AltWeeklies Wire
From Here to Iraqnew
From March 12-17, Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine visited military personnel stationed overseas in Kuwait, Iraq and Afghanistan -- this is his travel journal.
Style Weekly |
Gov. Tim Kaine |
04-04-2006 |
International
Life During Wartimenew
Iraqi journalist and human rights activist Eman Ahmed Khamas discusses the new Iraq and living under American occupation.
Eugene Weekly |
Kera Abraham |
03-30-2006 |
War
One Soldier's Storynew
As the conflict in Iraq enters its fourth year, wounded vet Sean Davis opens up his war journal.
Willamette Week |
Ian Demsky |
03-29-2006 |
War
Tags: war in iraq, Iraq veterans
War of the Antiwarnew
One war -- and a split antiwar movement -- spawns two marches in Connecticut.
New Haven Advocate |
Tom Gogola |
03-27-2006 |
War
Peace and Video Gamesnew
Fernando Suarez del Solar visits an Army recruiting station.
Tags: war in iraq, military recruiting
Not a Pretty Picturenew
The Philadelphia Inquirer publishes photos of dead American soldiers -- but only online.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Cassidy Hartmann |
03-20-2006 |
Media
Make Love, Not Warnew
Can wedlock save AWOL U.S. soldiers from deportation?
NOW Magazine |
Albert Nerenberg |
03-09-2006 |
War
Tags: war in iraq, objectors
A Tale of Two Soldiersnew
Two Kansas City grunts who took bullets on the same day struggle with surviving the war.
Was It Worth It?new
Joseph Maglione was 22 years old on April 1, 2003, when he was killed by non-combat weapon discharge in Kuwait.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Alexandra Zendrian |
02-28-2006 |
War
Tags: war in iraq, War on terror
Juan's Worldnew
Middle East scholar Juan Cole discusses the tightrope we're walking.
Metro Times |
Curt Guyette and W. Kim Heron |
02-27-2006 |
International
Tags: war in iraq, War on terror
The War on Privacynew
Rumsfeld warns that the enemy can succeed in changing our way of life, but it already has.
The Village Voice |
Nat Hentoff |
02-15-2006 |
Civil Liberties
The Making of An Activistnew
An ex-soldier tells all about being gay in a "don't ask, don't tell" Army.
Willamette Week |
Toby Van Fleet |
02-08-2006 |
War
Tags: war in iraq, gay soldiers
'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
Anatomy of a Murdernew
When Bush speaks of human rights, it's not only our enemies around the world that scoff.
The Village Voice |
Nat Hentoff |
02-07-2006 |
War
In Dubious Battlenew
Once idealistic and undaunted, young veterans of the Iraq war are coming home to broken promises and shattered lives.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Cassidy Hartmann |
02-06-2006 |
War
