My Favorite Year

In an extraordinary season of four premieres, playwright Robert Schenkkan brings UT, his old school, a new screwball comedy

"...across the Mekong Delta, and into the heart of Iraq, currently in rehearsal at the Mark Taper Forum in..."

Nov. 4, 2005 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

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Our readers talk back.

"...half of the foreign fighters killing our children in Iraq are from Saudi Arabia. So the Bush response was..."

Sept. 9, 2005 Column

In Person

CODEPINK at BookPeople, May 16

"...took to the streets coming out against the U.S. invasion of Iraq. Well, more than two years have passed,..."

May 20, 2005 Books Feature by Diana Welch

Too Little, Late at 'Times'

The Gray Lady apologizes (sort of) for its ham-handed Iraq propaganda

"...editors had reviewed the paper's own coverage of the Iraq war – and specifically the reporting on alleged "weapons..."

June 4, 2004 News Feature by Michael King

Page Two

The Republican right's hypocritical rhetoric machine has become so dazzling and effective it can only be viewed as (highly successful) conceptual art.

"...help that country rebuild. Underfunding that pledge, we invaded Iraq for reasons that are at best controversial. It isn't..."

Aug. 1, 2003 Column by Louis Black

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"...Iraq Warfare Covers Up Class Warfare..."

July 18, 2003 Column

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"...the "Weapons of Mass Destruction" evidence justifying war on Iraq, resulting in the unnecessary deaths of many Iraqi citizens..."

June 20, 2003 Column

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Our readers talk back.

"...Jason White's claim that the Iraqis would have happily surrendered had it not been for..."

April 18, 2003 Column

Naked City

Last week Austin Congressman Lloyd Doggett took the House floor to strongly oppose the Bush administration's drumbeat for unilateral military action against Iraq.

"...the Bush administration's drumbeat for unilateral military action against Iraq. "Mr. Speaker, overshadowing all of our hopes and dreams..."

Sept. 13, 2002 News Feature by Michael King

Doggett on War and Peace

Austin Congressman counsels against attack on Syria

"...Bush ‘consulted’ with similar Congressional leaders on Afghanistan and Iraq,” said Doggett. “That is insufficient. I believe we have..."

Aug. 30, 2013 News Post by Michael King

Point Austin: Journalism and Memory

What we fail to remember, we will tragically repeat

"..."We do it again in Iraq. We come in to a culture – we don't..."

March 30, 2012 News Column by Michael King

The Hightower Report

Global Game That Never Ends; and A New Name for Occupation

"...one in America noticed. And almost no one in Iraq cared. MNF-I was the military acronym for Multi-National Force..."

Jan. 22, 2010 News Column by Jim Hightower

Scott Ritter Tonight

Former weapons inspector to talk at Friends Meeting House.

"...Ritter, the former United Nations chief weapons inspector in Iraq as part of the United Nations Special Commission (UNSCOM),..."

Feb. 22, 2008 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Knows the Truth and Tells It

"...[“Postmarks”]: “Finally, take a morally complex situation like in Iraq where almost everyone involved not only has a different..."

Aug. 29, 2007 Postmarks

Actually Living With War

The latest AFS Essential Cinema series focuses on the films of the Middle East and North Africa

"...Fly transpires thusly: A 3-year-old Kurdish boy in northern Iraq named Riga, wide-eyed but blind, heir to all the..."

Feb. 16, 2007 Screens Feature by Josh Rosenblatt

Holy Shit! Rumsfeld Quits!

"...and east, west, south and north somewhat." – on Iraq's weapons of mass destruction "Death has a tendency to..."

Nov. 8, 2006 News Post by Wells Dunbar

If Christ Came Back

"...he should have been impeached because of his needless invasion of Iraq, I read Mr. Black’s beautifully written "Page..."

Dec. 28, 2004 Postmarks

Page Two

When Rush Limbaugh reinvented the blindly loyal conformist as a daring, oppressed, truth-seeking revolutionary, he also re-created the mainstream in his image

"...of the most hard-right, conservative Republican positions, they are pro-Iraqi invasion, anti-tax, and anti-big-government. Conversely, they are deeply anti-Democrat,..."

July 2, 2004 Column by Louis Black

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Our readers talk back.

"...I must have missed the announcement. Or maybe the Iraq situation is too multifaceted for just anti-war/pro-war approaches. Just..."

May 14, 2004 Column

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"...foreign aid as a more reasonable alternative to the Iraq war ["Page Two," Jan. 23]. Translating this into real-speak,..."

Feb. 6, 2004 Column

Choosing to Blame America Rather Than Looking at Themselves

"...foreign aid as a more reasonable alternative to the Iraq war ["Page Two," Jan. 23]. Translating this into real-speak,..."

Jan. 30, 2004 Postmarks

Page Two

Deconstructing the endorsement process, and more thoughts on the power of protest and principled dissent.

"...the passion from so many for bringing democracy to Iraq, it will be interesting to see the turnout for..."

April 18, 2003 Column by Louis Black

Page Two

When they label war protesters' speech as traitorous, right-wing war supporters reveal themselves as truly anti-American.

"...to foist this miserable system of government on the Iraqis? Do they think it will work better there? Less..."

Feb. 28, 2003 Column by Louis Black

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

Letters at 3AM: The Numbers This Time

There exist co-enabling models of therapeutic and addictive wars

"...1943 saw the Allied invasion of North Africa. "In two weeks of fighting, 6,000..."

Dec. 4, 2009 Column by Michael Ventura

The Psychedelic Renaissance and the Veterans Leading the Charge

Psychedelic healing around Austin and beyond

"...was racing toward Baghdad as an infantryman in the invasion of Iraq. He didn’t see a lot of shooting..."

July 5, 2024 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Point Austin: Who Needs a Drug Test?

Welcome the president, but please stay hungry

"...At the time, "this war" meant only the U.S. invasion of Iraq; now, three years and many, many casualties..."

Aug. 13, 2010 News Column by Michael King

Gonzales and the WMDs

US Rep. Waxman condemns former AG over intelligence abuses

"...CIA intelligence was abused in the run-up to the invasion of Iraq...."

Dec. 22, 2008 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Page Two: Music of the Spheres

We cannot work together unless we can talk to each other

"...difference there. Supposedly the left was wrong on invading Iraq, but their position has been validated. The left complained..."

June 20, 2008 Column by Louis Black

Happenings

March 14-20

"...peace as the fifth anniversary of the war in Iraq approaches. Rally at the Capitol before proceeding to City..."

March 14, 2008 News Feature

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