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Who's Fighting in Iraq?new

With new reports of mass killings every day, it's easy to lose track of who's killing whom in Iraq right now.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta)  |  Andisheh Nouraee  |  11-24-2006  |  Commentary

Coup-Coupnew

What's the latest on the military coup in Thailand?
Creative Loafing (Atlanta)  |  Andisheh Nouraee  |  11-16-2006  |  Commentary

Atlanta's 11 Least Influential Peoplenew

Our second annual homage to the ineffectual, the underachieving and the consistently unappreciated.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta)  |  Andisheh Nouraee  |  11-09-2006  |  Media

That Other Electionnew

Why is the Bush administration so worked up about Nicaragua's presidential elections?
Creative Loafing (Atlanta)  |  Andisheh Nouraee  |  11-09-2006  |  Commentary

Homeland Security?new

If you asked me on Sept. 10, 2001, to say what "Homeland Security" is, I'd have probably guessed that it was a burglar alarm company in Nebraska.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta)  |  Andisheh Nouraee  |  11-02-2006  |  Commentary

Where's Ali Sistani?new

America's favorite ayatollah is bowing out of politics. "Pat Robertson is retiring?" you ask. No, I'm talking about America's other favorite ayatollah, Iraq's Grand Ayatollah Ali Sistani.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta)  |  Andisheh Nouraee  |  09-21-2006  |  Commentary

Zarqawi's Death: A Turning Point?new

If Zarqawi was, as President Bush described him June 8, the "operational commander of the terrorist movement in Iraq," then his death would have precipitated a noticeable drop-off in the violence in Iraq, don'cha think?
Creative Loafing (Atlanta)  |  Andisheh Nouraee  |  08-31-2006  |  Commentary

Israel vs. Hezbollah: Who Won?new

When the administration that brought you "Mission Accomplished" and "Last Throes" says you've been defeated, you know you've won.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta)  |  Andisheh Nouraee  |  08-24-2006  |  Commentary

Are They Targeting Civilians?new

The U.N.'s human rights commissioner has warned Israel and Hezbollah that they can be prosecuted for war crimes -- yeah, right.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta)  |  Andisheh Nouraee  |  08-17-2006  |  Commentary

Is the Alliance Falling Apart?new

Like Mel Gibson's chances of landing the starring role in a Steven Spielberg remake of Fiddler On The Roof, Pakistan's relationship with the U.S. has worsened in recent weeks.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta)  |  Andisheh Nouraee  |  08-10-2006  |  Commentary

What's Up in Somalia These Days?new

Between all of the recent shocking celebrity news and the, oh, 15 or so humanity-threatening major crises around the world right now, poor Somalia is easy for the public to ignore.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta)  |  Andisheh Nouraee  |  08-03-2006  |  Commentary

What's the Status of the Taliban?new

The Taliban are resurgent largely because as awful as they are, for many they'd be an improvement.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta)  |  Andisheh Nouraee  |  07-13-2006  |  Commentary

What do Foreigners Think of Us?new

On the occasion of America's 230th birthday (I don't think we look a day over 220!), sit back and enjoy the bad news: The world doesn't like us.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta)  |  Andisheh Nouraee  |  07-06-2006  |  Commentary

Is Zarqawi's Death a Turning Point?new

If the violence doesn't slow, we'll know that -- like Saddam Hussein's capture, the battle of Fallujah and Iraq's two elections -- Zarqawi's death was less turning point than talking point.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta)  |  Andisheh Nouraee  |  06-22-2006  |  Commentary

War and World (Cup) Peacenew

The happy feelings surrounding Côte d'Ivoire's first-ever appearance in the World Cup are thought to be at least part of the reason why the country might be moving in the direction of peace.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta)  |  Andisheh Nouraee  |  06-15-2006  |  Commentary

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