AltWeeklies Wire
How Construction Giant Bechtel Manipulates the Pressnew
Bechtel, the company that's won lucrative contracts for reconstruction in Iraq, has a long list of P.R. disasters, like the Big Dig in Boston, that might have sunk another company. But a sophisticated press strategy keeps Bechtel out of trouble.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
A. C. Thompson |
08-07-2004 |
Business & Labor
Student's Protest of Torture Brings Two Felony Chargesnew
A Boston College student was arrested for standing in front of a military recruitment office impersonating an abused Iraqi prisoner.
Boston Phoenix |
Camille Dodero |
08-07-2004 |
Civil Liberties
Single-Minded Media Focus on Iraq Has Its Costnew
Iraq dominates the news, squeezing out a lot of puffy stories, but some worthwhile reporting has become another casualty of the war. (Column also has local [Boston] items that can be cut.)
Boston Phoenix |
Dan Kennedy |
08-07-2004 |
Media
The Government's War on Soldiersnew
They fight for us, obediently. Yet in conflict after conflict, American soldiers are injected, gassed, medicated, experimented on, exposed to chemicals, and given faulty weapons and equipment by their own government. Then they come home to vanishing veterans benefits and Pentagon stonewalling.
Seattle Weekly |
Rick Anderson |
07-14-2004 |
War
Objector or 'Deserter'?
Staff Sgt. Camilo Mejia, who served in the Florida Army National Guard, faces a conscientious objector hearing in Oklahoma. Why did he abandon his unit in Iraq? Fort Sill officials are denying interview requests, citing military regulations.
Oklahoma Gazette |
Deborah Benjamin |
06-18-2004 |
War
Tags: Iraq, war & peace
An Anti-War Father Honors His Fallen Sonnew
Bill Mitchell, a Vietnam vet who lost his son, Sgt. Michael Mitchell, to the war in Iraq, speaks out against the conflict. His interview is accompanied on the San Luis Obispo New Times Web site by two other interviews of fathers who've lost sons to the war. One of them complains that recruiters are going into Mexico with promises of U.S. citizenship in return for enlistment.
San Luis Obispo New Times |
Paul Rockwell |
06-10-2004 |
Children & Families
Charges Dropped against Student Protesting Torturenew
Charges were dismissed against a Boston College student who was arrested after he protested at a military recruitment center by dressing up like the victim in a famous Abu Ghraib torture photo. This story is a follow-up to "If Only He’d Put Women’s Underwear on His Head Instead ..."
Boston Phoenix |
Camille Dodero |
06-10-2004 |
Civil Liberties
Veterans Say More Care Needed for Those Whose War Wounds Are Mentalnew
Montana veterans in need of mental health care turn to the Veterans Administration's Fort Harrison. But investigations suggest that Fort Harrison is turning a blind eye.
Missoula Independent |
Keila Szpaller |
06-04-2004 |
War
Memo by U.S. Official in Iraq Says CPA Is Too Isolatednew
The unnamed memo writer begins by emphasizing the positive: the sincere gratitude of the Iraqis and bustling commerce in Baghdad. But he warns that the Coalition Provisional Authority is isolated by its "security bubble" and must be careful not to project weakness to insurgents and corrupt Governing Council members.
Association of Alternative Newsmedia |
Anonymous |
04-28-2004 |
International
Tags: Iraq, Civil War, Kurds, weapons, international, 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
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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
