AltWeeklies Wire
Why Is the Iraqi City of Kirkuk So Important?new
Iraq's Kurds currently have enough votes in the parliament to block the formation of a national government. And they likely won't stop blocking the formation of a national government until they get important concessions from the United Iraqi Alliance.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Andisheh Nouraee |
03-24-2005 |
Comedy
Tags: WAR
Why Are the U.S. and the E.U. Arguing About China?new
The United States is afraid that if and when a European Union embargo is lifted, European firms will start selling China state-of-the-art battlefield communications equipment that might be used during a military offensive against Taiwan.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Andisheh Nouraee |
03-17-2005 |
Commentary
Tags: WAR
Are Americans Really Torturing People?new
As sure as the handcuffs in my dresser drawer are fur-lined, Americans enjoy inflicting pain on others. In a January 2004 article about the popularity of sadomasochism, Time estimated that the United States is home to 250 S&M organizations
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Andisheh Nouraee |
03-10-2005 |
Commentary
Tags: Don't Panic
What Were the Results of the Recent Iraqi Elections?new
On Jan. 30, an impressive 60 percent of Iraq's 14.2 million eligible voters participated in the country's first relatively free and fair nationwide elections.
I say "impressive" because the 60 percent who voted did so in defiance of terrorist threats against themselves and their families.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Andisheh Nouraee |
03-03-2005 |
Commentary
Why is Syria So Deeply Involved in Lebanese Affairs?new
Syria has been occupying Lebanon for decades. It started innocently enough, with the infiltration of Syrian games, television and handicrafts. Then, in 1976, Syria began occupying Lebanon with soldiers.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Andisheh Nouraee |
02-25-2005 |
Commentary
Tags: WAR
Is the Palestinian-Israeli Conflict Finally Headed to a Resolution?new
Jan. 30's Iraqi election has not caused a spike in sectarian violence as some thought it would. Meanwhile, over in the wholly unholy Holy Land, Israelis and Palestinians have taken the first baby steps in the direction of a comprehensive peace settlement in more than four years.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Andisheh Nouraee |
02-17-2005 |
Commentary
Tags: WAR
What the Heck Are Outposts of Tyranny? (part II)new
The two Outposts more likely to find themselves on the receiving end of some American whoop-ass are two "Axis of Evil" alumni, Iran and North Korea.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Andisheh Nouraee |
02-10-2005 |
Commentary
What the Heck Are Outposts of Tyranny?new
Though "Outposts of Tyranny" lacks the pith and pizazz of Bush's first-term classic, "Axis of Evil," its utterance by Secretary of State-in-waiting Condoleeza Rice sent much of the world media into a tizzy.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Andisheh Nouraee |
02-03-2005 |
Commentary
Tags: WAR
Are Americans Stingy with Foreign Aid?new
Measured by percentage of gross income, we are in fact the stingiest industrialized nation in the world.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Andisheh Nouraee |
01-21-2005 |
Commentary
Tags: WAR
What is a Salafist?new
Increasingly, reporters use the word "Salafist" to describe certain people attacking Iraqi civilians and American soldiers in Iraq, without explaining the term. Andisheh Nouraee describes the Salafists' history and beliefs.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Andisheh Nouraee |
01-14-2005 |
Commentary
How Will the Iraqi Election Work and What Will be the Result?new
On Jan. 30, Iraqis will vote in their country's first direct, multiparty election since 1953. Iraqis had plenty of free and fair elections during Saddam Hussein's reign. The only catch was that you had to freely and fairly vote for Saddam and his Baath Party henchmen.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Andisheh Nouraee |
01-06-2005 |
Commentary
Tags: WAR
Don't Panic! Why Do Terrorists Hate Us?new
Contrary to what we've heard, a Defense Department report says that Muslims hate the United States not for our freedoms but for our policies.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Andisheh Nouraee |
12-30-2004 |
Commentary
Don't Panic: Is Pakistan Still an Ally in the War on Terror?new
"Friend." That's what President Bush called Pakistan's military dictator, President Pervez "the Perv" Musharraf during the lovey-dovey, grip-and-grin mini-press conference the two held in the White House earlier this month.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Andisheh Nouraee |
12-16-2004 |
Commentary
Tags: terror
Don't Panic: Did the Fallujah Offensive Shatter the Iraqi Insurgency?new
If you ask Lt. Gen. John Sattler, the Marine who commanded the operation to recapture Fallujah from insurgents, he'll say yes.
Ask someone who's telling the truth, however, and you'll get an entirely different answer.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Andisheh Nouraee |
12-09-2004 |
Commentary
Tags: terror
Don't Panic: Is Brazil Trying to Develop Nuclear Weapons?new
It's not that the world is necessarily concerned about a nuke-wielding Brazil attacking or antagonizing its neighbors. What's gotten the international community's metaphorical panties in a knot is Brazil's evasive behavior with International Atomic Energy Agency inspectors.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Andisheh Nouraee |
12-02-2004 |
Commentary
