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Afghanistan

  • Blogs

    October 2, 2006

    Welcome Back Taliban!

    You'd better sit down. Today Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist suggested that the best way to deal with the increasing Taliban insurgency in Afghanistan ... is to reintegrate the group into the Afghani government. From the AP via the International Herald-Tribune: U.S. Senate Majority Leader Bill F ... More >>

  • Columns

    October 18, 2001

    Winged Monkeys!

    Our smoky links to unsavory characters

  • Columns

    November 1, 2001

    Letters

    Our smoky links to unsavory characters

  • Blogs

    November 7, 2008

    This Week in the OC Weekly

    Our smoky links to unsavory characters

  • Blogs

    March 4, 2009

    Daddy Rohrabacher Says He Knows Best In Afghanistan, Again

    Dana Rohrabacher, our Twitter-loving, immigrant-bashing, surfer-dude congressman published an op-ed yesterday in the Washington Times. It's about, of course, his favorite subject: Afghanistan -- specifically, the extent to which he knows more about Afghanistan than anyone else. To be sure, Rohrabach ... More >>

  • News

    December 11, 2008

    Hasan Nouri Pitched Plans to Stabilize Aliso Creek and His Native Afghanistan, But No One Listened

    Dana Rohrabacher, our Twitter-loving, immigrant-bashing, surfer-dude congressman published an op-ed yesterday in the Washington Times. It's about, of course, his favorite subject: Afghanistan -- specifically, the extent to which he knows more about Afghanistan than anyone else. To be sure, Rohrabach ... More >>

  • News

    October 23, 2008

    [Election 2008] Ron Kovic's War on War

    Dana Rohrabacher, our Twitter-loving, immigrant-bashing, surfer-dude congressman published an op-ed yesterday in the Washington Times. It's about, of course, his favorite subject: Afghanistan -- specifically, the extent to which he knows more about Afghanistan than anyone else. To be sure, Rohrabach ... More >>

  • Calendar

    November 22, 2007

    Friday - 11/16

    The Rocky Horror Show at the Maverick Theater, Orange County Peace & Justice protest in Costa Mesa, “Shag: The World, the Flesh & the Devil” at Pure Color

  • Features

    September 12, 2002

    Rogue Statesman

    Congressman Dana Rohrabachers absolutely crazy, quite possibly illegal back-channel chats with the villains of Sept. 11

  • Culture

    May 17, 2007

    That Other Quagmire

    Sonali Kolhatkar remembers Afghanistan, even if the rest of us dont

  • Film

    February 1, 2007

    Dissent for Sale

    WEB EXCLUSIVE! Opposition is a commodity in Sundance documentaries

  • News

    September 21, 2006

    'I've Never Been to America. America Came to Me'

    Ex-Guantanamo Bay inmate Moazzam Begg recalls his three-year journey through Americas war on terror

  • Food

    June 16, 2005

    The Real Afghani

    Dealing with Afghan realities at Amazing Kabob House

  • News

    August 19, 2004

    Burning Bush

    The Presidents Conservative Critics

  • Columns

    February 13, 2003

    Exit Strategies

    Never get into waror romancewithout noting the exits

  • News

    October 10, 2002

    Terror Threads

    Does al-Qaida shop at REI?

  • Music

    July 11, 2002

    This Is What We Believe In

    OC punk label raises funds to help Afghan women

  • Features

    May 30, 2002

    Bikini Uber Alles!

    Fighting fire with flesh

  • News

    March 28, 2002

    More Fuelish War Talk

    Fighting fire with flesh

  • Culture

    January 24, 2002

    The Mormon In All of Us

    The Hunger Artists bash, latterday plays

  • Features

    October 4, 2001

    Dr. Frankenbacher

    Huntington Beach Congressman Dana Rohrabacher helped arm the terrorists accused of attacking New York and Washington, D.C. Now hes got a new plan to save the world

  • Calendar

    April 30, 2009

    And the War Came

    California Repertory

  • Calendar

    December 6, 2007

    Silent Shout

    Women in Black

  • Blogs

    December 3, 2009

    UPDATED: Afghanistan War Orphan Advocate Hasan Nouri Backs Obama Troop Increase Strategy

    Photo by John GilhooleyHasan Nouri​UPDATED WITH LINK TO VIDEO . . .Hasan Nouri, the Laguna Hills civil engineer and war orphan advocate profiled in a Weekly cover story a year ago ("War & Water"), and Nabil Miskinyar, the owner of Irvine-based, Dari Farsi-language network Ariana Afghanistan Te ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 1, 2009

