, the president takes stage at Jackson Square to accept responsibility -- but his admission lacks conviction and his solution lacks guts. If he wants accountability, let him take full account.
The Petulant President
So long as Bush could wrap himself in 9/11 his image was shielded. But once another event of magnitude thundered over his central claim as national defender, the Bush myth crumbled. Sidney Blumenthal
Bush Unrepentant As Annan Laments Reform Failure
· US president revisits free trade solution to poverty · Members fail to agree on definition of terrorism
Bush Calls on Un to Unite Against Terror
The US president George W Bush addressed the opening ceremony of the UN summit today, calling for its member states to "put terrorists on notice" and show compassion to the world's needy.
(th)ink: "No Child Left Behind"
The one policy Bush is gonna stick to.
Bush Should Not Count on a Pushover
German backing for the UN's international criminal court, for lifting the EU's arms embargo on China, and Ms Merkel's opposition to full EU membership talks with Turkey all potentially put her at odds with Washington. Simon Tisdall
Bush Threatens Syria Over Iraq Policy
President George Bush yesterday threatened Syria with increasing isolation alleging that Damascus was "trying to prevent democracies from emerging" in both Iraq and Lebanon.
Bush's Dream of Democratic Middle East May Rest on Engaging With Islamists
World Briefing: Ignoring setbacks in Iraq and Syria and the post-Gaza impasse, George Bush continues to claim success for his policy of spreading democracy in the Arab world.
Simon Goodley's Diary
You just have to admire the front of George Bush's mouthpiece, Scott McClellan, who is busy fighting a media that seems incapable of resisting the temptation to bash his boss.
Bush Failed to Charm Eu, Says Survey
George Bush's European charm offensive, which has seen him visit the continent three times since his re-election, has proved a flop according to a new survey which finds Europeans still overwhelmingly wary of Washington.
Team Bush's Bad Day in Wyoming
It wasn't just all the president's men who failed in Katrina's wake. Peter Preston
Criticism of Bush Mounts As More Than 10,000 Feared Dead
· Governor threatens looters with shoot-to-kill · Relief convoys arrive after four days
ZERO TOLERANCE: Bush Gets Tough as New Orleans Suffers
Three days into the horror of New Orleans in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, we see nothing that compares to the response amassed for the Indian Ocean tsunami and the White House is still making plans, calculating priorities and preparing to establish order in hell.
Hawks and Doves Descend on Bush Ranch
The police tape fluttering gently marks the front line. On one side sits a rag-tag collection of tents, home-made placards calling for the troops to come home and a long line of white crosses representing the soldiers killed in Iraq.
Pro-war Lobby Rallies at Bush Ranch
Supporters of George Bush began arriving in Crawford, Texas, at the weekend for counter-demonstrations aimed at an anti-war protest camp near the president's summer retreat.
Mother Tips the Balance Against Bush
Cindy Sheehan's vigil outside the President's ranch has galvanised the anti-war movement - and provoked a vicious political slanging match. Paul Harris reports.
Bookworm Bush's Holiday Reading
George Bush has never had a reputation as a bookworm, but for a man derided by his critics as an intellectual lightweight the president's holiday reading list packs a punch.
US Right Targets Anti-war Mother
Rightwing criticism of a bereaved mother camped outside President George Bush's Texas ranch intensified as her campaign struck a nerve with growing anti-war opinion.
Welcome to Waco and 98f, Bush on His Long Retreat
President famed for Reagan-like absences from White House draws fire for five weeks ranch trip.
Will Bush Change Us Policies As Well As Their Presentation?
World Briefing: President George Bush's controversial appointment of John Bolton, a reputedly abrasive Republican hawk, as US ambassador to the UN sits uneasily alongside the mission statement proclaimed only last week by Karen Hughes, America's new image maker-in-chief. Simon Tisdall
Bush Bypasses Senate to Install Bolton As Un Envoy
President George Bush yesterday sidestepped the Senate and installed John Bolton as US ambassador to the UN, despite protests from Democrats that the controversial neo-conservative will undermine America's credibility.
Bush bypasses Senate to install neo-con at UN
The US president, George Bush, today bypassed the senate and installed the controversial neo-conservative John Bolton as ambassador to the UN.
Bush's Latin Test
The president only narrowly avoided an embarrassing political defeat over the US's new trade deal with six of its southern neighbours, writes David Teather.
Bush Aide Misled Fbi, Say Reports
The investigation into the White House leak of a CIA agent's identity is now focusing on whether two top administration officials provided misleading statements to the FBI, it was reported yesterday.
Bush Close to Decision on Supreme Court
Speculation on nominee pushes Rove off front page.
Bush Dilutes Pledge to Fire Aides
George Bush amended a pledge to fire any of his aides involved in the 2003 leak of a CIA agent's identity yesterday, promising only to dismiss anyone who "committed a crime".
Moral Ties Attached to Us Aids Cash
American aid agencies expressed concern yesterday over new rules imposed by the Bush administration making funding for the fight against Aids dependent on a pledge to combat prostitution.
Leaders Deplore 'barbaric' Act
George Bush and other world leaders meeting at Gleneagles in Perthshire yesterday issued a statement condemning the attacks as 'barbaric'.
Bush Goes With Flow of Rightwing Tide
President guards his legacy but supporters start to show movement on vital issues.
Key Bush Aide Named in Row Over Cia Leak
Emails reveal accused reporter spoke to president's right-hand man.
Bush Administration to Keep Control of Internet's Central Computers
The Bush administration has decided to retain control over the principal computers which control internet traffic in a move likely to prompt global opposition, it was claimed yesterday.
Mixed Reviews for Bush Offer to Double African Aid
Downing Street hailed a promise by George Bush to double aid to Africa yesterday, saying it helped Tony Blair's big goal of boosting aid to Africa by $25bn by 2010.
World Briefing
George Bush's speech to the country from Fort Bragg, North Carolina, was an opportunity to show he knows what he is doing in Iraq. It was a chance to demonstrate that, despite past mistakes, he has a plan that will work.
Bush Plans Primetime Tv Address As Six Us Troops Feared Dead in Falluja
President George Bush will make a primetime appeal to Americans next week to shore up dwindling domestic support for the war in Iraq.
Bush's Triumphalism
The American public is increasingly disillusioned by the Iraq war, and Bush's triumphalism only makes things worse. Sidney Blumenthal
Vietnam Pm Makes First Visit to Bush
The Vietnamese prime minister yesterday became his country's first communist leader to visit the White House. In the meeting, President George Bush announced that he supported Vietnam's bid to join the World Trade Organisation.
Senate Stymies Bush on Second Un Envoy Vote
The White House attempt to push through the confirmation of its controversial choice of John Bolton as UN ambassador was blocked yesterday for the second time by Democrats in the Senate.
Wolfowitz Urges Extra Aid After Trip to Africa
Paul Wolfowitz, the new head of the World Bank and close ally of George Bush, said yesterday he was returning from a week-long trip to Africa to urge the Bush administration to help fund a big aid push for the continent, saying he regarded it as being on the move and full of real partners with whom the west could work.
Impeach Bush! US Out Now!
The White House is correct in one respect: The Downing Street Memo is nothing new. Anyone who did not know that the war was ordained at Bush V. Gore was not following the news. Anyone who did not know that intelligence was shaped to policy is deliberately uninformed.
Car Sales Boss is Bush's Uk Envoy
George Bush yesterday nominated Robert Tuttle, a Beverly Hills car dealer, presidential friend and fundraiser, as the next American ambassador to Britain.
How Oil Giant Influenced Bush
Revealed: White House sought advice from Exxon on Kyoto stance.
Bush to Offer Africa £370m Famine Relief
George Bush is expected to meet Britain's Africa agenda only part way with the announcement of £370m for famine relief when he appears at a joint press conference in Washington today with Tony Blair.
Bush Names Head of Sec
President George Bush yesterday moved swiftly to name the California Republican Christopher Cox to replace departing chairman William Donaldson at the head of the securities and exchange commission, the US financial watchdog.
'Stealth' Drilling Threat to Us Park
Gulf Islands National Seashore is under threat from what environmentalists are describing as a "stealth amendment" tucked away inside the 96-page emergency military spending bill signed by George Bush last month.
Bush Stalls Abbas on Reviving Road Map
President George Bush rebuffed an appeal from the Palestinian leader, Mahmoud Abbas, yesterday for a swift revival of peace negotiations and the rapid creation of a Palestinian state after Israel pulls out of the Gaza Strip.
Bush's War Comes Home
His dream of dominating every government institution in tatters, the US president is already plotting his revenge. Sidney Blumenthal
US Senate in Turmoil Over Filibuster Threat
US senators were last night scrambling to avert a political crisis over the Democrats' right to block President George Bush's judicial nominees.
Afghan Leader Heads for Bush Showdown
Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai was last night on his way to the US, promising to confront George Bush over the growing scandal about American abuse of Afghan prisoners.
Senate Showdown on Judicial Posts Begins
A showdown between George Bush and US Senate Democrats over the make-up of the federal judiciary began yesterday, in a battle that could shape laws governing some of the most divisive issues facing the country.
FBI Says Hand Grenade Thrown at Bush Was Live
A hand grenade thrown at George Bush in Georgia last week was live and could have exploded, the FBI said yesterday.
Egypt Says Bush Backs Poll Reforms
President Bush has given unqualified support for Egypt's plans to change the rules of its presidential elections, the prime minister, Ahmed Nazif, said yesterday after talks at the White House.
Bush Likely to Back Weapons in Space
President George Bush is expected to issue a directive in the next few weeks giving the US air force a green light for the development of space weapons, potentially triggering a new global arms race, it was reported yesterday.
Bush Donor Set to Be Envoy to Uk
George Bush looks likely to appoint a major Republican donor to one of the diplomatic plum jobs - that of ambassador to the Court of St James.
Rebuff for Bush on Un Envoy
Republican senator attacks outspoken hawk's track record and warns US has to improve image abroad.
Georgia Plays Down Bush Grenade Threat
Georgian officials yesterday confirmed that a grenade had been found near the stage where President George Bush spoke in Tbilisi on Tuesday, but said it was inactive.
Grenade 'thrown at Bush' in Georgia
The FBI and the US secret service were this morning investigating a report that a hand grenade had been thrown towards President Bush as he was making a speech in Tbilisi, the capital of Georgia.
Bush Toasts Georgia As a 'beacon of Liberty'
George Bush told Georgia, Russia's most pro-American neighbour, it was a "beacon of liberty" in the region yesterday and put Moscow on notice that the tiny Caucasus state's sovereignty must be respected.
The Thorns in Georgia's Rose
World Briefing: President George Bush will publicly congratulate the people of Georgia on their peaceful "rose revolution" in November 2003 when he addresses a crowd of up to 100,000 in Freedom Square, Tbilisi, today, writes Simon Tisdall.
Bush condemns Allies' division of Europe at Yalta
President George Bush yesterday said the Soviet domination of Eastern Europe was 'one of the greatest wrongs of history' and admitted America's role in allowing it to happen.
Europe's 'last Dictator' Defies Calls for Change
Opponents of the Belarussian president look to George Bush to step up pressure on the regime in a tour of the region this weekend.
World Briefing
Many damaging accusations have been levelled at John Bolton, President George Bush's controversial nominee as US ambassador to the UN. Simon Tisdall
The Irrelevant Presidency
It is ironic that we may have succeeded in stopping the war juggernaut, the assault on the poor, the middle class and the environment, by our failure to prevent the second coming of the most incompetent president since Franklin Pierce. Anyone who knew anything about running a government has returned to private life.
Incoming Cloud Forces Bush Into Safe Bunker
President George Bush was bundled into an underground bunker, Dick Cheney was evacuated to an "undisclosed location" and heavily armed secret servicemen took up defensive positions when a fast-moving cloud scudded towards the White House, it was reported yesterday.
Blow to Bush As Bolton Panel Widens Its Inquiry
The Senate committee assessing John Bolton's nomination as the next US ambassador to the UN yesterday widened its inquiry to interview several more potentially hostile witnesses, in a fresh blow to the White House.
US May Vet All Who Enter Airspace
The Bush administration is considering forcing foreign airlines to check against government surveillance lists the names of all passengers on flights that go through US airspace, officials revealed last night.
Bush Backs His Man for Un Job As Support Wavers
President George Bush yesterday weighed in publicly for the first time to try to swing Republicans behind his controversial choice of US ambassador to the United Nations.
Bush Tells Syrians: Get Out of Lebanon Altogether
The US will press Syria to 'get completely out of Lebanon', President George Bush said in an interview with Lebanese television last night.
Bush Close to Victory in Un Envoy Battle
The White House was last night close to victory after one of its most bruising ideological battles, as a Senate panel stood poised to approve George Bush's choice for America's ambassador to the UN.
Press Review: What They Said About...the President's Men
The futures of three controversial Bush allies have been under scrutiny in the US press this week.
Rough Ride for Bush Nominee
Negroponte tried to undermine central America peace process.
Negroponte Tried to Harm Peace Process in Nicaragua, Files Show
The man chosen by George Bush to be the new US director of national intelligence yesterday denied that he had covered up human rights abuses when he was Washington's ambassador to Honduras.
Bush Playlist Puzzles Pundits
As he ponders the future of the free world, the fate of social security or the state of the brush on his Crawford ranch, President George Bush can turn to one source for solace: his iPod.
Democrats Try to Block Bush's Man for Un Job
John Bolton, President Bush's nominee as the next US ambassador to the United Nations, was accused yesterday of seeking to dismiss government intelligence analysts he thought were not hawkish enough on Cuba.
The fire that's smouldering under Bush
Peter Preston: The Republicans are in trouble without an anointed successor.
Profile: Paul Wolfowitz
The intellectual force behind the Bush administration's neo-conservatives has been trying to charm his critics as he is crowned head of the World Bank. But whether he can - or will - put US interests to one side remains to be seen.
Bush is Hostage to Religious Right, Says Top Republican
One of the most respected figures in the Republican political establishment turned on his own party yesterday, accusing the leadership of falling hostage to the religious right.
World Watch
Ian Black: Iran is offering to send George Bush truckloads of pistachio nuts if he will dismantle America's huge nuclear arsenal.
Bush Enters Fray in Right-to-die Case Dividing the Us
Congress acts to keep alive woman in vegetative state.
Bush Gives '100% Backing' to Mccartney Sisters
The McCartney sisters emerged from a meeting with President Bush yesterday claiming to have his "100% support" for their quest to bring their brother's killers to justice.
Bush Denies That Italian Withdrawal Will Weaken the Coalition
George Bush denied that his "coalition of the willing" in Iraq was crumbling after the Italian prime minister, Silvio Berlusconi, phoned him yesterday to discuss his planned withdrawal of Italy's 3,000 service personnel.
Bush Nominates Wolfowitz for World Bank
President George Bush yesterday chose one of the most controversial figures in his administration, the Pentagon's chief ideological proponent of the Iraq war Paul Wolfowitz, to head the World Bank.
Shutter Control: Personal And Historical Perspectives
The personal experience is mirrored in history. Six billion people now are making contemporary history, and after a century, any treatise on this era would include the name of George W. Bush, not the republican voter who died while fighting in Iraq.
Bush Pushes for Alaskan Drilling As Oil Prices Climb
Oil prices were last night skirting record highs as a United States report showing plentiful stocks of crude failed to ease longer term concerns about possible shortages.
Bush Sees Lebanon Changes As Move to Free Middle East
President George Bush yesterday portrayed the anti-Syrian protests in Beirut as a decisive moment for the spread of freedom across the Middle East, and one in which the international community had high stakes.
Bush Hails Anti-syria Demos As Key to 'free Middle East'
Bush hails Beirut anti-Syria demos as key to Middle East freedom.
US Names Hawk As Ambassador to Un
European hopes that the Bush administration would bring a more multilateral approach to its foreign policy were dealt a blow yesterday with the appointment of an outspoken hawk as the new American ambassador to the UN.
US Names Outspoken Hawk As New Un Ambassador
European hopes that the Bush administration would bring a more multilateral approach to its foreign policy were dealt a blow yesterday with the appointment of an outspoken hawk as the new American ambassador to the UN.
George & Martha: Sad, Sad, Sad
In a week that saw the death toll of the Iraq War cross the 1500 mark, with the president claiming international consensus in issuing ultimatums to Syria and Iran, the lead story across the spectrum of American media is Martha Stewart.
Bush Changes Tack As Support for Pension Plans Declines
President George Bush shrugged off increasing public scepticism and redoubled his efforts yesterday to sell the idea of private investment accounts as a means of repairing the US federal pensions system.
Press Review: What They Said About ... Bush and Schröder
The German leg of George Bush's fence-building trip to Europe captured the attention of commentators across the continent. After two days in Brussels, the US president was in Germany on Wednesday to meet the chancellor, Gerhard Schröder.
Why Are We Welcoming This Torturer?
Victoria Brittain: Europe is tacitly condoning the Bush regime's appalling practices. George Bush is this week having an extravagantly orchestrated series of meetings with Europe's leaders, designed to show a united front for the creation of democracy around the world. Tony Blair talks of our "shared values".
President's Visit Brings Town to a Halt
President Bush's visit to Mainz prompted one of the biggest security operations in Germany's history yesterday - with shops, schools and even the country's legendary autobahns all closed.
Ukraine Seeks Nato Relationship
The Ukrainian president, Viktor Yushchenko, confirmed today at a Nato summit attended by George Bush that the former Soviet country wants to become a member of Nato.
Take Your Partners for the European Waltz
World briefing: George Bush makes an unlikely Mr Darcy. But Jane Austen might have recognised her leading man in the US president's pulse-quickening sashay through the assembly rooms of Brussels, writes Simon Tisdall.
Bush Must Decide Whether He is Ready to Be a Bismarck
Martin Kettle: What is needed is a shift from shock and awe to reassurance. Like him or not, Doug Wead reflected to reporters at the weekend, George Bush was going to be "a huge historical figure".
President Rebuilds Bridges With Call to 'strong Europe'
Chirac and Bush smooth out differences.
Bush Calls for Alliance to Spread Democracy
The US president, George Bush, today warned Syria to end its occupation of Lebanon as he put reform in the Middle East at the centre of his vision for the transatlantic alliance.
Bush Backs 'strong Europe'
The United States president, George Bush, will today offer a conciliatory message to European leaders in his first major speech abroad since his inauguration last month.
World Watch
Ian Black: Spare a thought for poor George Bush. It shouldn't be too much of a problem remembering who he's dealing with when he meets fellow Nato leaders in Brussels this week.
Bush: Why I Won't Admit Trying Dope
An implied admission that the president used marijuana comes in a series of newly published taperecorded conversations between Bush and Doug Wead, an author and aide to the first president Bush.
Security Tight As Bush Flies in to Heal Divisions
President looks for backing on democracy project.
Bush Calls for Europe and America to Unite
Bush hopes visit will try to mend fences with countries still angry over the invasion of Iraq.
Bush Appoints All-powerful Spy Chief
Baghdad envoy Negroponte will take charge of 15 competing agencies as America's 'first line of defence'.
Going for Broke
None of the movers and shakers at the World Economic Forum in Davos thought the Bush administration was serious about cutting the budget deficit, and they appear to have been right.
Bush Budget Seeks Social Spending Cuts
The US president, George Bush, sent a $2,500bn (£1,346bn) budget to Congress today that seeks cuts in social spending while boosting funding for the military and homeland security.
Bush's Budget Axe to Fall on Poor
President Bush is proposing to reduce spending on public health and social welfare in the US to help pay for tax cuts and the war in Iraq, according to early reports of today's White House budget.
President Bush and the Five Halloween Monsters. Part IIIb – France
America will meet success in its war against Islamic Terrorism, only if the present administration embarks on a genuine programme of dismantling French colonialism, from Iran to 'French' Polynesia, and from Syria to Corsica and Brittany. It will be an all-out war!
President Bush and the Five Halloween Monsters. Part IIIa – France
In the first part of this analysis, we shed light on the historical developments that throughout the last three centuries predestined France to oppose the US in a 21st century all-out opposition and war. In our world, France is the all-threatening Leviathan, the real progenitor of the Islamic Extremism and Terrorism.
Iran Attack 'not on Us Agenda'
George Bush's new secretary of state, Condoleezza Rice, insisted today that the US had no plans to attack Iran "at this point".
Guantánamo Tribunals Ruled Illegal
The Bush administration suffered a legal setback in its conduct of the war on terror yesterday when a US federal judge ruled that the special military tribunals at Guantánamo Bay were unlawful.
