Afghanistan

Former Marine Ben Lubin of The Blind Monk Would Drum Truffle Oil Out of The Corps

With more than 300 bottles under his roof (and 35 by the glass offered daily), since opening in August of 2010, The Blind Monk wine and tapas bar in West Palm Beach has garnered a devoted crowd, revelers as far as Miami making the trek to owner Ben Lubin's wine bar hideaway located on a quiet side s ... More >>

South Florida Follies: I-95, Asphalt Addiction and Endless War

I-95 in South Florida is America's most dangerous highway. That's pretty well known. Why?Sure, it's the only major north-south highway in an overbuilt, unsustainable megalapolis, driven daily by the aged, the undereducated and the uncouth. But the cause lies even deeper than that, at the core of the ... More >>

Allen West Says Teaching at Deerfield Beach High School Was Worse Than Afghanistan

Congressman Allen West touched on every issue under the sun in his half-hour of remarks at his campaign kickoff event over the weekend -- we'll be looking at a bunch of them this week, but one thing that stuck out enough to pass on today was the congressman's view of public education, which he says ... More >>

Allen West Blames Obama for Afghanistan Suicide Bombing

In a tweet this morning, Congressman Allen West linked to an article detailing a suicide bombing in Kabul, the Afghan capital that President Barack Obama had just departed from, and... took the side of the Taliban."Pres flew into Afghanistan at night for 7 hrs," West wrote. "As sun came up, Taliban ... More >>

The Hunger Games, Afghanistan Edition

This week, Army Pfc. Michael Metcalf, a 22-year-old soldier from Boynton Beach, was killed by an improvised explosive device in Afghanistan. I read the headline in the the Palm Beach Post yesterday morning and, in the evening, met a friend at Cinemark Boynton Beach to watch The Hunger Games.Now, I ... More >>

South Florida Muslims Seek a New Way to Get Along in the Wake of Terrorism Charges and Bigotry

Food Fight: The Great Wars Recreated By Food

D. Sharon Pruitt via FlickrThis proud burger represents our country. ​Here's something that should be shown in every history class in Junior High School - a video representing every war that America's been in from WWII to present day...using food. In this video by Stefan Nadelman entitled Food Fig ... More >>

Veterans Hunt Gators to Heal War Wounds (Video)

In honor of Veterans Day and the tenth anniversary of the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan, New Times went alligator hunting with combat-wounded veterans in Melbourne. This video, produced by talented photographer Colby Katz, provides a taste of the action. Narrated by retired Army Sgt. Gary Horn, ... More >>

In the Heart of Darkness: Veterans Hunt Alligators to Heal the Wounds of War

Post-9/11 War Factoids: Less Than 1 Percent of Americans Fight These Wars

​For this week's cover story, New Times tagged along with a group of combat-wounded veterans on an alligator hunt in a Florida swamp. All the men were Purple Heart recipients injured while serving in Iraq or Afghanistan. To gain perspective on their lives after the war, here are a few sa ... More >>

On 9/11 Anniversary, Allen West Blames "Radical" Islam, Never Mentions Bin Laden

West continues his anti-Islam rhetoric.​Ten years ago, as the Twin Towers fell, there were fears the attacks would bring on a wave of anti-Muslim sentiment in America. Some people worried that every innocent citizen in a headscarf would be blamed for the terrorists' plot and that ethnic and religi ... More >>

The World According to GOP Presidential Candidates

​In case you didn't notice -- between coverage of the Casey Anthony trial, Anthony Weiner, and Anderson Cooper probably wearing a skin-tight shirt -- CNN held a debate between hopeful Republican presidential candidates last night.You can guess what happened when Rick Santorum, Michele Bachmann, Ne ... More >>

Allen West Suggests Congressmen Should "Get Shot at a Few Times" to Change Opinion on Afghanistan

briansdesk.com​The U.S. House is nearing two different votes demanding that President Barack Obama set a definite timetable on troop withdrawal from Afghanistan, but Rep. Allen West doesn't want to hear any of that hippie talk. Instead, Lt. Col. West would prefer that congressmen urging an exit f ... More >>

Soldier On

Allen West Agrees With Obama?! Advocates Withdrawing From Afghanistan

Obama is on a roll; even West agrees.​Osama Bin Laden has been dead for less than 48 hours, and already the victory has gone to U.S. Rep. Allen West's head. As a retired Army lieutenant colonel who built much of his hard-right political career on his military record, he made a very odd, liberal-so ... More >>

Hired Guns

Tim Hetherington and Sebastian Junger's "Restrepo" Memorialized a Local Soldier; Now the Soldier's Mom Has Her Own Fight

