AltWeeklies Wire
A Hostage Comes Homenew
Jim Loney may be Canada's foreign policy future -- too bad the media missed it.
NOW Magazine |
Andrew Cash |
03-30-2006 |
International
Blog Blasphemynew
A Portland couple's Web postings get them in death-defying trouble in Pakistan.
Willamette Week |
Erika-Leigh Goodwin |
03-29-2006 |
International
Tags: international
Genocide's Generalnew
Sudan's chief mass murderer keeps a genteel, cultivated entourage.
The Village Voice |
Nat Hentoff |
03-29-2006 |
International
Tags: international
Righting Historynew
A Nashville attorney unearths the bloody secrets of a decade in El Salvador by bringing a civil suit against one of its military officers.
Nashville Scene |
John Spragens |
03-02-2006 |
International
Tags: international
Juan's Worldnew
Middle East scholar Juan Cole discusses the tightrope we're walking.
Metro Times |
Curt Guyette and W. Kim Heron |
02-27-2006 |
International
Tags: war in iraq, War on terror
Bin Laden's Gamenew
Most officials thought last month's Osama bin Laden tape was no big deal, but Michael Scheuer, who founded the CIA's bin Laden unit 10 years ago, thinks they're dead wrong.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Steve Perry |
02-15-2006 |
International
Tags: international
Oil for Freedom
Following the fall of Saddam Hussein, oil workers in Basra reorganized one of Iraq's oldest unions, and faced the occupation's prohibition on collective bargaining in the public sector.
Random Lengths News |
David Bacon |
02-02-2006 |
International
Tags: international
Hamas Victory Is Bush's Nightmarenew
Mr. President, meet militant Islam.
The Village Voice |
James Ridgeway |
01-26-2006 |
International
Tags: elections, Palestinian
Massive Development Underway in China
China is the most populous, fastest growing economy in world history. After visiting the country, the publisher of Artvoice considers ways to create stronger economic and cultural ties between China and Buffalo, N.Y.
Artvoice |
Jamie Moses |
10-14-2005 |
International
Temperatures Rise in Southern Iraqnew
The response to Iraqis who demand to know when the British Army will leave Al Muthanna is "when Al Muthanna can take care of itself" -- but to do that, the town and the rest of southern Iraq need power, water, and planning. All three are in short supply.
The Village Voice |
David Axe |
08-26-2005 |
International
Tags: international
The Brit Way in Iraqnew
British forces stationed in southern Iraq, outside the U.S. sphere, don't face occupational hazards as intense as those experienced by their American counterparts.
The Village Voice |
David Axe |
07-19-2005 |
International
In Relatively Calm Southern Iraq, Impatience Growsnew
A British commander in Iraq's Maysan Province says the security situation has grown worse in the past few months, and residents are eager to rule their own province.
The Village Voice |
David Axe |
07-05-2005 |
International
U.S. Troops Patrol Insurgency's Front Door in Mosulnew
For the past few months, the worst place in Iraq has been Mosul. Violent death is only part of the equation.
The Village Voice |
David Axe |
05-03-2005 |
International
'I Punched Saddam in the Mouth'new
A St. Louis auto mechanic who worked as an Arabic interpreter for U.S. Special Forces in Iraq describes how he pulled Saddam Hussein from his spider hole. He has photos to back up his claim.
Riverfront Times |
Chad Garrison |
04-18-2005 |
International
Tags: civilian, contractor
Former Guerrillas in Kurdistan Dream of Nationhoodnew
While some Kurds dream of a pan-state Kurdistan that would unite all Kurds under one government, that's unlikely as long as both Iran and Turkey have all those tanks and helicopters, and as long as the U.S. has any say.
The Village Voice |
David Axe |
04-13-2005 |
International
