AltWeeklies Wire
Second Stringers: Reservists in Iraq
Reservists, by definition, aren‘t professional soldiers. They’re military amateurs and a lot of them know it. The result is that many reservists in Iraq are scared all the time, and according to some soldiers, that means mistakes.
Charleston City Paper |
David Axe |
03-08-2005 |
War
Tags: war & peace
Tennessee Troops Patrol Volatile Eastern Iraqnew
Diyali Province is a potential battleground between Iraq's religious and ethnic groups, and between the West and Iran. The fear is of a full-on, all-out, 1,000-dead-per-day war, like the one between Iran and Iraq in the 1980s.
The Village Voice |
David Axe |
02-25-2005 |
War
Merry Christmas, Mr. Rumsfeldnew
The call for Donald Rumsfeld's ouster has become nearly universal. But will the defense secretary's critics cop to being just as guilty as he is for bollixing up Iraq?
Boston Phoenix |
Jason Vest |
12-23-2004 |
War
Soldier's Heartnew
Thousands of Iraq War veterans will come home to face serious psychological problems and a system that may not be ready to help them.
Santa Fe Reporter |
Dan Frosch |
12-15-2004 |
War
Vietnam to Iraq: Activism Across Generationsnew
It's a different time and a different war, but the movement against the Vietnam War in the late '60s and early '70s offers lessons for young residents of Eugene, Ore., who are part of the nascent student movement against the Iraq War.
Eugene Weekly |
Kera Abraham |
11-29-2004 |
War
Militant Opposition: Veteran's Group Latest to Oppose Warnew
After completing a 10-month, prolonged tour of war duty, Sgt. Kelly Dougherty joined a handful of Operation Iraqi Freedom veterans across the nation to launch the anti-war group Iraq Veterans Against the War. "A lot of people became disillusioned with our mission there," she says.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Michael de Yoanna |
11-15-2004 |
War
Standing By Our Mennew
Two wives in Jackson, Miss., speak out about why their husbands said no to the command in Iraq. They emotionally ask the world not to demonize the men for refusing a dangerous mission with insufficient gear and back-up.
Jackson Free Press |
Brett Potter |
10-29-2004 |
War
Tags: war & peace
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