Triumphant White House Now Looks to Europe
The high turnout in the Iraqi election has strengthened President George Bush's hand at home and abroad, administration officials and the president's supporters said yesterday.
Cock-a-hoop White House Now Looks to Europe
The high turnout in the Iraqi election has strengthened President George Bush's hand at home and abroad, administration officials and the president's supporters said yesterday.
Fig-leaf Freedom
One election does not a democracy make, writes Brian Whitaker. President George Bush has pronounced the election in Iraq a success. "The world is hearing the voice of freedom from the centre of the Middle East," he said yesterday.
President Bush and the Five Halloween Monsters. Part II - China
Before an Islamic explosion in China's Northwestern provinces creates an uncontrolled situation, America must express its full support of the Muslim Turkic, Tibetan and Mongolian minorities of China that inhabit a landmass as large as India and Pakistan together. This would oblige the Chinese tyrants to readjust their dictatorial agenda, and reject their false vision of a world at Beijing's mercy.
Bush Payola Scandal Deepens As Third Columnist Admits Being Paid
The Bush administration was confronted with fresh evidence of a far-reaching clandestine campaign to influence public opinion yesterday after a third conservative commentator admitted receiving payments for championing its policies.
President Bush and the Five Halloween Monsters - Russia
In this series of articles, we present the five realms of major concern for the reelected and reinvested President Bush. Dealing properly with these realms, striking alliances, contributing to needed reforms, liberating oppressed peoples, and terminating Colonialism, America can reshape the entire world in the years ahead, making Human Rights, Freedom, Democracy, and Multiculturalism prevail permanently.
Four New Years
A poem that talks of George Bush's new presidential term.
Scion of Traitors and Warlords: Why Bush is Coy About His Irish Links
Tapestry artist reveals ancestors of US president as murderous bunch.
President Bush pledges to focus on Middle East
President reaffirms inaugural vows - but scepticism is widespread. President Bush yesterday reinforced the message of his inaugural address by saying that he believed the American people had given him a mandate to spread freedom around the world.
On Liberty: The Mendacity of George Bush
The Inaugural Address: On January 20, President George Bush issued an impassioned call to the cause of Liberty! Thousands of dissidents across the land rose in one voice to reply: You, Mr. President, are no friend to Liberty.
Heartfelt flow of fire and brimstone
'God-drenched' speech is second nature to born-again Bush. George Bush's speechwriter Michael Gerson suffered a mild heart attack while working on Thursday's inaugural address, and its fire-and-brimstone rhetoric seems to have been aimed at having the same effect on some of the world's leaders.
Smiles for the Family, a Fiery Warning for the World
George Bush yesterday began his second presidential term with a call to American action abroad, committing the United States to the spread of global democracy and "ending tyranny in our world".
Bush Sworn in for Second Term
George Bush was sworn in as America's 16th second-term president today in front of a crowd of some 100,000 dignitaries and Republican party workers on the steps of the Capitol.
Bush Forces Un Refugee Chief to Go
Israeli pressure backed by conservative and Jewish groups in US stops reappointment of controversial head of relief agency.
World Fears New Bush Era
Blair urges more consensual US approach as poll shows unease in 18 out of 21 nations.
A New Deal to Scupper a Presidency
Sidney Blumenthal: Bush is taking a huge gamble with his assault on the social contract. In his second term, President Bush is determined on regime change.
Mormons Saddle Up for Bush's Second Coming But Hope for a Little Humility
Religious right in Utah rein in their enthusiasm as inauguration nears. George Bush never campaigned in Utah. He did not need to. Without showing up, he won 71% of the vote here in November, the biggest majority in any state.
'I Wish I Hadn't Said That': Bush Admits Self-doubt
George Bush, a man not known for his self-doubt, has admitted to second thoughts about his most famous words as a wartime leader, from July 2003, when he promised US troops would stay in Iraq despite mounting attacks.
Bush's Happy Talk
Sidney Blumenthal: Bush's inaugural address next week will be full of his administration's ideological fantasies that now substitute for reality.
CBS Staff Fired Over Bush Claims
CBS television announced yesterday that four of its staff had been fired for their roles in producing a controversial report alleging that President Bush had used family influence to avoid National Guard service during the Vietnam war.
Bush Paid Tv Pundit to Push Education Plan
The Bush administration paid an African-American pundit $240,000 (£127,000) to promote its education policies to the black community and urge other black journalists to do the same in the run-up to the presidential election.
Bush's Choice for Top Law Job Faces Grilling on Torture
The first political battle since George Bush's re-election begins today at a Senate hearing to confirm as attorney general the president's nomination of a lawyer caught up in the scandals at Abu Ghraib and Guantánamo Bay.
Bush Plea Tries to Rebuild Us Image
Presidents make joint appeal for disaster funds.
A State of Chaos
Sidney Blumenthal: George Bush has purged the last of his father's senior advisers, handing over control to his neocon allies.
Bush to Avoid Uk in Europe Tour
President George Bush is to steer clear of Britain in a new year re-election tour of Europe.
US Tapped Elbaradei Calls, Claim Officials
The Bush administration has been listening in on telephone conversations between the director of the international nuclear agency and Iranian diplomats with the aim of gathering evidence to remove the UN bureaucrat from his post, it was reported yesterday.
Bush's New Administration Will Be Filled With Mediocrities
Peter Preston: George Bush's new administration will be filled with mediocrities. The curse of the nanny is almost routine these days. No White House team can dodge it as the vengeful virus spreads.
Medals of Dishonour
Mark Lawson: Elton and Warren have just taken the gong system to new depths. The actress Annette Bening has revealed that she ordered her children to destroy their George Bush "Liar, liar, pants on fire" doll before going with...
Boogie With the Bushes - $1m
Being in Washington for George Bush's inauguration on January 20 will not come cheap. Even the bargain deals cost $10,000. Whether the $1m (£522,000) offer will give value for money is a moot point.
Snow to Stay on at Treasury
President George Bush has asked US treasury secretary John Snow to remain in his job during the administration's second term, scotching widespread speculation that he was about to be replaced.
Iraqi President Visits Bush As Attacks Continue
Violence hit the streets of central Baghdad once again today, as President Bush welcomed Iraq's interim president to the White House.
Bush Names New Security Chief
The US president, George Bush, today formally named former New York police commissioner Bernard Kerik as the new US homeland security secretary.
Washington Funds False Sex Lessons
The Bush administration is funding sexual health projects that teach children that HIV can be contracted through sweat and tears, touching genitals can result in pregnancy, and that a 43-day-old foetus is a thinking person.
Voters to Challenge Us Election
George Bush's victory in the US presidential election will be challenged in Ohio's supreme court today, when a group of Democratic voters will allege widespread fraud.
Bush Picks Cuban Exile for Top Post
United States president George Bush yesterday nominated Cuban exile Carlo Gutierrez to the post of commerce secretary.
One Gulp, and Bush Was Gone
Behind the scenes at the Clinton library, we saw America's future. At the dedication of the Clinton library last week in Little Rock, Karl Rove and President Bush received separate tours of the dramatic...
Bush: Cia Must Grow By 50%
President George Bush has ordered a historic expansion of the CIA, increasing the number of the agency's spies and analysts by half in an attempt to improve its effectiveness in the pursuit of terrorists, intelligence officials said yesterday.
Us Risks a Downhill Dollar Disaster
George Bush's foreign policy is simple: don't mess with America. The same, it appears, applies to economic policy as well.
Bush Plays Action Hero in Security Row
George Bush bolstered his tough-guy credentials on Saturday night when he waded into a melee in Santiago to rescue one of his secret service bodyguards.
Fallout: The Winds Of War
The fifth installment of the Bush administration (Reagan-Bush-Bush) has scarcely tossed its champagne glasses and already the signs of things to come are becoming clear.
Simon Tisdall: World Briefing
George Bush's re-election has provoked a flurry of European soul-searching about the transatlantic relationship and the EU's role in the world.
CIA Memo Urging Spies to Support Bush Provokes Furore
The new US director of central intelligence, Porter Goss, told CIA staff this week their job was "to support the Bush administration and its policies in our work", stirring a new controversy over the future of the agency.
Simon Tisdall: World Briefing
Osama bin Laden's latest videotape, released before the US presidential election, was denounced by many as a crude attempt to scare voters and damage George Bush.
Kwintessential offer free Cross Cultural Training to President Bush
London based cross cultural communications consultancy offers President Bush helping hand on building bridges damaged by recent unilateral actions.
Bush Rewards Rice for Loyalty to His Cause
President replaces Powell at the state department, but critics question former national security adviser's credentials.
Ian Black: World Watch
Jaap de Hoop Scheffer isn't exactly a household name in this country, but Nato's secretary-general is still important enough to have squeezed into George Bush's crowded post-election diary.
Bush: Palestinian State Possible in Four Years
George Bush said tonight that he thought it was possible that a 'truly free' Palestinian state could evolve within the four years of his second term as US president.
Bush Eyes the 'big Enchilada'
The prospect of winning California in 2008 has Republicans drooling, writes Philip James.
Bush Reshuffle Under Way As Ashcroft Quits
John Ashcroft, the US attorney general and the embodiment of the Christian right in the Bush administration, announced his resignation last night, marking the start of a second-term reshuffle. In a five-page handwritten letter to the president, Mr Ashcroft claimed to have made Americans...
Voters Fail to Back Bush Priorities
American voters' priorities differ substantially from those set out by President Bush in the immediate aftermath of his victory, polls suggest. An Associated Press poll showed voters support, by a huge majority, cutting the country's enormous deficit rather than slashing taxes...
And Now ... Four More Years of Bush
Bush pleads for unity as clear victory consolidates power.
A Second Bush Term Could in Fact Be Just What We Need
Tony Blair can no longer avoid the choice between the US and Europe. It felt strangely like 1992 when Neil Kinnock had seemed on course for victory.
Bush Wins Second Term
President George Bush has today been re-elected as US president after the Democratic challenger, John Kerry, conceded defeat in the race for the White House. Despite early reports that the Democrats would continue to fight for every possible vote in the decisive, and as yet undeclared...
Deal With It
While the Republicans should be magnanimous in victory, the Democrats should acknowledge that this time around George Bush and his party have won a legitimate mandate, says Martin Kettle.
Bush Aide Claims Victory
· Ohio result awaited
· Florida called for Bush
· Pennsylvania called for Kerry
Bush on Course for Victory
· Ohio result awaited
· Florida called for Bush
· Pennsylvania called for Kerry
Presidential Candidates in Final Drive for Votes
As the US election campaign today entered its final hours, the president, George Bush, and his Democratic party challenger, John Kerry, were criss-crossing several states in a final push to secure every available vote. With the polls predicting an extremely tight race, Mr Bush launched...
Broken-glass Republicans Battle to the Last
When George Bush makes his last speech at his last rally today, there will be nothing left for him to do but go home to Texas and hand over the final task in the effort to get him re-elected to a brigade of passionate enthusiasts like Dorothy Niklos. Ms Niklos is a Bush lieutenant in the...
The War President
Much of the debate has been directed at the wars already begun. Considerably less has been devoted to the wars that will follow if the Bush Doctrine of global supremacy is allowed to grow and flourish in a second term.
Bush Wins Boost From Terror Tape
· Candidates battle over bin Laden video
· Early poll move to President
Arnie Pumps Up the Volume for Bush
Republican campaign gets a boost as Hawaii enters spotlight.
Gary Younge Arrives in George Bush's Home Town of Midland, Texas
In the run-up to polling day, Gary Younge has driven 2,147 miles from John Kerry's base in Boston, Massachusetts, to arrive today in George Bush's home town of Midland, Texas.
Middle East Sees Benefits of Bush
There is surprising support for a second Bush term in Iran and the Arab world, writes Brian Whitaker.
Bush Has Fallen Victim to His Own Hubris
In the end, US voters will not be frightened into becoming a nation that disdains decency.
Dozens of Newspapers Shift Allegiance to Democrat Camp
On Sunday, the Chicago Sun-Times became one of a growing number of American newspapers to admit they had been wrong to endorse George Bush.
Brush-off for New Broom Nader
In the run-up to polling day, Gary Younge is driving the 2,147 miles from John Kerry's base in Boston, Massachusetts, to George Bush's ranch in Midland, Texas. Today he is in Mason City, Iowa, in the faint shadow of the third party candidate.
US Elections: Senate Race Both Parties Must Win
Even George Bush admits the contest for a Congressional seat in South Dakota is second in importance only to his fight with John Kerry.
No Holds Barred As Bush and Kerry Enter the Final Straight
Paul Harris: America's increasingly bitter election turned ugly yesterday amid a flurry of attacks and counter-attacks on issues ranging from the candidates' Vietnam war records to Teresa Heinz Kerry's tax returns.
Bush's Best is Not Good Enough
His story is only of war. At home, he offers merely evasion and denial. Even now, the White House - or at least one room, the Lincoln bedroom - is being redecorated for President Bush's second term.
Poll Reveals World Anger at Bush
Eight out of 10 countries favour Kerry for president. George Bush has squandered a wealth of sympathy around the world towards America since September 11 with public opinion in 10 leading countries - including some of its closest allies - growing more hostile to the United States while he has been in office.
'God Has a Plan. Bush Will Hold Back the Evil'
In the run-up to polling day, Gary Younge is driving the 2,147 miles from John Kerry's base in Boston, Massachusetts to George Bush's ranch in Midland, Texas. Today he tests the mood in Oil City, Pennsylvania.
Bush is Dead Wrong
Many around the world are surprised at how little attention the economy is receiving in President Bush's re-election campaign. But I am not surprised: if I were Bush, the last thing I would want to talk about is the economy.
Bush Allies Admit War Blunders
Bremer: too few troops
Rumsfeld: no al-Qaida link.
Bush Lashes Out After Debate Loss
Still all to fight for in White House battle as Kerry rides Miami wave. America's increasingly bitter race for the White House hit a new low as the two candidates traded insults with each other in the aftermath of last week's first presidential debate.
Retreat Into a Substitute Reality
By touching on Bush's ambivalent relations with his father, Kerry exposed his delusions about Iraq. After months of flawless execution in a well-orchestrated campaign, President Bush had to stand alone in an unpredictable debate.
Ninety Minutes on Primetime: High Noon for Kerry
Face-to-face at last for a television debate 50m Americans will watch. After months of exchanging insults from a distance, George Bush and John Kerry will finally face each other tonight in a debate that is likely to be the challenger's best chance to turn the election around before the November 2 poll.
Security Obsession Pushes Swing States Into Bush's Grasp
Voters in Missouri are desperate to protect the homeland, and are turning to the Republicans for reassurance.
The Hollow World of George Bush
The power of positive thinking is the president's shield from reality. The news is grim, but the president is "optimistic". The intelligence is sobering, but he tosses aside "pessimistic predictions".
Bush Fails to Raise Jewish Support
Polls show president's support for Israel will not win votes from the traditionally Democratic mainstream who recoil from his religious zeal.
Washington's Embrace Risks Strangling Un
World briefing: George Bush will outline his vision for "building a better world" when he addresses the UN general assembly today. But the US president's ideas about how to achieve that laudable aim remain problematic for the international community.
Bush's Foes Want to Back Kerry But He's Just Too Vague
Democrat's natural constituency is still searching for reasons to support him.
Naughtie Gets to Heart of World's Oddest Couple
James Naughtie of the Today show was the first to pinpoint the rivalry with Gordon Brown which drives Tony Blair. Now he analyses the PM's unlikely relationship with George Bush.
Bush Pitches for Small-town America
Minnesota is now winnable for President Bush, as he rides the surge that followed the Republican convention.
Bush Faces Assault on War Record
Democrats try to avenge attack on Kerry. President George W. Bush will face vitriolic attacks on his character this week, especially his National Guard service during the Vietnam War.
Bush Under Pressure Over Military Record
The US president, George Bush, was today under growing scrutiny over his Vietnam-era service record after several different sources questioned his time in the Texas and Alabama air national guards. In one of the most damaging attacks, Ben Barnes, the former lieutenant governor of Texas,...
Now It's Bush's Turn to Squirm
Evidence of the president's fudged war record emerged in time to undermine the Republicans' triumphal march.
Kerry and Bush Trade Blows As War Rhetoric Escalates
John Kerry accused the Bush administration of raiding state pension funds to pay for its "mistakes" in Iraq.
Victory or Death
When George Bush quoted these defiant words from the Alamo to his US team, it was clear that the Ryder Cup had been transformed from a one-sided non-event into a fierce and often bitter contest. On the eve of this year's match in Detroit, Tony Jacklin, Tom Kite, Sam Torrance and other former captains and key players tell Nick Greenslade how the cup was saved.
Why Bush's Man is Fighting Dirty
Bush's campaign mastermind has a simple rule: attack your opponent's strengths. As the polls show, it works.
Despite the Double-speak, Bush's Message is Clear
The Republicans' rhetoric show how nasty they can be. The books used to talk about how the American Republican party was really two parties. The first of them was very decent and sometimes very grand indeed, and could answer truthfully to the term compassionate conservative.
Bush Casts Himself As the Lone Ranger
George W Bush emerged between two gigantic American flags, walked down a runway to the centre of a stage emblazoned with the seal of the presidency.
Bush Vows to Protect America
George Bush last night laid out his case for another term in the White House, claiming only he would keep America safe from a "drift towards tragedy" in a world scarred by terrorism. Half of his hour-long speech at Madison Square Garden in acceptance of his party's nomination to run...
Bush: War on Terror Will Not Cease
President Bush yesterday pledged that if re-elected he would "stay on the offensive" against terrorism", and claimed the US was "changing the world" by advancing the cause of freedom. In his address to the Republican faithful in New York he vowed to pursue the "Bush doctrine", striking...
Republicans Seek Four More Years of Bush
George Bush's Republican party formally nominated him last night as its candidate in November's presidential election. The 2,508 delegates gathered at the New York convention bestowed the nomination with the familiar chants of "four more years" on a night scripted to reinforce the theme...
Zigzag Democrat Cheers on Bush
Keynote speaker disenchanted with own leaders aims to help rivals win crossover votes.
Interview: Graydon Carter, the Editor at War With George Bush
As the slick editor of Vanity Fair, America's celebrity bible, Graydon Carter has never shown much interest in politics. But now he has written a passionate diatribe against George Bush. Here he explains why.
Republican Star Turns Target Waverers
Matthew Wells sees Republicans gathered in New York deploy two of America's most respected politicians in an attempt to boost George Bush's mainstream appeal.
Let's Stop Bush-bashing and Listen to What He Has to Say
Big government is being reinvented by the US right. Among the half a million demonstrators peacefully thronging the streets of Manhattan on Sunday, the verdict against George Bush was instantly familiar to any visiting European.
Huge protest against Bush on eve of party meeting
Hundreds of thousands of protesters calling for President George Bush to be removed descended on to the streets of Manhattan yesterday, on the eve of the Republican party convention.
Bush puts softer face on hard right agenda
Republicans box clever with moderate speakers on platform. The Republican party will begin an ambitious exercise in political agility today, putting a centrist face on its New York convention while adopting a manifesto even more rightwing than George Bush's administration.
Faltering Bush plays terror card
Kerry leads in key states as Republicans mass for convention. Paul Harris reports. George Bush will take the stage at the Republican convention in New York this week to launch a last desperate fight for the White House. With two months to go, one of the bitterest and tightest elections in American history is now in its final stages.
Paranoia stalks Bush rally
Never mind the police searches, traffic jams, low-flying helicopters and closed bridges. This week New York's biggest challenge seems to be hysteria.
Bush and Kerry Neck and Neck
The US president, George Bush, and his Democratic challenger, Senator John Kerry, are running virtually neck and neck in the race for the White House, pollsters said today.
Kerry Fights Off Attacks in Swing States
Democrat edges ahead in crucial election battleground. John Kerry has so far succeeded in fending off attacks on his Vietnam war record to stay level with George Bush in national popularity ratings - and ahead in most of the 20 swing states where the election will ultimately be decided, according to a poll published yesterday.
Democrats Hope Smalltown Usa Will Make Bush Pay
Suzanne Goldenberg in Eden, North Carolina, where factory closures are dumping life-long workers into poverty.
Bush's Games Hijack Leaves a Very Sour Taste
After all the talk that terrorists would use Athens to make a crass political statement, it turns out that the American President got in before them.
