Another Man’s Paradise

Iraqi refugees fill out paperwork in Michigan. Photo courtesy of the Associated Press

This week on War News Radio, we speak with two Iraqi refugees - one who’s been waiting for two years to make it to the US, and another whose life here has been such a struggle that he bought tickets home. Hansi Lo [...]

The Cost of War

Iraq War veterans carry Tomas Young up the Capitol steps in Washington DC. Credit: Kevin McKinney / Mobilus Media.

This week on War News Radio, we speak with the co-director of the documentary Body of War. The film follows a paralyzed Iraq war veteran who came home and found himself taking on a new role as an antiwar [...]

Grounded

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 here.
Then, we talk with journalist Helena Malikyar [...]

A Woman’s Place

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.
Then, we talk to Afghan women’s rights activist Suraya [...]