Point Austin: Counting the Dead

Whatever their number, the Iraqi casualties lie at our feet

"...war, which corresponds to 2.5% of population. ... Of post-invasion deaths, 601,027 were due to violence, the most common..."

Nov. 17, 2006 News Column by Michael King

Page Two: Flip It and Reverse It

Bush abandons troublesome action for the sanctity of meaningless battles and ideological purity

"...polluted idealism, reality betrayed ideology. Nothing about the actual invasion of Iraq and its aftermath, except ending the unarguable..."

July 7, 2006 Column by Louis Black

Bringing the War Home

No More Victims works for peace, one wounded child at a time

"...this writing, 2,157 Americans have died since the U.S. invasion of Iraq in March 2003. The number of Iraqis..."

Dec. 30, 2005 News Feature by Emily Pyle

Page Two: President Know-Nothing

President Know-Nothing

"...When the invasion of Iraq was pending, many, many Americans who had..."

Sept. 16, 2005 Column by Louis Black

Page Two

In a post-Katrina about-face, Republicans suddenly don't want to play the 'blame game'

"...I thought the buildup to and aftermath of the invasion of Iraq was the most Orwellian moment of my..."

Sept. 9, 2005 Column by Louis Black

War Made Easy

New echoes of Vietnam: 'Withdrawal would cripple U.S. credibility'

"...a word made famous during the Vietnam War. The invasion of Iraq and the subsequent occupation came out of..."

July 15, 2005 News Feature by Norman Solomon

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Acting as if God partakes in partisan or national politics is a display of blasphemy, not faith

"...I can feel those of you who supported the invasion of Iraq doing spit takes right now. Finally, this..."

Dec. 24, 2004 Column by Louis Black

Page Two

The mainstreaming of extremism

"...The most adamant supporters of our invasion of Iraq insist they were and are right: "If..."

Oct. 8, 2004 Column by Louis Black

Page Two

Looking forward and backward on the eve of the Chronicle's 20th anniversary; a farewell to influential local filmmaker and friend David Boone, who died unexpectedly last week

"...and two children. He was 47. David's Super-8mm masterpiece Invasion of the Aluminum People defined a period of Austin..."

Aug. 3, 2001 Column by Louis Black

Invader

Chicago-set horror from the director of Offseason.

"...is his most minimalist work since his 2015 alien invasion chiller Pod. Since that breakthrough, he's played around with..."

March 15, 2024 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Feeding the Ukrainian Resistance With Varenyky and Mutual Aid

To Austin's Ukrainian community, the meaning of food has co-evolved with the war itself

"...Then Vladimir Putin launched his invasion of Ukraine on February 24. Levchuk and hundreds of..."

Nov. 25, 2022 Food Feature by John Besche

Navalny

Extraordinary documentary portrait of Putin’s nemesis

"...commanders are keeping the truth about how badly the invasion of Ukraine is going from Vladimir Putin. After all,..."

April 8, 2022 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Shadows of Freedom

Fascinating if brief documentary about the overlooked Algerian Jewish Resistance

"...of Freedom begins with a three-minute history of the invasion of France and the creation of the Vichy Republic...."

June 12, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Ernie Cline Gets His Game on With Armada

Novelist Ernie Cline's Eighties arcade love fuels his new sci-fi blockbuster, Armada

"...achieve another Top Score with a tale of alien invasion...."

July 31, 2015 Arts Feature by Michael Berry

Serious Moonlight

Cheryl Hines directs this romantic comedy starring Meg Ryan and Timothy Hutton, based on a script penned by Adrienne Shelly.

"...the movie, the romcom back-and-forth is supplanted by a home-invasion storyline, during which more people are conked on the..."

Dec. 11, 2009 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Page Two: Masters and Commanders

Meditations on moving forces

"...getting out. Going into Afghanistan was not a "necessary" invasion, nor was it ever a "just" war. It was..."

Dec. 11, 2009 Column by Louis Black

Strange Equation: 'Privileged College Kids and Professors' and 'Iraqi People'

"...last four years, as a result of the U.S. invasion/occupation. Multiplying the number killed by a factor of 10..."

April 19, 2007 Postmarks

Page Two: Light and Darkness

Light and Darkness: In the bright cacophony of black and white, a confession of despair and an ode to uncertainty

"...Before the invasion of Iraq, Austin Bay, writing in the Austin American-Statesman,..."

Aug. 18, 2006 Column by Louis Black

Black Not a Coward But Still an Addict, Hypocrite, Liar, Moral Incompetent!

Feb. 13, 2006 Postmarks

The Invasion Handbook

Paulin has been publishing good poetry for more than 25 years, but the rest of his background -- as a scholar of literature, as an essayist, and as a deeply political writer -- serves him well as he journeys across a large physical and mental landscape of rich historical and literary allusion.

"...The Invasion Handbookby Tom Paulin..."

Nov. 28, 2003 Books Review by Tim Walker

The Reason Why

"...The invasion of Iraq and other costly wars now being planned..."

April 11, 2003 News Feature by George McGovern

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...where people gather to voice their opposition to an invasion of Iraq on the war of terrorism. The goal..."

March 7, 2003 Column

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More than the insanity or weaponry of Saddam Hussein, we should fear the deepening of a rift between the Muslim world and the West. The haste with which we are building toward war in Iraq is sending the wrong message to both.

"...to matter much. Sooner rather than later, expect the invasion: All this military buildup without a payoff will be..."

Dec. 20, 2002 Column by Louis Black

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...“Texas has solid legal grounds to defend against an invasion,” he wrote. Those grounds are based on the Constitution’s..."

March 8, 2024 News Feature

Rep. Lloyd Doggett Sees Threats to Ukraine's Democracy as Close to Home

Doggett: Ukrainian conflict is greater threat to Central Texans than many realize

"...war – he briskly opposed President George W. Bush's invasion into Iraq, and although he supported going into Afghanistan,..."

March 11, 2022 News Feature by Maggie Quinlan

All ATX Vol. 4

"...celebrity mash-ups (Alejandro Escovedo/Mother Falcon). Initial home run British Invasion ("Texas Platters," Dec. 26, 2014), last year's All Along..."

Dec. 2, 2016 Music Review by Raoul Hernandez

SXSW Film Announces 2015 Lineup

Circling the Thunderdome

"...Invasion Director: Abner Benaim Invasion documents the U.S. military siege..."

Feb. 3, 2015 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Where the Girls Go/ATX: Bunnies & Chocolate Edition

Bonnets, egg hunts, and where to find the grrrls and bois this weekend

"...and only Jodie Foster with the ladies behind her invasion as they take over The White Horse. And in..."

April 18, 2014 Qmmunity Post by Sarah Marloff

Playback

Fun Fun Fun Fest reels off some greatest hits and more

"...music scene there will grow regardless." Neal Pollack's Second Invasion..."

July 12, 2013 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

'Doctor Who' Watch

7.4: ‘The Power of Three’

"...is the story of “the year of the slow invasion.” Invasion, you say? Don’t anybody get any ideas about..."

Sept. 23, 2012 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

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