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Anthony Swofford: President Obama's War Movie

Oren Moverman's directorial debut, The Messenger, is the first war movie of the Obama era. The movie is infused with an intellectualness and inclusiveness that would make our president proud. The pathos and humanity of the movie remind me of the film ...

From ANTHONY SWOFFORD, Huffington Post,  12 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Barack Obama,  Oren Moverman,  Walker Percy,  Ben Foster,  Woody Harrelson

What Happens in War

Dexter Filkins has been covering the biggest story of the last ten years for the last ten years. A good argument can be made that this New York Times reporter has seen more war than any other journalist working today, not to mention any soldier or ...

From ANTHONY SWOFFORD, Columbia Journalism Review,  23 Sep 2008
Related Topics: Dexter Filkins,  Michael Herr

In anticipation of "Securing America's Future" night at the DNC, the author of "Jarhead" and "Exit A" explains how Democrats can improve their standing with veterans.

When Tammy Duckworth takes the stage tonight for the DNC tribute to veterans, she'll be representing not only veterans of combat in Iraq and Afghanistan, but also those from peacetime and all of America's conflicts. Duckworth is an Iraq War double ...

From ANTHONY SWOFFORD, The New Republic,  27 Aug 2008
Related Topics: Tammy Duckworth,  U.S. Democratic Party,  Barack Obama,  Bill Clinton,  U.S. Republican Party

Iraq Veterans Against the War.

It's been determined that taxi drivers have the most dangerous job in Iraq, and if the event this past weekend had taken place in Baghdad, my taxi driver might have gotten us both killed. Luckily, it occurred at the National Labor College in Silver ...

From ANTHONY SWOFFORD, Slate,  17 Mar 2008
Related Topics: The Pentagon,  Martin Sheen

Stories Behind the Story

Reporting Iraq grew out of a magazine project to commemorate the 45th anniversary of the Columbia Journalism Review. Reporters Vivienne Walt, Judith Matloff and Christopher Allbritton were hired to interview about 50 journalists who had reported ...

From ANTHONY SWOFFORD, The Washington Post,  9 Dec 2007
Related Topics: Dexter Filkins,  George W. Bush

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