AltWeeklies Wire
Northeast of Kandahar: 10 Days in Afghanistannew
In remote areas of Afghanistan, the Taliban still rule, and they're working hard to sabotage the country's first democratic elections scheduled for October. Teun Voeten accompanies U.S. troops who, along with the newly formed Afghan National Army, are trying to restore order.
L.A. Weekly |
Teun Voeten |
09-13-2004 |
International
The New Abolitionists: Evangelicals Crusade Against Sex Traffickingnew
Freeing "sex slaves" is now at the top of the human rights agenda, thanks to Christian evangelicals, the Bush administration, and two former Washington politicians, Linda Smith and John Miller. How did the anti-trafficking crusade evolve, and is it being overhyped?
Seattle Weekly |
Nina Shapiro |
08-25-2004 |
International
Tags: international
Lebanese-American Peace Activist Tells What He Learned in Iraqnew
"Most of the people I know in Iraq believe the US will impose a government on them and they will then either have to accept it or fight it," says Ramzi Kysia, who was in Iraq before and since the U.S. invasion.
Monterey County Weekly |
Andrew Scutro |
08-07-2004 |
International
Tags: violence, oil, torture, military, Fallujah, Detroit, Saddam Hussein, Red Cross, Michigan, Iraqis, international, United Nations, 2003 invasion, Americans, Baathists, Education for Peace in Iraq Center, Iraqi Governing Council, Moqtada Sadr, NGO, Oil for Food program, Paul Bremer, Royal Oak, sanitation, suburb, Voices in the Wilderness
American Soldiers Killed in Iraq Last Week Listednew
To honor the war dead and fill an information gap in U.S. mass media, City Newspaper will run weekly lists of American/"Coalition" soldiers and Iraqi citizens killed during the ongoing occupation of Iraq.
City Newspaper |
Jennifer Weiss |
08-07-2004 |
International
Retired Analyst Discloses Motives for War in Iraqnew
Retired U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Karen Kwiatkowski says she observed "a neoconservative coup, a hijacking of the Pentagon" when she worked in the Pentagon's Office of Special Plans during the year leading up to the invasion of Iraq.
L.A. Weekly |
Marc Cooper |
08-07-2004 |
International
Our Man in Afghanistannew
When the Soviets were the enemy, brave Americans smuggled themselves into a war zone to bring much-needed help to a people decimated by war. Apparently, the struggle for peace there is unending.
Sacramento News & Review |
Tom Walsh |
08-07-2004 |
International
Dominican Sister Mourns Bombing of Cathedral in Iraqnew
Last December, Sister Beth Murphy attended a service in the cathedral that a car bombs reduced to rubble on Aug. 1. She has sent a message pleading for a new approach to the conflict to hundreds of leaders of the Dominican order.
Illinois Times |
Todd Spivak |
08-05-2004 |
International
The Effects of Israel's Security Barriernew
Last year, Israel began building a network of "security barriers" to protect itself from Palestinian terrorists. The walls and fences cut off much of the West Bank territories from Israel, but they managed to incorporate parts of the territories on the Israeli side to accommodate Jewish settlers. Creative Loafing Atlanta Editor Ken Edelstein visited the wall last spring and talked to Arabs and Israelis on the Israeli side.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Ken Edelstein |
07-22-2004 |
International
Tags: international
American Activists, Draft Dodgers Seek Refuge in Canada
Conscientious objectors to the American war against Iraq are finding some shelter north of the border -- just like in the days of the Vietnam war.
Monday Magazine |
Ross Crockford |
07-01-2004 |
International
Tags: international
The Anonymous Author of "Imperial Hubris" is Revealednew
The previously unnamed CIA figure who wrote the upcoming negative critique of U.S. politics and the Muslim world says he's more afraid for his job than for his life.
Boston Phoenix |
Jason Vest |
06-30-2004 |
International
Torturing the Truth
National news analysis explains the synergy between the Bush administration and the media that keeps America in the dark about the recent revelations of prisoner abuse in Iraq.
Random Lengths News |
Paul Rosenberg |
06-15-2004 |
International
Tags: international
Ex-Marine Expresses Remorse for Taking of Civilian Lives in Iraqnew
American troops killed a lot of innocent people in Iraq, and that's the cause of the Iraqi revolt against the occupation, the honorably discharged Staff Sergeant Jimmy Massey says.
Creative Loafing (Charlotte) |
Paul Rockwell |
06-02-2004 |
International
Boys Killed by Mortars When U.S. Raid Interrupted by Insurgentsnew
A Texas-based platoon's planned raid on a mosque goes wrong after soldiers spot a roadside bomb and are attacked by mortar rounds. Two Iraqi boys are killed. Terry Boyd's article and photos are reprinted from Stars and Stripes.
LEO Weekly |
Terry Boyd |
05-27-2004 |
International
Allegations at Guantanamo Linked to Abu Ghraib Abusesnew
Two former inmates at Guantánamo Bay have said that they were either subjected to or witnessed some of the same methods of harsh interrogation seen in pictures taken at the Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq.
The Village Voice |
Kareem Fahim |
05-19-2004 |
International
U.S. Has a Tradition of Institutionalized Brutality, Writer Saysnew
Atrocities like the torture and killings of unarmed civilians in Vietnam and the sexual humiliation of prisoners in Abu Ghraib in Iraq are not the mere result of rogue soldiers but stem from what historian Christian Appy identifies as "a doctrine of atrocity."
The Village Voice |
Nicholas Turse |
05-17-2004 |
International
