AltWeeklies Wire
Casualties of Warnew
A grieving mother searches for the truth behind a soldier's mysterious death.
Creative Loafing (Charlotte) |
Karen Shugart |
11-23-2006 |
War
Tags: war & peace
Choosing Peacenew
Four Navajo students write about why they didn't join the military.
Santa Fe Reporter |
Staff |
10-25-2006 |
War
Bush's Body Countnew
655,000 Iraqis have died since U.S. invasion, more than twice those killed under Saddam.
NOW Magazine |
Gwynne Dyer |
10-20-2006 |
War
Soldiers of Misfortunenew
Critical elements of the war in Iraq have been outsourced to private contractors -- John Mancini's story shows the many perils of that approach.
East Bay Express |
Chris Thompson |
10-10-2006 |
War
Time and Againnew
A lengthy list of lies led to the deaths of thousands of innocent Afghans, Iraqis and Americans.
Pasadena Weekly |
Kevin Uhrich |
10-06-2006 |
War
Walking Away from Warnew

Increasing numbers of soldiers are refusing to serve in Iraq, but conscientious objectors face obstacles tougher than the battlefield.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Andrew Gumbel |
10-06-2006 |
War
Space Truckin'new

Experimental space-based weaponry has the Mojave Airport and Spaceport looking like the new Area 51.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
John Lasker |
09-29-2006 |
War
Tags: war & peace
America Came To Menew
Ex-Guantanamo Bay inmate Moazzam Begg recalls his three-year journey through America's war on terror.
Tags: waronterror
Broadband of Brothers
Soldiers are sending digital dispatches live from Iraq, offering an uncensored and unauthorized firsthand account of combat.
Oklahoma Gazette |
Rob Collins |
09-20-2006 |
War
Tags: war & peace
Cocaine Airwaysnew

A former CIA pilot says secret flights to El Toro could explain a Marine officer's "suicide."
Tags: war & peace
Zen and the Art of War Repairnew

Iraq War veterans are using Buddhist practices to make peace with themselves and the horrors of the battlefield.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Joe Piasecki |
08-25-2006 |
War
Refusing an Illegal Warnew

Refusenik Lt. Ehren Watada won't be silenced.
Eugene Weekly |
Kera Abraham |
08-18-2006 |
War
Rules of Engagementnew
Early deployments have soldiers tying the knot sooner.
Illinois Times |
Alex Hedlund |
08-18-2006 |
War
Don't Ask, Don't Tell at 13new

Many gay and lesbian servicemembers are fighting to have this flawed Clinton-era policy repealed.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Peter Holslin |
08-18-2006 |
War
Tags: war & peace
Waiting for Reinforcementsnew
The fighting won't stop: Gearing up for another wave of homeless vets.
The Village Voice |
Jarrett Murphy |
08-16-2006 |
War
Tags: Iraq war veterans, war in iraq