    Anti-Warriors Respectfully Wait to Crap On Obama's Afghan Surge

    ​Senator John McCain (R-Arizona) was criticized in some quarters today for crapping on President Barack Obama's Afghanistan surge announcement before the speech was even delivered tonight.So credit the anti-war movement for at least waiting until Obama was waving goodbye from the West Point podium ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 2, 2009

    BTW Guys, Orly Taitz Caused the Afghanistan Surge

    ​Presented without comment, a copy-paste from a letter posted on Orly Taitz's blog:Nothing happens by coincidence. Take, for example, Obama's announced Afghanistan policy tonight. Had it not been for the pressure of your Barnett lawsuit, and your brilliant motion for reconsideration, Dr. Orly, Oba ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 3, 2009

    Dana Rohrabacher Is Now A Sage? Hehehehe

    Broken clock is right more often than Dana​"Sending 30,000 more combat troops to Afghanistan will not make us any safer. Focusing a strategy around the central government in Kabul will not work, especially with a government as corrupt as the Karzai regime. Sending more American combat troop ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 3, 2009

    Hashing Out U.S. Strategy in Afghanistan

    Check out this amusing footage of Afghan soldiers--who appear to be fighting alongside British advisors--smoking the Buddha during their lunchtime break. After hearing about the latest idea from Rep. Dana Rohrabacher (R-Taliban), you might think he was next in the hookah line.

  • Blogs

    December 10, 2009

    Major Donor Pulls Funding, Leaves ACLU and Locals Scrambling

    ​An item the New York Times posted online Tuesday night that outed David Gelbaum as a major anonymous donor to the American Civil Liberties Union and reported the Newport Beach philanthropist was cutting off $19 million in yearly donations because of economic setbacks has left the ACLU scrambling, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 28, 2009

    Grab Your Wallet, Dana Rohrabacher Has a Bribery Plan

    SuperLotto jackpot!​Bribe Afghanistan warlords and tribal leaders with $2 billion in American taxpayer funds for their "good will" towards the United States.--Orange County Republican Congressman Dana Rohrabacher's idea to win in Afghanistan, according to an article today in The Hill. Rohrabacher, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 1, 2010

    Obama, Economy, War, Swine Flu, Iran Election Crack Alamanac's Top 10 News Topics of 2009

    Here are The World Almanac and Book of Facts Top Ten News Topics of 2009:​1. Obama Presidency Begins. With the U.S. at war in Iraq and Afghanistan, and facing its worst economic crisis since the Great Depression, Barack Obama swearing in as the nation's 44th president Jan. 20 in Washington, DC.her ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 18, 2010

    With Bombs Falling Around Loretta Sanchez, She Still Questions Afghanistan Adventure

    ​Speaking from Afghanistan, Rep. Loretta Sanchez (D-Garden Grove) says she remains skeptical about President Barack Obama's decision to increase troop numbers there. Perhaps the bombs falling all around the House Armed Services Committee's senior female had something to do with that.

  • Blogs

    February 10, 2010

    Charlie Wilson's War Over

    ContactMusic.comCharlie Wilson​The Weekly's December 2008 cover story on Hasan Nouri mentioned that the Afghanistan-born civil engineer turned up in the source notes of the book Charlie Wilson's War. George Crile's 2003 page-turner was, of course, turned into a 2007 Hollywood movie with the same t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 8, 2010

    Steve Lopez Connects Viewers to War's Effect on One Camp Pendleton Family

    Los Angeles Times columnist Steve Lopez tonight gives a video profile of a Camp Pendleton family soon to be separated by an overseas military deployment.

  • Blogs

    May 18, 2010

    Progressive "Brownbaggers" Invite Teabaggers to Join Them in Government Spending Protests

    Tim Carpenter hammers away at the war.​Former Orange County progressive activist Tim Carpenter, who now does his agitating for the Michigan-based Progressive Democrats of America, is inviting tea partiers to protests at congressional district offices nationwide Wednesday aimed at reducing "unjusti ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 13, 2010

    Today's Biggest Laugh: Dana Rohrabacher as Sage

    Rohrabacher: Ignore my flip flops​In a county with a history of sending buffoons to congress, Dana Rohrabacher is fast earning his way to the top of the embarrassing heap.Rohrabacher, the politician who avoided Vietnam War era military service, continues to pretend he's an expert on the war in Afg ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 30, 2010

    Rohrabacher: U.S. Military Incapable of Winning In Afghanistan

    Dana blew kisses to W​Given trillions of dollars, Pentagon brass like to think that no military mission is too difficult.So it's rare when a congressman--especially a conservative Republican politician--will openly tell the Pentagon that it's impotent: that no matter how many soldiers its sends or ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 15, 2010

    Progressive Counterparts to Teabaggers Brown Bag It at Local Congressional Offices Today

    ​House members are being criticized for leaving Washington, D.C., without a federal budget vote to campaign in their districts before the November election. Some Orange County Congress people, like their brethren around the country, can escape the scorn by sharing a brown bag lunch at their distri ... More >>

  • Columns

    November 25, 2010

    A Not-So-Sweet Solicitation for the Troops

    [Hey, You!] Keep your jingoism out of my Halloween pumpkin!

