AltWeeklies Wire
Is the Surge Working?new
It depends who you ask and how you define the words "is," "the," "surge" and "working."
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Andisheh Nouraee |
12-06-2007 |
Commentary
Tags: WAR
Dems Have All but Conceded Georgia Senate Seatnew
Call him a flip-flopper, a panderer or a shamelessly dirty campaigner.
Saxby Chambliss arguably may be all those things. But you can't call him endangered.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Scott Henry |
11-29-2007 |
Politics
Whatever Happened to the Coalition of the Willing?new
On Saturday, Australian voters politely informed Prime Minister John Howard he would no longer be eating his Vegemite sandwiches off government china, marking the semiofficial death of the so-called Coalition of the Willing.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Andisheh Nouraee |
11-29-2007 |
Commentary
Tags: WAR
Which -vez Should Bother Americans More, Cha or Per?new
The biggest difference between Venezuela and Pakistan is our relationship with their -vezes.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Andisheh Nouraee |
11-28-2007 |
Commentary
Tags: WAR
How Was Karen Hughes as America's Top Diplomat?new
Instead of signifying a commitment to public diplomacy, Hughes' appointment signified once again that loyalty trumps competence in the Bush administration.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Andisheh Nouraee |
11-15-2007 |
Commentary
Tags: WAR
Taxing Our Patiencenew
Georgia House Speaker Glenn Richardson is right to think big -- but his tax plan would be a disaster for the state.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
John Sugg |
11-15-2007 |
Commentary
Can You Give Us an Update on the War in Afghanistan?new
By any measure that isn't being offered by the White House, Fox News or Rush Limbaugh, 2007 has been a lousy one in Afghanistan.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Andisheh Nouraee |
11-08-2007 |
Commentary
Tags: WAR
Sonny Perdue Carries Water for Developersnew
Georgia's governor has failed to plan, lead or solve problems with the biggest crisis in recent state history.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
John Sugg |
11-01-2007 |
Commentary
Why Did the CIA Brutalize Khaled el-Masri?new
Because he has the extreme ill fortune of having the same name as a suspected al-Qaeda operative believed to have conspired with 9/11 hijackers.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Andisheh Nouraee |
10-25-2007 |
Commentary
Tags: WAR
What is the Armenian Genocide?new
More than 20 nations have officially deemed the killings genocide; Congress has been considering and rejecting an official condemnation for two decades.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Andisheh Nouraee |
10-18-2007 |
Commentary
Tags: WAR
Why Are Foreign Powers Getting Involved in the Iraq War?new
Iran's meddling in Iraq, just like Turkey's meddling and Saudi Arabia's meddling, is part of an overall national security strategy that does have logic.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Andisheh Nouraee |
10-11-2007 |
Commentary
Tags: WAR
Take Your Nation and Shove Itnew
Secessionists from Vermont, Alaska and Dixie proclaim their desire to smash the "American Empire."
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
John Sugg |
10-11-2007 |
Politics
Why'd the Military Massacre Peaceful Protesters in Burma?new
For reasons I don't understand, but for which I am nevertheless grateful, Lindsay Lohan, Paris Hilton, O.J. Simpson and Britney Spears all managed to shut the fuck up and not get arrested last week. The result: a sudden vacancy in America's collective consciousness, into which snuck Burma.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Andisheh Nouraee |
10-04-2007 |
Commentary
Tags: WAR
How Many Iraqis Have Died?new
While Surgin' Gen. David Petraeus and Ambassador Ryan Crocker were in D.C., the British polling agency ORB released a horrifying report -- it says 1,220,580 Iraqis have died since the invasion, and half of all households in Baghdad alone have lost a family member.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Andisheh Nouraee |
09-27-2007 |
Commentary
Tags: WAR
The Mystery of the Mayor's Jet-Settingnew
Shirley Franklin hasn't disclosed who's paying her travel expenses.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
John Sugg |
09-27-2007 |
Politics
