AltWeeklies Wire
Blackwater Isn't the Only Security Contractor With Something to Hidenew
A Denver court case reveals dirty trade secrets from the business of the Iraq War.
The Cost of Warnew
Governing is, at its simplest level, about prioritizing. Every dollar spent on the Mesopotamian civil war could be spent here. Here's a look at what some of that war money could buy.
Orlando Weekly |
Jeffrey C. Billman |
10-25-2007 |
War
The Senate Snow Job on Iraqnew
Senators hide behind MoveOn.org in an outrageous attempt to deflect the debate.
LEO Weekly |
Stephen George |
10-01-2007 |
Commentary
'Babylon by Bus': Fear and Doping in Iraqnew
Contradictory, honest, and compelling, LeMoine and Neumann offer a decidedly new vantage point on the war in Iraq.
The Texas Observer |
Stayton Bonner |
09-24-2007 |
Nonfiction
'The Italian Letter' Looks at Bush Administration's Dangerous Fakerynew
When the history of this gruesome war is finally written, people will marvel at how this shoddy forgery became such an effective weapon in the Bush administration's arsenal of lies.
NOW Magazine |
Howard Goldenthal |
09-21-2007 |
Nonfiction
The Pathetic Democratsnew
Democrats delivered much clearer statements on Iraq before they reaped the results of last November's election -- now that they run Congress, they can't put together two coherent sentences explaining their policy on the occupation of Iraq.
Weekly Alibi |
Jim Scarantino |
09-19-2007 |
Commentary
Petrae-ifiednew
Iraq report reveals a failed state.
L.A. Weekly |
Marc Cooper |
09-17-2007 |
Commentary
'In the Valley of Elah' Looks at The War Once Homenew
Paul Haggis fights to reveal one of combat's most dismissed consequences.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Mark Keizer |
09-14-2007 |
Reviews
General Petraeus' Anticlimaxnew
We already know the "situation" in Iraq -- we don't need yet another general spinning the truth, desperately trying to find some positive angle to highlight.
Weekly Alibi |
Jerry Ortiz y Pino |
09-11-2007 |
Commentary
Surge Protectors: Bush & Co. Are Lying to You Againnew
With the new report from General Petraeus, you can sniff the strong smell of desperation emanating from the administration and its apologists.
Philadelphia City Paper |
David Faris |
09-11-2007 |
War
Letters From Vietnamnew
Once again, the American people are being told that we must support an indefinite commitment of troops halfway around the world or face calamity -- are we going to do Vietnam all over again?
Jackson Free Press |
Brian Johnson |
09-07-2007 |
Commentary
Philly Congressmen Get Serious About the Iraq Warnew
Philadelphia's Democratic representatives have led calls on Capitol Hill to end the war in Iraq -- now the area's lone Republican rep, Jim Gerlach, is also asking tough questions about the war.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Paul Fain |
08-28-2007 |
Politics
The Courageous Thing to do in Iraqnew
We broke it -- let others fix it.
Illinois Times |
Fletcher Farrar |
08-23-2007 |
Commentary
'No End in Sight': Surge Thisnew
Breaking out of the pack of Iraq War docs, Ferguson's walloping film devastates.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Rob Nelson |
08-22-2007 |
Reviews
Wyden Takes Heat at Town Hall on Iraqnew
Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) defended Congress' handling of the war since the Dems took over in January.
Willamette Week |
Paul Leonard |
08-16-2007 |
Politics
