AltWeeklies Wire
Foreign Intervention Can Create More Problems Than it Solvesnew
The current U.S. foreign policy is a disaster. For many Americans, this sounds harsh. Yet, it is something most of us can admit after examining our most recent foreign interventions individually.
Charleston City Paper |
Jack Hunter |
11-03-2011 |
Commentary
Tags: foreign policy, U.S.
Why is the Political Settlement in Honduras a Big Win for Americans?new
It's harder to justify your existence as a bulwark against U.S. bullying when the U.S. has quit acting like a bully.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Andisheh Nouraee |
11-10-2009 |
Commentary
How the Nuclear Double Standard Endangers Us Allnew
As long as the U.S. and other nuclear powers hypocritically uphold a double standard in which we claim nuclear weapons are essential for our national security, but other nations such as Iran are not allowed to make this claim, we are probably in a losing struggle for the cause of disarmament
Pasadena Weekly |
John Grula |
10-19-2009 |
Commentary
Why Are We Still in Afghanistan?new
In 2008, a clear majority of American voters hung their chads for Barack Obama, who explicitly promised to escalate the U.S. war in Afghanistan. So the question is, what the heck are we still doing there?
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Andisheh Nouraee |
09-22-2009 |
Commentary
George W. Bush's Departure is the End of an Eranew
In the minds of most people -- a majority of Americans, and the overwhelming majority of people elsewhere -- we are saying good riddance to a long period when brutal and ignorant policies reigned supreme. We are saying goodbye to George W. Bush, and Muntadhar al-Zaidi said it most eloquently.
The Georgia Straight |
Gwynne Dyer |
01-05-2009 |
Commentary
Will Bush's Exit Bring Peace Between the U.S. and Iran?new
Improvement is a reasonable expectation. Short of all-out war, relations with Iran can't get much worse. But don't expect Obama and Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to be sharing kabobs and O'Doul's at the White House anytime soon.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Andisheh Nouraee |
11-20-2008 |
Commentary
Which Lesser-Known World Crisis Do You Want Obama to Solve First?new
The Democratic Republic of Congo and Somalia could use some attention from the president-elect. Here's what he should do.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Andisheh Nouraee |
11-12-2008 |
Commentary
Election '08: Truth, Justice, and the New American Waynew
The luxury liner of consumerism has smacked into the iceberg. Sarah Palin can cry "socialism" and let slip the dogs of McCarthy, but Republicans have burned even their most flimsy credibility. And yet President-Elect Obama is just a man. Can he actually save a grateful nation?
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Mick Farren |
11-07-2008 |
Commentary
Is the North Korea Nuclear Deal Unraveling?new
Last week, North Korea evicted international nuclear inspectors from its Yongbyon nuclear facility and removed the seals from its nuclear fuel processing equipment. And when I say seals, I don't mean seals in the adorable sea creature sense.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Andisheh Nouraee |
10-01-2008 |
Commentary
Is a New Cold War Starting?new
The so-called new Cold War isn't new at all. It amounts to long-repressed grievances that finally are coming to the surface, due to energy concerns.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Andisheh Nouraee |
09-24-2008 |
Commentary
Tags: John McCain, energy, Georgia, foreign policy, Venezuela, international, Vladimir Putin, Cold War, Russia
Preventing Another 9/11 Means the U.S. Must Reverse Coursenew
The notion that fighting terrorism overseas is the only way to prevent it from happening at home is worse than wrong -- it's the exact opposite
Charleston City Paper |
Jack Hunter |
09-18-2008 |
Commentary
Bush's Last Hurrah Will Be to Attack Pakistannew
The good news is that George W. Bush is not going to invade Iran before he leaves office. The bad news is that he is attacking Pakistan instead.
The Georgia Straight |
Gwynne Dyer |
09-16-2008 |
Commentary
What's Next for the US and Pakistan Now That Musharraf is Gone?new
Seven years of backing Musharraf's military dictatorship turned Pakistan into the biggest threat to world peace today. No exaggeration. What's our plan now that the Perv is hitting the links? I'm not sure yet.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Andisheh Nouraee |
09-10-2008 |
Commentary
Bear-Baiting in Georgia: It's the Oil, Stupidnew
Not one American in ten could find Georgia on a map, but all of a sudden that country's "freedom-loving" government is of great importance to our national security. Bullshit. The situation in Georgia, pure and simple, is about access to oil and our contemptuous treatment of Russia in the post-communist era.
Creative Loafing (Charlotte) |
John Grooms |
08-27-2008 |
Commentary
McCain's First War: He's Got Georgia on His Mindnew
Whether he actually encouraged this war, or is just wildly supporting the Georgian side of it, McCain seems to be playing with nuclear dynamite, poking and teasing the one country on earth that has the power to destroy the planet. This Cold War redux does more than give us a glimpse into what a McCain cowboy foreign policy would be like. It illuminates his insanity.
Artvoice |
Michael I. Niman |
08-25-2008 |
Commentary
