War and Conflict

Video: CSU block party enhances party school rep -- until the cops drop the tear gas

The 2011 Ram's Pointe bash, which drew thousands and led to the arrest of two football players, put CSU on the underrated party school map. Now, thanks to a massive block party this weekend, this reputation is getting harder to ignore, especially given a police response that included flashbangs and ... More >>

Najibullah Zazi, beauty-supply bomber, testifies at terrorism trial

The story seemed too crazy to be true: A DIA shuttle driver conspiring to blow up New York's subway system with bombs made from components found in Aurora beauty-supply stores? But after days of questioning in September 2009, 26-year-old Najibullah Zazi was indicted and shipped off to New York, wher ... More >>

Najibullah Zazi's classmate and alleged co-conspirator goes on trial today

Terrorism hit close to home in September 2009, when Aurora resident Najibullah Zazi, an airport shuttle driver, was indicted for being part of a conspiracy to bomb the subways of New York -- with homemade bombs concocted from ingredients he'd purchased at local beauty supply stores. In February 2010 ... More >>

Five better ways to help Uganda than watching the Kony 2012 viral video

By now your Facebook page has probably exploded with friends' posts of the viral video Kony2012. If you're one of the few who hasn't yet seen the video or read the hash tag on Twitter, Joseph Kony is the leader of the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) of Uganda. He's been terrorizing Uganda and Southern ... More >>

Rod "Blago" Blagojevich headed to FCI Englewood: Country club prison?

Rod Blagojevich.​Last December, we reported about convicted Illinois governor Rod "Blago" Blagojevich's desire to complete his sentence at FCI Englewood, a facility Forbes called one of the best places to serve time a few years back. Now, a U.S. District judge has granted his wish. But is the ... More >>

Tales from the Front

Blago in Colorado? If so, FCI Englewood says he won't find country club

Rod Blagojevich.​Word has it that disgraced but nicely coiffed former Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich would like to complete his prison sentence at FCI Englewood, a facility Forbes called one of the best places to serve time a few years back. But ask about its reputation as a country club p ... More >>

Win tickets to the Rocky Mountain Folks Festival this Sunday up in Lyons

See the Civil Wars with Jackson Browne, Danielle Ate the Sandwich and more​Aw, what's the matter? Why the long face? Ah, yes, you were hoping to see the Civil Wars this weekend at the Rocky Mountain Folks Festival, but it's sold out. Bummer. Here's something that should turn your frown upside ... More >>

Chris Combs on Race Riot Suite, Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey's forthcoming new album

​Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey (due at Dazzle tomorrow and Thursday) has just made an important record. Just how important remains to be seen. But one thing is certain: When this quartet of proud Oklahomans turns its attention to one of its state's most shameful events, the musical results are elect ... More >>

Tom Tancredo is glad that it's Osama, not Obama, who's dead. Really!

Tom Tancredo​While Governor John Hickenlooper was tangling with legislative leaders Tuesday, Tom Tancredo, the renegade candidate who got 36 percent of the vote in the gubernatorial race last November, was tangling with MSNBC host Martin Bashir. Who won? You be the judge.

Top 3 Colorado terrorists: No wonder Janet Napolitano is coming to town

Jihad Jamie.​Janet Napolitano is in town today for the National Fusion Center Conference, a meeting of the country's joint intelligence centers. Not included in that local fusion lineup are some of our homegrown terrorism experts, including John Elway, who narrated "8 Signs of Terrorism," a fi ... More >>

Tonight: Catch a $10 preview of the B-Team, starring a bunch of white guys

​Some directors might get a hold of the script for David Holstein's The B-Team -- about a group of second-string terrorists who fail at everything they try -- and think, "A play about Pakistani terrorists must be cast by Pakistani-Americans. Obviously. Of course." But not Jeremy Make. No, he c ... More >>

Rupert Murdoch craps on journalism again: The Sun admits to making up front-page story

​It's almost an affront to the word "news" that the Rupert Murdoch-owned umbrella conglomerate that oversees media outlets like Fox News and the UK's The Sun is generically called News Corporation, since that term generally implies facts. Facts, however, have never been the specialty of either ... More >>

Osama-hunter Gary Faulkner, 2010 Shmuck of the Year nominee

Gary Faulkner.​Westword is asking readers to help us select a Shmuck of the Year by rolling out a new candidate each week throughout the month of December. The winner -- loser -- will be announced on January 3. Our first two candidates were Josh McDaniels and Scott McInnis. This week, say ... More >>

