AltWeeklies Wire
Diplomatic Ties with Libyanew
On May 15, while the rest of us were busy celebrating Slovenian Armed Forces Day and the 65th birthday of nylon stockings, President Bush was busy dramatically altering U.S. foreign policy.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Andisheh Nouraee |
06-08-2006 |
Commentary
Tags: WAR
An Uninformed Worldnew
What are the U.N.'s "10 Stories the World Should Hear More About"?
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Andisheh Nouraee |
06-01-2006 |
Commentary
Tags: WAR
Why Does the U.S. Dislike Iran?new
1979 remains fixed in American minds as the year the relationship with Iran went sour.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Andisheh Nouraee |
05-25-2006 |
Commentary
Tags: WAR
Why Does Iran Dislike America?new
Just like me and that kid across the street who was the first person in the neighborhood to get an Atari, the United States wasn't really good friends with Iran -- it was friends with Iran's stuff, mostly its oil.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Andisheh Nouraee |
05-18-2006 |
Commentary
Tags: WAR
Terror and Beautynew
April 28 saw the release of two groundbreaking reports -- the U.S. State Department's "Country Reports on Terrorism" and People's "Most Beautiful People."
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Andisheh Nouraee |
05-11-2006 |
Commentary
Tags: WAR
A Nuclear Iran, Indeednew
Iran is very close to acquiring nuclear weapons from the U.S. -- that is, it's close to being on the receiving end of weapons the U.S. is targeting at Iranian nuclear and military facilities.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Andisheh Nouraee |
05-04-2006 |
Commentary
Tags: WAR
What Is a Maoist Rebellion?new
Nepal could soon be controlled by Maoists.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Andisheh Nouraee |
04-27-2006 |
Commentary
Tags: WAR
Who is Mahmoud Ahmadinejad?new
It was only a matter of time before a new boogeyman emerged, whose apocalyptic speechifying and filthy mustache would fill the spider hole in our hearts, minds and cable TV schedules the way Saddam and Osama used to.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Andisheh Nouraee |
04-20-2006 |
Commentary
Tags: WAR
Genocide in Sudannew
Neighboring countries have responded to genocide in Sudan's Darfur region with indifference.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Andisheh Nouraee |
04-13-2006 |
Commentary
Tags: WAR
It's All My Faultnew
Some say the American news media is screwing up the war effort, but in actuality, I'm solely responsible for the Iraq War going badly.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Andisheh Nouraee |
04-06-2006 |
Comedy
Tags: WAR
Africa's War on Terror™new
Inspired by the surprise success of 2001-2002's midseason replacement series "War on Terror: Afghanistan," George Bush ripped a page from the Law & Order and CSI playbooks and created a stable of War on Terror spin-offs.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Andisheh Nouraee |
03-30-2006 |
Commentary
Tags: WAR
How Many Have Died?new
Whichever death total you choose to accept, and whatever you think of the Iraq war, there's no getting around that the human cost of this war has been colossal.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Andisheh Nouraee |
03-23-2006 |
Commentary
Tags: war in iraq, War on terror
America Is Awesome!new
America's overseas "public diplomacy" campaign continues to be a disaster.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Andisheh Nouraee |
03-16-2006 |
Commentary
Tags: WAR
Nuclear BFF!new
Understandably overshadowed by the mango pact, but just as important, the United States and India recently reached an agreement on sharing nuclear technology.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Andisheh Nouraee |
03-09-2006 |
Commentary
Tags: WAR
Afghanistan: Mostly Awesome?new
The Taliban no longer governs, and al-Qaeda no longer has the host government's active "help," but to suggest that the two groups are neither present nor active in Afghanistan is simply wrong.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Andisheh Nouraee |
03-02-2006 |
Commentary
Tags: WAR
