AltWeeklies Wire
How I Conned the Taliban
The Taliban can be fooled too -- as I learned during my own top secret mission deep in the deepest valleys between the highest mountains of the Hindu Kush.
What If They Gave a War and Nobody Knew Why?
Eight years after invading Afghanistan, the U.S. government is still struggling to explain why. If you can't figure out if you're winning or losing, you're losing.
Terror Unlike the Usual Terrors: A Report from Mumbainew
Mumbai, India has endured terrorist attacks for decades, but the November assault on the Taj Mahal Hotel stopped the city in its tracks.
Boston Phoenix |
Kathryn Gearhart |
12-03-2008 |
International
Fighting for Women's Rights in Pakistannew
Pakistani Muslim and feminist Shanaz Bukhari Bukhari fights to end domestic violence and wife burning.
Boulder Weekly |
Pamela White |
04-22-2008 |
International
John Echeverri-Gent on Pakistan Crisisnew
The UVA politics prof compares situation to fall of Shah in Iran.
C-Ville Weekly |
David Moltz |
11-14-2007 |
International
Tags: Pakistan, international
Government's Assurances of Humane Treatment Can't Be Trustednew
Just last month, the Supreme Court heard three cases concerning the rights of "enemy combatants" being held at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, and in U.S. Naval brigs off the American coast. One issue at stake is whether the government -- specifically President Bush -- should be trusted to handle prisoners in an appropriate manner.
Boston Phoenix |
Harvey A. Silverglate and Carl Takei |
08-07-2004 |
Civil Liberties
