AltWeeklies Wire
Private Contractors Played Key Role in Abuse of Iraqi Prisonersnew
Among those involved in the torture of prisoners at Abu Ghraib were private contractors - who may never be accountable for their acts.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
A.C. Thompson and Pratap Chatterjee |
08-07-2004 |
War
The Government's War on Soldiersnew
They fight for us, obediently. Yet in conflict after conflict, American soldiers are injected, gassed, medicated, experimented on, exposed to chemicals, and given faulty weapons and equipment by their own government. Then they come home to vanishing veterans benefits and Pentagon stonewalling.
Seattle Weekly |
Rick Anderson |
07-14-2004 |
War
From Fighters to Victims
Just 60 years ago our war heroes were fighter aces and gungho infantrymen. Now our heroes are former prisoners of war and friendly-fire victims. What changed?
Columbia Free Times |
David Axe |
07-12-2004 |
War
Tags: war & peace
Dr. Doom's Strange World
This is what it's like to talk with retired psychic spy, frequent Art Bell guest and noted end-of-the-world predicter Ed Dames.
Tags: war & peace
Photos Are Souvenirs of Torture in Vietnamnew
A former UPI correspondent in Vietnam comes across some pictures taken by a young—and naive—Sean Flynn, son of Errol Flynn, showing typical torture of Viet Cong prisoners in Vietnam.
Objector or 'Deserter'?
Staff Sgt. Camilo Mejia, who served in the Florida Army National Guard, faces a conscientious objector hearing in Oklahoma. Why did he abandon his unit in Iraq? Fort Sill officials are denying interview requests, citing military regulations.
Oklahoma Gazette |
Deborah Benjamin |
06-18-2004 |
War
Tags: Iraq, war & peace
Soldiers Think Iraqis Have No Hope, Returned Infantryman Saysnew
The carnage of war 23-year-old Steve Michanowicz witnessed during a long, sleep-deprived year in Iraq has left him confused and distracted. He's seen civilians die, and he knows how one's view of the world changes when bullets start carving your profile in the sand.
The Memphis Flyer |
Chris Davis |
06-11-2004 |
War
Tags: Civil War, George Bush, Saddam Hussein, Michigan, post-traumatic stress disorder, Kentucky, 101st Airborne Division, 3rd Brigade infantry, Central Lake, civilian deaths, Clarksville, dictator, Fort Campbell, interrogators, mass graves, peacekeeping operations, prison torture, Public Affairs Office, Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld, Tennessee. Fort Campbell, Zumar, war & peace
Veterans Say More Care Needed for Those Whose War Wounds Are Mentalnew
Montana veterans in need of mental health care turn to the Veterans Administration's Fort Harrison. But investigations suggest that Fort Harrison is turning a blind eye.
Missoula Independent |
Keila Szpaller |
06-04-2004 |
War
From the Archives:
Content of Memo by Adviser in Iraq Revealednew
April 28, 2004: The postwar stabilization of Iraq is not going well enough, a Coalition Provisional Authority official wrote in a memo in early March. The result: "Baghdadis have an uneasy sense that they are heading towards civil war."
Association of Alternative Newsmedia |
Jason Vest |
04-28-2004 |
War
Tags: Iraq, Civil War, Kurds, weapons, Baghdad, Coalition Provisional Authority, Governing Council, nepotism, L. Paul Bremer, Ahmed Chalabi, Ayhem al-Sammarai, black market, Dan Senor, Iraqi National Congress, memo, Nesreen Berwari, Sam Gardiner, Shias, Sunnis, United Nations Oil-For-Food Program, US AID, war & peace
