AltWeeklies Wire
The Psychology of Returning From Warnew
You want the troops out of Iraq? Next, we have to get Iraq out of the troops.
Portland Phoenix |
Deirdre Fulton |
07-13-2007 |
War
Letters From a Soldier in Iraqnew

A year of email excerpts from the front lines of the war.
Santa Barbara Independent |
Captain Timothy Fessier and Michael Fessier Jr. |
07-13-2007 |
War
Have Gun, Will Travelnew
Outdated tips for a tourist in Iraq.
New Haven Advocate |
Daniel Smith |
07-10-2007 |
International
Welcome Home, Soldiernew
Sgt. Erik Arroyo can't decide what's worse: The war he fought in Baghdad, or the one waiting in North Philly.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Tom Namako |
07-10-2007 |
War
Bacevich's Warnew
Vietnam vet, Boston University professor, and critic of US foreign policy Andrew J. Bacevich must confront the aftermath of losing his son in Iraq.
Boston Phoenix |
Adam Reilly |
07-06-2007 |
Media
Kurdistan on the Brinknew
Iraq's bloody civil war is creeping north, into the last refuge of a civilized society.
New Haven Advocate |
Daniel Smith |
07-03-2007 |
International
Reversing Bush's National Guard Power-Grabnew
President Bush has the power to declare martial law in your state without the consent of your governor -- Vermont's Senator Pat Leahy is about to change that.
Seven Days |
Ken Picard |
06-27-2007 |
War
Baghdad on the Lakenew
How America's third-largest Iraqi city is coping with the war.
Chicago Newcity |
Maya Schenwar |
06-20-2007 |
War
Challenging the Military's Use of 'Mercenaries'new
While the possibility remains remote, Brian X. Scott stands to derail a behemoth security and intelligence contract -- and the way work is done -- in Iraq.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Michael de Yoanna |
06-19-2007 |
War
Report from Turkey: Another Reason for U.S. to Worry
This longtime ally is steaming mad because the Iraq War is spilling over its borders.
Maui Time |
Ted Rall |
06-19-2007 |
International
Marines Challenge Anti-War Vetsnew
Two reservists learned this past week that the Marine Corps was recommending they receive "other than honorable" discharges as a result of certain aspects of their anti-war activities.
Boston Phoenix |
Ian Sands |
06-07-2007 |
War
CBS Silences General Dissentnew
CBS News has reached a new low when it censors even a pro-war Republican retired general merely for criticizing the president.
New York Press |
Amy Goodman |
06-07-2007 |
Media
The Gathering of Eagles: Bush's Jeerleadersnew
These counter-protesters love the prez and the Iraq War -- and despise the anti-war crowd.
New Haven Advocate |
Freda Moon |
06-05-2007 |
War
Why I'm Returning to Iraq for the Sixth Timenew
I'm heading back to the front with nothing but medical supplies, a camera and faith.
New Haven Advocate |
Daniel Smith |
06-05-2007 |
International
A Question of Conscience

Conscientious objectors are harder to count in an all-volunteer Army, but there's a growing number, including Sgt. Brent Carey who has been fighting his own inner war for more than two years now.
The Inlander |
Kevin Taylor |
05-30-2007 |
War
Tags: Iraq, war & peace