Bush Hails Kerry's 'admirable' War Record
Democrats say it is not enough as he fails to denounce adverts. George Bush stepped into the row over his presidential opponent's war record yesterday, declaring John Kerry had served "admirably" in Vietnam and calling for an end to all political attack advertisements sponsored by non-party groups.
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What if I were a beautiful woman who promised you the possibility of a night of sex if you signed a pledge sheet to vote for anyone but George W. Bush? Interested?
US to Pull Back Troops From Asia and Europe
George Bush announced one of the largest troop redeployments since the end of the cold war yesterday, bringing home up to 70,000 soldiers from Asia and Europe. The countries most likely to be affected will be Germany, where the Pentagon is considering removing two army divisions and...
US to Redeploy 100,000 Troops and Shut Bases
President George Bush will announce tomorrow that the US military will pull up to 100,000 troops out of Europe and Asia in the biggest redeployment since the end of the Cold War. The plan will see a number of US bases in Germany closed down, and troops returned home or redeployed to...
Bush Names New Cia Director
The US president, George Bush, announced today that Republican congressman Porter Goss will take over as the new director of the embattled CIA. Mr Goss, the head of the intelligence committee in the House of Representatives, would replace George Tenet, who resigned amid accusations that...
Jobs Data Hits Bush Election Prospects
White House odds narrow as crucial employment figures are 200,000 below Wall Street expectations.
Below the Belt
John Kerry allegedly faked his war wounds, George Bush allegedly paid for a mistress's abortion. Simon Jeffery on dirty tricks in US politics.
Kerry Tries to Persuade Voters It's Time for a New Commander in Chief
John Kerry intensified his efforts to persuade Americans to change their commander in chief yesterday, saying he would move more swiftly on national security than President George Bush, and promising to lessen the burden on US forces in Iraq. The focus on security came on a day when...
President Kerry?
After the strongest speech he has ever given, the Democrat candidate is starting to convince America he can oust George Bush. Paul Harris reports from Boston.
Bush Targets Swing States to Derail Kerry
President fears letting the grass grow as voters decide early. George Bush yesterday began an extensive tour through some of America's swing states as the Republicans launched an advertising blitz in an effort to immediately check the Democratic party's momentum after the Boston convention.
Convention Success Puts Kerry Ahead in Polls
John Kerry opened up a modest lead in the US presidential race yesterday after a four-day Democratic convention in which he cast himself as a cool-headed warrior. A telephone poll published overnight gave the senator a five-percentage point advantage over President George Bush, but that...
Kerry Gets Tough With Bush
Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry signalled his willingness early today to tough it out and battle George Bush on national security and Iraq as he gave his acceptance speech to the Democratic convention. Introduced by his daughters, Vietnam veterans and a 10-minute film telling...
In Front of the Guns, Kerry Plays Military Card
John Kerry borrowed President George Bush's tactic of using military hardware as a campaign prop yesterday as the Democratic camp sought to promote his credentials as a trustworthy commander-in-chief. With the latest polls giving Mr Kerry a slender lead with little more than three months...
Three cities, three candidates
New York, Boston and Baltimore. George W. Bush, John Kerry, and Ralph Nader. How does the power structure in the AL East mimic the presidential election? Here's a look at the striking similarities.
How Has the Us Been Spending Other People's Billions?
For 30 years, Californian congressman, Henry Waxman, has probed, badgered and embarrassed US administrations of every hue. Right now, Mr Waxman wants to know whether the Bush administration has been fiddling with Iraq's oil revenues.
Bush Twins Help Dad With Spread in Vogue
There comes a time in many US presidential elections when things begin to get really tough. And then there is only one thing for it - the candidates bring out their children. Democrats John Kerry and John Edwards can fill whole podiums with their offspring. Now, the White House...
Kerry Accuses Bush of Losing Lives and Allies
Flawed intelligence commissioned by President George Bush has cost America lives, resources and allies, said the Democratic presidential candidate, John Kerry, in his most scathing attack on the Bush administration to date. Referring to the Senate investigation which found that the...
Bush Takes Aim at 'dream Team'
'Edwards effect' could put Democrats 15 points ahead. Republican strategists expect George Bush to be trailing in the polls by at least 15 per cent by next month following the announcement of John Edwards as running mate of Democrat challenger John Kerry.
Flight Path to Disaster
A Kentucky governor's brush with death has ominous implications. Even Michael Moore has never accused George Bush of being involved in a plan to kill the governor of Kentucky.
Poll Gives Bush Marginal Lead
The US president, George Bush, is running slightly ahead of his Democratic rival, John Kerry, according to a voter poll released today - but the survey's findings still contained some good news for the Democrats. According to the Associated Press poll, Mr Kerry has solidified his support...
Kerry Matches Bush in Funds Fight
Copycat methods pull in millions as party awaits choice of running mate. Democratic party challenger John Kerry has raised more than $180 million (£98m) in his bid to win the White House from President George Bush, campaign figures reveal.
Bush Poll Campaign Courts Religious Right
Evangelical 'mega-churches' may hold the key to the White House. No matter what happens in Iraq, and no matter what the American economy does between now and the presidential election, Randy Bernsen will be voting for George Bush. It will be an act of faith.
Bush May Transfer Detainees to Us Jails
Supreme court forces rethink on Guantánamo Bay inmates. The Bush administration is considering relocating hundreds of Guantánamo prisoners to jails inside the US after a supreme court ruling which allows detainees to challenge their incarceration in court.
The West's Arab Racket
George Bush is right about the lack of freedom in the Middle East - but wrong about its causes and solution.
Angry Chirac Puts Bush in His Place
French president publicly carpets the US leader for pressing Turkey's case for EU membership.
Chirac Leads Resistance As Bush Courts Nato Allies
French oppose formal Iraq role for alliance. President George Bush was facing stiff French-led resistance last night to his efforts to persuade his Nato allies to agree to train Iraqi security forces.
American Right Vows to Settle Score As Bush's Nemesis Turns Up the Heat
The day after Michael Moore's Fahrenheit 9/11 was released in American cinemas, it was announced yesterday that a festival devoted to films debunking Moore's own work will be staged later this year in Texas.
Stepping Out to a Cold Irish Welcome
Smiling and waving, George Bush glided down the steps of Air Force One at Shannon airport last night, seemingly unfazed by his tag as the most unwelcome American ever to set foot on Irish soil. The president and his wife, Laura, were spared the sight of thousands of Irish protesters at...
Irish Batten Down Hatches for Bush
US president's visit expected to provoke big demonstrations. Every summer since the invention of the jet, Ireland has been invaded by Americans.
Bush Will Have Nothing to Celebrate
A presidential visit would be a furtive and humbling affair. What kind of Iraq will George Bush see when he comes here next week to celebrate the handover of sovereignty to the country's new interim government?
Bush Memos Show Stance on Torture
The Bush administration's thinking about the use of torture in the war on terror was on display yesterday after the White House released a file of documents on the treatment of detainees. The memos, which date from February 2002 to the beginning of the Iraq occupation in April 2003, offer...
Democrat Shrink Takes Unflattering Look Into Depths of Bush
A new book by a Washington psychiatrist and Democrat tries to explain the President's quirks and policies by examining his personal history.
Afghan Election Delay is New Blow for Bush Campaign
The elections in Afghanistan seem certain to be delayed for a second time, dealing a damaging blow to President George Bush's own election campaign. The delay comes amid growing concern about the security of the election process after the killing on Thursday of 11 Chinese construction...
Kerry Surges Ahead of Bush in National Poll
But results in key marginal states paint bleaker picture for Democrats' presidential challenger.
Bush Opens New Rift Over Middle East Plan
· Chirac derides push for democracy
· 3-point plan to reshape region
Bush Ignored Pentagon Lawyers Over Tactics in War on Terror
No consultation on detention without charge. The Bush administration routinely bypassed or overruled Pentagon experts on international law and the Geneva convention to construct a sweeping legal justification for harsh tactics in the war on terror, the Guardian has learnt.
G8 Leaders Meet on Remote Island
World leaders were gathering today on a remote island in the US state of Georgia for the annual summit of the G8. The Guardian revealed ahead of the summit, which begins today and lasts two days, that the prime minister, Tony Blair, had won backing from the US president, George Bush, for...
Cheney Faces Grilling Over Leak As Bush Election Hopes Slump
Scandal of naming undercover CIA agent engulfs Vice-President and puts pressure on White House.
Violence Warning As Bush Flies Into Rome
The US president, George Bush, flew into Rome last night as the Italian prime minister, Silvio Berlusconi, expressed concern that anti-war marches today could end in violence. Mr Berlusconi, in a broadcast carried live on Italian television, urged demonstrators to show restraint. He said...
Bush Compares War on Terror to Fight for Freedom Against Nazis
The US president, George Bush, yesterday cast the war on terror as a struggle between freedom and tyranny similar to that of the second world war as he sought to shore up support for American policies in the Middle East. In a speech to Air Force Academy graduates in Colorado Springs, Mr...
Bush's War Has Nothing to Do With the Spirit of D-day
We should not forget just what the soldiers of Normandy fought for. The 60th anniversary of D-day promises moments of unique poignancy. By 2014, so it is generally understood, the ranks will be too thin and the survivors too frail for the veterans of 1944 to muster in France again.
Kerry Attacks Bush Foreign Policy
Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry last night accused the Bush administration of undermining the safety of the American people with its foreign policy. He characterised Bush's approach as excessively belligerent, saying the administration's national security team had "looked to...
Kerry May Delay Nomination to Raise More Cash
John Kerry's strategists are considering whether to strike out the centrepiece of the political convention season - his formal adoption as the Democratic party's official candidate - to allow him to keep pace with George Bush's fundraising juggernaut.
Bush Can't Win This Election Now. Kerry Can Only Lose It
A softly-softly long game will put a Democrat in the White House. Whoever said that misfortunes come in threes must have had George Bush in mind these past few days.
We Will Persevere, Bush Tells Americans
New attempt to get UN support for coalition plans.
Bush Visits Congress As Popularity Wanes
President George Bush yesterday made a rare visit to Congress to assuage Republican politicians nervous about the worsening situation in Iraq and the president's own sinking popularity as they face their own re-election battles. Behind closed doors, Mr Bush assured his party that Iraq...
Skeletons in the Closet
While at Yale University, both John Kerry and George Bush joined an elite secret society, the Order of Skull and Bones. How might their allegiance to the club affect their relationship - and political decisions? Suzanne Goldenberg tracks down other Bonesmen to find out.
Dad Speaks Up to Boost Bush Campaign
George Bush senior brought a presidential outreach project to London last night in a bid to drum up more dollars for his son's presidential re-election campaign, which has already broken all fundraising records.
Suspicious Sanctions
George Bush's recent moves against Syria will play well at home but have little effect on President Assad's regime, writes Brian Whitaker.
Guantánamo Abuse Same As Abu Ghraib, Say Britons
Two British men who were held at Guantánamo Bay claimed that their US guards subjected them to abuse similar to that perpetrated at the notorious Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq. In an open letter to President George Bush, Britons Shafiq Rasul and Asif Iqbal accused US military officials...
New Picture and Military Critics Increase Pressure on Bush
· Fresh revelations place Rumsfeld in jeopardy
· Blair apologises to Iraqis abused by British soldiers
US President's Popularity Hits All-time Low
Americans have given President Bush his lowest approval rating since he came to office and are more dissatisfied with where the country is going than at any time in the last eight years, says a Gallup poll. The survey shows 62% of Americans are dissatisfied with the way things are going,...
Bush Says Sorry for Jail Torture
British soldier gives evidence of beatings as Blair condemns abuse of prisoners.
Arab World Scorns Bush's Tv 'apology'
Pressure mounts in US over Iraq torture scandal.
Abuse Abhorrent, Bush Tells Arab Tv
The US president, George Bush, today told a US-sponsored Arabic television station he considered the abuse of Iraqi prisoners "abhorrent". In an interview with al-Hurra television, which broadcasts from Virginia to the Middle East, he said the images of naked Iraqi inmates being sexually...
Bush to Be Interviewed on Arab Tv
George Bush, the US president, was expected to give interviews to two Arab TV stations today to try to lessen the damage caused by the Iraqi prisoner abuse scandal. Mr Bush, whom aides have described as being "shaken" by the scandal, was expected to give 10-minute interviews to the...
Bush Refuses to Mend Fences With Arabs
US diplomats try and fail to set up reconciliation. The White House has frustrated diplomatic efforts to assuage Arab outrage at its Middle East policy reversal by declining to offer written assurances that it recognises the Palestinians have a territorial claim to the West Bank.
Former Diplomats Attack Bush
White House accused of sacrificing credibility with Arab world in protest that mirrors assault on Blair.
John Sutherland: America's Fundagelicals
The race for the White House will be decided by fundagelicals. That's good news for twice-born George Bush, says John Sutherland.
What the Us Papers Don't Say
Michael Hann examines the air of secrecy and silence surrounding the US media's treatment of George Bush's 'war on terror'.
Tale of Self-deception and Deceit
Woodward's book exposes Bush's determination to go to war. At the White House Christmas party in 2002, journalists queued to get their pictures taken with President George Bush and his wife Laura.
Whitehall's Private Anger Won't Abate
Military chiefs and diplomats are seething at US conduct in Iraq. Tony Blair, we were told, would be a decisive influence on the Bush administration over Iraq, especially in restoring law and order after the war and keeping the US firmly on the Middle East road map.
the Terror of Bush's War on America
Forget Bin Laden - the president's real enemies are dissenters at home. The event itself has a certain exoticism: two dozen academics from (among other places) Oklahoma and Zimbabwe, Arizona and Peru, gathered in a small Slovenian town to discuss censorship and democracy.
'Well Done, Tony' - and Bush Campaign is Back on Track
Downing Street is pleased with the Rose Garden double act but only Ariel Sharon left the White House with a broad smile, report Paul Harris in Washington and Kamal Ahmed in London.
US Reels From Arab and European Fury
The Bush administration launched a diplomatic offensive yesterday to try to placate Arab and European leaders outraged by its seismic policy shift on the Middle East. Clearly taken aback by the fury provoked by the change, the US secretary of state, Colin Powell, embarked on a series of...
Bush Rips Up the Road Map
Sharon wins 'historic' backing for plan to evacuate Gaza - but hold on to West Bank control.
Bush Backs Sharon's 'disengagement' Plan
The US president, George Bush, tonight endorsed Israel's controversial "disengagement" plan to pull out of Gaza and parts of the West Bank, calling it "historic and courageous" . The announcement appeared to signal a major US concession on how much land Israel should yield in exchange for...
Falluja Truce on Knife Edge
The ceasefire between US marines and Sunni Muslim insurgents in Falluja appears increasingly fragile after the two sides engaged in intense firefights and George Bush signalled his commanders were ready for "decisive action". As negotiations on a peaceful resolution continued, with no...
World Set Back 10 Years By Bush's New World Order, Says Blair Aide
George Bush has had a 'devastating impact' on global sustainable development and set the world back more than ten years, says Jonathon Porritt, the prime minister's senior adviser on the subject, today.
Analysis: Pm's Mission to Convince Bush - and Voters
When Senator Edward Kennedy warned this week that the crisis in Iraq may be turning into 'George Bush's Vietnam' he sent a shudder down the spines of Americans for whom a defeat and 55,000 US deaths remains a national trauma.
Bush Told of Hijack Warning Weeks Before Sep 11
Rice insists briefing contained no fresh information.
Queen's Man in Tasmania Attacks 'aggressive, Selfish' Bush Doctrine
Former UN weapons inspector and now governor of Tasmania accused George Bush of reserving the right to "beat the living daylights" out of any country regarded as posing a threat.
Terror Backlash Hits Bush's Votes
The damning testimony of former terrorism adviser Richard Clarke has left the President's team in disarray as their approval ratings begin to fall.
Bush Jokes About Search for Wmd, But It's No Laughing Matter for Critics
President George Bush sparked a political firestorm yesterday after making what many judged a tasteless and ill-judged joke about the failure to find weapons of mass destruction in Iraq. Mr Bush made the joke at a black-tie event for radio and television journalists in Washington on...
Bush Ignored Terror Threat, Claims Ex-aide
George Bush's re-election campaign suffered a stinging blow yesterday when the president's former chief counter-terrorism adviser accused him of doing "a terrible job" in protecting America against attack, largely because of a fixation on Iraq.
Out With the Old
After the 2000's Florida fiasco, the retired Jewish community in West Palm Beach are in no mood for the possible re-election of George Bush, finds Matthew Wells.
Suzanne Goldenberg: Bush's Feminine Side
The president's record on women's rights sits ill with his pose as saviour of the hijab-wearing masses.
Euro Debate Won't Be Won With Conviction Politics
After Iraq, only evidence-based policies can restore public trust in Blair. If things had turned out differently, Wednesday's budget would have fired the starting gun for a euro referendum in May. As it is, all thoughts of a poll were realistically abandoned once Tony Blair decided to back George Bush over Iraq.
Kerry Reaches Out to a World Where Support for Bush is Ebbing Away
Challenger claims president's 'allies' have told him they are cheering him on. Shortly before Germany's chancellor, Gerhard Schröder, flew to Washington for talks with George Bush last month, a journalist asked if he was going to say goodbye to the president ahead of the US elections in November.
US Row As Kerry Claims Foreign Leaders' Support
The Democrats' US presidential candidate, John Kerry, yesterday caused political uproar by claiming he had the private support of foreign leaders who wanted President George Bush beaten. Speaking to supporters in Florida, the Massachusetts senator declared: "I've met foreign leaders who...
An American Odyssey
The US now knows that John Kerry will face George Bush in November. In a compelling dispatch, David Aaronovitch travels from north to south and finds a nation divided as to where the election battlelines will be drawn.
US Elections 2004: Latest Polls
George Wright looks at the first presidential poll since John Kerry secured the Democratic nomination.
Now Kerry Faces the $100m Man
Democrats battle to cut Bush's lead in election dollar race. Two days after his coronation as the Democratic party's presidential nominee, John Kerry faced up to a hard truth yesterday: George Bush has a $100m head start in the election campaign fundraising race.
Kerry Puts Victory Beyond Doubt
Senator John Kerry drove his sole remaining rival, John Edwards, out of contention in the battle to secure the Democratic party's nomination to challenge George Bush in November's US presidential election, early exit polls from yesterday's primaries showed. On Super Tuesday, when 10...
Admit Wmd Mistake, Survey Chief Tells Bush
David Kay, the man who led the CIA's postwar effort to find weapons of mass destruction in Iraq, has called on the Bush administration to "come clean with the American people" and admit it was wrong about the existence of the weapons. In an interview with the Guardian, Mr Kay said the...
Skeleton Key to the White House
Both John Kerry and George Bush were members of Yale's secretive Skull and Bones society. Matthew Wells scours the university for future presidents.
Has Bush's Running Mate Gone Lame?
Halliburton and health troubles leave Cheney vulnerable as election approaches. George Bush often introduces Dick Cheney as "the best vice-president ever" and then, in a belated nod to the fact that his father once filled the same job, he adds: "Mother might have a second opinion."
Young, Free, and Singularly Right
The youth wing of George Bush's own party is unhappy at the president's complacency ... and his 'lurch to the left', writes Matthew Wells.
Voting for the Wrong Side
George Bush's professed support for democracy in the Middle East ignores the reality of what this would entail, says Brian Whitaker.
Kerry Prepares to Do Battle With Bush
Democratic nomination all but won as president's poll ratings slide.
Does Bush Give a Buck About the Euro?
Judging by the attention he has paid to a recent G7 communique, apparently not, writes William Keegan.
Blix Says War Leaders Acted Like Salesmen
The former UN chief weapons inspector Hans Blix weighed into the controversy over weapons of mass destruction yesterday when he accused Tony Blair and George Bush of behaving like insincere salesmen who "exaggerated" intelligence in an attempt to win support for war. In a carefully worded...
Anxious Bush Embarks on Charm Offensive
President appears on chatshow to boost sliding popularity as rumours grow of southern senator Edwards joining Kerry bandwagon.
Bush Put on Back Foot Over Homeland Security
Attempt to capitalise on war record faces challenges. The Republican party's plan to field George Bush as a wartime president in the next election was facing a challenge yesterday from Democrats and political setbacks.
Kerry Seeks 'third Way' Abroad
The Democratic front-runner's foreign policy ambitions lie somewhere between those of George Bush and Howard Dean, says Mark Tran.
