War and Conflict

Photos: See seven suspects wanted in connection with CSU block party turned riot

Late last month, a CSU block party in Fort Collins deteriorated into a riot. Weeks later, the cops aren't willing to let bygones be bygones. They've released photos of seven suspects wanted in connection with the incident and are offering rewards for those who know about their whereabouts. See the ... More >>

Reader: Who cares where Boston Marathon bomber's body is buried?

When we shared yesterday's post about the Colorado Muslim Society's disassociation from a founder's offer to pay for the burial of Boston Marathon bomber Tamerlan Tsarnaev, we asked if it mattered to readers where the body winds up. This question prompted some interesting and strongly expressed answ ... More >>

From Iraq to opera: Veteran Christian Ellis's journey to Fallujah

Retired Marine sergeant Christian Ellis has turned his tour of duty in Iraq and the aftermath of returning home with post-traumatic stress disorder into an opera titled Fallujah. This is the first opera based on the war, and offers startling, musical insight into the mind of a vet struggling with PT ... More >>

Reader: Bob Dylan didn't deserve a Medal of Freedom

When Bob Dylan picked up his Medal of Freedom last week, he was wearing a Rockmount Ranch Wear shirt. Steve Weil, president of the Denver-based company, recognized the model -- and says Dylan is a long-time fan of the snap-button shirts. But while Dylan's fashion sense may be above reproach, one re ... More >>

Mohammad Zazi, terrorist's dad, asked by judge: "What wouldn't a parent do for a child?"

Mohammed Zazi was reaching for the American dream -- and wound up in a nightmare. A native of Afghanistan, he'd emigrated to the United States, driving a taxi to support his family and becoming an American citizen in October 2007. Two years later, his son, Najibullah Zazi, was accused of plotting a ... More >>

Crowley prison riot: New details of unheeded warnings emerge in epic lawsuit

After the riot, 2004. ​Seven years ago inmates at a private prison in southeastern Colorado went on an all-night rampage, chasing the shorthanded staff from the premises, attacking suspected snitches, setting fires and causing millions of dollars in damages. Now documents filed in a long-runni ... More >>

Occupy Denver: Three new charges last night include triple arrestee Corey Donahue

​In the wake of twenty new Occupy Denver arrests made Saturday, three more were added to that list when Civic Center Park grew tense again last night. During an attempt to remove a newly established table from the curb, about thirty officers visited the park and dispensed pepper spray on the c ... More >>

A Manhunt Manifesto

The Hidden Internet

Tonight: Frontline Assembly at Summit

​Now into its third decade as a band, Front Line Assembly (due at the Summit Music Hall tonight with Dismantled, Cyanotic, DJ Acucrack and Harwire) has been a group to stick to the confines of its initial industrial label.

Osama bin Laden and marijuana: Was the terrorist a stoner?

​Among the juicy details emerging in the wake of Osama bin Laden's death last week was the fact that a bunch of marijuana plants were found growing next to his Abbottabad compound in Pakistan. The discovery has launched an Internet's worth of bad puns and stupid jokes: "Osama bin Smokin,'" "Bi ... More >>

Social studies: Education officials debate adding it to state tests, as Americans get dumber

Recognize this fella?​ Do you know from which country the U.S. of A. declared its independence in 1776? If so, consider yourself among the 74 percent of Americans who do. If not, consider yourself dumber than a first grader, which is when everyone learns about George Washington and how he comm ... More >>

Fight Fire With Firefighters

Playing the name game with Denver's War on Terrorism Memorial

Senator Dave Schultheis says he wasn't comparing Obama to a 9/11 hijacker (cue raucous laughter)

Nice explanation, Dave. Really believable.​Yesterday, we told you about a tweet sent out by Shmuck of the Week emeritus Senator Dave Schultheis, in which he essentially compared President Barack Obama to a 9/11 hijacker: @Sen_Schultheis: Don't for a second think Obama wants what is best for U ... More >>

Police: "We haven't forgotten" about alleged wife-killer turned 9/11 conspiracy theorist Kurt Sonnenfeld

​In the early hours of New Year's Day in 2002, Denver police arrived at a home in Congress Park after dispatchers received a call about an attempted suicide. But when they arrived, the front door was locked, and the man, Kurt Sonnefeld, either wouldn't or couldn't open the front door. Polic ... More >>

Attorney General Eric Holder: Aurora a central front in war on terror

Eric Holder.​Most of Attorney General Eric Holder's prepared remarks to the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) Conference today are of the attaboy variety: At one point, he says, "I have come to Denver today with one simple message from Washington: 'We got your back.'" But t ... More >>

Paranoid Production

Are you watching Yankee Tavern, or is it watching you?

Lily Red, White and Blue

Ex-punk-rock stripper Lily Burana does it for her country.

DIA mustang sculpture designed to shoot down hijacked planes!

Really! Just look at this shocking video evidence of the Mustang zapping down a hijacked jet out at Denver International Airport. We knew those laser-beam eyes had to be put there for a reason. Beware terrorists. El DIAblo is coming for ya.

Live blogging St. Patrick's Day from the Fainting Goat: Happy Birthday to me!

This from a guest bar blogger: Hey all, we're having a great time here in Denver!!! We're discussing social networking and demographics, the future of journalism, and politics. Woo!!! We have found out that the 18-25 age demographic isn't as brain-dead as previous thought. They may actually have som ... More >>

Musical Medicine

Light From the Desert is a harmonic bid for peace.

Body of Lies, Ridley Scott's latest, is the post-9/11 tech-savvy terror thriller we deserve

Exploring terrorism at the CELL with Governor Ritter

Musical for the Masses

A new theater production sings and dances through the Iraq War.

Graduation Day: Obama and Bush in Colorado

Standard Operating Procedure

Errol Morris cuts the Abu Ghraib MPs some slack in Standard Operating Procedure.

Changing Track

These filmmakers look at the loose ends of 9/11.

Mixed Messages for Martin Luther King Jr. Day

Denver Post Distributes Parade Magazine Article Presenting Benazir Bhutto as Still Alive

"60 Minutes" in the Slammer

No Conspiracies, Just Memories at DIA

The chunk of history that isn't on display at Denver International Airport

The Bourne Ultimatum

A star is bourne again in the thrilling culmination of the amnesiac-spy trilogy.

Sympathy for the Devil

Even horny horse whisperers get off in Sundance docs.

All Hail the Mighty Thor!

The Whole Truth?

Inside Al-Jazeera, journalists tell a familiar story unfamiliarly.

Less Is Moore

The Bushies damn themselves in the wrenching Fahrenheit 9/11.

Jello Shots

Jello Biafra pounds the podium to get out the vote.

Best Sports Quote

Jay Leno

You, Spy

Why can't Americans make TV shows as good as Brit import MI-5?

Spring Flings

Art's on the way up in Denver and on the way down in Baghdad.

Egg Roll to Go

Easter hops into northwest Denver.

Speak Out

A place to be heard

The Coast Is Clear

The Ground Zero Movement begins in the middle of the country. And that's just fine with this hip-hop crew.

Bombs Away

War is fueling the star power of Colorado's -- and possibly the nation's -- ballsiest military analyst.

Critic's Choice

Rock Bottom Remainders

A Dark Day

One Day in September recalls the Munich Olympic massacre.

Off Limits

Let them drink Guinness...

What We're Made Of

The Politics of Giving

Should funds for Denver crime victims go to Oklahoma City bombing victims?