AltWeeklies Wire
Donna Shalala: Veterans Benefits System is Brokennew
The former secretary of the U.S. Department Health and Human Services says veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars won't get proper health care until the U.S. government updates and simplifies the bureaucracy strangling benefits and outpatient care.
Canada's Liberal Leader is Addicted to Powernew
Stephane Dion's deadly Afghan double-deal shows he'd rather count body bags than combat Tories.
NOW Magazine |
Michael Hollett |
02-25-2008 |
War
Iraq Vets Will Testify About the Conduct of the Warnew
Winter Soldier 2008 will raise awareness of Iraq's realities.
Shepherd Express |
Lisa Kaiser |
02-22-2008 |
War
Canada's Case for More Warnew
Panel on Afghanistan gives the prime minister a rationale for dragging out the conflict.
NOW Magazine |
Steven Staples |
01-28-2008 |
War
Tags: Afghanistan, war & peace
The Wounds of Warnew
Thousands of veterans are coming home from Iraq and Afghanistan with permanent and debilitating injuries. Here are some of their stories.
Canadian Troops Set for Lengthy Stay in Afghanistannew
The minority Conservative government has stated that Canadian troops should remain until 2011.
The Georgia Straight |
Charlie Smith |
10-22-2007 |
War
Academic Colloquium on Afghanistan Riles Anti-War Activistsnew
In a province as almost palpably averse to armed conflicts as Quebec, it's no surprise that a major colloquium on Canada and Afghanistan, featuring a pro-interventionist government minister delivering the keynote speech, would attract some controversy.
Montreal Mirror |
Patrick Lejtenyi |
09-21-2007 |
War
Fort Lewis Rangers Rack Up Accidental Casualtiesnew
Four of the fort's nine Ranger fatalities in Iraq, Afghanistan, and training exercises since 2004 have been caused by accidents, including the notorious friendly-fire death of Cpl. Pat Tillman.
Seattle Weekly |
Rick Anderson |
09-18-2007 |
War
The View from Afghanistannew
Afghans have spent most of their history dealing with foreign powers that exert influence by force, political meddling or material support to particular parties, so they find creative ways of explaining phenomena they don't understand.
INDY Week |
Jeffrey E. Stern |
09-13-2007 |
International
Heritage Study Claiming Rich, Educated Troops is Fantasy
In fact, the troops are poorer, less educated, and disproportionately African-American -- just as we thought all along.
Shurd Rice, the Unlikely Soldiernew
This hippie musician turned helicopter pilot in Iraq just wants to come home.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Caleb Schaber |
05-10-2007 |
War
Pressure Chambersnew
Visiting judges testify to the dangers of being a woman on the bench in Afghanistan.
Seven Days |
Ken Picard |
01-25-2007 |
International
Tags: Afghanistan, court
A War Within a Warnew
As the U.S. finds itself somehow fighting two wars on the same front, the Afghan opium trade soars.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Mick Farren |
07-07-2006 |
International
'Peace Support' in a War Zone?new
Which is more disconcerting: Not knowing what Canadian troops are doing in Afghanistan, or that so few in the press have even bothered raising the question?
NOW Magazine |
Mike Smith |
02-07-2006 |
War
Disabled Civilian Worker Fights for His Rightsnew
Celester Hall went to Afghanistan to help the troops and make his fortune. He came back deaf, in diapers and looking for benefits.
Houston Press |
Margaret Downing |
08-15-2005 |
International