Kerry's Internationalism Fails to Convince
The Democratic front-runner may espouse a different foreign policy to that of George Bush, but Mark Tran detects similarities between the two.
Testing Washington's Intelligence
If true to history, the Bush administration may scupper the inquiry it has just announced into the quality of information it received on Saddam's WMDs, writes Mark Tran.
Bush's Tax Cuts Amid $521bn Record Deficit
White House budget assumes revenue rise of 13% in 2005. President Bush, facing a record-breaking federal deficit of $521bn (£287bn) this year, yesterday delivered a $2.4 trillion budget for 2005, providing further ammunition for critics accusing the White House of dangerous financial mismanagement.
Kerry's Rivals Fight to Stay in Race
John Kerry's attempt to seal his bid to become the Democrats' presidential candidate in today's primary elections faced stiff resistance from two rivals fighting to stay in the contest. On the eve of the vote, Senator Kerry was the party's clear favourite to take on George Bush in...
Bush Wants More Bangs for His Bucks in 2005
George Bush, the US president, today sent to Congress a $2,400bn budget with big increases in spending on defence and anti-terrorism.
Bush Yields to Pressure for Independent Wmd Inquiry
Weapons inspector's doubts add to pressure for investigation into intelligence failures.
Even With $200m to Spend, Bush Still Looks Vulnerable
As the Democrats scrap to find their candidate for the White House, Bush has hit the Republican campaign trail.
Now Even Bush Admits Wmd Doubts
George Bush finally conceded last night that there may be a problem over Iraq's missing weapons of mass destruction.
Bush Faces Record Deficit
The US budget deficit is expected to swell to $521bn (£276.3bn) this year, shattering previous records, when the White House presents its budget next week, US officials have said. The new figure exceeds this week's Congressional Budget Office deficit projection of $477bn and the...
Vietnam Hero Leads Fight to Challenge Bush
On the eve of the New Hampshire primary, Paul Harris reports on John Kerry, the Democrat who trumped Howard Dean.
Bush Bombs 'miserable Failure' in Cyberspace Battle
A new front has opened up in the battle for the White House - on the internet's leading search engine. The practice of "Google bombing" is gaining momentum as political webloggers realise they can manipulate the results of Google, the top-ranked search site, to make a satirical point...
Bush Switches Focus to Economic Battles
President heads for industrial heartland as critics attack speech.
State of the Union Address
President George Bush last night declared the US to be on a mission to "lead the cause of freedom" and claimed his doctrine of pre-emptive military action had advanced the cause of democracy and non-proliferation around the world. In a defiantly worded state of the union address to...
In Search of a Candidate
Generic Democrat could beat Bush. But it's one of the four actual contestants that has to be chosen. There is one man who can beat George Bush. Send out a search party: his name is Generic Democrat.
Bush Aims to Use State of the Union Speech to Steal Democrats' Thunder
George Bush will gatecrash the Democratic primary election season tonight with an hour-long speech to the nation sprinkled with pledges designed to take the limelight from his opponents' campaign. The annual state of the union speech is being delivered more than a week earlier than in the...
Bush Critic Fights on
George Bush's former treasury secretary Paul O'Neill, who is being investigated after publicly criticising the president, denied yesterday that he had taken secret documents. Mr O'Neill came under fire last week after an authorised book about his time at the White House, The Price of...
Bush Besieged By War College
The Bush administration's doctrinaire view of the war on terror led the US on a dangerous "detour" into an unnecessary war, according to an unusually strong critique from the US army war college.
Bush Signs Captive Wildlife Safety Act
On December 19, 2003, President Bush signed into law the Captive Wildlife Safety Act, prohibiting the interstate and foreign commerce of dangerous exotics such as lions, tigers, leopards, cheetahs, jaguars, and cougars to be used as pets.
Former Treasury Chief Exposes 'disengaged' Bush
A former senior economic adviser to George Bush has made an astonishing attack on the president, saying that he was so disengaged in cabinet meetings that he "was like a blind man in a roomful of deaf people". Paul O'Neill, who was Mr Bush's treasury secretary, makes his comments in an...
Carnegie Group Says Bush Made Wrong Claims on Wmd
The Bush administration will today be accused of "systematically misrepresenting" the threat posed by "Iraq's weapons of mass destruction" in a comprehensive report on post-war findings. The report, by four experts on weapons proliferation at the respected Carnegie Endowment for...
Bush's Latest Headache: His Twins
America's first family has its share of parenting headaches with George Bush's twin daughters acting out their resentment at his chosen career with underage drinking binges and other escapades.
Rebranding Bush As Man of Peace
The White House has retreated from its doctrine of regime change and pre-emptive military action in an effort to repackage George Bush as a president for peace.
Bush's $1m Bounties for Saddam Men
Washington throws more cash into the battle against Iraq's increasingly successful resistance fighters.
Bushes Send Greetings to a Select 1.5m
This year Mr Bush, never a leader to do things by halves, sent out a record 1.5m cards to his closest friends, supporters, foreign dignitaries and assorted hacks and hangers on.
Author Claims Aids Figures Based on False Surveys
Writer accuses activists of stirring up panic. Rian Malan's crime is not just saying the unsayable, but saying it so well. He has picked the one cause which unites almost everyone, from George W. Bush to Bono, and declared it a con.
Trade Pact a Gamble for Bush
The US government risks alienating crucial voters by agreeing to the new Cafta deal, reports David Teather.
Coup May Get Bush Off the Hook
Cautious words mask relief and delight at boost for re-election hopes next November. The White House's watchword was caution yesterday, but the unspoken calculation was obvious. The key to President Bush's re-election next November may well have been found in a 6ft hole by the river Tigris.
Arab Waiter Barred From Bush Dinner
An Arab-American waiter who reported for work at a presidential fundraiser last Friday was sent home because the US secret service believed he posed a security risk. Mohamad Pharoan, a Syrian-born Muslim who entered the US in 1992 and became a citizen in 1996, was supposed to serve lunch...
Vanity Fair's Editor Battles George Bush
Graydon Carter is one of the biggest names in US magazines. Now Vanity Fair's editor is gunning for George Bush.
Bush's Big Idea: Put a Man on the Moon
With election season getting under way, George Bush's advisers are looking around for a grand scheme for the president to launch. One option, according to US press reports, is a return to the moon.
Boom a Boon for Bush
Fuelled by tax cuts and spending, the US economy is riding high - but for how long is uncertain, writes David Teather.
Bush Scraps Steel Tariffs
President George Bush yesterday lifted the tariffs imposed last year by the US government on steel imports, to head off a potentially damaging trade war with Europe and Asia. The decision to scrap the tariffs 16 months ahead of schedule came days before the European Union planned to hit...
Bush Lifts Steel Tariffs to Avert Trade War
The US today stepped back from a trade war with the EU and Japan as George Bush lifted punitive tariffs on steel imports. Mr Bush made his decision just days before a deadline that would have triggered retaliation from the EU, which was preparing to impose sanctions worth $2.2bn (£1.3bn)...
Bush Blinks in Steel Tariff Row
White House signals readiness to comply with WTO ruling and avoid a trade war with Europe. British industry yesterday welcomed the latest signals that the White House is inching closer to repealing controversial steel tariffs which have inflamed transatlantic trade ties.
Bush 'set to Repeal Us Steel Tariffs'
The prospect of a damaging trade war today receded amid reports that the US president, George Bush, is poised to repeal tariffs on US steel imports. Reports from the US said that the White House could make an announcement on the issue by as soon as the end of the week. Such a...
Culture Club
New York's creative community has thrown itself behind the Democrat campaign to topple George Bush. But is much fundraising going on amid the flirting, wonders Matthew Wells.
Bush's Surprise Trip to Baghdad
President Bush made a Thanksgiving Day visit to Baghdad yesterday, taking troops and most of the American media by complete surprise. News of the trip was kept so secret that reporters outside his Texas ranch were telling viewers and listeners that he was about to sit down inside with his...
Washington Deal on Tv Ownership
Proposals to allow further consolidation in the American media market are set to go ahead after a compromise was yesterday brokered between political adversaries in Washington. The changes to the media ownership rules sparked a deep divide between Congress and the Bush administration...
In Bad Times, Trade Gets Political
If the US does not compromise, it may kick off a trade cold war. Tony Blair plans to bend George Bush's ear today about America's steel tariffs. Gordon Brown has a plan to tear down transatlantic trade barriers.
Bush Lauds Anglo-american 'alliance of Values'
The US president, George Bush, used the opening speech of his state visit to Britain today to defend the Anglo-American "alliance of values" that led the two countries to occupy Iraq and Afghanistan. Giving his keynote address in London's Banqueting House, while a series of peace protests...
Guantanamo Bay Detainee Suffers From Depression
One of the Britons held by the United States in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, has been diagnosed as suffering from depression since being locked up without charge, the Guardian has learned. The revelation undermines the claim at the weekend by President George Bush about the wellbeing of the...
Get Mad - and Get Even
Bush deserves our rage, but Blair should take the brunt of it. We elected him, now we must get rid of him. The US president, George Bush, looks pretty baffled at the best of times.
Blair Ally in Poll Threat to Bush
George Bush will be served notice today that the deep hostility towards him in Britain has reached the Blair inner circle, as former minister Stephen Byers launches a bid to destabilise the president's re-election campaign.
Bush and Blair Are Key to Secure World, Says Rice
Common vision on Middle East will be at centre of state visit talks.
Financier Soros Puts Millions Into Ousting Bush
George Soros, one of the world's wealthiest financiers and philanthropists, has declared that getting George Bush out of the White House has become the "central focus" of his life, and he has put more than $15m (£9m) of his own money where his mouth is. Mr Soros argues that the Bush...
So Who Invited Bush?
George Bush's visit is a nightmare for Tony Blair - but not for the White House, which badly wanted it. We all know the feeling. You glance at the diary and realise you have guests coming to stay next week, when nothing could be less convenient.
US Billionaires Bankroll Anti-bush Ads
Two of the world's richest men have pledged up to $5m for an anti-George Bush advertising campaign in an effort to oust the US president in next year's presidential election, reports Claire Cozens.
US Blocks Payout to Gulf War Veterans
The Bush administration has blocked compensation for US soldiers captured and tortured during the first Gulf war, arguing that the money was now needed for Iraq's reconstruction, veterans' lawyers said yesterday. Seventeen former prisoners of war were awarded nearly $1bn (£600m) in...
WTO Upholds Steel Duty Ruling
The World Trade Organisation today put US president George Bush in a tight spot as it ruled that US duties on imported steel from the EU and other countries are illegal.
Straw Issues Bush Weather Forecast
The foreign secretary, Jack Straw, today waved a red rag at anti-war demonstrators preparing to give George Bush a hostile reception in London in a fortnight by suggesting their zeal could be dampened by the weather.
Resist the Official Bush Pol-speak
From 'civilisation' to 'WMD', words are weapons in the global crusade. Second world war posters warning that "careless talk costs lives" embodied an enduring truth. Then the fear was that fifth columnists might overhear conversations of value to the Nazis. Elsie:
Second in a Three-part Series on Bush's America
The second in a three-part series on Bush's America looks at the inflated hospital bills facing the uninsured poor.
Trap a Dragon, Mr Bush, and Lose an Election
Charlotte Denny: Ra-ra skirts are back in fashion, the housing market is heading for a crash, and a Republican administration is blaming a powerful Asian economy for stealing American jobs. Welcome to the 1980s.
US: Long Queue at Drive-in Soup Kitchen
George Bush's America, the wealthiest nation in history, faces a growing poverty crisis. In the first of a three-part series Julian Borger takes the pulse of the US with elections just a year away.
Bush Says God Chose Him to Lead His Nation
Book reveals how President's religious and political beliefs are entwined - and claims he did pray with Blair.
Bush Election Donors Share $8bn Bonanza
Major donors to George Bush's election campaigns were the main beneficiaries of an $8bn (£4.7bn) bonanza in government contracts for the rebuilding of Iraq, an investigation published yesterday said. In the most comprehensive survey to date of the postwar financial dispensations for...
Bush is Not Welcome in Britain
The president's state visit serves no one's interests but his own. Has anyone yet explained why President George W Bush is about to make a state visit to the United Kingdom?
Bush a Wallaby?
Australia honors U.S. President with a jersey representing both nations in a friendly alliance visit.
Press Review: Indonesian Papers Tell Bush Where to Go
The view from... Jakarta. It isn't every day the leader of the free world comes to Indonesia - Bill Clinton's 1994 trip was the last visit by a US president - and rarely do the normally pro-Washington Indonesians revile the White House's resident as much as they do George Bush.
The Spy Who Was Thrown Into the Cold
Who outed Valerie Wilson as a CIA secret agent? Clue: her husband, Joseph, had just criticised the Bush administration. Julian Borger talks exclusively to the man who may have started a new Watergate.
John Sutherland: Virtue is Its Own Drawback
One pops pills. Another gambles. Another lets her mother die alone. Yet these are Bush's virtue-mongers. It was America's "virtuous majority" (as they conceive themselves) who made George W Bush president. He keeps these core voters sweet by appointing...
Thai Mouse to Risk Life for Bush
A humble mouse is to put its life on a plate for US president George Bush this weekend - acting as his official food taster to thwart any attempt at a bio-chemical assasination. The rodent is one of 10 selected by the authorities in Thailand, where Mr Bush is starting a four-day visit...
Bush signals backing for Syria sanctions
A bill to impose new economic sanctions on Syria will begin its passage through the US Congress today.
Anatomy of a scandal
The fallout from the outing of a CIA agent could prove to be extremely damaging to George Bush's presidency, writes Julian Borger.
Bush under fire
The first email was already waiting for most White House staffers when they switched on their computers last Tuesday. It was terse. The Justice Department was investigating the leak of the identity of an undercover CIA officer.
In wake of WMD report, Bush struggles to convince public he was right to go to war
Facing national headlines pointing out the conspicuous absence of weapons of mass destruction in Iraq, and plunging public approval in opinion polls, a defensive President George Bush continued to insist yesterday that he had been right to go to war against Saddam Hussein.
Bush Aide Accused of Cia Leak
Reporters told wife of former US ambassador was an agent.
Life of the Do-Not-Call List
The Federal Trade Commission's do-not-call list is going up against a strong current of judicial opposition. Two separate federal judges have suspended the list giving President Bush no choice but to turn it into a law.
Bush dispatches his wife to unruffle Gallic feathers
Even at the height of their fence-mending endeavours, George Bush and Jacques Chirac have managed to exchange nothing warmer than a stiff handshake and tense, concrete smiles.
'You Lied, They Died,' Us Parents Tell Bush
The father of a soldier killed in Iraq accused President George Bush yesterday of being responsible for his son's death. Fernando Suarez, whose 20-year-old son, Jesus, was one of the first fatalities, said: "My son died because Bush lied." Mr Suarez, from Escondido, California,...
The Editor: Us Press Review
Liberal commentators in the US believe they are feeling the winds of change blowing across their country. They consider President George Bush to be in political crisis, and his speech to the United Nations on Tuesday was a symptom of that. Why did Mr Bush ask for UN help in the...
Bush Isolated As Speech to Un Falls Flat
George Bush was increasingly isolated on the global stage yesterday as he defied intense criticism from a litany of world leaders at the United Nations over the war on Iraq. Showing no contrition for defying the world body in March or the declining security situation in Iraq, the US...
US Approval for Bush Falling
For the first time since the war in Iraq began, less than half of Americans say they approve of the way President George Bush is handling the situation, according to a poll published today. The Newsweek poll, which also shows a 14-point fall in Mr Bush's overall approval ratings, comes at...
Congress Bridles at Spending Package
President Bush seeks to push through his huge new spending package for Iraq. President Bush sought to push through his huge new spending package for Iraq, and to solicit international help in securing and rebuilding the country yesterday, as attacks against US troops increased.
Pop Star's Relations With Bush Turn Sour
Not quite divorce, but the honeymoon between the White House and pop star activists turned sour yesterday after Bono clashed with George Bush over money for Aids for Africa.
Us Economic Folly Should Worry Us All
Think before gloating over Bush's spectacular fiscal incompetence. In 2001, President Bush misled the American people. He said that a tax cut that was not designed to stimulate the economy would stimulate it. But it did not.
Civil Libertarians Prepare to Fight Bush Over Tougher Anti-terror Laws
American civil liberties groups are steeling for a fight against proposals for a beefed up patriot act.
How Bush Rangers Earn Their Badge
Money counts at the US ballot box and the President's top fundraisers often go on to political promotions. They are Pioneers and Rangers and dedicated workers for George Bush. But unlike most activists they are not out on the streets. Their hunting ground is the boardroom, the country club and the barbecue. And their aim is simple: raise money, lots of it.
Support for Bush and war slumps
President George Bush's approval ratings have slumped to a lower point than they were in the week of the terrorist attacks two years ago, according to the latest Gallup poll.
Another Fine Mess
Post-September 11, George Bush began an unwinnable war on multiple fronts against a nebulous enemy. And two years on, a new study shows, the campaign has had little impact on its targets. Brian Whitaker reports.
Bush Changes Strategy With $87bn Gamble
The White House was facing intense criticism yesterday as George Bush attempted to recast the occupation of Iraq as a global struggle requiring the support of the entire international community and a huge injection of cash.
Full text: George Bush's speech
The US president, George Bush, last night delivered the following speech on continuing US involvement in Iraq.
What the US papers say
How the American media reported President Bush's speech on the need to stay the course in Iraq. While Mr. Bush finally set a price tag on the upcoming cost of the Iraq effort, he still has not done nearly enough to level with the American people.
A Real League of Extraordinary Gentlemen
George W. Bush and Tony Blair are striding the world stage today as true defenders of democracy and champions of Western civilization.
Suzanne Goldenberg: No Sex Please, You're American
The Bush administration is pouring millions of dollars into programmes that persuade teenagers to hold on to their virginity. And it's working. Suzanne Goldenberg reports.
Half of Bush's 'jobs and Growth' Plan Isn't Working
Wall Street is happy. Corporate profits are up, interest rates are at their lowest since the 1950s, and the official committee which dates US recessions has decreed that the latest one ended in November 2001. The problem for President Bush's re-election prospects is that firms are still...
Bush seeks an exit strategy as war threatens his career
The President will make a dramatic U-turn on Iraq in a TV broadcast tonight to try to salvage his hopes of re-election amid Americans' growing hostility to the casualties and chaos.
Paying the Price
Even if the UN takes on a bigger role in Iraq, George Bush's prewar tactics mean that Iraq will remain primarily an American problem writes Simon Tisdall.
Why Bush is in reverse and seeking UN help
President George Bush agreed to reverse America's Iraq policy this week after a series of disasters last month and predictions of a crippling increase in costs.
Bush, the Blind Prophet
Before the war, President Bush told us Iraq was a throbbing hub of terror. It wasn't, of course. But it is now. The warning was plain. Iraq was a breeding ground of terror, an incubator for al-Qaida and a clear and present danger to "the civilised world".
Bush counts cost and rethinks anti-UN stance
The Bush administration, dominated by ideologues who oppose multilateral interventions, was yesterday exploring the idea of an international force for Iraq to help cover the huge costs of its occupation.
Bush's Tax Cutting Could Cost America Dear
New forecasts make ominous reading on budget deficit. George Bush's $350bn tax cut package will push the US government deficit to a record $480bn next year, an official forecasting group said yesterday, raising fears that the rising tide of red ink could damage the president's re-election prospects.
Bush may yet fall victim to the electors' revenge
The growing doubts over the Iraq war threaten the president. There have been a good few wars in our time, but none like Iraq War Two. Most, in the finish, have been quite clean-cut. Even Bosnia ended. They've all, naturally, been messy.
Growing Opposition to Bush Re-election
For the first time, more Americans say they would oppose President George Bush's re-election in 2004 than support a second term, according to a poll published yesterday that showed mounting pessimism over the US military presence in Iraq. As attacks on coalition forces continue to inflict...
Bush Appoints Anti-muslim to Peace Role
A Middle East expert who has written dismissively of diplomacy and holds views to the right of the Israeli prime minister, Ariel Sharon, was yesterday named to the board of the US Institute of Peace. The largely honorary appointment of Daniel Pipes, a gift of President George Bush, has...
Bush's Pollution Charter
The Bush administration plans to open a huge loophole in America's air pollution laws, allowing an estimated 17,000 outdated power stations and factories to increase their carbon emissions with impunity. Critics of draft regulations due to be unveiled by the US environmental protection...
