AltWeeklies Wire
War Traumanew

Let's not make the same mistakes we made with Vietnam vets.
Pacific Sun |
Jill Kramer |
05-11-2006 |
War
Tags: war & peace
Bio-Med Backtracknew
University of Toronto appears to be backing off its relationship with Battelle Memorial Institute, a major Pentagon contractor in the chemical warfare field -- was it peace activists that did it in?
NOW Magazine |
Paul Weinberg |
05-04-2006 |
War
Tags: war & peace
Mind Gamenew

Thousands of soldiers are suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder, but military officials still aren't ready to talk about it.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Michael de Yoanna |
04-18-2006 |
War
Tags: war & peace
Life in a Time of Torturenew

Can the soul of America survive Abu Ghraib, Guantanamo and the loss of habeas corpus?
Santa Barbara Independent |
Staff |
04-13-2006 |
War
Tags: war & peace
Too Many and Countingnew
The rationale shifts, but the body count is constant -- take a look at the war in Iraq by the numbers.
Sacramento News & Review |
Rachel Gregg and Cosmo Garvin |
03-16-2006 |
War
Tags: war & peace
Brave Hartnew

Sergeant Patrick Hart, a nine-year veteran of the U.S. Army, went AWOL in Aug. 2005 and is seeking refugee status from the Canadian government.
Tags: war & peace
In His Nation's Servicenew
Jonathan Embrey finally got his Purple Heart two years after he
was wounded near Ar Ramadi.
Illinois Times |
Dusty Rhodes |
03-10-2006 |
War
Tags: war & peace
Gitmo: The Worst of the Worst?new
A report based entirely on Defense Department documents exposes the truth about Guantanamo.
The Village Voice |
Nat Hentoff |
03-06-2006 |
War
Tags: war & peace
Mikey's Missionnew
Air Force Academy graduate Mikey Weinstein has entered the battle over church and state, with cannons booming.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Cara DeGette |
03-02-2006 |
War
Tags: war & peace
Cash and Carrynew
A Coalition Provisional Authority administrator's guilty plea to bribery and money-laundering puts a harsh spotlight on Native-owned government contractors.
Missoula Independent |
Curtis Brundy |
02-16-2006 |
War
Tags: war & peace
Don't Ask, Don't Helpnew
Medics who could be treating soldiers in Iraq are home instead -- because they're gay.
Boston Phoenix |
Deirdre Fulton |
02-02-2006 |
War
Tags: war & peace
Don't Ask, Don't Tellnew
The Bush team chants, "We do not torture," but nobody around the world believes them.
The Village Voice |
Nat Hentoff |
01-30-2006 |
War
Tags: war & peace
Going, Going, Gonenew
Four more days, five more nights -- that's how long staff sergeant Danny Campos, 35, has until he is deployed to Iraq.
Orlando Weekly |
James Carlson |
01-26-2006 |
War
Tags: war & peace
On Bin Laden's Bedside Tablenew
Bill Blum, author of Rogue Nation, ponders life after the big Osama blurb.
The Village Voice |
James Ridgeway |
01-23-2006 |
War
Tags: war & peace
Come Die in Iraqnew
Increasingly, military recruiters find themselves struggling against a growing anti-war movement that aims to block recruitment on high-school and college campuses.
Boston Phoenix |
Deirdre Fulton |
12-06-2005 |
War
Tags: war & peace