January 2008

by Brendan Funtek

I’ll always remember the feeling of numbness and nausea that coursed through my body the day I read Vickie Kilgore’s editorial (“At the port: What happened and what did not happen,” The Olympian, Nov. 15). The difference between readers and me is that I walked out of the Olympian newsroom after reading it, reluctant to come back to work that night.

Dissection and accountability

November 2007

Interviewed by Kevin Zeese

“Dahr Jamail’s MidEast Dispatches,” which can be seen at http://www.dahrjamailiraq.com, is essential reading for anyone who wants to understand what is happening in Iraq. (You can sign up on the site to receive his reports via email.)

Dahr has spent a total of 8 months in occupied Iraq as one of only a few independent US journalists in the country. In the Mideast, Jamail has also reported from Syria, Lebanon and Jordan. Jamail writes for the Inter Press Service, Asia Times, and many other outlets. His reports have also been published in the Nation, the Sunday Herald, . . .

October 2007

[Long-time Olympia resident, Rick Fellows, was one of the primary founders of Media Island (816 Adams St.), a 21-year old activist center “dedicated to provide access to alternative media and first-hand sources of information regionally, nationally, and internationally.” The center is also “committed to collecting, processing, and distributing crucial information addressing the social justice, economic democracy, ecological sustainability and peace issues that we all collectively face.” Along with an active presence at the center, Fellows also annually participates in international aid . . .