AltWeeklies Wire
What's Up With Afghanistan?new
If you don't know what's happening in Afghanistan these days, don't feel too badly -- you're not alone.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Andisheh Nouraee |
02-23-2006 |
Commentary
Tags: WAR
al-Qaeda's Prison Breaknew
Twenty-three prisoners escaped from a prison in Yemen this month -- 13 of the escapees are members of al-Qaeda.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Andisheh Nouraee |
02-16-2006 |
Commentary
Tags: WAR
Who Won Iraq's Elections?new
So far, democracy in Iraq doesn't much look like a path to freedom, peace and prosperity, but instead like a path to disintegration, preceded by civil war.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Andisheh Nouraee |
02-09-2006 |
Commentary
Tags: WAR
Feeling the Unrest in Nigerianew
The downside to loving Nigerian oil so much is that, when Nigerian production is threatened, Americans feel it quickly in the form of higher fuel prices.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Andisheh Nouraee |
02-02-2006 |
Commentary
Tags: WAR
Iran and Nuclear Weaponsnew
Iran's leaders have noticed that Republican talking heads like to talk about who should be next in the queue for regime change.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Andisheh Nouraee |
01-26-2006 |
Commentary
Tags: WAR
What is the Hajj?new
There's more to the Hajj than just showing up at the right time -- there's an elaborate ritual to follow.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Andisheh Nouraee |
01-19-2006 |
Commentary
Tags: WAR
What is the Oil-Spot Strategy?new
The Bush administration's oil-spot strategy is: When using the U.S. military to spread peace, freedom and democracy throughout the world, start with the spots that have lots of oil.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Andisheh Nouraee |
01-12-2006 |
Commentary
Tags: WAR
Are U.S. Borders Vulnerable?new
When you live in a free, open and prosperous country that gazillions of people enter and exit every year, the occasional nasty person is gonna get in.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Andisheh Nouraee |
01-05-2006 |
Commentary
What About the U.S. Military Planting Stories in the Iraqi Press?new
The U.S. military has a problem. The people of Iraq don't like the U.S. military as much as the U.S. military wants to be liked.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Andisheh Nouraee |
12-15-2005 |
Commentary
Tags: WAR
Did George W. Bush Really Want to Bomb Al-Jazeera?new
The strongest indication that there's at least some truth to the story that George W. Bush said something to Tony Blair about bombing Al-Jazeera, jokingly or otherwise, is that the White House has not yet denied the story.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Andisheh Nouraee |
12-08-2005 |
Commentary
Tags: WAR
What is the Gaza Strip Border Deal?new
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice gathered the Israeli and Palestinian delegations in Jerusalem, and kept them in her hotel all day and all night, until they emerged the next morning with an agreement in hand.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Andisheh Nouraee |
12-01-2005 |
Commentary
Tags: WAR
What is White Phosphorus?new
Conveniently nestled between silicon and sulfur on the periodic table, phosphorus is one of nature's trendiest and most useful chemical elements. Find out its traditional uses and how the military uses it.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Andisheh Nouraee |
11-23-2005 |
Commentary
Tags: WAR
Where is Omar Al-Farouq?new
Omar al-Farouq is one of the worst of the worst. If you ever need to be reminded why the United States should be fighting fundamentalist Muslim terrorists, all you have to do is think of al-Farouq.
So where is he?
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Andisheh Nouraee |
11-17-2005 |
Commentary
Tags: WAR
Is It True the CIA Operates Secret Prisons?new
By maintaining prisons outside the United States, the CIA can skirt quaint, outmoded American legal procedures such as charging people with actual crimes and giving them trials.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Andisheh Nouraee |
11-10-2005 |
Commentary
Tags: WAR
Is the Iraq War Hastening the Remilitarization of Japan?new
In a nutshell, Japan is creeping in the direction of remilitarization -- it's a process that's been going on for decades. The Iraq War is simply speeding it up.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Andisheh Nouraee |
11-04-2005 |
Commentary
Tags: WAR
