Articles Written by:    ALISSA J. RUBIN     

Who is This?

Alissa Johannesen-Rubin is an American journalist who began covering the Middle East for The New York Times in 2007. Previously, she had been a correspondent for The Los Angeles Times.

from Wikipedia    |   suggest a different entry

Enter a new url from sourcewatch.org or wikipedia.org:


recommend removal from our index

close


« Previous  |  Next »

4 U.S. Troops Die in Afghanistan

KABUL, Afghanistan Four United States troops have died fighting in Afghanistan in the last 24 hours, NATO said in a statement Monday, as the Obama administration continued deliberations on increasing the number of American forces here. Three died on ...

From ALISSA J. RUBIN, The New York Times,  23 Nov 2009
Related Topics: NATO,  Barack Obama,  Taliban,  White House,  Stanley A. McChrystal

Saturday Profile: In Iraq, a Civilian Voice at the Commander’s Side

BAGHDAD RARELY does the hulking commander of American forces in Iraq meet with Iraqis or go to a news conference without a slight, dark-haired woman standing just a little to one side as if to give him space but almost always in his line of sight and ...

From ALISSA J. RUBIN, The New York Times,  20 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Ray Odierno,  Stanley A. McChrystal,  NATO,  Margaret Thatcher

Afghans Angry With Their Leadership See Few Options

KABUL, Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai begins a second term on Thursday as a leader badly damaged by a tainted election, strained relations with his allies and a record blighted by ineffective management and corruption. His inauguration at this ...

From ALISSA J. RUBIN, The New York Times,  18 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Hamid Karzai,  Abdullah Abdullah,  Taliban

10 Killed in Rocket Attack Near Kabul

KABUL, Afghanistan Taliban militants fired rockets on a bazaar northeast of Kabul on Monday, near the site of a meeting between French soldiers and local dignitaries, and police officials said 10 Afghan civilians were killed and 28 wounded. NATO troops ...

From ALISSA J. RUBIN, The New York Times,  16 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Taliban,  NATO

U.S. Readies New Facility for Afghanistan Detainees

BAGRAM AIR BASE, Afghanistan The Obama administration’s effort to remake the notorious American detention system in Afghanistan will take a critical step forward at the end of the month, when detainees move into a new facility on the edge of Bagram Air ...

From ALISSA J. RUBIN, The New York Times,  15 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Barack Obama,  Hamid Karzai,  Taliban,  Stanley A. McChrystal,  United States Army

2 U.S. Soldiers and a Contractor Are Killed in Afghanistan

KABUL, Afghanistan Two American service members and an American contractor were killed in two separate bombing attacks in Afghanistan on Friday, according to a statement from a NATO spokesman. One service member was killed by a roadside bombing in ...

From ALISSA J. RUBIN, The New York Times,  14 Nov 2009
Related Topics: NATO,  Taliban

Body of Missing U.S. Soldier Found in Afghanistan

KABUL, Afghanistan A week after two American soldiers disappeared in northwest Afghanistan, the body of one of them has been found by a military dive team, a NATO spokesman said Wednesday. The two men failed to return from a routine resupply mission ...

From ALISSA J. RUBIN, International Herald Tribune,  11 Nov 2009
Related Topics: NATO,  Taliban

NATO Airstrike Killed 7 Afghan Soldiers, Officials Say

KABUL, Afghanistan The Afghan Defense Ministry and local officials in Badghis Province said on Saturday that seven members of the Afghan security forces had been killed in a NATO airstrike the day before that was part of an effort to aid a beleaguered ...

From ALISSA J. RUBIN, The New York Times,  7 Nov 2009
Related Topics: NATO,  Taliban,  82nd Airborne Division,  Jane Campbell,  United States Navy

Prospect of More U.S. Troops Worries Wary Afghan Public

CHARIKAR, Afghanistan As Americans, including President Obama’s top advisers, tensely debate whether to send more American troops to Afghanistan, Afghans themselves are having a similar discussion and voicing serious doubts. Students at Kabul ...

From ALISSA J. RUBIN, The New York Times,  6 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Taliban,  Barack Obama,  Stanley A. McChrystal

Hunt Under Way for 2 Missing NATO Soldiers in Afghanistan

The soldiers were on a routine resupply mission on Nov. 4, but did not return as expected. When soldiers are missing, the concern is that they have either been captured or killed. “We continue exhaustive search and rescue operations to locate our ...

From ALISSA J. RUBIN, The New York Times,  6 Nov 2009
Related Topics: NATO,  United States Navy

« Previous  |  Next »