AltWeeklies Wire
Soldier's Storynew
A Marine, killed in Iraq, leaves behind an extended family with differing opinions about the war.
Sacramento News & Review |
Melinda Welsh |
03-25-2005 |
War
Tags: war & peace
The Antiwar Credibility Gapnew
Rather than being reflexively antimilitary, antiwar activists should learn to understand and embrace why this war is bad from the perspective of the men and women fighting it.
Seattle Weekly |
Geov Parrish |
03-23-2005 |
War
Tags: war & peace
Weapons of Mass Improvisationnew
The roadside bomb has mass appeal among insurgents and is having a massive impact.
Seattle Weekly |
Rick Anderson |
03-09-2005 |
War
Tags: war & peace
Safe at Home, Ill at Easenew
The biggest group of Washington state soldiers who served in Iraq are starting to return, and it's not clear we're ready for them.
Seattle Weekly |
Nina Shapiro |
03-09-2005 |
War
Tags: war & peace
Second Stringers: Reservists in Iraq
Reservists, by definition, aren‘t professional soldiers. They’re military amateurs and a lot of them know it. The result is that many reservists in Iraq are scared all the time, and according to some soldiers, that means mistakes.
Charleston City Paper |
David Axe |
03-08-2005 |
War
Tags: war & peace
Shell Shock: How Do You Identify A Soldier With PTSD?new
Soldiers returning from Iraq are often experiencing post traumatic stress disorder. How do you identify it? How do you deal with it?
Jackson Free Press |
Brett Potter |
02-17-2005 |
War
Tags: war & peace
Iraq and Rollnew
In the music biz, the question of who survives and who doesn't usually comes down to timing, strategy and luck. In that sense, it's a lot like war -- which the four members of Lucid Dissent, home from Iraq, know all too well.
Tags: war & peace
'They Can't Fool Me'new
A delegation that includes family members of soldiers killed in Iraq reaches out to the occupied country.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Camille T. Taiara |
01-19-2005 |
War
Tags: war & peace
A Just Deserternew
Jeremy Hinzman puts alleged U.S. war crimes on trial in Toronto.
NOW Magazine |
Matt Mernagh |
12-21-2004 |
War
Tags: war & peace
'Go Boeing!'new
E-mails sent by Air Force and Boeing officials reveal the attitudes behind the decision-making.
Seattle Weekly |
Rick Anderson |
11-30-2004 |
War
Tags: war & peace
'Embarrassing Don'new
New Air Force e-mails released by Sen. John McCain throw light on the Boeing 767 tanker scandal.
Seattle Weekly |
Rick Anderson |
11-30-2004 |
War
Tags: war & peace
Taguba's Revenge?new
Sacramento Sgt. Marc Guzman accuses the Iraq-prison-scandal hero of threatening soldiers.
Sacramento News & Review |
Michael Pulley |
11-26-2004 |
War
Tags: war & peace
Dead-Check in Fallujanew
The infamous video: A Marine stands over a wounded Arab sprawled on the floor of a mosque and shoots him in the head. What military officials are not saying is that the Marine's behavior conforms to training that is fairly standard in some units. It's called "dead-checking."
The Village Voice |
Evan Wright |
11-24-2004 |
War
Tags: war & peace
Former Analyst Recalls Prior Morale Problems at the CIAnew
Then-CIA Director George H.W. Bush asked, "Anyone have anything they want me to talk to 'the Rock' about, since I'm headed to the White House?"
"The Rock" was then-Vice President Nelson Rockefeller. I sat there stunned. The director of the CIA irreverently referred to the vice president of the United States as "The Rock." I decided then and there that I liked this man.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Bob Barr |
11-24-2004 |
War
Tags: war & peace
For Activists, Fort Benning Protest Cures Post-Election Bluesnew
Peace activists could be forgiven for feeling depressed over the past few weeks. The battle for Fallujah has left dozens of Americans and hundreds of Iraqis dead. Another African nation -- in this case, Ivory Coast -- has devolved into chaos and bloodshed.
And then there was George W. Bush's victory three weeks ago.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Steve Fennessy |
11-24-2004 |
War
Tags: war & peace
