AltWeeklies Wire
What If They Gave a War and Nobody Knew Why?
Eight years after invading Afghanistan, the U.S. government is still struggling to explain why. If you can't figure out if you're winning or losing, you're losing.
Nancy Hollander Defends Guantanamo Prisoners ... and Our Justice Systemnew
The Albuquerque lawyer is one of the nation's leading criminal defense attorneys, but she now faces perhaps her greatest legal challenge yet: Representing two prisoners incarcerated at the Guantanamo Bay detention camp.
Weekly Alibi |
Simon McCormack |
08-11-2009 |
Civil Liberties
Are Pakistan's Nukes Safe from Terrorists?new
Outside observers are afraid Pakistan's super-violent, fundamentalist Taliban fighters might be able to get their hands on one of Pakistan's nuclear weapons. Is it possible?
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Andisheh Nouraee |
05-13-2009 |
Commentary
Update: What Is the U.S. Mission in Afghanistan?new
I'm nostalgic for focused anger and healthy skepticism directed at the White House. I'm concerned that some of President Obama's Bush-like policy initiatives are getting a free pass from the press and public simply because Obama isn't Bush.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Andisheh Nouraee |
04-10-2009 |
Commentary
Guantanamo's Final Daysnew
The day President Obama ordered the closure of the camps at Guantanamo Bay, writer Tim Elfrink was the only American reporter inside the detention camps. While there, he was able to get an inside view of the facilities that some of America's sworn enemies occupy.
Miami New Times |
Tim Elfrink and Jesse Hyde |
03-02-2009 |
War
Tags: Guantanamo, War on terror
What Is the Swat Valley?new
The Swat Valley is a magical place in northern Pakistan where every child is born with the innate ability to batter down doors, rescue hostages and safely apprehend suspected drug kingpins. Additionally, the area's notoriously boy-crazy, clique-y teenage girls inspired the hugely popular Swat Valley High teen fiction series.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Andisheh Nouraee |
02-25-2009 |
Commentary
Obama Gets it Wrong on Afghanistan
The president's recent interview with Canada's CBC television network demonstrates that he doesn't know much about Afghanistan. But that isn't stopping him from talking about it -- even while he escalates America's war there.
Is Pakistan Getting Serious About Fighting Terrorists?new
Next time you get irritated at an U.S. politician for using responsibility-shirking language, be thankful Pakistan's Interior Ministry Chief Rehman Malik isn't a member of our government.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Andisheh Nouraee |
02-18-2009 |
Commentary
What Is the U.S. Mission in Afghanistan?new
The big stimulus bill isn't the only economic lifeline being tossed out by Team Obama. The Feds are also offering a generous subsidy to foreign policy columnists. The Obama administration's war strategy in Afghanistan is so unclear, newspapers have no choice but to keep paying people like me to help explain it.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Andisheh Nouraee |
02-04-2009 |
Commentary
Tags: War on terror, Afghanistan
John Yoo, War Criminal?new
The chances that the notorious UC Berkeley law professor will be investigated for war crimes appear to have increased in recent weeks.
East Bay Express |
Robert Gammon |
01-28-2009 |
Crime & Justice
Did Bush's War On Terror™ Succeed in Somalia?new
Instead of replacing Somalia's government with something better, U.S.-Ethiopian forces merely started a civil war.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Andisheh Nouraee |
01-14-2009 |
Commentary
No Clear Path to Peace for Obama Administrationnew
We are anxious because now it appears Obama, like LBJ, wants it both ways and isn't really as much about getting us out of any of our recent military quagmires as he is about negotiating settlements in which we stay.
Pasadena Weekly |
Kevin Uhrich |
01-05-2009 |
Commentary
My Column-Writing Resolutions for 2009new
In 2009, I plan to write frequently and in-depth about the following three issues. I suspect they'll be consuming more of the United States' foreign news oxygen than they did in 2008.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Andisheh Nouraee |
01-02-2009 |
Commentary
What's Your Year-End List?new
I've written two year-end lists: the Top Five Best-Named World Leaders of 2008, and the Five People Who Also Should Have Had Shoes Thrown at Them in 2008.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Andisheh Nouraee |
12-24-2008 |
Commentary
'Guilty' Examines Arab Bashing on the Big Screennew
Six years into a costly war fought on Arab soil, one might expect American media to demonize the enemy, rationalizing the necessity of killing and maiming hundreds of thousands of Iraqi civilians. But perhaps because of popular revulsion at the war, Shaheen finds cause for hope.
The Texas Observer |
Steven G. Kellman |
12-03-2008 |
Nonfiction
