AltWeeklies Wire
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
Nine-Year Bomb Fiasco Continues with 'Time-Out' for Terroristnew
The Centennial Olympic Park bombing has been nothing but mistakes for nine years, from the emergency phone operators who first hung up on Eric Rudolph to the recent plea bargain that allowed a right-wing domestic terrorist to air his twisted views as if he were just another conservative blogger.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Doug Monroe |
04-28-2005 |
Commentary
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
Moron Lanes -- a Stroke of Genius From the Georgia Brain Trustnew
Atlanta ranks among the nation's five most congested cities, but now that the state of Georgia has created a "congestion mitigation" task force, things should be fine.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Doug Monroe |
04-14-2005 |
Commentary
Tags: Gov. Sonny Perdue, Humbug Sqaure
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
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
Congress' Class of '94 Turns on the Spending Spigotnew
Like an out of control consumer who cuts up his credit cards, pays off his debt, and immediately digs a new, deeper hole, the federal government is back in the red - big time. We're spending on everything from B-2 bombers to Viagra for Medicare recipients to indoor rainforests in Iowa.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Bob Barr |
02-25-2005 |
Commentary
