AltWeeklies Wire
Q&A: Scott Ritter, Former UN Weapons Inspectornew
Ritter talks about what the U.S. should do in Iraq and Iran.
The Memphis Flyer |
Bianca Phillips |
05-02-2008 |
War
What is the National Defense University?new
While much of the national news media's attention was focused on his holiness and his hot wheels, an important story about the Iraq War broke. On April 17, the elite university in D.C. published a report called "Choosing War: The Decision To Invade Iraq and Its Aftermath."
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Andisheh Nouraee |
05-01-2008 |
Commentary
Errol Morris and the Aesthetics of Evidencenew
While the endlessly loquacious and deeply political director has made a film about Abu Ghraib and the secondary victims (those who were punished of low rank and those of higher rank who created the atmosphere where such violations were possible were not), he's more interested in dissecting the meaning of photography.
Chicago Newcity |
Ray Pride |
04-30-2008 |
Reviews
'Standard Operating Procedure' Profiles Abu Ghraib Torturersnew
Errol Morris is more interested in political posturing and special effects than exposing a military disgrace.
New York Press |
Armond White |
04-24-2008 |
Reviews
The War Vet Generation Gapnew
Camaraderie is in short supply between Iraq returnees and older veterans.
Seattle Weekly |
Nina Shapiro |
04-21-2008 |
War
So What, America?new
Cheney's "so what?" means he's not going to change his mind about the war that he knows is right, even if he is wrong. "So what?" means that Bush is going to veto any bill that Congress passes that might interfere with "winning" -- but just what are we supposed to be winning in Iraq?
Random Lengths News |
James P. Allen |
04-18-2008 |
Commentary
What Did the Petraeus Hearings Tell Us About the War?new
The primary failure of the media coverage of the hearings is the failure to emphasize that the surge is a set of tactics, not a strategy for victory.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Andisheh Nouraee |
04-16-2008 |
Commentary
General Petraeus: Designated Manure Spreadernew
Pie charts, benchmarks, "phased" redeployment; 30,000 wounded, 5,000 dead.
L.A. Weekly |
Marc Cooper |
04-11-2008 |
War
One Navy SEAL's Mission to Help Fellow Iraq Vetsnew
Now 33 and released from active duty, Eric Greitens is at last back on his home turf and facing new challenges as chairman of a nonprofit -- the Center for Citizen Leadership -- that he created last fall. Its mission: To put wounded veterans back to work in public service jobs.
Riverfront Times |
Kristen Hinman |
04-11-2008 |
War
Iraq: Maliki's Gamblenew
The rhetoric on the Basra offensive is triumphalist, and the story-line is simple and consistent -- but the reality is less persuasive.
NOW Magazine |
Gwynne Dyer |
04-07-2008 |
International
Blackwater's Terrifying Reachnew
Jeremy Scahill discusses privatization of war and civilian life.
Shepherd Express |
Lisa Kaiser |
04-04-2008 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
In Vermont, War-Tax Resistance Dies Hardnew
Five years into an unpopular war, the practice of withholding federal tax payments in protest isn't entirely dead.
Seven Days |
Mike Ives |
04-04-2008 |
War
Running Up a Tab in Iraqnew
The authors of The Three Trillion Dollar War: The True Cost of the Iraq Conflict react to the administration's dismissal of their findings.
Boston Phoenix |
Joseph E. Stiglitz and Linda J. Bilmes |
04-03-2008 |
War
The Fight Homenew
Iraq almost made Brandon Sword a statistic. It hasn't made him a quitter.
LEO Weekly |
Mat Herron |
04-01-2008 |
War
Black 47 Makes War Rocknew
On Iraq, veteran Irish renegade Larry Kirwan and his band of pacifists attempt to conquer the current war with a song cycle of previously released and new material.
Shepherd Express |
Michael Popke |
03-28-2008 |
Reviews
