Host Intro: While speaking to many people in Philadelphia, it seemed that the conflicts are often very far from the public consciousness. However, War News Radio found many for whom the conflicts run close to home, illuminating the importance for many Americans. Sarah Dwider has the second part of War…
American news is filled with issues such as the debt, natural disasters, the Arab spring, and unemployment. Amid all of these issues and controversies, the United States is still involved in multiple conflicts abroad: Iraq, Afghanistan — and now Libya. How salient are these issues to the public? Is other…
Combat zones can expose a soldier to a great number of traumatic experiences, but finding peace after war can be another battle. The inability to escape those experiences define post traumatic stress disorder, a condition that is widely publicized but not always widely understood. War News Radio’s Caroline Batten, working…
From finely-woven traditional heirloom carpets to inexpensive “war rugs” that can resemble blown-up post cards, Afghanistan rug weavers make it all. Then how come no one associates Afghanistan with oriental rugs? In this two-part analysis of Afghanistan’s carpet industry Jared Nolan investigates the past history and future challenges facing the…
For over ten years freelance journalist and photographer Iason Athanasiadis has reported on most of the Middle East and Central Asia for a litany of news outlets, including the BBC, al-jazeera, Newsweek, and the Christian Science Monitor. In his latest assignment he covered the protests in Egypt. Jared Nolan talked…
This week, War News Radio featured a report on U.S. Army Sgt. Ahmed Altaie, the last U.S. service member still reported as missing or captured in Iraq. Here are some of the resources we discovered while reporting: On Facebook: Free Prisoner of War in Iraq – US Army Sergeant Ahmed Kousay…
President Obama declared the end of combat missions in Iraq during an Oval Office address in August, saying the the U.S. had met it’s obligation in that country. But one American soldier remains missing in action, and his family is still waiting for answers. War News Radio’s Jeremy Rapaport-Stein spoke…