AltWeeklies Wire
Farewell 2007new
By eight people who usually aren't asked to contribute to these year-in-review articles.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Andisheh Nouraee and Joeff Davis |
01-02-2008 |
Culture
What Are the Most Underreported Stories of 2007?new
If I told you what I think the most underreported world stories of the year are, I'd be reporting them, thus potentially ruining their chances of getting on other people's underreported-stories-of-the-year lists.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Andisheh Nouraee |
01-02-2008 |
Commentary
Tags: WAR
Which Nations Have Nuclear Weapons?new
With the march to war with Iran now slowed to a mosey, let's pause to take a look at who already has nuclear weapons and why.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Andisheh Nouraee |
12-20-2007 |
Commentary
Tags: WAR
What Does the NIE on Iran Say & What's its Significance?new
The just released National Intelligence Estimate on Iran is, pardon the pun, a bombshell.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Andisheh Nouraee |
12-13-2007 |
Commentary
Tags: WAR
Is the Surge Working?new
It depends who you ask and how you define the words "is," "the," "surge" and "working."
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Andisheh Nouraee |
12-06-2007 |
Commentary
Tags: WAR
Whatever Happened to the Coalition of the Willing?new
On Saturday, Australian voters politely informed Prime Minister John Howard he would no longer be eating his Vegemite sandwiches off government china, marking the semiofficial death of the so-called Coalition of the Willing.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Andisheh Nouraee |
11-29-2007 |
Commentary
Tags: WAR
Which -vez Should Bother Americans More, Cha or Per?new
The biggest difference between Venezuela and Pakistan is our relationship with their -vezes.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Andisheh Nouraee |
11-28-2007 |
Commentary
Tags: WAR
How Was Karen Hughes as America's Top Diplomat?new
Instead of signifying a commitment to public diplomacy, Hughes' appointment signified once again that loyalty trumps competence in the Bush administration.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Andisheh Nouraee |
11-15-2007 |
Commentary
Tags: WAR
Atlanta's 11 Least Influential Peoplenew
To be included in Creative Loafing's 2007 list of Atlanta's 11 Least Influential People isn't an insult, or even a backhanded compliment. It's a tribute to women and men everywhere who struggle -- often in vain, often just with agonizingly slow results -- to meet the essential challenges of life in a modern American city.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Andisheh Nouraee |
11-08-2007 |
Commentary
Can You Give Us an Update on the War in Afghanistan?new
By any measure that isn't being offered by the White House, Fox News or Rush Limbaugh, 2007 has been a lousy one in Afghanistan.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Andisheh Nouraee |
11-08-2007 |
Commentary
Tags: WAR
Isn't There Any Good News in Iraq?new
The list of good news I could find in Iraq is endless!
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Andisheh Nouraee |
11-01-2007 |
Comedy
Tags: WAR, humor & satire
Why Did the CIA Brutalize Khaled el-Masri?new
Because he has the extreme ill fortune of having the same name as a suspected al-Qaeda operative believed to have conspired with 9/11 hijackers.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Andisheh Nouraee |
10-25-2007 |
Commentary
Tags: WAR
What is the Armenian Genocide?new
More than 20 nations have officially deemed the killings genocide; Congress has been considering and rejecting an official condemnation for two decades.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Andisheh Nouraee |
10-18-2007 |
Commentary
Tags: WAR
Why Are Foreign Powers Getting Involved in the Iraq War?new
Iran's meddling in Iraq, just like Turkey's meddling and Saudi Arabia's meddling, is part of an overall national security strategy that does have logic.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Andisheh Nouraee |
10-11-2007 |
Commentary
Tags: WAR
Why'd the Military Massacre Peaceful Protesters in Burma?new
For reasons I don't understand, but for which I am nevertheless grateful, Lindsay Lohan, Paris Hilton, O.J. Simpson and Britney Spears all managed to shut the fuck up and not get arrested last week. The result: a sudden vacancy in America's collective consciousness, into which snuck Burma.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Andisheh Nouraee |
10-04-2007 |
Commentary
Tags: WAR
