AltWeeklies Wire
China's Bid Is No Threat to U.S. Economynew
Former factory to the world, the United States is feeling queasy due to a recent bid made by China's state-owned China National Offshore Oil Corporation to buy the California-based oil company Unocal.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Andisheh Nouraee |
07-07-2005 |
Commentary
Tags: WAR
Who is Aung San Suu Kyi?new
In 1990, when Burma had its first free elections in 30 years, her National League for Democracy party won 82 percent of the seats in the national parliament.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Andisheh Nouraee |
06-30-2005 |
Commentary
Tags: WAR
Can the U.S. Military Defeat the Iraqi Insurgency?new
The war against the Iraqi insurgency cannot be won with U.S. military firepower. That's not my opinion. That's the opinion of several members of the U.S. government's increasingly vocal, reality-based community.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Andisheh Nouraee |
06-23-2005 |
Commentary
Tags: WAR
What Is This So-Called Downing Street Memo?new
The Downing Street memo is not new, but by dint of its officialness, it's the most damning evidence yet that Bush lied about the war.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Andisheh Nouraee |
06-16-2005 |
Commentary
Tags: WAR
What Was Oil-For-Food and Why is There Such a Scandal About It Now?new
Because of the way the United Nation's Oil-For-Food Programme was devised, corruption was almost guaranteed. Iraq leader Saddam Hussein got to pick those he did Oil-For-Food business with, and he typically required a bribe.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Andisheh Nouraee |
06-09-2005 |
Commentary
Tags: WAR
What Kind of Progress Have We Made On Our Objectives in Iraq?new
In honor of report card season, I offer you, below, a report card on Iraq. The subject headings are based on the list of stated war objectives that President Bush has used to sell the war's importance to the American people.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Andisheh Nouraee |
06-02-2005 |
Commentary
Tags: WAR
Bush's Pal in Uzbekistannew
The slaughter of hundreds of peaceful, unarmed protesters in Uzbekistan, a U.S. ally, was one of the biggest massacres of protesters by a government since China's Tiananmen Square in 1989.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Andisheh Nouraee |
05-26-2005 |
Commentary
Tags: WAR
What's the Status of Our Mission to Denuclearize North Korea?new
The only way we'll get North Korea to surrender its nuclear program is through negotiations. As of now, however, the negotiations are kaput.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Andisheh Nouraee |
05-19-2005 |
Commentary
Tags: WAR
What's With the Political Unrest in Togo?new
Following the announcement that Faure Gnassingbé was the official winner of last month's presidential election in Togo, the African nation experienced a surge in political violence that spurred thousands of Togolese to flee for safety.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Andisheh Nouraee |
05-12-2005 |
Commentary
Tags: WAR
Was the Iraqi Election a Turning Point ?new
The election hasn't slowed down insurgents in Iraq. They're merely adjusting their tactics.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Andisheh Nouraee |
05-05-2005 |
Commentary
Tags: WAR
Why Is the State Department Altering Its Report on Terrorism?new
The report on global terrorism to be issued April 30 will be different from the previous 20 or so. For the first time, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has ordered the report's authors to omit any terrorism statistics.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Andisheh Nouraee |
04-28-2005 |
Commentary
Tags: WAR
Why is Kyrgyzstan in the News So Suddenly?new
Kyrgyzstan had a Freedom Spurt last month. Its inspiration was the increasingly brazen power-grabbing of the now-deposed President Askar Akayev, combined with his long-term inability to get the economy going.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Andisheh Nouraee |
04-21-2005 |
Commentary
Tags: WAR
Why is the U.S. Selling F-16 Fighter Jets to Pakistan?new
Of course, the U.S. isn't calling the transaction "selling advanced nuclear weapons delivery systems to certified wackos." That would raise concerns that we're putting the most dangerous weapons in the hands of the most dangerous regimes.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Andisheh Nouraee |
04-14-2005 |
Commentary
Tags: WAR
Why Are Two Agencies Arguing About Nuclear Plant Safety?new
The nonpartisan and normally sedate NAS is so ticked off, in fact, that the academy has taken the unusual (for it, anyway) step of publicly criticizing the commission and the nuclear energy industry for trying to suppress its findings. The NAS' actions have made the commission now look crooked and ineffectual. Call it Revenge of the Nerds 5.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Andisheh Nouraee |
04-07-2005 |
Commentary
Tags: WAR
How is U.S. Public Diplomacy Going?new
Charlotte Beers' most touted contribution to public diplomacy was a series of videotaped messages featuring American Muslims telling their co-religionists in the Middle East how totally awesome life in the U.S. is. It didn't work.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Andisheh Nouraee |
03-31-2005 |
Commentary
Tags: WAR
