Patrick Dickson

This article first appeared in the Stars and Stripes Mideast edition, Sept. 25, 2005. It is republished unedited in its original form. WASHINGTON — They came by bus from California. And Illinois. And New Mexico. And New York. Their message was simple. End the Iraq war. And Haiti interventionism. And torture. And the John Roberts nomination. And bigotry. Though the message drifted, the protesters were there in number.

This article first appeared in print in the Stars and Stripes Global edition, Jan. 15, 2015. It is republished unedited in its original form. THULE AIR BASE, Greenland — On a bitter late September day, in water temperatures at the base pier around 32 degrees, two Inuit men visiting Thule to demonstrate their culture took to the harbor in kayaks to show how they maneuver and roll and, mostly, how they stay alive.

This article first appeared in print in the Stars and Stripes Global edition, Jan. 15, 2015. It is republished unedited in its original form. THULE AIR BASE, Greenland — In the dimly lit Missile Warning Operations Center, scrubbed of classified information before visitors enter, two airmen monitored the computer screens, watching for the telltale indicators of ballistic missile launches.