AltWeeklies Wire
My Time Over Therenew
1st Lt. Jonathan Paton, an Arizona state representative, was sent to Iraq on a six-month deployment. Here's his story.
Tucson Weekly |
Jonathan Paton |
05-24-2007 |
War
Soldiers of Fortunenew
Private military corps in Iraq raise questions, stakes.
Metro Times |
Sandra Svoboda |
05-15-2007 |
War
The Waiting Wifenew
Jane Rice talks about life as a wife of a solider in Iraq.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Sarah Phelan |
05-10-2007 |
War
Vets Share their (Anti) War Storiesnew
Among the Iraq War's most vocal and knowledgeable critics are some of the veterans who have served in it, like these three from Vermont.
Seven Days |
Cathy Resmer |
04-25-2007 |
War
Iraq's Real Body Countnew
Many authoritative estimates say that the U.S. military is grossly underestimating the number of civilians killed in Iraq.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Ayse Arf |
04-20-2007 |
War
Peace Warriornew
Author Elie Wiesel discusses the genocide in Sudan and his opposition to the war in Iraq.
Seven Days |
Kevin J. Kelley |
04-18-2007 |
International
The Power of the Pursenew
As House and Senate Democrats work on the Iraq war budget, the peace movement airs disappointments.
Boulder Weekly |
Grace Hood |
04-16-2007 |
War
Inside the War to Lose the Peacenew
A veteran of efforts to rebuild Iraq explains how the Bushies botched it.
Fort Worth Weekly |
Betty Brink |
04-12-2007 |
War
Filling Gaps in Veterans' Carenew
Wisconsin legislators are weighing a few proposals to try to make life easier for the state's veterans.
Shepherd Express |
Lisa Kaiser |
04-09-2007 |
War
A First Amendment Case Left in Limbonew
As a result of a clerical error, criminal trespassing charges against anti-war activist Tom Palumbo were dismissed in Virginia Beach General District Court on March 26 when no one showed up to prosecute the case.
Port Folio Weekly |
D.D. Delaney |
04-04-2007 |
Civil Liberties
Troop Withdrawal Resolution Politicizes Griefnew
Lisa Johnson was opposed to the war in Iraq even before it claimed the life of her only son.
Seven Days |
Ken Picard |
03-26-2007 |
War
Major Media Hide Behind Fog of War, Protesters Gear Up for More Bloodshednew
Since before the war began, hundreds of thousands of people have marched against the war with little substantive coverage by local media.
Pasadena Weekly |
Joe Piasecki |
03-26-2007 |
War
Fighting the Warnew
In the wake of the fourth anniversary of the Iraq invasion, an Army deserter maintains he did "the right and moral thing."
Oklahoma Gazette |
Deborah Benjamin |
03-22-2007 |
War
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
Who's Shooting Who in Iraq?new
How the U.S. Military strung along the family of Jesse Buryj, a soldier killed by "friendly fire."
Seattle Weekly |
Rick Anderson |
03-22-2007 |
War
