AltWeeklies Wire
Barbara Lee Gets Itnew
But why isn't there more anti-war activity from progressives? There should be.
East Bay Express |
Jay Youngdahl |
03-31-2012 |
Commentary
Liberals & Libya: Democrats Make the Same Arguments for War Republicans Once Didnew
After reading my recent column "Obama's Libyan War," a liberal friend took me to task. "Jack, you just don't understand," he began as he explained the important humanitarian reasons for the president's recent intervention.
Charleston City Paper |
Jack Hunter |
04-13-2011 |
Commentary
Obama Was Bad From The Start
It was obvious from the beginning that Mr. Hopey Changey was devoid of character, deploying a toxic blend of liberal rhetoric and right-wing realpolitik. We were in denial.
Maui Time |
Ted Rall |
11-16-2010 |
Commentary
Johnny Got His Pillsnew
The U.S. military brass who are searching for solutions to the growing problems of soldier suicides aren't looking at the answer under their noses: their own dispensing of drugs to soldiers as a way to keep them functioning too long in too hellish a place.
Fort Worth Weekly |
E.R. Bills |
10-29-2010 |
Commentary
Economics of War and Fearnew
In a war economy much of what gets built gets blown up, destroyed, or wasted, as it were, on the unquestionable goal of winning.
Random Lengths News |
James Preston Allen |
08-09-2010 |
Commentary
Tags: Iraq, Afghanistan
Who Won Iraq’s Election?new
Using a complicated system of calculations called "basic arithmetic," one is able to see that Ayad Allawi did not actually win the election.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Andisheh Nouraee |
04-13-2010 |
Commentary
Tags: Ayad Allawi, Iraq
What are Obama’s Top Foreign Policy Objectives for 2010?new
President Obama's big domestic New Year's resolution appears to be acting to reduce the budget deficit. Other objectives include getting out of Iraq as quickly as possible while delving deeper into anywhere else that al-Qaida operatives are cramming explosives under their nutsacks.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Andisheh Nouraee |
01-12-2010 |
Commentary
Sen. Patty Murray, After a 'No' on Iraq, Has the President’s Back on Afghanistannew
One of 23 senators who rolled the political dice and voted nay on the Iraq War, Murray and her colleagues have been cast at the least as prescient and at times heroic. But now, Murray has declared her support for Obama's plan for Afghanistan.
Seattle Weekly |
Laura Onstot |
12-14-2009 |
Politics
Afghanistan War Promises Victory So Glorious We Never Shall Winnew
The old joke says that since 2003, U.S. soldiers have been between Iraq and a hard place. With a sanctioned Iraqi withdrawal underway at last, our troops are now in the hard place. It's no joke.
Birmingham Weekly |
Courtney Haden |
09-24-2009 |
Commentary
The Consequences of the End of the War in Iraqnew
Effectively, the U.S. war in Iraq is over. Was it worth it? There are two quite separate balance sheets of costs and benefits, one for Iraqis and the other for Americans. It's too early to give a final answer for the Iraqis, but for the United States the answer is definitely no.
The Georgia Straight |
Gwynne Dyer |
06-22-2009 |
Commentary
Tags: Iraq, war & peace
Entering Year Sevennew
The Iraq War's anniversary didn't spark riots, but it's worth remembering how we got here and who we've lost. At least.
Jackson Free Press |
Ronni Mott |
03-27-2009 |
Commentary
Tags: Iraq, commentary
The Hypocrisy of the American Pro-Life Movementnew
For pro-lifers to consistently and enthusiastically vote for leaders whose foreign policies will admittedly lead to the deaths of thousands of civilians — women, children, babies — in order to achieve political objectives is something I cannot understand.
Charleston City Paper |
Jack Hunter |
01-28-2009 |
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
We Should Thank the Shoe Thrower for Setting the Tone for the Bush Post-Presidencynew
I suspect the Secret Service has a difficult task ahead of itself, one way or the other, as our immediate past president hits the road determined to make some real bucks. For wherever he goes on the post-presidential speaking-tour circuit, George W. Bush will have to duck for his supper as well as sing for it.
The Memphis Flyer |
Kenneth Neill |
12-19-2008 |
Commentary
Obama's Victory Revives the American Dream ... For Nownew
After the hype blows over, it's hard to say whether the President-elect can deliver on his sweeping promises. Like Carter with Nixon, Obama is in the awkward position of being an apologist for his warmonger predecessors. And while the comparisons between Vietnam and Iraq wars have become almost cliche, Obama's biggest test will be in ending the Iraq war.
Boulder Weekly |
Ben Corbett |
11-17-2008 |
Commentary
