Ike warned us. He spelled it out for us in no uncertain terms at the close of his presidency and we should have listened. When the former Supreme Allied Commander of Europe, General of the Army and Commander in Chief… Read More ›
Afghanistan
The Shrill Silences of War: Kandahar Journals & A Photographer’s Journey in Afghanistan
All things considered, you’d have to say that war photographers are all a bit mad. I mean, what sort of person chooses to jump into the crucible of human conflict not to fight, but to document the fighting? Surely no… Read More ›
Kandahar Journals: Documentary Spotlight
4,645 days have passed since Operation Enduring Freedom was launched in Afghanistan in October of 2001. Over that period of time, 3,453 coalition soldiers and 21,000 Afghani civilians have been killed while the United States government has spent more than $727 billion on what is far-and-away… Read More ›
Who’s Up For Some Drug Supply Whack-a-Mole?
After almost four decades of The War on Drugs, President Obama and his administration finally declared a ceasefire during his first year in office. Regardless of your views on the efficacy and earnestness of this declaration, the fact remains that… Read More ›
Stoppage Time Casualties in Afghanistan
Early Sunday morning, a US official was tasked with the unenviable responsibility of confirming reports that a new milestone had been reached regarding American involvement in Afghanistan. During war milestones are rarely causes for celebration and this was no exception,… Read More ›
Torture Me Softly
To members of the CIA, it was known as “The Salt Pit”. For those that were shackled and beaten there, it was simply “The Dark Prison.” In actuality it was an abandoned brick factory north of Kabul that had been… Read More ›
Out of Africa: The Origins of HIV
By Drew Gibson It would be tempting to describe the southeast corner of Cameroon as a land that time forgot, but it would also be a disservice to the people still living there. You see, in order to forget something,… Read More ›
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