Scott McInnis: Keep Medal of Honor video game off the shelves

Scott McInnis.​Scott McInnis may have lost his bid to be the next Governor of Colorado, but that won't stop him from leveraging his political weight. Today he sent a letter to the President of the Colorado Retailers Association, Christopher Howes, in an attempt to keep a new Medal of Honor vid ... More >>

Columbine shootings an example of Christian killings, says Tavis Smiley

Tavis Smiley has a new take on Columbine.​More than a decade after the attack on Columbine, the high school's name remains a buzz word -- and an infinitely flexible one. Example: Public Broadcast Service talk-show host Tavis Smiley used the massacre as an example of violence done by Christian ... More >>

Jihad Jamie a boon to Leadville tourism: Kenny Be's Worst-Case Scenario

Since her compelling story touches on all of America's hot-button issues, from giving birth to an illegal immigrant's son to on-line Al-Qaeda chats, Terrorist Mom could really be an economic boon to this tiny mountain town... ​ Inspired by Jihad Jamie Paulin-Ramirez's love of wearing Islamic d ... More >>

Party time in Fort Collins after CSU beat CU -- and before the rubber bullets started flying

Last night, Colorado State University fans descended on downtown Fort Collins to celebrate the Rams' out-of-the-blue 23-17 victory over the heavily favored CU Buffs in this year's Rocky Mountain Showdown. But what began as a good time devolved into a bummer when cops used rubber bullets to disperse ... More >>

Wake-Up Call: Big House on the prairie

​On January 22, new President Barack Obama signed an executive order promising that Guantanamo would go -- within a year. But closing the prison in Cuba -- and figuring out where to put the 229 suspected terrorists now held there -- has proved complicated. Moving at least some of them to facil ... More >>

Wake-Up Call: The terror!

It's official: Hillary Clinton yesterday confirmed that the Obama administration is no longer fighting a "War on Terror" in its battle against al-Qaeda and militant Islam. So are those prisoners still incarcerated in Gitmo considered "terrorists"? Some of those prisoners could soon be living at S ... More >>

Rap-Up: A Ground Zero Movement reunion?

The Ground Zero Movement pretty much went on hiatus a few years ago and with the direction that the members were going it kind of looked like the group basically disbanded. But a new track has been leaked from Sid Fly, Dow Jones, Aseone, D.O. the Fabulous Drifter and DJ C.Y. The track is called "Und ... More >>

Car Bomb

Friday, August 29, Oriental Theater, 1-866-455-2263.

Rollin’ Rockies takes on the Air Force

Stop-Loss

Iraq War movie Stop-Loss does its best not to mention the war.

Blackwater Isn't the Only Security Contractor With Something to Hide

A Denver court case reveals dirty trade secrets from the business of war in Iraq.

The Hunting Party

Two hardened journalists and a newbie go after a war criminal in this dark and dirty winner.

No End in Sight

Breaking out of the pack of Iraq war docs, No End in Sight devastates.

Day Night Day Night

A young, female, would-be suicide bomber prepares to detonate — her cause unknown — in the harrowing Day Night.

Battle Cry

Sand Storm raises a whirlwind of questions about war.

Pen and Prendergast

Terrorist Likes Us, He Really Likes Us

The Coup

Pick a Bigger Weapon (Epitaph)

Examining 9/11

Next Stage probes everyday reality in Recent Tragic Events.

Flick Pick

Imelda

Flick Pick

Shoah

Flick Pick

Human Rights Watch International Film Festival

Terror Firmer

In The Dancer Upstairs, Bardem is the calm amid the political storm.

Best Sophomore Non-Fiction Book

Blood Diamonds
Greg Campbell

Best Recycled Recycling Information

Second Life for Stuff in Denver
Sally Kurtzman

We Are the World

It's business as usual at the World Trade Center.

Best Line Measurements

KOA's Airport Updates

Rescue 9/11

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

Laurie Anderson

Life on a String (Nonesuch)

Hot Target

The Rocky Flats Web site is dark -- but terrorists may already have a blueprint for the former nukes plant.

Hell of a Long Day

24 has been the most talked-about show of the season, and for all the wrong reasons.

The Brave & the Bold

On September 11, the world needed superheroes. It found them not in comic books, but in real life.

A Plague on All Your Houses

Denver readies itself for a bio-bomb — but is the federal program behind this exercise a dud?

Off Limits

End-of-School Sale

How a mad dash to a Wyoming arms dealer helped Boulder quell its riots.

EDUCATING RITA

SCHOOL-BOARD MEMBER RITA MONTERO FOUND HERSELF IN EXPLOSIVE TIMES IN THE SEVENTIES.