Tag: Afghanistan
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New York Times Reporter Talks Wikileaks
If you’ve read any of the New York Times articles covering the classified Afghanistan war documents, Iraq war documents, and diplomatic cables released by WikiLeaks, you may have noticed many of the articles have one reporter’s name attached: Andrew W. Lehren. On Wednesday, March 30, Lehren visited SUNY New Paltz to speak about his experiences with the stories. …
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Afghanistan’s “Forgotten War” Hits Home
Ronald Yurista described his son as “wild.” Few would probably argue after hearing the story of the time TrevorYurista rode a motorcycle down the hallway of his high school as part of a senior class prank. One of his former principals echoed this view, saying that while Yurista was always respectful of authority, he never…