AlterNet.org: War on Iraq Alternative News and Information. en-us AlterNet http://www.alternet.org/rss/button.gif http://www.alternet.org/ AlterNet http://www.alternet.org/ Copyright 2008 Independent Media Institute. All rights reserved. Rumsfeld Blames the Generals for Poor Pre-War Planning http://www.alternet.org/blogs/waroniraq/84911/ Shorter Rumsfeld: The buck does not stop here. Fri, 09 May 2008 10:57:01 PDT Satyam Khanna Pentagon’s Spin On GI Bill Is ‘Offensive Nonsense’ http://www.alternet.org/blogs/waroniraq/84746/ Jon Soltz of Vote Vets weighs in on the new GI Bill. Wed, 07 May 2008 16:42:01 PDT Jon Soltz Shifting the Blame in Gender-Motivated Violence http://www.alternet.org/blogs/waroniraq/84674/ How the media's use of the passive voice skews coverage of violence against women. Wed, 07 May 2008 08:02:01 PDT Lucinda Marshall King David (Petraeus) http://www.alternet.org/blogs/waroniraq/84662/ Spencer Ackerman profiles the "king" of counter-insurgency theory. Wed, 07 May 2008 06:46:01 PDT Spencer Ackerman Both Decrease And Increase In Troop Deaths Prove The Surge Is Success http://www.alternet.org/blogs/waroniraq/84521/ For supporters of the war, up is down, down is up, and 2+2=5. Tue, 06 May 2008 06:49:01 PDT Ali Frick Pentagon Backs Plan to Build "Zone of Influence" in Iraq http://www.alternet.org/blogs/waroniraq/84448/ The Pentagon wants to Disney-fy the Green Zone and create a lasting cultural footprint in Baghdad. Mon, 05 May 2008 14:15:01 PDT Satyam Khanna In Iraq 70 Percent of People Lack Clean Water http://www.alternet.org/blogs/waroniraq/84147/ The number of civilians in Iraq without water has risen from 50 percent to 70 percent during 2003 to 2007. Thu, 01 May 2008 12:00:01 PDT Abigail Brown McCain's Elitism and the New GI Bill http://www.alternet.org/blogs/waroniraq/84001/ John McCain is supporting a watered-down version of the new GI Bill that will primarily benefit career officers. Wed, 30 Apr 2008 12:33:01 PDT Mike Connery Politico Reporter Plays Fast and Loose with Anti-War Organizer's Words http://www.alternet.org/blogs/waroniraq/83598/ This is how conventional wisdom is created. Sat, 26 Apr 2008 13:41:01 PDT Matt Stoller Labor's First Strike Against the War Gains Momentum http://www.alternet.org/blogs/waroniraq/83192/ Vermont Union offers strong endorsement of West Coast long-shoremen's action. Thu, 24 Apr 2008 06:11:01 PDT Joshua Holland "A Big Promotion" for General Petraeus http://www.alternet.org/blogs/waroniraq/83276/ Weeks after defending the war before Congress, General David Petraeus is tapped to become the head of U.S. Central Command. Wed, 23 Apr 2008 08:48:01 PDT Liliana Segura One in Three Returning Vets Suffer from Brain Injuries, Mental Health Problems http://www.alternet.org/blogs/waroniraq/82776/ And many are not getting care -- it's a betrayal on an epic scale. Fri, 18 Apr 2008 06:00:01 PDT Joshua Holland Hey George: How's That Plan to Lower Gas Prices by Sucking Up to Oil Producers Working? http://www.alternet.org/blogs/waroniraq/82690/ Let's retrieve a campaign promise from the memory hole. Thu, 17 Apr 2008 10:22:01 PDT Joshua Holland Don't Kid Yourself: a Dem Congress Won't Have the Fortitude to End the Iraq Occupation in 2009 http://www.alternet.org/blogs/waroniraq/82220/ Frank Rich makes a funny. Mon, 14 Apr 2008 04:39:01 PDT Steve M. Washington Spins “Democrats’ Iraq Fantasies†http://www.alternet.org/blogs/waroniraq/82139/ It’s nothing short of journalistic malpractice. Fri, 11 Apr 2008 15:26:01 PDT Joshua Holland