With al-Qaeda Diminished, There’s No Sense in Expanding Afghan War
The Reverse-Midas Effect
Veteran Army Officer Urges Afghan Troop Drawdown
A veteran Army officer who has served in both the Afghanistan and Iraq wars warns in an analysis now circulating in Washington that the counterinsurgency strategy urged by Gen. Stanley A. McChrystal is likely to strengthen the Afghan insurgency, and calls for...
Stars and Garters and Afghanistan
Obama Signs Controversial Pakistan Aid Bill
After 10 days of raging controversy centered in Islamabad, U.S. President Barack Obama Thursday signed a major aid bill for Pakistan authorizing some 7.5 billion dollars in non-military assistance for the increasingly beleaguered country over the next five years. The...
Will You Love Every Future President?
October 7th marked the eighth anniversary of the Bush administration's invasion of Afghanistan and so of the... well, can we really call it a war?... that won't end, that American commanders there now predict could last for another decade or more. And yet, here's the...
Thursday: 10 Iraqis Killed, 30 Wounded
Figures from yesterday’s bombings in Karbala climbed overnight adding to today’s toll. Overall, at least 10 Iraqis were killed and 30 more were wounded across the country. Meanwhile, the Turkish prime minister is visiting Baghdad. Also, Malaysian police have arrested MP Mohammad al-Dayni on terrorism charges.
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Turkey-Israel Rift Good for Palestine
RAMALLAH - Turkey's cooling relationship with Israel comes in tandem with its improving relations with the Arab and Muslim world, and this development is expected to impact positively on Palestinian politics. "The Turks appear to be implementing a major policy...
