Bananas in Bananastan
Jeff Huber says the long war just got longer
Tag: pakistan
The Next New Plan for Bananastan
Jeff Huber on US strategies to control the world
In Bush’s Footsteps
Obama proves that smarts are not enough, says Jeff Huber
Reality Is Its Own Caricature for US in Afghanistan and Pakistan
William Pfaff on why they hate us
Questions on the Eve of the Afghan Election
How many Marines and soldiers will die in Afghanistan before the mainstream media dares to speak the truth and ask questions based thereon? Yes, it is the mainstream media that is keeping us locked in Afghanistan, and they are doing so for two reasons: They will do almost anything to avoid asking President Obama a … Continue reading “Questions on the Eve of the Afghan Election”
Political Solution in Afghanistan Possible,
but Not by Going Down Current Path
It would be a great service to the American nation if Barack Obama would tell us what he himself thinks the wars in Afghanistan and Pakistan are about. To capture Osama bin Laden? There have been eight years in which to capture bin Laden and it’s not been done yet, and there seems no reason … Continue reading “Political Solution in Afghanistan Possible,
but Not by Going Down Current Path”
but Not by Going Down Current Path”
The Man With the Plan for Bananastan
The Bananastans, the banana republic-style tar pits in Central Asia that we’ve stumbled into, have rapidly become a bigger cluster bomb than Iraq ever was. At his Senate confirmation hearing, Gen. Stanley McChrystal said the "measure of effectiveness" in Afghanistan "will not be enemy killed. It will be the number of Afghans shielded from violence." … Continue reading “The Man With the Plan for Bananastan”
‘Culturally Sensitive’ Imperialism
In Britain, they’re getting antsy about Obama’s war – the "Af-Pak" [.pdf] war, that is. Without the poodle Tony Blair to cover for us, Britain’s ruling Labor Party – decisively smacked down in the recent elections to the European parliament – is grumbling about being stampeded by the United States into fighting another unpopular war. … Continue reading “‘Culturally Sensitive’ Imperialism”
Paranoia About the Pashtuns
Juan Cole on a century of frenzy
Swat Refugees Scared, but Terrible Camp Life Forces Them Home
PESHAWAR — Civilians who fled the Malakand region in northwest Pakistan after the army launched operations against the Taliban, are starting to trickle home. On Wednesday, the government said 2,885 families have returned to Swat and Buner. "Yes, we are going back to our home because life in the camp is miserable," says a schoolteacher … Continue reading “Swat Refugees Scared, but Terrible Camp Life Forces Them Home”