AltWeeklies Wire
Only Pawns in Their Gamenew

An Orange County lawyer seeks justice for families of slain military contractors in Iraq.
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
Homecomingnew

The Orlando Vet Center deals with the unique scars of the Iraq War.
Orlando Weekly |
James Carlson |
06-02-2006 |
War
Tags: Iraq war veterans, war in iraq
2 Few, 2 Proudnew
This is how not to become a Marine.
Young Gunsnew

As the war in Iraq rages on, military recruiters scramble to fill thinning ranks in city schools.
Philadelphia City Paper |
J.F. Pirro |
05-23-2006 |
War
Tags: war in iraq, military recruiting
The Fall of the Anti-War Protestnew

As the bloody war in Iraq has dragged on, anti-war protests have waned -- but why?
L.A. Alternative |
Karl Stromsta |
05-23-2006 |
War
The Walking Woundednew
Are we ready to face another generation of homeless vets?
Philadelphia Weekly |
Cassidy Hartmann |
05-22-2006 |
War
Tags: Iraq war veterans, war in iraq
Why I Rannew

Robin Long explains why he left the Army for Canada when he received orders to go to Iraq.
Boise Weekly |
Rachael Daigle |
05-10-2006 |
War
What Took So Long?new
Major magazines assess Bush's failures in detail, but there's still a down side.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Mick Farren |
05-05-2006 |
Media
How to Kill a Warnew
Lobbyists sketch a 10-point strategy for the peace movement.
The Village Voice |
Jarrett Murphy |
05-03-2006 |
War
Tags: war in iraq, antiwar movement
Naming Namesnew
One small-town Vermont newspaper editor remembers the fallen in the Iraq War.
Seven Days |
Judith Levine |
04-26-2006 |
Media
Tags: war in iraq, media coverage
A Question of Competencenew
Retired Army Major General John Batiste walked away from his military career last year specifically in objection to Donald Rumsfeld's handling of the war in Iraq.
City Newspaper |
Tim Louis Macaluso and Krestia DeGeorge |
04-26-2006 |
War
Tortured Justicenew

Susan Burke and her team of lawyers and researchers hope to help right some of the wrongs committed in Iraq.
Philadelphia Weekly |
G.W. Miller III |
04-24-2006 |
War
Tags: war in iraq, torture victims
Grandmothers of Inventionnew
Older is bitter -- when it comes to the war in Iraq.
The Village Voice |
Kristen Lombardi |
04-20-2006 |
War
Tags: war in iraq, protests