Bush in Talks to Bolster Un Role
President George Bush's top national security advisers yesterday held an urgent debate over whether to seek a new UN resolution backing an international stabilisation force, in the wake of Tuesday's devastating truck bomb attack on the UN headquarters in Iraq. The Blair government is...
Hugo Young: American voters have two choices: Bush or Bush-lite
To win in 2004, Democrats must confront the hard right. The oldest saw in modern politics is that elections are won only on the centre ground. Extremists have to abandon, or at any rate disguise, their passions, and move to positions as close to being all things to all fickle voters as they can invent.
Washington Wins Partial Support From Un
The Bush administration, reluctant to yield any influence over postwar Iraq, but aware of the high cost of the occupation, won limited endorsement yesterday for its mission from the UN security council. A security council vote welcomed the US-appointed governing council for Iraq and the...
Bush wins partial support from UN
The Bush administration, reluctant to yield any influence over postwar Iraq, but aware of the high cost of the occupation won limited endorsement yesterday for its mission from the UN security council.
Bush's environmental choice under fire
Environmentalists in the US today criticised George Bush's choice of Mike Leavitt, the governor of Utah, as his nominee to head the environmental protection agency (EPA).
Study of Bush's Psyche Touches a Nerve
A study funded by the US government has concluded that conservatism can be explained psychologically as a set of neuroses rooted in "fear and aggression, dogmatism and the intolerance of ambiguity". As if that was not enough to get Republican blood boiling, the report's four authors...
'Some things are true even if George Bush believes them'
In January last year, the New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman was at Bagram air base in Afghanistan, preparing to board a plane home, when he abruptly found himself very personally embroiled in the seething hostilities between Donald Rumsfeld and Colin Powell.
Waiting for Liberiation
George Bush has finally sent troops to Liberia, but for the people of that blood-soaked country it may be too late, writes Julian Borger.
Sharon says barrier will stay despite Bush plea
Ariel Sharon shrugged off President George Bush's request to halt construction on the security fence through the West Bank yesterday, vowing that the work would continue.
Sharon Says Barrier Will Stay Despite Bush Plea
Ariel Sharon yesterday shrugged off President Bush's requests to halt construction on a security fence through the West Bank, vowing that work on the controversial wall would continue. Addressing journalists after his eighth White House meeting with the president in 30 months, the Israeli...
A Tale of Two Leaders
They fought the same war and both lied about why, yet Bush marches on while Blair has been fatally wounded. Were politics on either side of the Atlantic burdened with such notions as shame, integrity or even results, both British prime minister Tony Blair and American president George Bush would be struggling for their political survival.
Seeing is believing
Why does Bush feel he now has to resort to head-on-a-stick politics? George Bush likes his Bible - as, more quietly, does Tony Blair - and is reported to have scriptural advisers who highlight daily passages relevant to his presidency.
US sends troops to back Liberian peacekeepers
George Bush yesterday bowed to international pressure and deployed US troops to the coast of Liberia in support of a west African peacekeeping mission in the wartorn country.
Talks With Bush Boost Palestinian Leader
First visit to White House designed to bolster prime minister's authority and quicken peace process.
Here's the Evidence, Says Us
Despite protests from military, Americans release pictures of Saddam's sons' bodies. The Bush administration yesterday took the extraordinary step of publishing grisly photographs of two corpses in the hope of persuading Iraqis that Uday and Qusay Hussein were dead, despite the misgivings of senior officers who feared the decision set a dangerous precedent.
Budgeting for the ballot
As long as expansionary policy keeps the economy afloat until after the election, George Bush isn't too worried about the burgeoning US budget deficit, writes William Keegan
Bush Security Adviser Takes Blame for Uranium Claim
George Bush's deputy national security adviser stepped forward yesterday to take the blame for the inclusion of faulty intelligence in the president's state of union address. Mr Bush had wrongly claimed the Iraqi government had been attempting to purchase uranium from Africa, and had...
Bush Needs the Un More Than Ever
The war bill soars, while public confidence sinks - now Bush needs the UN more than ever. Iraq is providing the Bush administration with some hard and necessary lessons. One home truth is that frightening the voters only works for a while.
Beating Around the Bush
Under pressure over the CIA's handling of intelligence on Iraq, the agency chief's response passes the buck back to the White House, writes Julian Borger.
Bush's Spokesman Quits Post
Ari Fleischer, the White House press secretary whose deadpan delivery became internationally known in the wake of September 11, bids farewell to politics.
Democrats step up pressure on uranium claims
Attempt to blame 'tainted' intelligence on CIA boss adds to woes for Bush. The Bush administration tried to bring the African uranium row to an end yesterday, insisting that the American people have "moved on", but it was clear that the scandal over the president's case for war in Iraq was still gathering momentum.
CIA Chief Takes Rap for Bush's False War Claim
The CIA chief, George Tenet, yesterday took the blame for President George Bush's discredited claim that Saddam Hussein had tried to procure uranium from Africa. Mr Tenet's admission of error was made at the end of a day when the CIA chief came under attack, and after a week when the...
Bush Tries to Placate Waverers at Home
President George Bush conceded yesterday America had "a security issue in Iraq" as polls revealed public opinion growing increasingly sceptical about the presence and purpose of US troops in the Gulf. With the number of American casualties still rising, two months after he declared...
African sceptics unmoved by Bush's slavery speech
George Bush began his African tour in Senegal yesterday with an impassioned denunciation of slavery and praise for the "persistence and courage" of African Americans who fought to recover the life and liberty stolen from them.
Cotton Farmers' Poverty Laid at Door of Us
African leaders to challenge Bush over 'ruinous' trade practices. African leaders are expected to give George Bush's tour a rocky start today by blaming US trade practices for impoverishing millions of farmers across the continent.
Bush Begins His African Odyssey Today, But is He There to Plunder or Provide?
Tiny African island wonders if America's scramble for its oil will bring untold riches or yet more pain.
Bush to send US troops into Liberia
President Bush is preparing to send "several hundred" troops to Liberia as part of an international peacekeeping force to stop the bloodshed in the civil war, US officials said yesterday.
US to Send Troops to Liberia
President Bush is preparing to send "several hundred" troops to Liberia as part of an international peacekeeping force to stop the bloodshed from civil war, US officials said yesterday. Mr Bush also called for the Liberian president, Charles Taylor, to step down and leave the country, as...
Party Animal Bush Raises $4m in One Night
President George Bush raised a record-breaking $4m at a cocktail party in New York on Monday night, as his campaign for re-election to the White House in 2004 moved into a higher gear. The haul means his administration has raised $11.85m (£8m) from a series of fundraisers over the...
Bush Attack on Europe's Gm Barrier
President George Bush turned up the heat yesterday in the trade war between Europe and America over genetically modified food, saying "unfounded" suspicion of GM food was responsible for famine in Africa. Mr Bush's comments came barely a month after his administration took Europe's ban on...
Bush forced to defend rising US death toll
George Bush acted at the weekend to address increasing national disquiet over the number of US servicemen being killed in Iraq. More than a quarter of American casualties in Iraq have occurred since the president declared an end to major military combat at the beginning of May.
Bush enrages Tehran by backing 'freedom' protests
President George Bush launched himself into the fray of Iran's internal unrest yesterday, praising demonstrators and calling their protests a positive step towards freedom.
Bush Backs Tehran Protest
The United States last night denounced Islamic hardliners who attacked pro-democracy demonstrators in Iran and called on the government to release those who have been jailed. 'We are alarmed at reports of arrests and provocative actions taken against students by regime forces and call...
Snow Attempts to Dispel Dollar Confusion
John Snow, the US treasury secretary, tried to dispel the confusion over the American government's dollar policy yesterday when he insisted there was no difference between his views on the greenback and those of President Bush. The dollar fell sharply against other leading currencies last...
Bush struggles to salvage road map
George Bush yesterday led a desperate effort to salvage his Middle East road map, only a week after pledging his personal commitment to brokering peace.
US on the Defensive Over Blix
The debate over Saddam Hussein's banned arsenal turned to bitter recrimination yesterday with the Bush administration fending off charges of doctoring intelligence and conducting a smear campaign against the UN weapons chief. At the United Nations, the retiring chief weapons inspector,...
One last warning from the man who made an enemy of Bush
It is, even by the standards of understatement for which Hans Blix is now renowned, "something special". It stands where he can see it best - opposite his desk on the 31st floor of the United Nations:
George Bush
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David Aaronovitch: Walking Into Peace
Against expectations, George Bush's road map for the Middle East has introduced a sliver of hope. You're not really a peacemaker till your own side wants to kill you. And judging by that harsh standard, last week was remarkable.
Markers of Bush's commitment
President George Bush's commitment to shepherding Israel and the Palestinians towards peace - as promised at Aqaba - will become evident as soon as US monitors deploy in the region.
Secretary of State Forced to Defend Credibility of Intelligence Reports
The CIA and the US state department were under increased pressure to justify their assessments of Iraq's weapons programme yesterday as team of former CIA analysts began examining an intelligence report used as a basis for going to war. The CIA report gave President George Bush his last...
Sharon Sticks to Script in Front of Bush - But the Backtracking Has Already Begun
Palestinians hope US keeps up pressure as Israeli leader clarifies his commitment.
Bush's America Loses Hearts and Minds
The conflict in Iraq has left lasting rancour, with anti-American sentiment widespread and at an all-time high in the Muslim world, a global research project released yesterday said. The study, by the Pew Global Attitudes Project, also found a steep decline in public confidence in the...
A Bold Stride Along the Road to Peace - or a Footnote in History?
President Bush is said not to have a strong grasp of detail on the Middle East. Instead, he has a new strategy: naivety. Stride to peace, or a footnote in history?
Leaders talk up economic recovery
George Bush and Jacques Chirac sought to bury their differences over Iraq yesterday as western leaders talked up the prospects of recovery in the fragile global economy.
Bush upbeat over summit
The US president, George Bush, yesterday promised to spend "as much time as necessary" to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict as he embarked on his first visit to the Middle East.
President spells out fears over dollar's slide
President George Bush sought yesterday to halt the dollar's rapid decline on the foreign exchanges as the annual gathering of eight of the world's leading industrial nations prepared to discuss the fragile state of the global economy.
A stiff handshake, a tense smile but no invitation to the Texas ranch for Chirac
George Bush and Jacques Chirac, current holders of the two most powerful executive presidencies in the world, finally managed to shake hands yesterday after their war of words over the conflict in Iraq.
Bush special office 'justified war'
After the revelations that both Jack Straw and Colin Powell were concerned about the flimsy nature of intelligence on Iraqi weapons of mass destruction, attention has focused on the US unit set up to make the case for war.
Bush Pays Lip Service to Rapprochement
American president not ready to forgive and forget Franco-German opposition to war, but sends warmer signals to Russians.
Bush May Take First Step to Tehran Regime Change
Bush administration officials today look set to turn up the heat on Iran at a meeting to consider whether to break off diplomatic contacts as a possible first step to regime change in Tehran. The gathering was expected to give a wider airing to calls from the Pentagon for destabilising...
Bush to Hold Middle East Summit
US to meet Israelis, Palestinians and Arabs in next step to peace after Sharon cabinet approves road map.
US will 'work round' German leader
George Bush's administration will continue to ostracise the German chancellor, Gerhard Schröder, because of his opposition to the war in Iraq, the president's national security adviser, Condoleezza Rice, has reportedly said.
Bush Makes Poor Pay for Military Might and Tax Cuts
Schools and health lose out as US public services endure worst crisis since 1930s. School was definitely over for Sally Kelly last week. The Oklahoma primary school teacher was trying to cram years of accumulated experience and memories into a few cardboard boxes and get them out of the door before the building was locked up for the holidays.
French Plan to Aid Africa Could Be Sunk By Bush
President Bush is preparing to bury a radical French plan which would help some of the world's poorest farmers by ending the dumping of subsidised western food in Africa. A war of words over the plight of the world's poorest continent was brewing last night after European officials...
Warning to Bush From Contrite Cold War Veteran
Robert McNamara, the US defence secretary during the Cuban missile crisis and the first phases of the Vietnam war, has warned of the folly of American involvement in Iraq. Mr McNamara, a hate figure to the anti-war movement in the 1960s, who rarely airs his views in public, delivered the...
Eurocopter gives up its US hopes
Eurocopter, the world's largest helicopter manufacturer, has ruled itself out of the running to upgrade the fleet ferrying President George Bush around the US because of continuing American hostility to France and Germany over Iraq.
Unkindest Tax Cut is Bound to Fail
George Bush's tax cuts are going to worsen the inequity in American society, writes Julian Borger.
Bush in 'friendly' phone call to Abbas
George Bush yesterday tried once more to rescue his "road map" to Middle East peace by initiating his first telephone conversation with the Palestinian prime minister, Mahmoud Abbas, or Abu Mazen as he is known.
A runaway success
There are very few laughs of any kind in George W Bush's Washington. There were some unusual political diversions last week, however. One was the emergence of a lady now in her sixties who worked in the Kennedy White House as a young typist, even though she couldn't actually type.
America Challenges Gm Crops Ban
President Bush launched a legal challenge at the World Trade Organisation yesterday to force Europe to accept imports of American genetically modified crops.
'Bush and Blair Must Come to Zimbabwe'
David Beresford finds that gardeners, like taxi drivers, can be a great foreign correspondents' source.
The Power Behind the Bush Throne Will Fight on
Despite heart and image problems, Cheney will run for vice-president in 2004. Dick Cheney confirmed yesterday what Washington had long assumed: that when President George Bush stands for re-election next year, the most powerful but least visible vice-president in US history will be standing by his side.
Bush Prepared for a Another Test of Strength
Democrats will struggle to mount a challenge to an incumbent enjoying the glow of victory, writes Julian Borger.
Bush zooms in to signal end of war
President George Bush was due last night to make a dramatic landing on the USS Abraham Lincoln in a four-seater plane in advance of a speech from the vessel's deck, declaring an official end to major combat in the Iraq war.
Bush Makes Carrier Landing for Tv Address
'Still work to do in Iraq,' says president as he warns that there will be no let up in global war on terror. President George Bush performed a triumphal and dramatic gesture to mark victory in the Iraq war, co-piloting a navy jet on to an aircraft carrier to underline his role as America's commander-in-chief, and steel the nation for more combat in the years ahead.
Bush Needs His Next Fix
His talent for war has been proven, but the US president still has a mammoth task ahead to ensure he is re-elected.
Huge Deficit Undermines Bush's Tax Cut Plans
The ballooning US budget deficit is expected to have reached between $55bn (£35bn) and $61bn during March, further undermining the Bush administration's push for huge tax cuts. The White House is facing the prospect of a record budget gap of $300bn this year - an estimate that does...
Bush's cultural aides quit over sack of Baghdad's treasures
Two senior cultural advisers to President Bush have resigned in fury at the US military's failure to prevent the looting of antiquities from Baghdad's national museum.
US uses Ur-symbol of civilisation
When the Bush administration said last week that a crucial meeting of Iraqi politicians would take place "outside Nassiriya", there was little hint of how powerfully symbolic the chosen location would be.
Paris Takes Pragmatic Line As Poll Shows Isolation Fear
Nearly half the French electorate believes that France was isolated diplomatically because of its opposition to the invasion of Iraq, according to an opinion poll yesterday. The survey coincided with the first conversation between the French leader, Jacques Chirac, and President George...
Teach Bush a Lesson
It's time President Bush learns that it's Americans who decides, not him. Around the world, millions of people are standing together in front of city halls, around town squares, and blocking major intersections in an effort to gain the attention of the governments of a multitude of nations.
Bush's next move
President Bashar al-Assad, the Syrian leader, can be forgiven for feeling nervous as he listens to the accusations being levelled at him by the United States.
Bush Vetoes Syria War Plan
The White House has privately ruled out suggestions that the US should go to war against Syria following its military success in Iraq, and has blocked preliminary planning for such a campaign in the Pentagon, the Guardian learned yesterday. In the past few weeks, the US defence secretary,...
Bush Pledges 'vital Role' for Un
Non-coalition powers to hold rival meeting.
Force is Not Enough
George Bush praised the Belfast peace process yesterday, even as he tramples on its lessons across the globe.
Carlyle homes in on Fiat aerospace
Italian automotive group Fiat is planning to sell its aerospace business to the secretive US private equity group Carlyle, which has links with George Bush Sr. The move could presage a wider shake-up of the European defence industry.
'Nuanced' is for losers
Well, I don't care about that video: I still think Saddam is dead. But then, despite having seen him, heavily made-up, in what appeared to be the flesh, I think George Bush may be dead too. It could easily have been a body double: he certainly said nothing that couldn't have been written before the war.
Postwar Un Role Remains Blurred
Tony Blair and the US president, George Bush, have once more failed to clarify the UN's role in a post-Saddam Iraq, in their third meeting in less than three weeks. Speaking at a joint press conference at Hillsborough castle in Northern Ireland, the two men were pressed repeatedly on what...
The flickering flame
George Bush likes to give the impression of living according to strict rules and regular routines. With the exception of his weekend retreat at Camp David and his ranch in Texas, he does not go out of Washington often, much less leave the United States with either frequency or any evident pleasure.
Summit Pressure on Bush Over Un Role
Tony Blair will today urge George Bush to internationalise the reconstruction of postwar Iraq, and is expecting a series of conferences to phase in a democratic Iraqi government. In advance of today's two-day summit with the US president in Belfast, Mr Blair spoke to the UN secretary...
Bush's Undiplomatic Posting Draws Scorn
So what role has William S Farish, the man dubbed the 'invisible ambassador' played in the conflict? Well, none really.
Bush Will Stand Firm on Middle East Road Map
George Bush will throw his full political weight behind the long-expected road map for peace between Israel and the Palestinians, according to sources close to Tony Blair. President Bush has already agreed to publish the road map when the new Palestinian prime minister, Mahmoud Abbas, and...
President's activities kept secret
President George Bush has been accused of quietly extending secrecy restrictions while the country is preoccupied with Iraq. He has signed an executive order that will delay the release of millions of government documents and make it easier for presidents to keep secret the details of their activities when in power.
Bush leads tributes to Moynihan
Daniel Moynihan, the only American politician to have served four successive presidents in senior posts, has died, aged 76, after complications following a ruptured appendix.
'We Are Working to Make the World More Peaceful'
Tony Blair and President Bush yesterday resolved that they will 'fight for as long as it takes' to remove Saddam Hussein from power and liberate the brutalised Iraqi people.
Bush: However Long It Takes
· Biggest battle' expected
· Iraq: 350 civilians killed so far
· Blix: no Scuds were used
Bush came to rally the troops, but they ended up rallying him
President Bush yesterday launched a new political strategy to go alongside the military plan. It involves denouncing the enemy's leadership for atrocities, proclaiming the certainty of victory - and preparing Americans for the possibility of a long haul.
Bush backer sponsoring pro-war rallies
They look like spontaneous expressions of pro-war sentiment, "patriotic rallies" drawing crowds of tens of thousands across the American heartland.
Bush: 'we Will Prevail'
· US: troops making 'good progress'
· Sandstorms slow advance
· Umm Qasr finally secured
Bush war budget 'does not add up'
As President George Bush today formally asks Congress for $75bn (£48bn) for the war in Iraq, his emergency request has already come under fire.
Bush Faces Uphill Struggle Satisfying Demands of Both Victors and Vanquished
The Bush administration likes to project confidence and it is now being assisted in that by generals with an abundance of what American soldiers call "command presence".
Bush to ask for $80bn war chest
President Bush is preparing to ask Congress for about $80bn (£51bn) to fund the war in Iraq, ending months of dogged refusal to give an estimate of the cost of the conflict.
Passions stirred as intensity rises
'Let's roll!' went up the cry in Molly's bar, New York, as President George W. Bush concluded his declaration of war, on screen.
Markets brought down to earth as Bush warns war may drag on
Reports of burning Iraqi oil wells punctured the mood of euphoria in the stock markets yesterday as the first day of air strikes on Iraq brought a warning from President Bush that the war could drag on longer than anticipated.
Short cut move fails, the bombing goes on
George Bush was given the bad news at 6am Washington time yesterday. Condoleezza Rice, the national security adviser, called the president at his residence and told him that his big gamble had not come off.
Everytown, USA, backs Bush
Even when President George Bush came on to the TV screen to announce the outbreak of war, the bar-room hubbub hardly died down. And when people realised he was telling them nothing they hadn't seen for themselves, they began talking again.
