The Pentagon Capers

This cover story was published in the Syracuse New Times in the April 23-30, 2003 edition. The article detailed the opposition to the activities of the Department of Defense on the campus of Syracuse University.

The article was written at a time of the increasingly controversial preparation for the invasion of Iraq by the administration of George W. Bush. While that effort had its supporters on campus, many within the university also strongly opposed it. Syracuse University is home to the Maxwell School, one of the nation's premier institutions for training foreign policy professionals, and the wisdom of this military action was argued and protested on campus and in the city of Syracuse.