AltWeeklies Wire
What's Up in Somalia These Days?new
Between all of the recent shocking celebrity news and the, oh, 15 or so humanity-threatening major crises around the world right now, poor Somalia is easy for the public to ignore.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Andisheh Nouraee |
08-03-2006 |
Commentary
Tags: WAR
What's the Status of the Taliban?new
The Taliban are resurgent largely because as awful as they are, for many they'd be an improvement.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Andisheh Nouraee |
07-13-2006 |
Commentary
Tags: WAR
What do Foreigners Think of Us?new
On the occasion of America's 230th birthday (I don't think we look a day over 220!), sit back and enjoy the bad news: The world doesn't like us.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Andisheh Nouraee |
07-06-2006 |
Commentary
Tags: WAR
Is Zarqawi's Death a Turning Point?new
If the violence doesn't slow, we'll know that -- like Saddam Hussein's capture, the battle of Fallujah and Iraq's two elections -- Zarqawi's death was less turning point than talking point.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Andisheh Nouraee |
06-22-2006 |
Commentary
Tags: WAR
Techno-bluesnew
New Orleans' wreckage is a metaphor for the South's economy.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
John F. Sugg |
06-15-2006 |
Commentary
War and World (Cup) Peacenew
The happy feelings surrounding Côte d'Ivoire's first-ever appearance in the World Cup are thought to be at least part of the reason why the country might be moving in the direction of peace.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Andisheh Nouraee |
06-15-2006 |
Commentary
Tags: WAR
Theocrats in Toccoanew
If you don't believe as they do, you're in big trouble.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
John F. Sugg |
06-08-2006 |
Commentary
Diplomatic Ties with Libyanew
On May 15, while the rest of us were busy celebrating Slovenian Armed Forces Day and the 65th birthday of nylon stockings, President Bush was busy dramatically altering U.S. foreign policy.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Andisheh Nouraee |
06-08-2006 |
Commentary
Tags: WAR
The Day After Peak Oilnew
Will we die in our cars or retool our communities?
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
John F. Sugg |
06-01-2006 |
Commentary
An Uninformed Worldnew
What are the U.N.'s "10 Stories the World Should Hear More About"?
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Andisheh Nouraee |
06-01-2006 |
Commentary
Tags: WAR
Why Does the U.S. Dislike Iran?new
1979 remains fixed in American minds as the year the relationship with Iran went sour.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Andisheh Nouraee |
05-25-2006 |
Commentary
Tags: WAR
Why Does Iran Dislike America?new
Just like me and that kid across the street who was the first person in the neighborhood to get an Atari, the United States wasn't really good friends with Iran -- it was friends with Iran's stuff, mostly its oil.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Andisheh Nouraee |
05-18-2006 |
Commentary
Tags: WAR
Rich Man, Poor Mannew
Sometimes they live in the same neighborhood and both find a safer city.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
John F. Sugg |
05-18-2006 |
Commentary
Terror and Beautynew
April 28 saw the release of two groundbreaking reports -- the U.S. State Department's "Country Reports on Terrorism" and People's "Most Beautiful People."
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Andisheh Nouraee |
05-11-2006 |
Commentary
Tags: WAR
A Nuclear Iran, Indeednew
Iran is very close to acquiring nuclear weapons from the U.S. -- that is, it's close to being on the receiving end of weapons the U.S. is targeting at Iranian nuclear and military facilities.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Andisheh Nouraee |
05-04-2006 |
Commentary
Tags: WAR
