Good morning from War News Radio! We still need a new piece for this week’s show. We’re looking into WNR alumni working in conflict zones, an upcoming conference on covering military veterans’ issues, and maybe even Iraq’s success so far in the Asia Cup tournament. Next week, we’re planning a…
via bbc.co.uk The chairman of the Iraq inquiry has said he is disappointed that Britain’s top civil servant has refused to authorise publication of notes sent by Tony Blair to President George Bush in the run up to war. Sir John Chilcot has said the documents are central to an…
Sam Hirshman looks into the Obama administration’s plan to hold civilian trials for detainees at Guantanamo Bay. (mp3)
According to the United States Geological Survey, a magnitude 7.2 earthquake has struck southwestern Pakistan, near the border with Afghanistan. http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/us2011ggbx.php#details A 7.6 magnitude earthquake in 2005 in northern Kashmir killed nearly 75,000 people. More on today’s quake: The Associated Press • BBC • Reuters • Washington Post • Al-Jazeera • Radio Free Europe
via AssociatedPress A suicide bomber blew himself up in a crowd of police recruits on Tuesday, killing at least 45 people and undercutting Iraqi security efforts as the nation struggles to show it can protect itself without foreign help. (Jan. 18)
via www.bbc.co.uk The Mesopotamian Marshes in southern Iraq were once home to thousands of marsh Arabs, millions of birds – and rebels fighting against Saddam Hussein. In the 1990s he ordered his engineers to drain the land as a punishment, turning the land to dust. Now conservationist and environmental engineer Dr…
Emily Crawford talks to soldiers about passing their spare time in Afghanistan. (mp3)
Karim Sariahmed reports on Afghanistan’s 2010 Peace Jirga. The three-day assembly represented the first major public debate in Afghanistan on how to end the war. (mp3)
The War News Radio staff met tonight for the first time in 2011, and the semester is off to a promising start. As an experiment in transparency, we’re publishing our notes, and would love to get some feedback. At least a few staffers will take on new semester-long roles. Kyle…
via The Telegraph Cpl Donald McMaster shows off the home the troops have made out of their new base. Cpl McMaster is helping to train the Afghan National Police and has previously recorded his arrival in Afghanistan and his farewell to his family. All members of 5 Scots have been equipped with…