AltWeeklies Wire
Is There a Foreign Policy Bright Side to the Economic Crisis?new
The sinking economies of the West are dragging the price of oil down with them. For car-driving Americans, lower fuel prices mean a few extra bucks in our pockets each week. That's good news. Even better news: Lower oil prices mean a few extra billion dollars not pouring into the bank accounts of oil-rich countries like Venezuela.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Andisheh Nouraee |
10-29-2008 |
International
The View from Afghanistannew
Afghans have spent most of their history dealing with foreign powers that exert influence by force, political meddling or material support to particular parties, so they find creative ways of explaining phenomena they don't understand.
INDY Week |
Jeffrey E. Stern |
09-13-2007 |
International
A War Within a Warnew
As the U.S. finds itself somehow fighting two wars on the same front, the Afghan opium trade soars.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Mick Farren |
07-07-2006 |
International
Global Spiderwebnew
The Council of Europe report on CIA involvement with kidnapping and torture is devastating.
The Village Voice |
Nat Hentoff |
06-28-2006 |
International
Give Peace a Chancenew
The Fellowship of Reconciliation is sending 25 people on a mission to Iran to change perceptions.
LEO Weekly |
Stephen George |
05-15-2006 |
International
Tags: War on terror, Iran
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
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
Pursuing Terrorists in the Desertnew
The U.S. military is spending $500 million to try and prevent the next Afghanistan -- will it work?
The Village Voice |
Raffi Khatchadourian |
01-25-2006 |
International
After Sharonnew
Bush is close to losing tough-guy friend Ariel Sharon in an unfriendly region -- will it change the administration's Mideast agenda?
The Village Voice |
James Ridgeway |
01-05-2006 |
International
Tags: war in iraq, WAR, War on terror, Iran, George W. Bush, policy, Israel, Palestine, Hamas, palestinians
Fishin' for Evildoers on the Pacific Coastnew
The Alameda County Sheriff's Department believes it is the only county agency in the nation that defends its residents with a fully manned antiterrorist gunboat.
East Bay Express |
Justin Berton |
09-26-2005 |
International
