920 days
in Iranian jail
Shane Bauer
journalist
anti-war activist
"We want people to know that we are opposed to the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. We oppose the US hegemonic policies in the Middle East. We are pro-Palestinian and against the Israeli occupation. Sarah and I met while organizing demonstrations against the Iraq war. We have protested AIPAC. We oppose aggressive US policies against Iran." To his mother Cindy, during her visit to Tehran
"We want people to know that we are opposed to the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. We oppose the US hegemonic policies in the Middle East. We are pro-Palestinian and against the Israeli occupation. Sarah and I met while organizing demonstrations against the Iraq war. We have protested AIPAC. We oppose aggressive US policies against Iran." To his mother Cindy, during her visit to Tehran
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Shane's Work

Iraq's New Death Squad
Shane's major exposé of secret death squads in Iraq, trained by the Americans and acting with total impunity.
http://www.thenation.com/article/iraqs-new-death-squad

The Sheikh-Down
How the Pentagon bought temporary stability in Iraq by funneling billions of taxpayer dollars to the country's next generation of strongmen.
http://motherjones.com/politics/2009/09/sheik-down

Darfur: Rebellion from the Margins (slideshow)
Breathtaking photography and interviews from Darfur, showing Darfuris not as hapless abject victims but as active participants in an uprising for social justice.
http://shanebauer.net/site.php/multimedia/darfur_rising

Video report on Awakening Councils in Iraq.
Shane's piece for Democracy Now on disenchantment with US pay-off policies in wake of the 'surge.' Prefaced by Amy Goodman.
http://www.democracynow.org/2009/8/7/shane

Palestinian factions united by war:
One of six major stories Shane wrote for Al Jazeera.
http://english.aljazeera.net/focus/war_on_gaza/2009/01/20091191545595775...

Divorcing the U.S.
Struggles from the Pine Ridge Native American reservation - the poorest county in the US. (New Internationalist)
http://www.newint.org/features/special/2008/04/01/lakota/

Shane's websites

Current website: http://shanebauer.net
Old photo site: http://shanebauer.tripod.com/

Al Jazeera Articles

Exclusive English-language interview with Hamas during attack on Gaza:
http://english.aljazeera.net/news/middleeast/2009/01/200918155333111890....

Displaced Darfuris reject peace deal:
http://english.aljazeera.net/archive/2006/08/200849162539370717.html

Iraqi Refugees reject return offer:
http://english.aljazeera.net/focus/2008/10/20081029821544903.html

Tensions simmer in southern Yemen:
http://english.aljazeera.net/focus/2008/09/2008930142627625271.html

Syria's tepid hope in Obama:
http://english.aljazeera.net/focus/2008/12/200812683212600494.html

Palestinian factions united by war:
http://english.aljazeera.net/focus/war_on_gaza/2009/01/20091191545595775...

Al Jazeera Breaks Israeli Media Blackout of Gaza Invasion:
http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.html?article_id=db5f72...

New American Media Articles

Hamas Leader: 'We Will Not Surrender'
http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.html?article_id=7849b6...

Yemenis Fear U.S.-Backed Anti-Terrorism Law
http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.html?article_id=f6ccdc...

Washington is Losing its Man in Baghdad
http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.html?article_id=cc07e1...

A Morning as an American in Yemen
http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.html?article_id=7d281c...

Eye on the Middle East: Political Alliances Shifting Like Sand
http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.html?article_id=466b52...

Adopting Ethiopian Orphans May Not be the Best Solution
http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.html?article_id=8999b6...

Soap Opera Rouses Rebellion in the Arab World
http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.html?article_id=100031...

Ethiopia Faces Famine Again
http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.html?article_id=46b571...

Muslims in Syria Like Obama's Tone But Want New Policy
http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.html?article_id=ae847f...

Middle East Hit by U.S. Financial Crisis
http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.html?article_id=6d6bd7...

Al-Qaeda Violence Rises as U.S. Strategy Unravels in Iraq
http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.html?article_id=ea34d7...

Blast in Iraq Not News Anymore
http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.html?article_id=a1549e...

A Day in the Green Zone
http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.html?article_id=abe8b2...

Friday Afternoon at the Shandabar
http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.html?article_id=d3ef9a...

Corpses Gone, Fish Lure a Fisherman Back to the Tigris
http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.html?article_id=9f967f...

A quiet election day in Baghdad
http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.html?article_id=d2e425...

Skeptical Baghdad Street Before Elections
http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.html?article_id=58f201...

Reporter's First Day in Baghdad
http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.html?article_id=5cc9fb...

Israel’s Attacks Unite Hamas’ Enemies in Common Front
http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.html?article_id=388c3f...

In Gaza, Shortage of Basic Necessities Worse Than Threat of Death
http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.html?article_id=2f5804...

Al Jazeera Breaks the Israeli Media Blockade
http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.html?article_id=db5f72...

Damascus Erupts in Protests for Gaza
http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.html?article_id=ac67db...

New President Won't Bring Change to Iraq, Sadrists Say
http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.html?article_id=76f1c9...

What will come of America'a Middle Eastern castles?
http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.html?article_id=6142e9...

After U.S. Raid Syrians Wonder if War on Terror Has Arrived
http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.html?article_id=0a15bd...

Syrians Ambivalent over Obama Victory
http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.html?article_id=196081...

Most Iraqi Refugees Still Unwilling to Return, Even for Money
http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.html?article_id=fef30c...

Damascus Reacts to U.S. Attacks
http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.html?article_id=311b24...

Darfur Film

Songs to Enemies and Deserts (Film with David Martinez)
Movie - http://dmz2008.wordpress.com/songs-to-enemies-and-deserts/
Trailer 1 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-01oWr1Lx_4
Trailer 2 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7dqLv93iRVA

Other Articles

The Nation
"Darfur's Divided Rebellion"
http://www.thenation.com/article/darfurs-divided-rebellion

San Francisco Bay Guardian
Hellarity Burns
http://www.sfbg.com/2008/05/27/hellarity-burns


Christian Science Monitor
U.S. Embassy hit in Yemen, raising militancy concerns
http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Middle-East/2008/0918/p07s02-wome.html

Miscellanea

The toiletization of the West:
http://aprovechoamerica.tripod.com/id10.html

Battling Your Inner Capitalist.
http://aprovechoamerica.tripod.com/id14.html