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What Ethnic & Religious Differences Are Dividing Iraq?new

Helpful fella that I am, here's a short and sassy primer on the religious and ethnic divisions Iraq is struggling with.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta)  |  Andisheh Nouraee  |  02-13-2008  |  Commentary

Political Covernew

No, governor, the water crisis isn't over and we shouldn't start filling pools and watering lawns.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta)  |  John Sugg  |  02-13-2008  |  Commentary

How Did Kenya Come to the Brink of Civil War?new

Relative to its East African neighbors, however, Kenya has been sitting relatively pretty. Unfortunately, Kenya's semihappy days may be over for a while, thanks to Dec. 27's disputed presidential election.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta)  |  Andisheh Nouraee  |  01-23-2008  |  Commentary

End of the Machine Age in Atlantanew

The city's next mayor will have to break with the past to capture the future.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta)  |  John Sugg  |  01-23-2008  |  Commentary

Is Iran Trying to Start a War With the United States?new

Yes, the American ships Iran "provoked" were in international waters, but they were close to Iran for the express purpose of intimidation.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta)  |  Andisheh Nouraee  |  01-17-2008  |  Commentary

A New Sheriff is Riding into Dixienew

The Democrats don't need the South, and that's bad news for the GOP's misleaders in Georgia.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta)  |  John Sugg  |  01-17-2008  |  Commentary

Why is Bhutto's Death So Devastating to the U.S.?new

I honestly can't think of a more important story during my column-writing life that has been as widely and thoroughly misreported as the assassination of Benazir Bhutto in Pakistan.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta)  |  Andisheh Nouraee  |  01-10-2008  |  Commentary

Have There Been Any Major Developments in Thailand Since 2006's Military Coup?new

Well, the junta held elections, and the People Power Party, a political party that loudly and proudly allied itself with the guy the military overthrew, Thaksin Shinawatra, won.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta)  |  Andisheh Nouraee  |  01-03-2008  |  Commentary

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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