New America Media: War & Conflict

Eight Soldiers Charged For the Death of Private Danny Chen

Asianweek, News Report, Posted: Dec 23, 2011

OCA, a national organization dedicated to advancing the political, social, and economic well-being of Asian Pacific Americans (APAs), applauds the United States Army’s swift action in conducting a full investigation in the case surrounding the death of Private Danny Chen.

‘Opium Nation’ -- The Women of Afghanistan’s Drug Trade

New America Media, Video, Peter Schurmann / Video: Cliff Parker, Posted: Dec 23, 2011

Fariba Nawa’s new book, “Opium Nation,” tells the stories of the drug trade of Afghanistan and the women who are caught in the middle.

Ethnic Media Take Sober Look at US Intervention in Iraq

New America Media, News Report, NAM Staff, Posted: Dec 22, 2011

In the wake of the end of the Iraq war, U.S. ethnic media are taking a sober look at the last nine years of American military intervention in Iraq, and the meaning of the war in each of their communities.

Forgetting the Iraq War

New America Media, Commentary, Andrew Lam, Posted: Dec 22, 2011

Our troops are barely out of Iraq, and we can’t wait to move on. It’s as if Americans have a collective will to forget.

Commentary: The Last Soldier to Die in Iraq Was Black

Bet.com, Commentary, Posted: Dec 21, 2011

Last week, after nearly nine years of fighting, America’s most recent war with Iraq ended. The remaining American soldiers left Iraq yesterday, rolling into Kuwait in a huge convoy, hooping and hollering all along the way.

Suicide Rate Among National Guard Members Is a Call To Action

TC Daily Planet, News Report, Posted: Dec 20, 2011

As Minnesota’s National Guard members return from their deployment to Kuwait, the state can expect the problems faced by returning veterans to increase to a “tsunami” level.” Uppermost on that list is the potential for suicide.

After Iraq -- US Abandons Engagement for War on Tyrants

New America Media, News Report, Yoichi Shimatsu, Posted: Dec 20, 2011

The Iraq War may well never be over since its objective of regime change continues to dictate U.S. foreign policy and spawn endless conflicts.

U.S. Somalis Can’t Support Families During Famine, Thanks To Anti-Terror Laws

Colorlines, News Report, Posted: Dec 19, 2011

Like a lot of small countries on the wrong side of post-colonialism, Somalia’s GDP is deeply dependent on remittances, money sent back home from abroad by migrants who leave the country to find work.