Showing results for: Afghanistan (page 317)
Kurt Vonnegut: “My God, Vesuvius has erupted again!”
Christopher Kemp
At 79, the author of "Slaughterhouse Five" reflects on Sept. 11, death, heaven and the meaning of life.
All quiet on the homefront
Jennifer Foote Sweeney
Today's wartime propaganda suggests normalcy and consumption, a far cry from the government's campaign during World War II, which called upon Americans to completely change their way of life.
America’s handy new Insta-Traitor: Just add hot-tub water and stir!
Scott Rosenberg
Conservatives who say that America-hating California relativism produced John Walker don't know what they're talking about -- literally.
The women behind the women of Afghanistan
Janelle Brown
Hena Efat was smuggled into the Afghan Women's Summit; her plan is to go home and fight some more.
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Ursula Le Guin's witches take charge, new fiction picks and other recent books we've loved.
Wartime love affair
Holly Bailey
Hollywood and Washington make love, not war -- and the curtain falls on legislation unfriendly to the entertainment industry.
Aaron McGruder, creator of “The Boondocks”
Stephen Lemons
The controversial cartoonist calls Bush a moron, says Americans shouldn't worry about bin Laden and says he might leave the country.
Standing up for Bush’s tough laws
Anthony York, Damien Cave
Scholars defend the expansive new law enforcement powers -- and say military tribunals are justified.
Putting the world on notice
Janelle Brown
Delegates to the Afghan Women's Summit, deftly maneuvering past their differences, issue an ambitious agenda for inclusion in their nation's future.
Baghdad nightmare
Laura Rozen
They're accused of being war-crazed fanatics. But the elite group calling for Saddam's destruction is driven by a deep sense of mission -- one now shared by President Bush.
A chance to shine
Janelle Brown
Delegates in Brussels prepare for a role in government, and react variously to a French belly dancer in a spangled bra.
My neighbor, the war criminal
Suzy Hansen
An author who followed the lives of survivors in Rwanda and Bosnia talks about how people and nations learn to go on after they've suffered the unthinkable.
Not the time to cry censorship
Trevor Butterworth
Of course the public wants the Pentagon to censor journalists. And the media should try to understand why.
The return of Lord British
Wagner James Au
Banished from his own Ultima domains, game designer Richard Garriott is making a comeback, via Korea.
Pat Buchanan: America first
Jake Tapper
The commentator and former presidential candidate talks about Bush, bin Laden, Saddam, Arafat, Sharon -- and when and where the U.S. should draw a line in the sand.
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A collection of sideshow spectacles, a gritty tale of the boxing gym scene and more.
Any day now
Janelle Brown
Afghan women hope to use the momentum of international recognition to secure civil rights and a role in government.
Living jokes and Arab conspiracies
Salon Staff
Readers respond to Salon's Larry Flynt interview, and articles on urban legends and Meg Whitman.
“A Woman Soldier’s Own Story” by Xie Bingying
Janelle Brown
An autobiography of a rebellious Chinese girl who kicked off her footbindings and an arranged marriage to join the army is available in English for the first time.
Out of Afghanistan
Phillip Robertson
After witnessing the fall of Kunduz and seeing the dead body of one of his colleagues, our Afghanistan correspondent tries to get out of the country.
America the scapegoat
Meera Atkinson
An Australian woman who has made New York her home fires back at the smug U.S.-bashers in Europe and her native land.
The mother of all terrorism battles
Eric Boehlert
A growing chorus is calling for Saddam Hussein's head. But experts disagree on whether a U.S. assault on Baghdad is worth the high risks.
No more hit and run
Robert Scheer
Now that the United States has involved itself in Afghanistan, we have obligations to fulfill after the bombing stops.
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