AltWeeklies Wire
Spying the Friendly Skiesnew
Drone aircraft used for recon in Afghanistan are now in the U.S. Northwest.
Willamette Week |
Corey Pein |
06-26-2012 |
War
Tags: Drone Spying, Insitu
War Bribesnew
An Oregon businessman wanted to get “filthy stinking rich.” Now he’s linked to a bribery case and risks losing his biggest customer: the U.S. Military.
Willamette Week |
Corey Pein |
11-08-2011 |
War
Home to Windsurfers, Microbrews, and Drones That Kill America’s Enemiesnew
One day in the Columbia Gorge, Tad McGeer watched a video from a battlefield 7,000 miles away. Filmed from the air, the footage revealed tiny figures moving about an open field below. Suddenly, the figures were engulfed in an explosive fireball.
Willamette Week |
James Pitkin |
03-03-2010 |
War
One Woman Vows to Fast to the Death to Keep 2,600 National Guard Members at Homenew
As if holding a round-the-clock vigil on the steps of Oregon’s Legislature weren’t enough, Michele Darr is also in the midst of her third fast.
Willamette Week |
Dan Green |
02-18-2009 |
War
Activists Want Portland to be a Sanctuary for AWOL Soldiersnew
A coalition of activists called PDX Peace is gathering signatures to make Portland America's third "Sanctuary City" for military deserters, along with San Francisco and Berkeley. And they want the City Council to adopt an ordinance that would protect war resisters by blocking Portland police from acting on federal orders to arrest AWOL soldiers.
Willamette Week |
Beth Slovic |
07-23-2008 |
War
Tags: Iraq, AWOL, Afghanistan, soldiers, Portland, deportation, war & peace, Sanctuary City, PDX Peace
Some Oregon Iranians Have Peace of Mindnew
Local Iranians are now breathing easier about chances of a U.S. invasion of their homeland.
Willamette Week |
Lawrence Maushard |
03-19-2008 |
War
A New Lifeline for Iraqi Interpretersnew
An army captain's new nonprofit foundation pressures the U.S. government to do more for Iraqi interpreters who have worked with Americans in the war-torn nation.
Willamette Week |
Beth Slovic |
11-07-2007 |
War
Fighting Back Against Military Recruitersnew
Recruiter Watch PDX makes the rounds outside Portland high schools before an important Oct. 1 filing deadline.
Willamette Week |
Rachel Schiff |
09-19-2007 |
War
Soldiers of Fortunenew
The U.S. Army still wants 84-year-old Nestor Perala.
Willamette Week |
Beth Slovic |
05-16-2007 |
War
Tags: war & peace
War Tax Resistancenew
Your money is paying for a bloody war -- theirs isn't.
Willamette Week |
Beth Slovic |
04-11-2007 |
War
Tags: war & peace
Financial Flashback from Iraqnew
An Oregon guardsman faces a $4,000 bill for missing gear.
Willamette Week |
Beth Slovic |
03-28-2007 |
War
Tags: war in iraq, National Guard
The Anti-Protesternew
We test the limits of Portland's tolerance by sending a reporter posed as a war supporter to last week's antiwar rally.
Willamette Week |
James Pitkin |
03-22-2007 |
War
Happy Birthday, War!new
As the Iraq War approaches its fourth anniversary, not everybody's a loser -- here are five of Oregon's hidden winners.
Willamette Week |
James Pitkin |
03-07-2007 |
War
Surge Protection Brigadenew
Do these "seriously pissed-off grannies" look like Islamo-fascists? We don't think so, either.
Willamette Week |
Lance Kramer |
02-21-2007 |
War
Tags: war & peace
Distant Justicenew
A Portland lawyer is trying to help one Guantanamo detainee return to his life as a fruit trader.
Willamette Week |
Beth Slovic |
08-10-2006 |
War
Tags: war & peace
