AltWeeklies Wire
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
Tags: WAR
Coup-Coupnew
What's the latest on the military coup in Thailand?
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Andisheh Nouraee |
11-16-2006 |
Commentary
Tags: WAR
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
Tags: 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
Tags: WAR
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
Tags: WAR
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
Tags: WAR
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
Tags: WAR
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
Tags: WAR
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
Tags: WAR
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
Tags: WAR
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
Tags: WAR
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
Tags: WAR
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
Tags: WAR
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
Tags: WAR
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
Tags: WAR