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How Many Iraqis Have Died?new

While Surgin' Gen. David Petraeus and Ambassador Ryan Crocker were in D.C., the British polling agency ORB released a horrifying report -- it says 1,220,580 Iraqis have died since the invasion, and half of all households in Baghdad alone have lost a family member.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta)  |  Andisheh Nouraee  |  09-27-2007  |  Commentary

What'd You Think of President Bush's Latest Iraq Speech?new

Last Thursday, the president delivered a speech so bad, it diverted media attention from Britney Spears' appalling performance at the '07 VMAs four days earlier.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta)  |  Andisheh Nouraee  |  09-20-2007  |  Commentary

Is the Government Vulnerable to Cyberwarfare Attacks?new

Keep in mind, the United States is not necessarily vulnerable because our computer systems are weak or because politicians pander to social conservatives -- we're vulnerable to cyberwarfare because we rely on it so heavily.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta)  |  Andisheh Nouraee  |  09-13-2007  |  Commentary

What Are the Worst Countries in the World?new

Here are the worst countries in the world, according to the Failed States Index -- all 10 are violent, miserable, corrupt and poor, so I'll focus my short descriptions on the traits that vault them ahead of other notorious shitholes.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta)  |  Andisheh Nouraee  |  09-06-2007  |  International

Who is Charles Taylor and What is He on Trial For?new

If Converse could make a comfortable basketball shoe with decent ankle support, Charles Taylor believed he could sell it -- oops, wrong Charles Taylor.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta)  |  Andisheh Nouraee  |  08-30-2007  |  Commentary

Who is Victor Bout?new

The Pentagon paid the well-known double dealer who sold tanks and guns to the Taliban to fly weapons into Iraq -- at the same time the Treasury Department was trying to shut him down.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta)  |  Andisheh Nouraee  |  08-22-2007  |  Commentary

The War on Terror, So Farnew

How has a cave-dwelling trust-fund baby with a video camera and a chip on his shoulder managed to outfight the most powerful nation in the history of Earth?
Creative Loafing (Atlanta)  |  Andisheh Nouraee  |  08-09-2007  |  Policy Issues

Are There Any Developments in the Effort to Halt the Genocide in Darfur?new

Don't Panic ... your war questions answered.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta)  |  Andisheh Nouraee  |  08-09-2007  |  Commentary

Did the Indian Partition of 1947 Cause 9/11?new

Don't Panic ... your war questions answered.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta)  |  Andisheh Nouraee  |  08-02-2007  |  Commentary

Monica Bowie Kidnapping Falls Through Cracksnew

Frustrations voiced for relative lack of media coverage.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta)  |  Andisheh Nouraee  |  07-26-2007  |  Crime & Justice

Has the Invasion of Somalia Achieved Any of its Goals?new

Don't Panic ... your war questions answered.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta)  |  Andisheh Nouraee  |  07-26-2007  |  Commentary

What Ever Happened to the Axis of Evil?new

Well, you kinda know what happened to Iraq ... but what happened with the other two?
Creative Loafing (Atlanta)  |  Andisheh Nouraee  |  07-19-2007  |  Commentary

What Is al-Qaeda?new

Americans are susceptible to confusion born of sloppy shorthand -- the Bush administration understands this and has recently ramped up its ongoing "sloppy shorthand" effort to confuse the American people about whom the United States is fighting and why.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta)  |  Andisheh Nouraee  |  07-12-2007  |  Commentary

Why Did Hamas Just Take Over the Gaza Strip?new

Don't Panic ... your war questions answered.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta)  |  Andisheh Nouraee  |  06-28-2007  |  Commentary

What's the Latest on the U.S. Invasion of Somalia?new

To ensure it is never again accused of parroting the White House line on the War on Terror, the press has apparently decided to avoid the subject of American wars whenever possible -- that seems to be what's happening with Somalia.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta)  |  Andisheh Nouraee  |  06-21-2007  |  Commentary

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