Click here to to check out my man Alessandro Ayuso’s photos of Brooklyn, New York at 2am after Obama was elected.
What is the US really doing in Iraq?
A relative of mine, who was a US Army Ranger in Iraq, tells similar stories to the one recounted in the video above. He has said that the aid missions that he trained for in the US – in which the Army had prepared soldiers to help people – turned into killing missions once on the ground and that a …
Why did the Irish reject Lisbon?
Four perspectives on the outcome of the referendum for The Lisbon Treaty. For Anne Daly’s full critique of the rejection of The Lisbon Treaty, click here.
Two Hostages Freed But They May Not Receive a Hero’s Welcome
BUNDANG, South Korea (The Irish Examiner) – “I think they deserved it.” That was the answer given by a housewife residing in Seoul, South Korea, when asked what she thought about the current situation with Korean hostages held in Afghanistan. And her answer is not uncommon. “I hope they come back alive but they should apologise to the whole nation …
“The American Soldiers Must Die!”
DAECHURI, South Korea (The Irish Examiner) – She screamed into my ear wielding her index finger across her neck saying: “The American soldiers must die!” Then she leaned even closer, chanting “You’re American, aren’t you? Aren’t you? Aren’t you?!” Actually, I am but before I could answer the young woman whom I came with assured the room full of elderly …