Now Bush's Doctrine of War Will Be Put to the Test
Will pre-emption survive the war on Iraq? Doctrine, it is said, never survives the battlefield unscathed. The strikes aimed at killing Saddam Hussein probably cannot be counted as a true example of that proposition, since the theory of precision weapons does lay down that they are only as good as the intelligence which provides the target, coupled with the speed with which fire is brought to bear.
Full text: George Bush's address on the start of war
"My fellow citizens. At this hour, American and coalition forces are in the early stages of military operations to disarm Iraq, to free its people and to defend the world from grave danger.
US Claims 45 Nations in 'coalition of Willing'
The impression is that the US and Britain are going it alone against Iraq, helped only by a small contingent of Australians, a far cry from the wide-ranging coalition organised by George Bush's father for Desert Storm 12 years ago. But the US secretary of state, Colin Powell, sought to...
Hope of quick war lifts markets
European shares today extended their recent spectacular gains after the US president, George Bush, all but declared war on Iraq.
Oil drilling in wildlife park gets nearer
With public attention diverted by Iraq, George Bush is poised to push one of his most cherished and controversial measures past strong opposition on Capitol Hill and into law.
Bush issues war ultimatum
The US president, George Bush, this morning gave Saddam Hussein and his sons 48 hours to leave Iraq or face a US invasion. "Their refusal to do so will result in military conflict to commence at a time of our choosing," he warned. "Iraq will not disarm so long as Saddam Hussein holds power."
Bush: a moment of truth for the world
I am honoured to be standing here with you as we work towards a great cause, and that is peace and security in this world. We have had a really good discussion... and we concluded that tomorrow is a moment of truth for the world.
Bush: Tomorrow is Decision Day for Un
· 'Final push' for diplomatic solution
· UN given Monday to agree ultimatum
· Saddam: we're ready for war
Bush and Blair Head for 'war Council'
· US, UK and Spain in last-ditch effort for peace
· Bush ultimatum may come tomorrow
· Powell: second resolution not needed
The three scenarios: how the diplomatic row could end
After the meeting in the Azores, Tony Blair, George Bush and José María Aznar agree to table the resolution at the Security Council tomorrow and push for a vote in the afternoon.
Doubts grow over legality of war
Tony Blair will fly to the Portuguese islands of the Azores tomorrow for a meeting with George Bush to discuss plans for war as the British diplomatic push continues to flounder at the United Nations.
Bush to Publish Road Map to Peace
George Bush promised yesterday to release the long-awaited "road map" for peace between Israel and the Palestinians, a decision seen as a last-minute effort to help Tony Blair and mollify Arab opinion in the build-up to a war on Iraq. Welcoming the announcement, Mr Blair said: "We are...
Bush extends time for UN vote
The US said yesterday it was prepared to wait until next week for a UN vote on a final ultimatum to Iraq, but might opt not to ask for a vote at all, if a security council majority continues to elude Washington.
Billions lost since 'axis of evil' speech
Millions of small investors have seen their pensions, endowments and shareholdings caught in the crossfire of President George Bush's war against terrorism.
Tell it how it is - don't beat about the Bush
I feel it is vital that we have an insight into the mind of the man who is leading us into war, and on cue comes More George W Bushisms.
Bush commits to second resolution vote
The US president, George Bush, said today that he would insist on a vote on a new resolution authorising war on Iraq, saying it was time for UN security council members to "show their cards".
Force is Next Resort, Bush Tells Pyongyang
President George Bush gave notice yesterday that the US will resort to military force against North Korea if diplomacy fails to stop it building a substantial nuclear arsenal. He told US newspapers that his administration would maintain its efforts to prevent North Korea building a...
Protests around the world
Around 50,000 mainly Islamist demonstrators marched through Casablanca yesterday, protesting against a possible US-led attack on Iraq and branding George Bush a war criminal.
2,000 US marines to come under British command
President Bush is planning to reward Tony Blair for his unswerving support on Iraq by agreeing to place thousands of American marines under the direct command of a senior British officer.
Full text: George Bush's speech to the American Enterprise Institute
Thanks for the warm welcome. I'm proud to be with the scholars, and the friends, and the supporters of the American Enterprise Institute. I want to thank you for overlooking my dress code violation. (Laughter.) They were about to stop me at the door, but Irving Kristol said, "I know this guy, let him in." (Laughter.)
'I am ready to dialogue with Bush'
In an exclusive interview with Dan Rather of CBS, Iraqi president Saddam Hussein says he will die before going into exile. He also denied links with Osama bin Laden and indicated he would not set fire to Iraq's oil fields in the event of an invasion.
Bush Sure of Tax Cuts Passage
President Bush yesterday expressed confidence that Congress will pass the bulk of his $695bn (£438bn) tax cut plan designed to revive the faltering US economy and prevent voters from turning their backs on the Republicans. The President made the comments amid dogged opposition to the...
Top Bush Aide Savages 'selfish' Chirac
White House adviser Richard Perle tells David Rose that France's 'cosy relationship' with Saddam means it will veto a second UN resolution.
Two Men Driving Bush Into War
Ed Vulliamy in New York profiles the religious figures behind a 'Texanised presidency' who believe war will mean America is respected in the Islamic world.
Bush's strong dollar produces record deficit
The United States last year ran up its largest trade deficit to date as exports to European economies plunged to their lowest level since 1997, according to official figures published yesterday.
Bush's War Timetable Unravelling
The Bush administration's determination to keep to a tight timetable that would see its forces ready to go to war against Iraq by early March is in danger of coming unstuck. Plans to open a northern front against Iraq - seen as vital to ensure a pincer movement against Baghdad - were...
Bush Blocks Deal Allowing Cheap Drugs for World's Poor
George Bush's close links with the drugs industry were last night blamed for the failure of talks in Geneva aimed at securing access to cheap medicines for developing countries.
Secret Service Warn Bush's Niece Against London Trip
President George Bush's niece, the model Lauren Bush, has been advised by the US secret service on security grounds not to spend the summer in London. Ms Bush, a Princeton student, was due to spend June in Britain and part of the summer modelling in Paris. But with war looming she has...
Supporters Desert Aznar As Spaniards Reject Conflict
Spain's prime minister, Jose Maria Aznar, was coming to terms yesterday with the fact that his unswerving support for George Bush on Iraq had inflicted heavy political damage that could cost his conservative People's party its hold on power. Ministers admitted that the government's...
Life with the Lay people
Ken Lay developed connections among business and political leaders. He chaired the 1992 Republican national convention in Houston and sat with George H W Bush in the presidential box. After Bush lost the 1992 election, Lay maintained strong ties to the Bush family.
US Public Backs Bush to Go It Alone
'Coalition of willing' more important than UN approval.
Bush rejects plan to increase number of inspectors
The Bush administration yesterday refused to back down in the face of a concerted threat by France, Germany and Russia to block UN backing for an invasion of Iraq.
Democrat Aims at Bush Oil Policy
Senator John Kerry, the Democrat currently thought most likely to be his party's challenger for the presidency next year, accused George Bush yesterday of damaging the environment.
America mourns 'brightest and best'
America was yesterday mourning the deaths of seven of its "brightest and best" astronauts. President George Bush spoke to the families of the crew to console them, and in his television broadcast said: "The same creator who names the stars also knows the names of the seven souls we mourn today.
US and UK unions pen anti-war letter
The leaders of Britain and America's trade union movements today wrote to Tony Blair and George Bush urging them not to rush down the path to war with Iraq.
Business clashes with Bush over race
Some of the biggest names in corporate America are on a collision course with President Bush over the issue of affirmative action in US universities.
FTSE snaps losing streak
UK shares today broke an 11-day losing streak, but barely finished above last night's close, as investors waited anxiously for a key speech by the US president, George Bush.
America's crude tactics
Let's get one thing straight. George Bush's determination to topple Saddam Hussein has nothing to do with oil. Iraq may account for 11% of the world's oil reserves, second only to Saudi Arabia, but the military build-up in the Gulf is about making the world a safer and more humane place, not about allowing America's motorists to guzzle gas to their heart's content.
Ed Vulliamy: The President Rides Out
George Bush's foes see him as an inarticulate bully. Friends say that evangelical faith underpins his every action. Ed Vulliamy goes back to Bush's dusty Texan roots to find out what really drives the man who now stands on the brink of war.
The Message From the Bush Camp: 'it's War Within Weeks'
· Washington now concentrating on timing
· State of union address to 'turn up the heat'
· Blair faces nightmare scenario over war decision.
World Opinion Moves Against Bush
Growing worldwide opposition to a war on Iraq is putting the pressure on the US administration, argues Simon Tisdall.
American Support for Bush and War Starts to Slide in Poll
US public support for the Bush presidency and war in Iraq is waning rapidly, according to a poll published yesterday. The poll, commissioned by the Washington Post and ABC News, found that nearly seven out of 10 Americans are in favour of giving inspectors months more to search Iraq...
The Great Divide
George Bush's latest plan to boost the flagging US economy highlights the cultural differences between Europe and the US, writes Julian Borger.
Capital invaded by bush inferno
Two people died and more than a hundred houses were destroyed yesterday in the most severe fires to hit Australia's capital in more than a decade.
Seumas Milne: Direct action may become a necessity
If anyone could sell George Bush's planned war of aggression against Iraq, surely it should be Tony Blair, a politician whose career has been built on his ability to smoothtalk his way out of a crisis.
Who's Bush Going to War With? The Poor
Charlotte Denny: We are the masters now, is the message coming loud and clear from the Republicans - not just in foreign policy but also when it comes to domestic politics.
Fleet Heads for Gulf As War Threat Intensifies
Tony Blair last night made clear that war with Iraq remained virtually inevitable as President George W. Bush continued his inexorable steps towards military conflict with Saddam Hussein. As the aircraft carrier Ark Royal left Portsmouth yesterday, Number 10 officials told The Observer...
World on Path to Disaster, Bomb Pioneer Warns
Guardian reporters hear leading experts assess the danger of an atomic war. President George Bush, hijacked by hardliners in his administration, is setting the world on a course towards nuclear disaster, a founder of the nuclear deterrence policy said.
Bush Takes $670bn Gamble
He denies package is bonanza for the rich.
Bush's Multibillion-dollar Tax Cut for the Rich
Deal is unfair to poor, say Democrats. President George Bush will be forced today to defend a massive regeneration package designed to kick-start the US economy which has come under withering attack as a sop to the rich.
UN inspectors fear Bush will ignore them
UN weapons inspectors in Iraq fear their work - which has failed to turn up any evidence thus far of weapons of mass destruction - will still be used as an excuse to trigger a US-led invasion of Iraq.
Bush Accused of Civil Rights Clampdown
President George Bush is presiding over the most secretive administration in 'living memory', according to American civil rights groups and congressmen.
Anxious ally sees Bush's hand behind the confrontation
Not for the first time since George Bush became president the United States is finding it a lot harder to deal with its friends than its enemies.
Bush Rallies Troops for War
President George Bush yesterday readied US troops for "crucial hours" ahead in the crisis over Iraq, denouncing Saddam Hussein for showing contempt for the UN.
Call off the war
What is one to make of George Bush's remarks at his ranch in Crawford, Texas, on the big questions of war and peace in 2003? Making his first public statement since Christmas, the US president said he was determined to avoid new conflicts.
Briton Tells of Ordeal in Bush's Torture Jail
Al-Qaeda suspect 'is starved of food and sleep' at army base where two have died. Paul Harris and Burhan Wazir report.
Instead of a Debate Over War, There's Been a National Shrug
The press hounds barked over 'Cheriegate', so why are they silent on Iraq? Hands up all those who really think that George Bush is not determined to attack Iraq some time soon. Hands up all those who think that if he does so without UN authority Tony Blair will turn round and say:
Bush Emerges Stronger After Race Scandal
President George Bush was poised yesterday to consolidate his imperial-style presidency by installing a trusted White House ally as the Republicans' Senate leader. The expected appointment today of a wealthy Tennessee heart surgeon, Bill Frist, will complete Mr Bush's emergence as the...
All Reason is About to Be Gassed, Poxed and Nuked
This week the countdown to war on Iraq may begin in earnest. Since last summer's heady excitements, when George Bush seemed ready to go Saddam-hunting all on his ownsome, Washington hawks and assorted birds of prey have endured a series of false dawns.
I do not want more widows, Bush tells TV
President Bush appeared yesterday to tack a little towards the dovish side of the Iraq argument, invoking the image of the mothers and widows of dead US servicemen and pledging: "War is my last option, not my first option."
Bush Condemns Race Row Senator
The political future of the Republican leader in the Senate, Trent Lott, was in doubt yesterday after President Bush condemned as "offensive" and "wrong" his remarks last week expressing nostalgia for racial segregation. Mr Bush broke his silence on the affair in an impassioned speech to...
Bush to upgrade base in Qatar
The United States and Qatar signed a pact yesterday to upgrade Qatari military bases which the US could use in any conflict with Iraq.
It's a perfect US idyll and home of the Masters. But where are the women?
This is the story of a feminist, a southern liberal who has become one of the most mocked men in America, President George Bush's newly minted secretary of the treasury, and how, between them, they are almost certainly going to transform one of the world's most revered sporting institutions.
Judge Lets Bush Keep Energy Advice Secret
US Democrats protested yesterday after a Bush-appointed judge threw out an attempt to force the White House to name executives consulted in the formation of its energy policy. Henry Waxman, a California Democrat in the House of Representatives, said the decision "gives Bush and [vice...
Still Out in the Cold
Introducing a week-long Guardian Unlimited investigation of North Korea, Simon Tisdall profiles a secretive, famine-ravaged country which forms part of George Bush's 'axis of evil'.
Rail Tycoon Tipped to Be Us Treasury Secretary
The US president, George Bush, was today expected to name John Snow - a multimillionaire rail industry executive who served in a former Republican administration - as his new treasury secretary, according to White House officials. Mr Snow would replace Paul O'Neill, who resigned the post...
Bush Has Little Intention of Playing By the Book
Saddam's gameplan may yet succeed in dividing his opponents. By presenting the UN with a mammoth report declaring Iraq free of weapons of mass destruction, Saddam Hussein has won the opening round in his final attempt to stave off military action by the US.
Bush's Next Target
The west is running out of patience with North Korea's leadership, writes Simon Tisdall.
Ancient Timber Tumbles in New Battle Over America's Wild West
Ed Vulliamy in Forks, Washington state, reports from a forest land that could become a wilderness as George Bush backs the commercial pillagers.
Declaration day
There is legitimate pressure. There is calculated sabre-rattling. And then there is downright irresponsible, threatening behaviour. On the vexed question of Iraq and efforts to ensure its compliance with UN resolution 1441, George Bush is guilty, not for the first time in this crisis, of the last of these.
Bush patience snaps at US jobs debacle
Paul O'Neill's short and ill-fated tenure as treasury secretary ended last night as a sharp and unexpected rise in the US jobless total underlined growing fears that the world's biggest economy could lurch back into recession.
US Slide Prompts Bush Purge
Treasury chief axed amid gloom.
US Treasury Secretary Resigns
The US treasury secretary, Paul O'Neill, abruptly announced his resignation from President George Bush's administration today. A spokeswoman said Mr O'Neill's resignation would become effective "in the next few weeks". "It has been a privilege to serve the nation during these...
Democrat Hawk Whose Ghost Guides Bush
Scoop Jackson's body is 20 years in the grave but his spirit goes marching on.
Bush Fails to Win Over Sceptical Europeans
Poll on war with Iraq shows France, Germany and Russia opposed, UK divided.
Former Bush aide recants White House jibe
A former aide to President Bush was forced to apologise yesterday after telling a magazine that the current White House is more obsessed with political gain over good policymaking than any other administration in modern times.
Bush to Allow Logging in Protected Forests
New rules reverse environmental controls of America's nature areas.
Timothy Garton Ash: Love, peace and Nato
In Prague, I watched John Lennon meet George Bush. We should all welcome the result. Something very peculiar happened in Prague last week: Nato became a European peace movement. At times, it even looked like a peace movement.
Kissinger, 79, Returns From the Political Grave
Henry Kissinger, the former US secretary of state who has been accused of war crimes by his critics, was yesterday appointed by George Bush to head the investigation into the September 11 attacks. It represents the latest in a series of moves by the president to rehabilitate previously...
Advert attacking Bush's intelligence banned
Broadcasting watchdogs have told a team of award-winning satirists not to be rude about George Bush without asking him first.
Canadian Official Calls Bush a Moron
Update: Canadian Official resigns
Nato Puts on Heavy Display of Force As Leaders Seek Role in Bush's Plans
Black-clad Czech riot police patrolled the streets of Prague and US warplanes roared overhead last night as Nato leaders prepared for an historic summit dominated by the crisis over Iraq. The Czech president, Vaclav Havel, was hosting George Bush, Tony Blair and fellow alliance leaders at...
Bush Threatens Attack Over 'lies'
George Bush has threatened to unleash a military assault on Iraq if Saddam Hussein continues to deny possessing banned weapons of mass destruction. Speaking on the eve of today's Nato summit, the US president said that the Iraqi leader had a very short time to declare completely and...
Hugo Young: Bush now seems to accept that this must be a UN war
Some people here think war with Iraq is close. They range beyond the civilians at the top of the Pentagon. They want a war, and they have a case. Saddam Hussein is already in breach of numerous UN demands, and is certain, they believe, to multiply his breaches, starting on December 8, when he is required to...
Bush Tries to Cut Off Pyongyang's Oil Supply
The United States wants to halt oil shipments to North Korea as a penalty for Pyongyang's clandestine development of nuclear weapons. The move opens a new front in the Bush administration's actions against countries described as belonging to an "axis of evil". Part of a 1994 arms control...
1 in 3 Say Bush is Biggest Threat
President George Bush is seen by a third of Britons as a bigger threat to world safety than Saddam Hussein, according to a new poll conducted by a senior US Republican and due to be broadcast today. But most of those questioned by the polling organisation You.Gov say they remain open...
Tricked and Bamboozled Into War
The west's warlords will get their invasion, in spite of global opinion. Casualty lists are usually compiled after the battle. But since the coming war in Iraq has been so heavily trailed, it is possible to identify its victims in advance - or pre-emptively, to use one of George Bush's favourite words.
Security bill vital, Bush tells Senate
President George Bush yesterday demanded that the Senate approve the creation of a new government department for counter-terrorism as part of a White House legislative offensive capitalising on Republican victories in Tuesday's congressional elections.
Hugo Young: Where America has elected to go, no one will follow
Not long ago, George Bush and the Republicans seemed to have something to say to European parties of the right. The British Conservatives, in particular, were entranced. Last December, the red carpet was rolled out when Iain Duncan Smith paid his first visit to Washington as leader.
Bush Signals a Hard Swing to the Right
Republican party's congressional victories remove two-year cloud over the presidency.
Clean Sweep for Republicans in Mid-term Polls
The US president, George Bush, scored a remarkable victory last night as the Republicans took control of both houses of Congress, winning the Senate from the Democrats and solidifying their grip on the House of Representatives. With three Senate races yet to be settled, Republicans had 50...
Bush Keeps It Cool After a Hectic Campaign
Chastened by their spectacular failure in 2000, the pundits keep their own counsel.
On the Bush Campaign Trail
Is George Bush really a dim-witted cowboy who cheated his way into the White House? The aide is beginning to sweat. Bulging file in hand, he is pacing relentlessly, surveying the group that has assembled before breakfast on a fine, crisp Pennsylvania morning.
Inspectors called in to see Bush as UN nears a deal
President Bush summoned the chief UN weapons inspectors, Hans Blix and Mohamed el-Baradei, to the White House yesterday as the security council edged closer to agreeing a new inspection programme.
What a tasty sandwich - and only three years old
There are those in the US army who worry that George Bush's aggressive approach to foreign policy could see American troops getting bogged down in overseas conflicts for years.
Bush Banks on Pyrrhic Victory
If passed, America's tough resolution on Iraq could be so damaging that only al-Qaida may be said to have scored a victory, says Simon Tisdall.
Bush goes for broke on campaign trail
President George Bush is gambling his personal authority and turning next month's congressional elections into a virtual referendum on his record by plunging into several knife-edge contests in the hope of regaining control of the Senate for the Republicans.
Bush takes on drugs firms
The US government set itself on a collision course with the drugs industry yesterday as it announced plans to speed up the availability of low-cost generics and save American consumers billions of dollars.
