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U.N. to Relocate Afghanistan Staff
The United Nations said Thursday that it is temporarily relocating more than half its staff in Afghanistan ...via Google News -
'Rendition' jet seen in Birmingham
An American plane named in an inquiry by the European parliament into alleged CIA torture flights landed at ...Posted by Jo Bobenhouse Smith -
Taliban attack UN Kabul guesthouse in attempt to upend Afghan runoff
Taliban gunmen stormed a private guesthouse in the Afghan capital, Kabul, in a bloody predawn attack Wednesday that ...
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Pakistan at War
(Video) It has been a bloody month for Pakistan. The army has launched an offensive in South Waziristan aided by US drones, ...Posted by Fabrice Florin -
Phase 2 of Waziristan Campaign; Pakistan Closes Schools; Mahsud Civilians Barred from Roads
akistan's military began "Phase 2" of its campaign in South Waziristan on Thursday, with a siege of Kotkai, the ...via Informed Comment
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The three fallacies that have driven the war in Afghanistan
A bloody escalation in the war is more likely to fuel jihadism than thwart it. If Obama is serious about ...Posted by Chris Finnie -
Rebranding America
President Obama reminds us that America is not just a country but an idea, a great idea about opportunity for all ...Posted by Christine Ahlstrom -
Still Not Tired
Though we may be tired of this “war on terrorism,” the bad guys are not. They are getting even more creative.Posted by Cynthia Gilbert
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Right-Wing American Terrorists Issue YouTube Threat
There is no universally agreed-upon definition of the word "terrorism." As I've often said, the reason it's next to ...Posted by Dwight Rousu -
Al Qaeda's on its way out
The image of Najibullah Zazi, a 24-year-old Afghan-born bus driver from Denver and now a terror suspect, embodies ...via GlobalPost
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Obama's War
(Video) Tens of thousands of fresh American troops are now on the move in Afghanistan, led by a new commander and armed ...Posted by Fabrice Florin -
Torturing 'does not get truth'
Torture techniques used on suspected terrorists by the Bush administration may have failed to get to the truth, ...via Google News -
Sept. 11 Attacks Helped Shape Obama's Worldview
It was not hollow rhetoric. The attacks and the steps that the Bush administration took to prevent another one have ...via Washington Post
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Retired 4-stars repudiate Cheney on torture -
Former Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. Charles C. Krulak and former commander of Central Command Gen. Joseph P. ...Posted by Glenn LaBauve -
What did Rawalpindi Militants Want?
(Blog Post) A hostage standoff at Pakistani military HQ in Rawalpindi ended violently on Sunday morning when Pakistani troops ...via Informed Comment
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Fear was no excuse to condone torture
In the fear that followed the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, Americans were told that defeating Al Qaeda would require us ...Posted by Glenn LaBauve -
The three fallacies that have driven the war in Afghanistan
A bloody escalation in the war is more likely to fuel jihadism than thwart it. If Obama is serious about ...Posted by Chris Finnie -
Blackwater: Widening the rift
Conspiracy theories have always had high currency in our part of the world and ritual cynicism towards America is ...Posted by Sana Saleem
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A culture war, literally
I don't know who coined the term “culture war” to describe our political divisions, but I'm reasonably sure he ...Posted by Barry Grossheim
