Fighting the War at Home
New America Media, Commentary, Posted: Feb 21, 2010
A soldier returns safely after surviving sniper fire and roadside bombs in Iraq and Afghanistan. But the hypervigilance and suppressed emotions that kept him alive have taken a heavy toll. Jeremy P. wrote of his experiences for the Veterans Workshop, a New America Media writing project for military veterans.
Categories: Health, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Top Stories, War & Conflict, Youth Culture
Tags: Iraq war veterans, post traumatic stress, PTSD, readjustment, traumatic brain injury
Free the Hikers Update
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Feb 18, 2010
Free the Hikers Update
Categories: War & Conflict
Jailed Soldier Rapper Bids for U.S. Trial
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Feb 17, 2010
Lawyers for U.S. Army specialist Marc Hall, whose incendiary rap song landed him in the brig, are demanding that his trial take place in the United States, not Iraq.
Categories: Original NAM Content, War & Conflict
Tags: court martial, fort stewart, iraq, marc hall, rapper
Eye on Arab Media: Middle East Christians Face Uncertain Future
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Feb 16, 2010
Christians in the Arab world who played an important role in developing pan-Arab movements in the 1950s and enriched its culture have serious concerns about their future in the Middle East. Iraqi Christians are fleeing persecution, while Egyptian Copts face discrimination.
Categories: Middle Eastern, Original NAM Content, Religion, Top Stories, War & Conflict
Tags: baath, christians, copts, egypt, iraq, lebanon, middle east, pan-arab, syria
Court-Martial in Middle East for Angry Rapper-Soldier
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Feb 12, 2010
A U.S. Army Specialist wrote an angry rap to protest being kept past his enlistment commitment by the Defense Department. Now he faces court martial in the Middle East where his unit is based.
Categories: African American, Arts & Entertainment, Original NAM Content, War & Conflict
Tags: court martial, Marc Hall, rapper, stop loss
Afghan Summit Highlights Risky Paradoxes of War
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Feb 01, 2010
NATO's hybrid plan for security in Afghanistan is rife with paradoxes. But it also has the reluctant support of various constituencies who are at odds with each other.
Categories: Front Page, International Affairs, Middle Eastern, Politics & Governance, South Asian, Top Stories, War & Conflict
Tags: Afghanistan, Hamid Karzai, London Summit, Taliban