Marlene Sanchez of Long Beach, Calif, foreground, chants with other anti-war activists during a rally through the Hollywood area of Los Angeles protesting against the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan on Saturday, March 21, 2009. Photo courtesy of the Associated Press. This week on War News Radio, we hear from…
Refugees from Iraq sit in the airport in Hanover, Germany. Photo courtesy of the Associated Press. This week on War News Radio, we dip into our archives and put together a few of our favorite pieces from the past spring. First, we hear from two Iraqi refugees – one who…
An Iraqi Palestinian family at a camp on the Syrian-Iraqi border. Photo courtesy of the Associated Press / UNHCR. This week on War News Radio, we hear the stories of Palestinian Iraqis who struggled to escape persecution in Iraq. Gabriel Ramirez reports. We also hear about small businesses in Afghanistan…
Supporters Pakistan’s hard-line cleric Sufi Muhammad leave Mingora in Pakistani troubled Swat valley on Thursday, April 9, 2009. Photo courtesy of the Associated Press . This week on War News Radio, we hear about the challenges facing the Iraqi Air Force. Jess Engebretson and Elizabeth Threlkeld report. Read the transcript…
Suraya Pakzad (right), with a former resident of her Voice of Women Organization shelter. Photo courtesy of the Philadelphia Inquirer. This week on War News Radio, a Sons of Iraq leader describes the poor treatment his forces have received from the Iraqi government. Elizabeth Threlkeld reports. Read the transcript here.…
A bomb hits the information ministry in Baghdad at the start of the US invasion in March 2003. Photo courtesy of the Associated Press. This week on War News Radio, we pause to hear reflections from Iraqi civilians about what the war has meant to them since its start six…
An Iraqi pilot inspects his aircraft after a graduation ceremony in Kirkuk. Photo courtesy of the Associated Press. This week on War News Radio, we take a look at the current state of the Iraqi air force, and learn that training new pilots hasn’t been the highest priority. Jess Engebretson…
Local residents share sweets after the government decision to implement Islamic Law in Pakistan’s Swat Valley. Photo courtesy of the Associated Press. This week on War News Radio, we profile an independent theater production that examines the ways the national media shapes conversations between individuals. Dani Noble reports. Then, we…