AltWeeklies Wire
Can We Get Back to Something Besides Elections?new
Now that the election is over, perhaps the media will decide to tell us about the other important things going on in the world; better still, they may quit flogging the same tired stories we've seen over and over and over.
Creative Loafing (Charlotte) |
John Grooms |
11-07-2008 |
Commentary
The Dogs of Warnew
Blackwater's killing of a New York Times dog might be a small incident, but it also represents something larger. And it gets worse, with private U.S. firms now being accused or rape and murder, with few repercussions beyond some embarrassing media coverage.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Editorial |
12-21-2007 |
Commentary
Tags: war in iraq, Blackwater
We Are All Mercenariesnew
Blackwater is not the problem, it is a symptom: A symptom of a rush to war on the cheap and without proper planning, and a symptom of our bias toward privatization combined with a failure to establish clear rules for just who these private contractors are accountable to.
Dig Boston |
Baratunde Thurston |
09-27-2007 |
Commentary
Tags: war in iraq, Blackwater
