An update on the emerging obstacles to January’s Southern Sudan independence referendum, coming from within Sudan and from neighboring countries. (mp3)
From boston.com: The Globe analyzed the career paths of 750 of the highest ranking generals and admirals who retired during the last two decades and found that, for most, moving into what many in Washington call the “rent-a-general’’ business is all but irresistible. (Read more.)
via AlJazeeraEnglish Hollywood and the war machine: A look at the Pentagon’s influence on the film industry
This week on War News Radio, we present a show from our sister studio, the Sudan Radio Project. First, an update on the emerging obstacles to the January South Sudan referendum, coming from within Sudan and from neighboring countries. Next, we hear from a Sudanese musician living in Dubai, whose…
War News Radio’s Madeleine Abromowitz paints a picture of Baghdad’s Al Rashid Street, in this report from November, 2009. (mp3)
Karim Sariahmed checks in on the Obama Administration’s troop increase in Afghanistan. (mp3)
Written by The White House, Office of the Press Secretary Tuesday, December 21, 2010 00:00 For Immediate Release December 21, 2010 WASHINGTON — Today’s vote in the Council of Representatives is a significant moment in Iraq’s history and a major step forward in advancing national unity. I congratulate Iraq’s political…
War News Radio’s Kyle Crawford considers the role of foreign correspondents. (mp3) This week, the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism at Oxford released a report by Richard Sambrook, the former Director of Global News for the BBC, which asks ‘Are Foreign correspondents redundant?’ The study concludes that digital…
via Wlklleaks: http://wiklleaks.blogspot.com | The Bureau of Investigative Journalism was given access to the biggest leak of military documents in history.
Kate Aronoff takes a look at labor movements in Iraq. (mp3)