  • Blogs

    December 27, 2010

    Dana Rohrabacher: I Know How To Bring Peace To Afghanistan

    Dana: I like spending your money.​Dana Tyrone Rohrabacher--the politician who guaranteed actor/muscleman Arnold Schwarzenegger knew how to solve California's problems if elected governor--now thinks he knows how to get the terrorists in Afghanistan to put down their weapons, tear up their pla ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 28, 2011

    Little Arabia Facebook Status Update of the Day On the Middle East Protests

    ​"Like Akram Lotfy from Alexandria, Egypt, wrote on his Facebook wall before the shutdown, 'A government that is afraid of Facebook and Twitter should govern a city in Farmville.'"--Posted by Roqaya Ashmawey, one of the many young Arab-American activists looking to rename Anaheim's stretch of Broo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 13, 2011

    Reps. Dana Rohrabacher and John Campbell Join Progressive Chorus for Afghanistan Pullout

    ​What do Dana Rohrabacher, John Campbell, Barbara Lee and Maxine Waters have in common (besides being the dream cast for a white-black, Republican-Democratic S&M video)?All want U.S. troops out of Afghanistan.Pronto!

  • Blogs

    May 16, 2011

    Rep. Loretta Sanchez Introduces Bill to Legitimize U.S. Military Women in Combat

    ​Representative Loretta Sanchez (D-Garden Grove) today introduced what her office is hailing as "groundbreaking" legislation: the Women's Fair and Equal Right to Military Service Act, which would allow qualified female soldiers in the U.S. military to fight in combat.The ranking female member on ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 24, 2011

    Dana Rohrabacher and Loretta Sanchez Joined at the Hip on Afghanistan

    ​There was a time during the unresolved county redistricting process when it appeared the congressional districts of Reps. Loretta Sanchez (D-Garden Grove) and Dana Rohrabacher (R-Huntington Beach) might melt into one.Maybe that explains why these Members of Congress are starting to sound like one ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 8, 2011

    [UPDATED with Ex-Veep's "Arrest":] Dick Cheney Greeted by Protesters at Nixon Library

    ​UPDATE, SEPT. 8, 9:56 A.M.: As Dick Cheney was lauding his profound role in Bush administration wars on terror, the Geneva Convention and the U.S. Constitution before a polite Nixon Library crowd Wednesday evening, he was "arrested."Code Pink co-founder Jodie Evans rose from her chair in the East ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 24, 2011

    Loretta Sanchez: Hamid Karzai Comments Backing Pakistan Over U.S. Warrant Afghan Withdrawal

    ​In a Pakistan television interview over the weekend, Afghan President Hamid Karzai said, "If fighting starts between Pakistan and the U.S., we are beside Pakistan. . . . If Pakistan is attacked and the people of Pakistan need Afghanistan's help, Afghanistan will be there with you."The comments ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 30, 2011

    Loretta Sanchez Blasts Illegal Forecloses on Homes of Military Members

    ​There has been a lot of talk around the country about homes being illegally foreclosed upon. For instance, the word on the streets of Oakland right now is that greedy banks are specifically targeting the houses of African Americans. But such stories have gone from rumors to, well, legitimate stor ... More >>

  • Columns

    December 22, 2011

    Semper F-U

    [Hey, You!] If a Marine served in Afghanistan, does that mean he can skip out on rent?

  • Blogs

    January 9, 2012

    Sign of the Great Recession, Part 98: Prices Rising at Military Mess Halls, Academies

    Flickr user army.arch​God bless our troops, but goddamnit, they're having it tough right now. Between a military that's shrinking, a lack of proper care for vets who need it, the thankless job of serving in Iraq and Afghanistan, and a bunch of dirty hippies like me questioning why they had to go t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 13, 2012

    Hasan Nouri Still Helps War Orphans in Afghanistan--and He Still Needs Your Help

    ​Remember the native Afghan and Orange County civil engineer featured in my cover story "Hasan Nouri Pitched Plans to Stabilize Aliso Creek and His Native Afghanistan, But No One Listened"? One thing that has changed since the piece was published in December 2008: Nouri now resides in San Clemente ... More >>

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