AltWeeklies Wire
'War on Terror' vs. 'War on Drugs'new
With its war on poppies, the U.S. has turned Afghan farmers into Taliban supporters.
NOW Magazine |
Gwynne Dyer |
05-04-2007 |
Commentary
Why Moscow's Not Cryingnew
Boris Yeltsin, the charming bruiser with no ideas of his own, leaves a lasting mark.
NOW Magazine |
Gwynne Dyer |
04-30-2007 |
Commentary
The 9/11 Conspiracy Virusnew
The growing obsession with Loose Change's theories only detracts from Bush's real crimes.
NOW Magazine |
Gwynne Dyer |
03-09-2007 |
Commentary
Will Generals Nix Risky Iran Strike?new
There is a civil-military confrontation brewing in the U.S. more serious than anything that has been seen since President Truman fired General Douglas MacArthur during the Korean War -- but this time, if the general acts on his convictions, he will be in the right.
NOW Magazine |
Gwynne Dyer |
02-23-2007 |
Commentary
Tags: Iran
Turning Every Which Waynew
Bush "surge" puts troop count at 2005 levels -- and it won't work this time either.
NOW Magazine |
Gwynne Dyer |
01-19-2007 |
Commentary
Saddam Leaves Me Hangingnew
As much as I opposed and detested George Bush's war in Iraq, the silver lining for me was always going to be my secret pleasure at the execution of Saddam -- until it actually happened.
NOW Magazine |
Robert Priest |
01-19-2007 |
Commentary
Zip Up the Political Rhetoricnew
Old reflexes die hard, but the public is signalling that we want action from pols on the environment, not just sloganeering.
NOW Magazine |
Andrew Cash |
01-08-2007 |
Politics
Just an American Defeatnew
Don't be fooled -- the Iraq Study Group's report is just as unrealistic as all the other plans for getting the U.S. out of Iraq without loss of face.
NOW Magazine |
Gwynne Dyer |
12-18-2006 |
Commentary
Tags: war in iraq, iraq study group
Exit Tragedynew
Mid-term elections send Bushies scrambling on Iraq, but all decent vacating strategies are already doomed.
NOW Magazine |
Gwynne Dyer |
10-30-2006 |
Politics
Parkdale's Green Pickin'snew
There's a crop of candidates in Parkdale who flash eco badges -- but Gord Perks has the deepest green roots.
NOW Magazine |
Mike Smith |
10-30-2006 |
Politics
Right-Hand Turnnew
War-happy Israeli editor gets weird warm welcome at a liberal Toronto temple.
NOW Magazine |
Glenn Wheeler |
10-13-2006 |
Politics
Slip North Korea What It Wantsnew
Why not bribe Kim Jong-il with aid? It's better than how we ignore other nuke renegades like Pakistan and Israel.
NOW Magazine |
Gwynne Dyer |
10-13-2006 |
Commentary
Asia's Cagey Cold Warnew
China sniffs as Japanese nationalist rhetoric inflames WWII-era tensions.
NOW Magazine |
Gwynne Dyer |
10-06-2006 |
Politics
If 9/11 Hadn't Happenednew
Weirdly, the war on terror has helped the West avert a showdown with rising powers.
NOW Magazine |
Gwynne Dyer |
09-15-2006 |
Politics
The Nuke Crisis That Isn'tnew
We look inside Iran's supposed evil ambitions to attack Israel.
NOW Magazine |
Gwynne Dyer |
09-08-2006 |
Politics
