July/August 2004 – Mother Jones

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The Wrong War How the war in Iraq fueled Al Qaeda and ignited a global jihad

FEATURES From Militant to Moderate By Joshua Hammer Can the man who once almost assassinated Uday Hussein help bring peace and stability to Iraq? The Diddly Awards By Jack Hitt Our tribute to the most profligate, prejudiced, and just plain pigheaded members of Congress Transforming Teresa By Gail Sheehy Don’t ever call her the candidate’s wife. Teresa Heinz Kerry has power, money, and influence–and if her husband wins in November, she has a lot to lose.				Meadow’s End By Daniel Duane Global warming is crowding the hope and the beauty out of our high mountain grasslands. The Crude Doctrine By David Case In Azerbaijan, the Bush administration had to decide between promoting democracy and protecting the interests of oil companies. Guess which one it chose? Keepers of a Lost Language By Dashka Slater An unlikely duo fights to preserve an almost extinct Native American tongue.

DEPARTMENTS Editor’s Note Masthead Contributors Backtalk OUTFRONT How the airlines and feds are rolling back airport security; The ambassadors of baseball; Bankrolling the convention parties; The straight poop on factory farms; Iraq’s new collateral damage; plus, a Hellraiser’s tomatoes of wrath EXHIBIT Designed Dissent The art of protest: agitprop of the past dozen years PUBLIC DOMAIN Like a Rock By George Packer Is President Bush really disciplined and resolved—or just stubborn? DISPATCH Life Against the Wall By Chris Hedges Cut off by Israel’s thin gray wall, the West Bank town of Qalqiliya is a ghetto in all but name. THE SLANT They’ll Take Manhattan By Ian Frazier The Republicans invade New York: Give us your comfortable, your wealthy, your RNC! MEDIA JONES Michael Kazin surveys the great lurch rightward; Sarah Jones on naughtiness and Nipplegate; Sprawl from A to Z; plus more book, music, and film reviews REACTION Resources for getting involved P.S. The Cult of the Unborn Cartoon by Marc Rosenthal