AltWeeklies Wire
The Few, The Proud ...new
Each year the South Florida U.S. Marine Corps Recruiting Station sends 30-40 guidance counselors, assistant principals, Boy Scout leaders and teachers to Parris Island, S.C. for an all-expenses-paid immersion into Marine basic training.
Miami New Times |
Emily Witt |
01-17-2006 |
War
'They Burn Themselves'new
Kurdish women's advocates struggle against tradition in the world's oldest city.
The Village Voice |
David Axe |
01-11-2006 |
International
It Doesn't Add Upnew
Bush's estimate of Iraqi War dead doesn't mesh with scientists' figures.
Baltimore City Paper |
Edward Ericson Jr. |
01-09-2006 |
War
Bush: 'I'm Not Making This Up'new
Our plaintive president pleads case for war, wiretapping.
The Village Voice |
James Ridgeway |
01-05-2006 |
Civil Liberties
After Sharonnew
Bush is close to losing tough-guy friend Ariel Sharon in an unfriendly region -- will it change the administration's Mideast agenda?
The Village Voice |
James Ridgeway |
01-05-2006 |
International
Tags: war in iraq, WAR, War on terror, Iran, George W. Bush, policy, Israel, Palestine, Hamas, palestinians
Pretty Rowdy in Pinknew
San Francisco leftist gadfly Medea Benjamin, and the anti-war women's group she co-founded called Code Pink, ironically has members of the passionate right seeing red in defense of their proclaimed enemy: Democrat Hillary Clinton.
SF Weekly |
Matt Smith |
12-29-2005 |
Commentary
The McKilling Fieldsnew
Of the estimated 30,000 civilians slain in Iraq, 37 percent have been killed by the U.S. military, according to the Web site IraqBodyCount.org. Do average Iraqis believe that Americans are trying to free them?
North Bay Bohemian |
Peter Byrne |
10-31-2005 |
Commentary
Crying Havoc
Americans should blame their aloofness from the war in Iraq for Casey Sheehan's death as much as George W. Bush.
The Inlander |
Robert L. Stokes |
08-25-2005 |
Commentary
Tags: war in iraq, Sheehan
"Chemical Casualties"new
AltWeeklies Award - Drugs Reporting
Boulder Weekly |
Joel Warner |
02-18-2005 |
Media
Inauguration Protesters Fear What Will Come Nextnew
The co-founders of the feminist publication Xika carried an adrenalized sense of purpose after attending protests at George W. Bush's inauguration. Their experiences in D.C. also compelled them to re-examine their opinions about democracy, tolerance and societal change.
San Antonio Current |
Lisa Sorg |
01-28-2005 |
Politics
Kerry for President; Thompson for Congressnew
As Bush's lead shrinks in Mississippi, the Jackson Free Press chooses the "reality-based" choice for president. It also calls for the reelection of Bennie Thompson, Mississippi's most progressive, and only African American, congressman and recommends voting no on the state's anti-gay marriage amendment.
Jackson Free Press |
JFP Staff |
10-27-2004 |
Commentary
Kerry's a Wuss, Dubya's a Doof; Neither Qualifies to Be Presidentnew
Here stands the morbidly irresolute John Kerry. And over there is George W. Bush in all his bantam banality. In the corner wetting himself is the ascetic conspiratard, Ralph Nader. These are not the writer's countrymen.
Phoenix New Times |
Michael Lacey |
10-13-2004 |
Politics
Jihad! Iraqis' Holy Men Make Bold Declaration Of Warnew
If Sunni clerics are a window into the soul of the violent resistance to U.S. aims in Iraq, the landscape they reveal couldn't be bleaker for U.S.-led forces.
Long Island Press |
Borzou Daragahi |
10-04-2004 |
International
Retired Analyst Discloses Motives for War in Iraqnew
Retired U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Karen Kwiatkowski says she observed "a neoconservative coup, a hijacking of the Pentagon" when she worked in the Pentagon's Office of Special Plans during the year leading up to the invasion of Iraq.
L.A. Weekly |
Marc Cooper |
08-07-2004 |
International