Bad Diplomacy, Bad Foreign Policy and Bad for Britain
Blair's support for Bush on Iraq alienates our allies and brings war closer. Americans have, for the most part, a good opinion of Tony Blair. They think him a sensible man. So it is with a sense of puzzlement, if not dismay, that many of the 76% of Americans who did not vote for George Bush and oppose his Iraq war plans observe Blair's apparently unquestioning support for US policy.
War Plans Under Fire As Even Bush Heartland Talks Peace
Dissent is coming from all quarters - even in Bush's own church. Ed Vulliamy reports from Washington.
Bush marks out route to peace in Middle East
Israeli tanks fired on a Gaza refugee camp yesterday, killing seven Palestinians hours after the Israeli government welcomed details fleshing out President George Bush's "road map" to peace.
Bush's niece jailed for drug offences
The niece of President Bush was jailed yesterday for drug offences. Noelle Bush's 10-day sentence for being found in possession of crack cocaine at a rehabilitation centre comes at a time when her uncle has accused all drug users of aiding terrorists.
Bombs prompt calls for more cooperation
Tony Blair and George Bush have offered intelligence support to Australia in response to the bombing in Bali, which has so far claimed the lives of 183 people, many of whom were Australian.
Bush Aiming at Wrong Target, Us Critics Fear
Terrorist groups are not yet defeated, says senior Republican.
Only the American People Can Stop Bush Now
Only his people can stop Bush now - and many are speaking out against war in Iraq. Who can stop Bush on Iraq? Not the UN security council, it seems, where US diplomatic kneecapping and punishment beatings proceed apace.
We Can Teach Bush What Not to Do in the Middle East
British mistakes 80 years ago should be a warning to the US today. The journey that Harriet Pringle, the heroine of Olivia Manning's Fortunes of War novels, makes in late 1942 from Alexandria to Damascus is a bumpy ride in an ammunition lorry through a region whose inhabitants are awaiting their fate - and the end of a conflict that it is becoming clear the allies will win - with a mixture of excitement and trepidation.
Bush Risks Hypocrisy Charge Over Harken Accounts
President George Bush was yesterday laid open to further allegations of hypocrisy in his condemnation of the aggressive business practices of the 1990s.
CIA in Blow to Bush Attack Plans
President George Bush's attempt to maintain public support for military action against Iraq has taken a fresh blow from an unexpected quarter, with the publication of a letter from the CIA stating that while Saddam Hussein poses little threat to America now, a US invasion could push him into...
Inspection As Invasion
The US has been seeking to prevent a resolution of the Iraq crisis for the past eight years. There is little that those of us who oppose the coming war with Iraq can now do to prevent it. George Bush has staked his credibility on the project; he has mid-term elections to consider, oil supplies to secure and a flagging war on terror to revive.
Bush acts to end west coast dockers lockout
President George Bush took the first step towards ending a lockout of dockworkers at west coast ports yesterday, saying he was concerned about the economy.
Bush Steps Into Ports Row
Blunt message demands end to cargo blockade
War is Unavoidable, Bush Tells Us
Presidential speech's 'Churchillian' call to arms sends Iraq clear signal.
Bush Veto on Middle East Talks
Tony Blair's drive for Middle East peace talks has suffered an embarrassing setback at the hands of the US president, George Bush, only days after the prime minister flagged up his plan at the Labour party conference in Blackpool. Mr Blair is pushing for a resumption of...
US Envoy Ready for Talks in N Korea
An American special envoy arrived in the North Korean capital, Pyongyang, yesterday to reopen a dialogue with the country labelled by George Bush as part of an "axis of evil". Pyongyang, which often refers to the US as "imperialist warmongers", suspended its rhetoric to report the visit...
Senators Threaten to Rein in Bush
The White House was last night trying to fight off a Senate effort to place limits on George Bush's authority to launch a military assault on Iraq after leading Republicans sided with the Democrats over the president's war powers. Mr Bush accused the Senate of attempting to tie his hands...
Bush has many enemies. But he didn't expect them to include Nancy Reagan
Alzheimer's grief drives former first lady's stealth campaign. George Bush may have grown practised in the art of facing down criticism of his policies, but he could have been forgiven for not anticipating the identity of the person behind another powerful new assault on his administration.
US struggles to rally a fractured opposition
President George Bush is planning to train Iraqi opposition members to fight in his war against Saddam. White House officials announced last week that a thousand of them will be trained as battlefield advisers, scouts, guides and interpreters, with up to 9,000 more to come.
'Bullied' opponents stand up to Bush's challenge
Democrats break ranks despite White House's appeal for a united front at home - and abroad, President has to deal with fissures among anti-Saddam Iraqi factions.
Mentioning the War
The German minister who likened Bush to Hitler was sacked. So what will happen to Al Gore? In a speech this week, a senior western politician controversially compared the effects of George Bush's foreign policy to the conditions which created the rise of Adolf Hitler.
Now or Never, Kennedy
The Lib Dems must speak out on Iraq in order to be taken seriously. It's not always the economy, stupid. The Schröder and Stoiber show, at the end, was all about Germany and America and Iraq. George Bush is more anxious than most to make sure that November's mid-term elections are all about America and Iraq (and possibly Germany).
Worldview: Now for the Bush Doctrine
Every American President is required to produce a National Security Strategy document. In President George W. Bush's case it is a very boring name for a very big idea. History will give the document unveiled on Friday a catchier name - 'the Bush Doctrine' - recalling the Monroe Doctrine...
Americans Revisit the Alamo Factor
Richard Williams: Any exhortations to America's Ryder Cup team are unlikely to be couched in the Alamo-like terms of George W Bush's effort three years ago.
Minister Toughs Out Nazi Remark
Germany's justice minister chose to tough out the latest drama to hit the election campaign, insisting yesterday that she had been misquoted and libelled by a newspaper that reported her as comparing President George Bush's tactics on Iraq with those of Adolf Hitler. Herta...
Bush vows to snuff out potential enemies
The United States will not hesitate to strike pre-emptively against its enemies, even if it faces international opposition, and will never again allow its military supremacy to be threatened by a rival superpower, President George Bush declared yesterday in a document setting out an aggressive new vision for America's foreign policy.
Katharine Viner: Feminism As Imperialism
George Bush is not the first empire-builder to wage war in the name of women. "Respect for women... can triumph in the Middle East and beyond!" trilled the leader of the free world to the UN last week. "The repression of women [is] everywhere and always wrong!" he told the New York Times, warming to his theme that the west should attack Iraq for the sake of its women.
Bush suffers Nazi jibe from Germans
Germany's justice minister heightened the tension between Washington and Berlin over possible military action in Iraq yesterday by comparing the tactics of George Bush to those of Adolf Hitler.
Bush Asks Congress for Right to Attack
George Bush last night intensified the pressure on Saddam Hussein when he asked the US Congress to give him blanket authority to use "all means... including force" against Iraq. As Saddam lambasted President Bush for manufacturing the conflict, the White House asked Congress to approve a...
Democrats Let Bush Get Away With It
The president's rush to vote on Saddam before the elections is blocking out political debate on security after September 11, writes Mark Tran.
Rifts mark a fractious relationship
In his address to the United Nations this week, George Bush attempted to persuade delegates that he is mindful of the international community's opinion, but this is not America's first rift with the UN.
Janet Reno Contests Florida Primary Result
There is more electoral rumpus going on in Florida, the state which saw the bitter recounts that finally decided the 2000 US presidency in George Bush's favour and prompted a £20m overhaul of election systems there. Political newcomer Bill McBride last night claimed the Democratic...
Europe is given hope of softer line
Britain's representatives at the UN led a chorus of European support for George Bush yesterday, while Iraq savaged the president's remarks as 'the longest series of fabrications that has ever been told by the leader of a nation'.
US Military Builds Up Huge Attack Force
As George Bush was displaying his grasp of diplomatic vocabulary in front of the UN yesterday, 7,000 miles away in the Gulf his fellow Americans were speaking a different language. Their words were military terms: frigates, bombers, air defence fighters, refuelling tankers, carrier...
Bush Sets the War Clock Ticking
· Iraq gets last chance to comply with UN
· US starts military build-up in Gulf
Bush Issues Challenge to Un
President Bush will face a decisive moment of his presidency today as he attempts to persuade the United Nations to back him in taking what he described as the "first great struggle of a new century" into Iraq.
Bush gives UN last chance
President Bush is to throw down the gauntlet to the United Nations to enforce its own resolutions or drop objections to US-British military action against Iraq.
Bush thrives on crisis management
Bush has been called a political natural. Others describe him as simplistic. Could both opinions be right? A country that hardly knew the meaning of war now faces a future of nothing but war. An era of unprecedented prosperity has ended in a spectacular bust.
Bush Calls for a Coalition
Concerted efforts by George Bush and Tony Blair to round up international support for a military confrontation with Saddam Hussein hit a snag yesterday when President Vladimir Putin insisted there were "no grounds for attack." Mr Blair and Mr Bush made consecutive telephone calls to the...
Europe stresses need to take UN track
Mounting European fears about a US war on Iraq surfaced yesterday with warnings to George Bush and Tony Blair to stay within the bounds of international law and a flat refusal by Germany to back military action.
Bush: Last Chance to Avoid War
President George Bush signalled yesterday that he was prepared to back a last-ditch United Nations ultimatum to Saddam Hussein to accept stringent weapons inspections or face invasion. The president will lay out his demands in an address to the UN general assembly next Thursday, which...
Bush Tries to Heal Divisions As Baghdad Plays on Differences
President Bush has called an urgent meeting with congressional leaders today to brief them on his policy towards Iraq. The White House issued the call to senior Republicans and Democrats amid persistent reports of divisions within the administration over whether to seek UN authority for...
Bush runs out of credit
America floats on an ocean of credit. After a couple of months' good behaviour, you get overwhelmed by junk mail and calls from organisations desperate to lend you money. It is common for families to run themselves up to the maximum on a stack of different cards. It is easy to assume it will last for ever. Then comes the reckoning.
Do the Moral Maths: Bush's War on Terror Doesn't Add Up
For their own security, rich nations must value the lives of the poor. The organisers of the earth summit altered the original dates so that it would not run too close to September 11, when the president of the United States, for reasons of security and symbolism, would be expected to be at home.
Searching for a Hero: Why America Has Turned to Winston Churchill
US hawks invoke wartime leader but Iraq analogy doesn't add up. It is hardly surprising that President George Bush and the hawks in his administration invoke the memory of Sir Winston Churchill with ever growing fervour as they plead the historic necessity of a pre-emptive attack on Iraq.
Pressure on Bush to Back Off
President George Bush was facing overwhelming pressure from across the world last night to step back from the brink of military action to oust Saddam Hussein. Alarmed by growing rhetoric from leading hawks in Washington, key countries from China to Saudi Arabia warned of the devastating...
Bush's Secret Visa Courts After Sept 11 Ruled Illegal
The Bush administration acted unlawfully in holding hundreds of deportation hearings in secret, solely on the grounds that those involved were terror suspects, a federal appeal court in Cincinnati ruled yesterday.
Daggers Drawn in the House of Bush
Vice-president Dick Cheney's combative speech advocating a pre-emptive strike against Iraq was intended to settle the most serious rift in US public life right now, a conflict simmering not only within the Republican party, but inside the Bush dynasty itself. One by one, Mr Cheney refuted...
Hugo Young: An alternative to Bush is demanding to be heard
The first Democrat has declared his candidacy for 2004. For all his scripted dumbness, George Bush is the voice of America. He manages to be loud and anxious at the same time. When he speaks his own words they often sound evasive and uncomprehending. But his is the only voice there seems to be. He is, after all, the president.
Condemned to Beating About the Bush
olin Powell will lead the US delegation to the earth summit, but the absent figure of George Bush will cast a long dark shadow over the proceedings. By deciding not to attend, Mr Bush has already snubbed the UN organisers. They moved the date of the summit forward to end on September 4 to avoid...
Book at bedtime is clue to Bush's thinking
President reveals he is reading gung-ho study which argues that war is too important to be left to generals. The best clue to President George Bush's thinking on Iraq can be found not in the Oval Office, nor on any desk in the Pentagon, nor even in the regular leaks to the New York Times. It can be found on his bedside table.
Seumas Milne: The cost of Bush's war
Tony Blair must choose whether to represent his own people - or a US Republican clique. Don't say they didn't warn us. Even as debate is raging on both sides of the Atlantic over the threat of war against Iraq, US leaders have already declared their hand.
Why Bush Will Not Attend Summit
Blair's support for the US after September 11 was not enough to influence him on green issues, writes Julian Borger.
Why Bush Will Not Attend the Earth Summit
Washington dispatch: Blair's support for the US president after September 11 was never going to be enough to influence him on green issues, writes Julian Borger.
Greens Don't Need the Us
The US president seems set to snub the world summit - can Europe fill the gap? There is no pleasing some people. The organisers of the Johannesburg summit on the environment bent over backwards to persuade George Bush to accept their invitation.
Dan Plesch: Bush may get UN support for his war
An anti-war strategy that relies on the security council will fail. Opponents of an assault on Iraq assume that the US will not try to get endorsement from the UN security council. In fact, not only is the US likely to ask for security council support, but it will probably get it.
Bush Defies Belief
President preaches to converted while Fed grapples with the real problems. The world's largest Baptist university was both an appropriate and unfortunate location for the Bush administration to pick for this week's summit on the US economy.
Bush falters but who dare oppose him?
Scandalous news of corporate malpractice has given the Democrats a new lease of life, which they seem reluctant to exploit.
Bush Rhetoric is Scaring Europe, Says Mandelson
Close Downing Street ally voices fears that President Bush is alienating public opinion.
Detailed War Plan Handed to Bush
General Tommy Franks, who would lead a US military action in Iraq, has presented President George Bush with refinements of a plan for attack. Gen Franks, who led the US military operation in Afghanistan, presented the latest version and its potential consequences to the White House on Monday...
Facts Are the Best Cure for This Outbreak of War Fever
Supporters of an attack on Iraq are struggling to find credible reasons. It may come as a surprise to George Bush but the war over Iraq has already begun - in Britain. Among the warrior class that favours bashing Saddam, new cases of what might be termed second Gulf war syndrome are reported every day.
The Logic of Empire
The US is now a threat to the rest of the world. The sensible response is non-cooperation. There is something almost comical about the prospect of George Bush waging war on another nation because that nation has defied international law.
Bush Ready to Declare War
Split opens between Britain and US as White House targets dictator.
Bush heads for ranch, pursued by criticism
President George Bush left Washington for his parents' summer home yesterday for a month-long holiday, to growing criticism of his relaxed schedule. A defensive White House insisted that the criticisms were nothing but "silly pot-shots".
Who'd Want to Be a Millionaire?
August 2: US companies are frantically cleaning up their ledgers as George Bush puts on his sherriff's badge and promises 'pokey' for corporate fraudsters, writes David Teather.
American deaths anger Bush at bomb's US toll
As the families of five US citizens killed in Wednesday's bombing of the Hebrew University in Jerusalem mourned yesterday, President George Bush made no secret of his fury, saying those responsible were among the targets of America's war on terrorism.
Hugo Young: Blair is jumping the gun in backing Bush's war on logic
The body of opposition to a campaign against Iraq is too great to ignore. If President George W Bush goes to war against Iraq, the ensuing conflict will be without a close modern precedent.
American Nuclear Scientists Tell Bush to Ratify Test Treaty
The US National Academy of Sciences issued a report yesterday strongly backing US ratification of the comprehensive test ban treaty (CTBT), in a rebuff to the Bush administration's policy of shelving the agreement.
Cheney's Old Skeletons Rattle Bush
President Bush signed a wide-ranging corporate reform bill yesterday in the hope that taking action, together with a rebounding stock market, will restore confidence in Wall Street before the mid-term elections in November.
Bush Signs Corporate Fraud Bill
President George Bush today signed a bill to crack down on corporate fraud following a surfeit of Wall Street scandals that has rocked investor confidence.
Bush gets on the regulatory bandwagon
Public clamour for action has forced an intially reluctant president to get behind a strict new law on corporate governance, writes Mark Tran.
Making enemies make friends
The self-defeating ineptitude of George Bush's strategies may well push Iran and Iraq into a dangerous alliance of expediency, writes Simon Tisdall
Freed is good
Johannesburg will be used by corporations as an opportunity to safeguard global trade - not as a chance to lift the world's poorest out of despair. Remember the summer of 1992? The Conservatives had just been re-elected, George Bush senior was in the White House, Nelson Mandela was negotiating the end of apartheid - and sustainable development hit the headlines.
How Bush Could Lose
Suddenly, corporate fraud and the the stock market collapse have made US Republicans look vulnerable. Like the Prince of Denmark, the president of the United States is haunted by his father. Nothing disturbs the sleep of George W Bush so much as the experience of George HW Bush - especially now.
Free markets have failed a continent
Latin America is gagging on the prescriptions of the Bush family. When George Bush came to power, he was not reputed to be a man with an extensive grasp of the world outside the US.
Hans von Sponeck: Go on, call Bush's bluff
If Iraq lets the arms inspectors back in, America's case for war will be exposed as fiction. During the 17 months of the Bush administration just about everything has gone wrong for the US government in preparing the public for military strikes against Iraq.
FTSE closes below 4,000 as Bush intervention fails
The City suffered one of its worst trading sessions since the 1987 crash yesterday as the slide in the stock market accelerated and the dollar dived to its lowest level for 2 years.
That's pretty rich, Bush
White House blues: The President started the week trying to save corporate America. He ended it trying to save himself.
Bush Squirms in Sleaze Scandal
The tide of sleaze engulfing corporate America lapped closer to President Bush this weekend with the revelation that official documents appear to show he provided a misleading account of a controversial share deal. The documents emerged at the end of a week in which Bush went to Wall...
Bush in more trouble as markets crash
As Wall Street collapsed around him, President Bush was yesterday faced with another embarrassing revelation about his own business dealings.
Bush jibe angers black leaders
Relations between the White House and black American leaders slumped to a new low yesterday after President Bush gave a dismissive answer when asked why he was not addressing the convention of the National Association for the Advancement of Coloured Peoples, the most respected black pressure group in the US.
Bush Blames It All on Dotcom Era
President George Bush yesterday proposed doubling the maximum prison sentence for corporate fraud and blamed the excesses of the dotcom era for the wave of financial scandals in the US in the past six months.
Bush Acts on Us Scandals
President George Bush will today attempt to shore up confidence in corporate America with the promise of a crackdown on those responsible for a damaging series of accounting scandals.
Bush Hails Nato's Eastward Expansion
Ten former communist countries began a final big push to join Nato yesterday as George Bush and Tony Blair heralded the alliance's biggest expansion, due later this year. Meeting in Riga, the prime ministers of the ex-Soviet republics of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania were joined by...
As angry as ever
As US comedian Sandra Bernhard brings her new stage show to Dublin and London Edward Helmore finds that her act has new targets - George Bush and his 'alien lizards'.
Bush on back foot over corporate past
As stock markets plunged in the wake of US corporate scandals both real and suspected, the US president, George Bush, has been forced to defend his own corporate behaviour during his time as a Texas oilman twelve years ago.
Bush's War is the New Great Game
How goes the war on terror? President George Bush, America's commander-in-chief, is in no doubt it is going swimmingly - and will say so today.
Bush favourite refuses to stand against Arafat
Mohammed Dahlan, the man widely regarded as the US and Israel's preferred successor to Yasser Arafat, today accuses President Bush of demanding a "coup d'état" against the Palestinian leader and declares that he will not stand against Mr Arafat while he is under attack by Israel.
Bush gives up power for two-hour health check
President George Bush formally relinquished power for two hours yesterday, while undergoing a colon screening.
EU peace move amid fears of West Bank breakdown
The EU is to launch a Middle East peace initiative next week amid fears that George Bush's policy switch has left a dangerous vacuum in the region.
EU Gives More Aid to Arafat in Defiance of Bush
A threat by President George Bush to topple Yasser Arafat by starving the Palestinian Authority of cash made little immediate headway yesterday when the European Union released new funds to repair the damage caused by Israel's military invasions. Speaking from the G8 summit in Calgary...
Marooned on His Fantasy Island, Bush Stands Firm
The lesson from Vietnam is to listen to the people on the ground. Anybody who has done some foreign reporting knows that the views of correspondents on the nature of the crisis or war which has brought them to a particular place tend to be similar.
