AltWeeklies Wire
Paul Wolfowitz and the World Bank Are a Perfect Matchnew
The recent appointment of Paul Wolfowitz as head of the World Bank was viewed around the world as a scandalous example of the Bush administration's
arrogance. There's good reason.
Illinois Times |
Rod Helle |
05-13-2005 |
Commentary
American Soldiers Killed in Iraq Last Week Listednew
To honor the war dead and fill an information gap in U.S. mass media, City Newspaper will run weekly lists of American/"Coalition" soldiers and Iraqi citizens killed during the ongoing occupation of Iraq.
City Newspaper |
Jennifer Weiss |
08-07-2004 |
International
Bush League: (Im)pertinent Media about the Current Administrationnew
The handover of Iraqi "sovereignty" inspires a re-examination of the U.S. role in Iraq.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Bill O'Driscoll |
07-08-2004 |
Politics
Arab-American Support for Bush Is Waningnew
A polar shift in the attitude of Iraqis toward their American “liberators” is mirrored in the political atmosphere among Arab-American and other Middle Eastern voters here in the United States.
Metro Times |
Curt Guyette |
06-16-2004 |
Politics
Memo by U.S. Official in Iraq Says CPA Is Too Isolatednew
The unnamed memo writer begins by emphasizing the positive: the sincere gratitude of the Iraqis and bustling commerce in Baghdad. But he warns that the Coalition Provisional Authority is isolated by its "security bubble" and must be careful not to project weakness to insurgents and corrupt Governing Council members.
Association of Alternative Newsmedia |
Anonymous |
04-28-2004 |
International
Tags: Iraq, Civil War, Kurds, weapons, international, Baghdad, Coalition Provisional Authority, Governing Council, nepotism, L. Paul Bremer, Ahmed Chalabi, Ayhem al-Sammarai, black market, Dan Senor, Iraqi National Congress, memo, Nesreen Berwari, Sam Gardiner, Shias, Sunnis, United Nations Oil-For-Food Program, US AID
From the Archives:
Content of Memo by Adviser in Iraq Revealednew
April 28, 2004: The postwar stabilization of Iraq is not going well enough, a Coalition Provisional Authority official wrote in a memo in early March. The result: "Baghdadis have an uneasy sense that they are heading towards civil war."
Association of Alternative Newsmedia |
Jason Vest |
04-28-2004 |
War
Tags: Iraq, Civil War, Kurds, weapons, Baghdad, Coalition Provisional Authority, Governing Council, nepotism, L. Paul Bremer, Ahmed Chalabi, Ayhem al-Sammarai, black market, Dan Senor, Iraqi National Congress, memo, Nesreen Berwari, Sam Gardiner, Shias, Sunnis, United Nations Oil-For-Food Program, US AID, war & peace
