AltWeeklies Wire
Can Illinois Afford the Iraq War?new
As Congress deals with yet another request for funding for the war without end, the effect on one of the most populous states in the nation, which is already facing a very difficult budget crisis, could be disastrous.
Illinois Times |
R.L. Nave |
10-18-2007 |
War
Will the U.S. Attack Iran Before the '08 Elections?new
The renowned D.C.-based reporter and New Yorker contributor Seymour Hersh sounds the alarm -- and he's been right an awful lot.
Sacramento News & Review |
Nicholas Miller |
10-12-2007 |
War
Tags: war & peace
Blackwater Keeps its Eye on a Tiny California Enclavenew
The company hopes to open a 824-acre paramilitary training facility in Potrero, but wooing the town's 850 residents has been a dicey game.
San Diego CityBeat |
Pat Sherman |
10-10-2007 |
War
U.S. Soldier Refuses to Kill, Takes Refuge in Canadanew
Brad McCall, a U.S. army private, is living in exile in Vancouver because he doesn't want to commit war crimes in Iraq.
The Georgia Straight |
Charlie Smith |
10-09-2007 |
War
University of Idaho Program Offers Vets a New Futurenew
Launched last year, Operation Education gives what the university calls comprehensive financial support, which can include everything from the standard tuition and books to child care and physical therapy.
Boise Weekly |
Deanna Darr |
10-04-2007 |
War
Congressman to Protesters: Go Directly to Jailnew
Maine's First District US Representative Tom Allen, a Democrat, has activists arrested when they demonstrate at his offices; Senator Susan Collins, a Republican, lets them stay.
Portland Phoenix |
Jeff Inglis |
10-04-2007 |
War
Tags: war & peace
Pvt. Brad McCall Heads to Canadanew
Feeling it's his only peaceable option, McCall packed his bags and left Colorado last weekend. In Canada, he'll join hundreds of other asylum-seeking soldiers.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Anthony Lane |
09-25-2007 |
War
Yo Soy el Armynew
If you're an immigrant, at least Uncle Sam wants you.
Metro Silicon Valley |
Deborah Davis |
09-20-2007 |
War
Forget Petraeus, Here's the Juan Cole Reportnew
"No happy endings in Iraq that I can see," says the University of Michigan history professor and author of the must-read blog Informed Comment.
Metro Times |
Curt Guyette |
09-18-2007 |
War
Fort Lewis Rangers Rack Up Accidental Casualtiesnew
Four of the fort's nine Ranger fatalities in Iraq, Afghanistan, and training exercises since 2004 have been caused by accidents, including the notorious friendly-fire death of Cpl. Pat Tillman.
Seattle Weekly |
Rick Anderson |
09-18-2007 |
War
The Alabama National Guard Prepares for Warnew
For five weeks this past July and August, 36 men and women from across Alabama trained in counter-insurgency warfare at Ft. Bragg, N.C., for their deployment to the Middle East, and we joined them.
Birmingham Weekly |
Bill Sasser |
09-18-2007 |
War
Surge Protectors: Bush & Co. Are Lying to You Againnew
With the new report from General Petraeus, you can sniff the strong smell of desperation emanating from the administration and its apologists.
Philadelphia City Paper |
David Faris |
09-11-2007 |
War
Back from Iraq, Congressman Mike Arcuri Gives His Takenew
As long as the United States maintains a huge, powerful force in Iraq, Arcuri thinks the Iraqi government will never find the right motivation to actually work.
New York Press |
John DeSio |
09-06-2007 |
War
'Army of None' Aims to Thwart Military Recruitersnew
Former Oakland City Council candidate Aimee Allison publishes an activist guidebook.
East Bay Express |
Kathleen Richards |
09-05-2007 |
War
Marilynn Rosenthal Wanted Us to Understand 9/11new
The 9/11 book she worked on for more than five years, a combined biography of her son Josh and 23-year-old jihadist Marwan al-Shehhi, remains unpublished after her death earlier this month, but her daughter hopes to change that.
Metro Times |
Curt Guyette |
09-04-2007 |
War
Tags: 9/11, war & peace