Election 2008: What’s At Stake?

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Obama, McCain Skirt Iraqi Refugee Issue

July 14th, 2008 · 2 Comments

Every couple of weeks an email from Baghdad pops up in Iraq War veteran Joey Coon’s inbox at his home in Washington, D.C. It’s Coon’s 23-year-old Iraqi interpreter, nicknamed Dash, pleading for help to get out of Iraq and into the United States. Dash feels in constant grave danger that he and his family will [...]

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Running on Iraq: Candidates Fail to Address Humanitarian Crisis

June 19th, 2008 · No Comments

In the five years since the U.S. “liberated” Iraq, we have learned very little about the country from our leaders. They tell us nothing, if they know anything, about daily life there in the wake of the “liberation” and in the midst of the ongoing occupation and civil war.The blogosphere has more answers. Read more [...]

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A Refugee…and a Republican

May 18th, 2008 · No Comments

Editor’s Note: Columbia News21 Fellow Don Duncan has been travelling in Afghanistan, following an Afghan refugee returning there to visit for the first time since being resettled in Phoenix, Ariz. Watch for additional updates on their two-week journey, which is being supported by the Pulitzer Center for Crisis Reporting.
When Dost Mohammad Khairy’s computer goes [...]

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