Terry Jones Burns Qur'an; Mob Kills Ten UN Workers

2010 protest against Jones' Qur'an-burning.​Rev. Terry Jones is an asshole.There will be a lot of talk in the coming weeks about Jones' culpability for the murder of ten U.N. workers, and not a few Afghan citizens, in a Friday riot protesting Jones' burning of a Qur'an. Those on what passes for th ... More >>

Abortion Under Attack In Florida's Legislature

​With all the rhetoric about jobs and a balanced budget, you may not realize the pile of anti-abortion legislation clogging the state government's agenda. But as abortion battles sweep across the country, Florida fights from the front line with 18 abortion bills pending in the state legislature. L ... More >>

"Battle: Los Angeles" Pits Shaky Cam Versus Water-Stealing Aliens

Q&A With Sebastian Junger, Creator of Oscar-Nominated Documentary Restrepo

​Restrepo is war in the raw. Sebastian Junger and Tim Hetherington crafted an Oscar-nominated film that ignores domestic politics and views the war in Afghanistan from one of the most dangerous and deadly areas, the Korengal Valley. It's graphic, it's anxiety-ridden, and it's shocking, but most st ... More >>

Those Unseen

Allen West Wins Congressional Seat, Voters to Deal With Unsettling Two Years

Here he comes.​Well, it's only two years. But with Allen West serving as the congressman for the coastal congressional District 22 that spans Broward and Palm Beach counties, those years could be rather unsettling. Here's a brief rundown of his resume:1. Resigned from the Army after being accused ... More >>

"The Tillman Story" Sets the Record Straight

Rep. Alcee Hastings' Stand on Afghanistan Wins Praise From "Rethinking Afghanistan" Group

​Among the South Florida congressional delegation, only Rep. Alcee Hastings consistently votes to change U.S. policy in Afghanistan. He's probably done his history homework. He knows trying to win a fight with that country is much like using a Kleenex during a hurricane: pointless, frustrating, an ... More >>

As Gen. McChrystal's Head Rolls, a Dearth of Rolling Stones

Flickr: gnotalexLocals have to wait another day to see McChrystal's interview hari kari.​Morbid curiosity is surely the most powerful kind -- and it's particularly strong in Juice readers. So we empathize with the frustrations of one reader, Jeff, who today found himself in a mood to witness someo ... More >>

War Film Brothers a Family Trauma Drama

Morning Juice: Nobody Wants Oil or Feces in Their Backyard

​Let's scan the headlines for this Thursday morning:If you challenged Miramar resident Joe Otano to name one exceptional quality of living next door to  Ellie Boudreau, here's what he'd say: "What really makes it stand out is the throwing of feces over into my property -- human feces." [WPLG] ... More >>

G.I. James Is Wayyyy Tougher Than G.I. Joe

It's a Monday in the summer, which means we have to learn about the crappy movie that was America's favorite this weekend. And today that task is more grim than usual. The big winner is G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra.Despite the warnings of film reviewers around the nation, we still spent $56.2 million ... More >>

Afghan Star

Judging a New Kind of Idol

Former New Times Writer on Second Holiday in Hell, AKA, Afghanistan

Rafal GerszakClick on the photo for a slideshow from Afghanistan.Former New Times writing fellow P.J. Tobia went to the last place most people would think of spending their Thanksgiving: to an Army base in Afghanistan. The result was "Afghaniscrewed," which ran this week in New Times. Now Tobia's he ... More >>

We Head to Afghanistan to Find Out What's Been Gained by Eight Years of War

“Crank Calling, Yaaaaayy!!”

Sallah On Saigon

Spanks for the Ribbons

Asylum Street Spankers

Suffered A Sept. 11 Tragedy? Call Now!

Amy Rose Strikes Back

Err America

A plane crash in Afghanistan has a Florida company defending its mercenary profits in court

No Touchy

Keep Your Blood, Bud

Moving Pictures

Film festival finds common ground

Genitorturers

Bush's Crimes

Impeach the president? Yes. A well-documented case ties him to Abu Ghraib.

Woman Rediscovered

A well-known photograph resurfaces in Boca

The Write Ingredients

Political Therapy

Talking war with dissident Jim Mullins is good for a battle-scarred psyche

Letters for March 27, 2003

A Hate-Love Relationship

Letters for November 28, 2002

Pot laws are no joke, dude

Rescue 9/11

This year, a handful of shows provided the healing power of laughter

Fair Game

A terrorism survivor and expert digs into the bin Laden dilemma