Hugo Young: We've missed the point of Bush's Middle East policy
Obsessed with war on terrorism, the president is prepared to go it alone. It's usually a mistake to assume that a world leader is off his head. Even Boris Yeltsin, though drunk in charge of Russia, had a sense of strategy.
Bush strategy aimed at bringing Palestine into house of compliant Arab states
A key aspect of President Bush's long-awaited Middle East policy statement concerned the role that he envisages for the Arab world.
UK Rift With Bush Over Middle East
Britain, in a rare breach with Washington, aligned itself yesterday with the rest of Europe in expressing dismay over George Bush's Middle East peace plan. It is the first serious rift on foreign policy between Tony Blair and Mr Bush since the Palestinian uprising began 21 months ago...
Who has to do what according to Bush
What the Palestinians must do: Elect a "new and different Palestinian leadership" and adopt a new constitution with a fully empowered parliament, local-level governments and independent judiciary.
Bush Says Arafat Must Go
President Bush yesterday insisted the Palestinians abandon Yasser Arafat and the rest of their current leadership as a condition for achieving a provisional state and then permanent nationhood possibly within three years. In his much-awaited speech on Middle East policy, Mr Bush sided...
Ed Vulliamy: Bush declares war on fat America
President George Bush yesterday turned from his war on terror to the war on fat, using his own body as a model for America to get fit.
Bush at bay
Facing mid-term elections, the President's squabbling team has never looked so vulnerable. The invitation arrived at the White House a few days before last week's historic World Cup victory by the United States over Mexico.
New Bomb Hits Bush Peace Plan
President Bush's attempt to push the Middle East crisis back on to a peace track appeared to have been derailed last night as Jerusalem was shaken by a second suicide bombing in two days and Israeli helicopter gunships launched immediate strikes on Palestinian refugee camps in retaliation...
Bush's Palestinian Plan Leaked to Arab Paper
President George Bush will propose a temporary Palestinian state in parts of the West Bank and Gaza when he launches his Middle East peace initiative, an Arab newspaper claimed yesterday.
Assassination is a Dubious Game
June 17, comment: In effectively sanctioning a US attempt to kill Saddam Hussein, George Bush takes America even further towards a dangerous unilateralism, argues Mark Tran.
Brian Whitaker: George Bush Targets Saddam
World dispatch: Toppling Saddam Hussein still tops George Bush's 'to do' list - how to achieve it is another matter, writes Brian Whitaker.
Ed Vulliamy: Dark heart of the American dream
It's the most polluted state in the planet's most powerful country. Ed Vulliamy goes into George Bush's backyard to reveal how big oil got in bed with big politics and the price paid by the little people.
Dark Heart of the American Dream
It's the most polluted state in the planet's most powerful country. Ed Vulliamy goes into George Bush's backyard to reveal how big oil got in bed with big politics and the price paid by the little people.
Julian Borger: Cracks Show in Bush's White House
The president's men are at odds with themselves. Julian Borger looks at a week of policy blunders.
Centre-right Leaders Gather in Washington
June 10: Not to be outdone by the weekend's brainstorming session of the third way in Britain, Iain Duncan Smith and other centre-right leaders are today in Washington for a working dinner with the US president, George Bush.
Bush to Set Out Middle East Policy Next Week
President Bush said yesterday that he would make a declaration on Middle East policy after a round of meetings in the next few days with the leaders of Egypt and Israel.
The Bush doctrine makes nonsense of the UN charter
In a chilling u-turn, the US claims the right to strike pre-emptively. The cluster of Israeli F-16s took off in desert sunshine on one of the most daring missions of modern times. Flying low through Jordanian, Saudi and Iraqi airspace they reached Baghdad little more than an hour later.
Blunders Prompt Us Security Shake-up
President George Bush yesterday announced plans to restructure his administration with the aim of bolstering America's defences against terrorism, in what the White House described as the most profound government overhaul the US has seen in more than 50 years.
Bush to Create Another Intelligence Agency
The US president, George Bush, will propose the creation of a new cabinet-level homeland security office as part of a major restructuring following allegations that US intelligence missed clues warning of the September 11 terrorist attacks.
Bush sets out case for US first strikes
Assault on Iraq looms as speech rejects policy of containment.
Spirit of D-day lives on, Bush tells French
George Bush paid homage to his country's war dead on the beaches of Normandy yesterday, seizing on the symbolism of the D-day landings to draw a parallel between the sacrifices made in June 1944 and those he said would be needed in the war against terrorism.
France goes soft as Bush flies in
The Bush administration's most vocal critic turned on the charm for the first official visit by the US president.
Don't wag your finger at us, Mr Bush
Henry Porter, a proud friend of America, reluctantly concludes that the President must listen more and lecture less if he is to win Europe's support.
Bush grins again after summit hiccup
George W. Bush stood tall while the American anthem played in a war graveyard in St Petersburg as he and Vladimir Putin ended their historic summit on nuclear weapons with a tour of the Russian President's native city.
Dan Plesch: Why Bush's deal with Putin doesn't make the world safer
Dan Plesch says the current American deal with Russia was on offer a decade ago. Meanwhile the Republican right continues to make the world a less safe place. Bush should not be surprised at European protest.
In shadow of the greats, president proves he's no Berliner
George Bush's speech aspired to comparisons with the great Berlin speeches of two larger-than-life predecessors, John F Kennedy and Ronald Reagan. It failed.
Bush: Europe Faces Terror Threat
Jeers amid ovation as president warns of appeasement.
Clashes As Bush Lands in Berlin
German police last night clashed with several hundred demonstrators in the centre of Berlin, minutes after President Bush arrived at the start of a week-long tour of Europe.
Carry on Carping at the Us
When George Bush comes to Rome next week, EU leaders should ignore Colin Powell's entreaties to lay off the US, especially when discussing the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty, writes Julian Borger.
Bush Comes Face to Face With Europe's Distrust
George Bush flies into Berlin tonight to face an array of European allies who have grown increasingly irritated and apprehensive about his leadership.
Bush insists: 'I had no warning about Sept 11'
President Bush passionately defended himself yesterday against the storm of criticism that has blown up over the supposed advance warnings he received of the September 11 attacks.
Matthew Engel: What do you give a Bush with everything?
A couple of fishing rods. Eleven ties. Enough Italian fabric for a suit. A golf cart. The Beatles Anthology book (signed by the donor, Sir Paul McCartney). A silver and gold belt buckle with the presidential seal...
The Trade in Aid
George Bush's move to increase aid to developing countries is cancelled out by some of his more controversial decisions, writes Mark Tran.
Despair, hunger and defiance at the heart of the greatest show on earth
North Korea has taken a characteristically surreal response to being lumped inside the "axis of evil" by the US president George Bush: it has invited the world to a spectacular birthday party for the dead man who remains its president.
Julian Borger: US asks: just what did Bush know?
Clues remained hidden in flurry of intelligence reports. For the first time yesterday, the September 11 attacks became the focus of a heated political debate in the US as Democrats questioned whether the White House had failed to act on a series of clues that a devastating, airborne onslaught was imminent.
Michael Meacher: The global warning Bush must heed
The US has to rejoin the climate talks if disaster is to be averted.
Bush Wins the Final Battle for Star Wars
The Bush administration is poised for a major political breakthrough in gaining international acceptance of its controversial star wars plans. After a year of bitter Russian opposition to a scheme which Moscow warned could jeopardise global nuclear stability and spark a new arms race, the...
George Bush's Foreign Policy Record
George Bush's rejection of numerous international treaties has led to accusations of rampant US unilateralism, although his administration has supported some organisations and agreements. Sarah Left takes a look at the winners and losers.
George Bush? He's nice but dim, says crown prince
Crown Prince Abdullah of Saudi Arabia skewered President Bush yesterday as a man so ignorant about the Middle East, that he needed several hours of personal tuition to bring him up to speed.
Cold war winner takes all as nuclear cuts are agreed
The hardline American under-secretary of state, John Bolton, was still in Moscow yesterday on the latest leg of his constant shuttling back and forth between Russia and America, when President George Bush unexpectedly curtailed his travels.
Moscow on verge of resuming nuclear tests, US claims
Less than a fortnight before President George Bush's summit with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, American officials have claimed that Moscow is on the brink of resuming nuclear tests.
Dossier on Arafat unlikely to sway Bush administration
Ariel Sharon arrived for his fifth meeting with George Bush yesterday armed with a thick dossier he hopes will at last persuade the US administration to accept his ruling article of faith: there can be no peace with Yasser Arafat.
European leaders bond with Bush in Washington
President Bush's summit with European leaders at the White House yesterday concluded with expressions of amity that gave barely a hint of the transatlantic rifts which preceded the meeting.
US back on rights commission
The United States regained its place on the UN Human Rights Commission yesterday after a year spent in the wilderness, the price for the George Bush administration's cavalier attitude towards international bodies.
Bush Struggles With 'foreign Policy Stuff'
George Bush is accustomed to Europeans and others criticising his foreign policy but now Americans are joining in, worried about the Middle East, US complicity in the Venezuelan coup, uncertainty over Iraq, and the failure to conclude the Afghan operation, reports Simon Tisdall.
Bush's Bay of Piglets
Duncan Campbell: If the US was the villain in the Venezuelan coup, Latin America's much-derided leaders were the heroes.
Bush's media supremo quits White House job
President Bush lost his closest media adviser yesterday when Karen Hughes resigned to return to Texas with her husband and 15-year-old son.
Matthew Engel: Bush goes to the dogs
On Saturday, radio stations across the country handed over to the president of the United States for his weekly address to the nation which, it was presumed, would focus on the horrors of the Middle East.
Bush's Peacemaker Was Unloaded
April 18: Blame for Colin Powell's abortive Middle East peace mission lies with the Arab states and the EU, but ultimately with Washington, writes Simon Tisdall.
Morals of the Brothel
George Bush did us all a favour when he slapped tariffs on imported steel. Unintentionally perhaps, he shed light on the west's dirty little secret: free trade is a myth, a confidence trick, a grand illusion. The duties were evidence that the United States, like the European Union, Japan and Canada...
Analysis: Next Time Bush Must Not Be First to Blink
Home pressures forces Bush to back down from Sharon confrontation but the problems remain.
Drastic Times Call for Drastic Measures
George Bush and Ariel Sharon have placed themselves in positions from which they cannot easily retreat, and the only outcome is that one or other will be humiliated, writes Brian Whitaker.
Why Bush finally stepped in to try to stop the slaughter
Colin Powell joined forces with Condoleezza Rice to head off the hawks and change American policy.
Bush must go the extra mile
Only the US can force Israel's hand. President Bush's latest intervention in the Middle East - in his speech last Thursday - is welcome, if belated.
Pull Back, Bush Orders Sharon
President Bush last night stepped up pressure on Israel, calling on it to withdraw 'without delay' from the West Bank cities. He reinforced the message with a 20-minute phone call to Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon.
Why Bush was forced to quit sidelines and launch new peace effort
World opinion induced change in US stance. When President Bush announced from the White House on Thursday morning that his administration would at last plunge headlong into high-level Middle East diplomacy, he did so in a forceful yet nuanced analysis of the conflict.
'It would be dangerous to defy Bush'
Sharon expected to fall into line. President Bush's call on Israel to "halt the incursions into Palestinian-controlled areas and begin the withdrawal from the [West Bank] cities it has recently reoccupied" was met with confusion within Israel.
New Bush line heartens Blair
US visit No 10 hints PM had influence on key speech.
The future itself is dying...
The following is the full text of President George Bush's speech on the Middle East delivered yesterday from the White House.
Enough is Enough - Bush
President tells Sharon to end West Bank occupation and blames Arafat for failing to halt wave of suicide bombings.
Bush Has Finally Grasped That Sharon is the Problem
Martin Woollacott: It has been a long time coming, but President Bush has finally engaged with the Middle Eastern crisis which his administration has skirted for so many months.
Bush: 'enough is Enough'
US president urges end to violence - Colin Powell to visit Middle East. The US president, George Bush, today urged Israel to end its military offensive against the Palestinians and called on Arab nations to do more to crack down on terrorists.
Bush Comes to Shove
Nato was being counted out a few months ago. Now the US is using it to control the new Europe. While Britain and other member states ponderously plod towards agreement on the EU's eastern enlargement, the Bush administration is steaming full speed ahead with the reunification of Europe - under US auspices, on US terms, and primarily for US purposes.
Rant Against Bush Becomes Us Top Seller
It accuses President Bush of being the "thief-in-chief, a trespasser on federal land, a squatter at the Oval Office" and calls for the marines to be sent in to evict him. It claims that the United States is a country that "goes out of its way to remain ignorant and stupid". And this week it became...
Bush's Nuke Bandwagon
When America's new "nuclear posture review" was leaked last month, the Bush administration was furious. It let the cat out of the bag.
Release Arafat, Bush Asks Sharon
The US president, George Bush, today asked the Israeli prime minister to release Yasser Arafat from his confinement in Ramallah and let him attend an Arab League meeting in Lebanon, the White House said today. "The president believes that Mr Sharon and the Israeli government should give...
US Ties New Aid Package to Reform Targets
George Bush laid down stringent new rules for potential recipients of American aid yesterday as part of what he called a new "compact for development" for the world's poorest countries. Under the deal it will give cash to countries which agree to reform their economies, open their...
Bush asks for extra billions to fight terror
President George Bush has again raised the ante in the war on terrorism, asking Congress for an extra $27bn (£19bn) to fund fighting abroad and security at home. The demand was expected, though the amount was considered surprising.
Bush: Aid Will Follow Political Reform
The US president, George Bush, today called on poor countries to undertake serious political reform in return for more foreign aid. Attending the Monterrey aid summit in Mexico, Mr Bush proposed "a new compact for development" in which rich countries would increase aid to those countries...
EU Plans Retaliation for Us Steel Tariffs
The EU today sent member governments a list of American products to be targeted in retaliation for steel imports announced by the US president, George Bush. EU spokesman Anthony Gooch said the 15 member governments will review the list and the economic impact it will have and may suggest...
Bush and Blair Stand Alone
If the US does decide to attack Iraq, Britain is the only country likely to offer support, with potentially disastrous consequences for the rest of the world, writes Simon Tisdall.
War of Pledges Gives Hope to World's Poor
George Bush will arrive in Monterrey, Mexico, tonight for this week's United Nations summit on tackling global poverty in an unusual position for a Republican president - locked in an argument with his European allies about whose plans to boost aid spending are the most generous. Just...
Bush's dream of holding court thwarted by Senate
Block on judge exposes US rift between arms of government. As the last traces of post-September 11 bipartisanship and amity disappear from Washington, President Bush could face the abandonment of one of his most cherished hopes: creating a conservative supreme court that might set the tone of US politics for a generation.
There is an Echo of Imperial Rome in Bush's War Capital
Martin Woollacott: There has been a falling off in debate on the choices before America.
Bush tells foes to beware nuclear response
President Bush upped the ante in America's "war on terrorism" yesterday, when he refused to rule out the possibility of launching nuclear strikes in the event of an attack on the country.
Realities Intrude on Bush's War Plans
Unless Anthony Zinni's Israeli peace mission proves to be more than a PR exercise, Arabic support over a war on Iraq is far from assured, says Julian Borger.
Bush Rallies Nation
Bush rallies nation - Blair talks tough on Saddam - European split looms.
Bush's legs walk all over Russians
For Muscovites of a certain generation, spam is the finest product America ever made. We might turn up our noses at the affront to all things culinary, but for starving Russians perishing in the second world war the tinned ham and pork from the US was quite literally a lifesaver.
EU Threat to Retaliate Over Bush Steel Tariffs
European Union trade commissioner Pascal Lamy threatened Washington yesterday with the prospect of retaliatory sanctions unless the US compensates Brussels for the cost of its proposed tariffs on steel imports. Condemning the US decision as "pork barrel politics", Mr Lamy said shutting...
Europe Complains to Wto Over Steel Tariffs
The EU today formally lodged a complaint with the World Trade Organisation (WTO) after President George Bush ordered the imposition of punitive tariffs on imported steel. The move came in the form of a request for consultations with Washington on the tariffs under the WTO's dispute...
Bush Backs Saudi Middle East Plan
The diplomatic equivalent of a head of steam was building behind a Saudi initiative for the Middle East last night after President Bush lent the ideas his cautious support. The Israeli prime minister, Ariel Sharon, yesterday expressed readiness to meet Saudi officials to discuss the...
Bush Orders Closure of Propaganda Office
1pm: George Bush has ordered the Pentagon to shut down its new propaganda office before it has even opened, writes Julia Day.
Bush Visit Sparks Protests in Korea
The US president, George Bush, today toned down his "evil" rhetoric as thousands of people protested his presence in South Korea. Opponents say that by including North Korea in his self-styled "axis of evil", Mr Bush has provoked an escalation of tensions on the divided Korean peninsula...
Bush's Yen for Verbal Clarity
The yen briefly fell against the dollar this morning after the US president, George Bush, mistakenly told reporters that he and the Japanese prime minister, Junichiro Koizumi, had discussed the "devaluation issue". The dollar climbed to 132.80 yen - its highest level on the Tokyo markets...
Bush Holds Firm on N Korea As He Heads East
President George Bush will peer into the eastern end of the "axis of evil" next Wednesday when he arrives in the demilitarised zone separating North and South Korea.
Patten Lays Into Bush's America
Chris Patten, the EU commissioner in charge of Europe's international relations, has launched a scathing attack on American foreign policy - accusing the Bush administration of a dangerously "absolutist and simplistic" stance towards the rest of the world. As EU officials warned of a rift...
In a Panic, Bush Has Opted to Blame All the Old Enemies
The 'evil axis' speech masks US uncertainty about what to do next.
Bush Billions Will Revive Cold War Army
The Bush administration attempted yesterday to justify a stunning leap in spending on the military as defence analysts criticised the budget for pumping money into conventional weaponry inherited from the cold war era.
The Predictable Awfulness of the Bush Republicans
George Bush's new $2.3 trillion budget will have Roosevelt and Truman turning in their graves, writes William Keegan.
Bush Warned Over 'axis of Evil'
A chorus of European leaders indicated yesterday that they would oppose military action against the states identified by George Bush as an "axis of evil", as the split between Europe and Washington widened further. Germany led the protests, sending a shrill, clear signal that it wants...
Arab States Seethe at 'slap in Face' From Bush
Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, condemned President George Bush yesterday as "a man thirsty for human blood".
Terror Targets Condemn Bush's Speech
Leaders of the nations identified by the US president, George Bush, as an "axis of evil" condemned his comments today, while Iran's supreme leader said he was honoured to be singled out by "the most hated Satan in the world". In his state of the union address on Tuesday night, Mr Bush...
Bush seeks $48bn increase in defence spending
President Bush is to seek the highest increase in military spending for 20 years. The massive increase will include a $10bn "war reserve" fund that would allow for expansion of military activity outside Afghanistan. Under the president's proposed budget, which is due to be submitted to...
House of cronies
When Bernard Manning is more polite than you are, when George W Bush outstrips you in the syntax department, you know it's time to worry. When Labour loses its place as the party of democracy to the Conservatives, it's time for Labour to bow its head in shame. That time is now. For proof...
Bush resorts to hot air while America burns
President George Bush has abandoned plans to develop fuel-efficient petrol cars in favour of hydrogen-powered fuel cell vehicles in order to end America's dependence on imported oil. Fuel cells, which act like batteries, produce no emissions except water vapour, and are already in...
Bush poised to drop 1972 missile treaty
President Bush is on the verge of turning his back on many of the alliances forged for his war on terrorism by giving notice - perhaps as soon as tomorrow - that he will press ahead with his "son of star wars" missile defence system. The project, to create a shield against what the...
Bush cabinet at odds over Nato pact with Russia
Differences in the US cabinet over the plan to integrate Russia more closely into Nato have burst into the open just before talks between the secretary of state, Colin Powell, and President Vladimir Putin in Moscow today. Believing the White House and state department are going soft on...
General: Chatting with the stars
After conducting my recent interviews with some of the biggest stars in sports and politics, I have learned that these celebrities, to be honest, aren't very nice people. Read more to see what happened when I interviewed David Duval, Albert Belle, Dick Cheney, and the President of the United States, and former Ranger's owner, George W. Bush.
Rugby: Eagles Endorse Bush
In a compeltely unscientific poll for entertainment purposes only, the U.S. national team endorsed George W. Bush for president.