Dont Panic | Creative Loafing

Although we de-Talibaned its government over a year ago, we still have about 8,000 troops in Afghanistan. Their missions are the following:1) Hunt down leftover al-Qaeda and Taliban leaders. Osama "Gimp Kidneys" bin Laden, Mullah "Cyclops" Omar and several of their underling leftovers are still spelunking their way around the mountains of Afghanistan and Pakistan. Catching them is an important... | more...

What is the U.S. doing to counter its increasingly negative public image abroad? Don't Panic

Wednesday December 25, 2002 12:04 am EST 12/25/2002 12:04 am

A couple of weeks ago in this space, I wrote about a Pew Research Center poll showing that the popularity of the United States is dipping around the world. Our popularity in Europe has declined so much that France didn't even get us a Christmas gift this year. And Germany re-gifted us with the same bottle of white Zinfandel they got from Hungary last year.

C'mon guys, I know you don't like...

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Please explain the political unrest in Venezuela and how it matters to the U.S.? Don't Panic

Wednesday December 18, 2002 12:04 am EST 12/18/2002 12:04 am

As I'm writing, a general strike by Venezuela's oil industry is threatening to devolve into political violence and even civil war. Nobody's all that sure what it's about on account of all them people down there speak an obscure and difficult-to-decipher Romance dialect commonly known as "Spanish." I'll try to piece it together for you as best I can though.

Venezuela is one of the world's...

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What does the rest of the world think about us? Don't Panic

Wednesday December 11, 2002 12:04 am EST 12/11/2002 12:04 am

As the world's sole superpower (or "Hyperpower" as some of TV pundits who think they're really smart now like to say), the United States has a unique relationship with the rest of the world. We're the benevolent father, but we're also the bullying older brother and the dirty uncle. Trying to figure out our relationship with the rest of the world is like trying to figure out Father's Day in West... | more...

Don't Panic December 04 2002 Don't Panic

Wednesday December 4, 2002 12:04 am EST 12/04/2002 12:04 am

What's the current political climate in Iran, and what does it mean to us? | more...

Don't Panic November 27 2002 Don't Panic

Wednesday November 27, 2002 12:04 am EST 11/27/2002 12:04 am

What effect will the Homeland Security legislation that just passed Congress have on our lives?</ | more...

Don't Panic November 20 2002 Don't Panic

Wednesday November 20, 2002 12:04 am EST 11/20/2002 12:04 am

Why does it matter if Osama bin Laden is still alive? | more...

Don't Panic November 13 2002 Don't Panic

Wednesday November 13, 2002 12:04 am EST 11/13/2002 12:04 am

What is Ramadan, and why is it so important? | more...

Don't Panic November 06 2002 Don't Panic

Wednesday November 6, 2002 12:04 am EST 11/06/2002 12:04 am

Do Americans support military action against Iraq? | more...

Don't Panic October 30 2002 Don't Panic

Wednesday October 30, 2002 12:04 am EST 10/30/2002 12:04 am

How did North Korea get nuclear weapons, and what does it mean to the U.S.? | more...

Don't Panic October 23 2002 Don't Panic

Wednesday October 23, 2002 12:04 am EDT 10/23/2002 12:04 am

Is the United States doing a good job of interrupting al-Qaeda's finances? | more...

Don't Panic October 16 2002 Don't Panic

Wednesday October 16, 2002 12:04 am EDT 10/16/2002 12:04 am

Has the Palestinian uprising against Israeli occupation had any results? | more...

Don't Panic October 09 2002 Don't Panic

Wednesday October 9, 2002 12:04 am EDT 10/09/2002 12:04 am

What's the latest with al-Qaeda and do they really have a link to Baghdad? | more...

Don't Panic October 02 2002 Don't Panic

Wednesday October 2, 2002 12:04 am EDT 10/02/2002 12:04 am

The president recently issued a report on U.S. military strategy. What does the report say? | more...

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