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Milne: If this becomes Obama's war, it will poison his presidency
Znet Article, March, 05 2009
Seumas Milne
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Pakistan is being ripped apart by the fallout from the Afghan occupation. If the US escalates, the impact will be devastating
Solomon: Freeing Up Resources ... for More War
Znet Article, February, 25 2009
Norman Solomon
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Hours after President Obama's speech to a joint session of Congress, The New York Times printed the news that he plans to gradually withdraw "American combat forces" from Iraq during the next 18 months. The newspaper reported that the advantages o...
Ali: Change it’s hard to believe in
Znet Article, February, 22 2009
Mahir Ali
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The ceasefire in the Pakistani vallety of Swat and the prospect of a peace deal between the provincial government and Maulana Fazlullah’s Taliban faction has spurred contradictory reactions, ranging from expressions of joy, relief and tentative ...
Zunes: The U.S. and Afghan Tragedy
Znet Article, February, 20 2009
Stephen Zunes
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One of the first difficult foreign policy decisions of the Obama administration will be what the United States should do about Afghanistan. Escalating the war, as National Security Advisor Jim Jones has been encouraging, will likely make matters w...
Podur: The Mumbai Attacks and Regional Implications
Zmag Article, February, 01 2009
Justin Podur
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A troubling trend in manufactured "security dilemmas"
Chomsky: No Change Coming With Obama
Znet Article, January, 27 2009
Noam Chomsky
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A Press TV interview with respected American author, political analyst and world-renowned linguist, Professor Noam Chomsky.
Hoodbhoy: World Bank Help For Pakistan's Higher Education - A Poisoned Chalice?
Commentary, January, 25 2009
Pervez Hoodbhoy
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Rumor has it that the World Bank is on its way back to Pakistan with a bagful of loans, together with plans for how we must spend the money. A major focus of the Bank's efforts will be higher education reform. No one doubts the desperate need for ...
Sulehria: US occupation of Afghanistan precipitates deadly disorder
Znet Article, January, 16 2009
Farooq Sulehria
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On January 1, US drones pounded Waziristan in Pakistan's Tribal Areas. Death toll was 5.
Mian: Pakistan and the Islamist Challenge
Znet Article, January, 05 2009
Zia Mian
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The urgent challenge now is for Pakistan and its neighbors, together with the international community, to work together to confront the risk of Pakistan spiraling into chaos and collapse.
Tripathi: Obama's Foreign Crises
Znet Article, December, 28 2008
Deepak Tripathi
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Obama's plan for an 'Afghan surge', with historical comparisons between Afghanistan and Vietnam and Iraq and Afghanistan.
Sainath: After Mumbai
Znet Article, December, 15 2008
P. Sainath
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Of all the arguments making the rounds after the slaughter of 180 people in Mumbai, the worst is this: that India should learn from the United States about how to respond to such terror. "Look at the USA," goes the refrain, "after 9/11 has there b...
Roy: 9 Is Not 11 (And November Isn't September)
Znet Article, December, 14 2008
Arundhati Roy
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The Mumbai attacks have been dubbed 'India's 9/11', and there are calls for a 9/11-style response, including an attack on Pakistan. Instead, the country must fight terrorism with justice, or face civil war.
Hoodbhoy: The Mumbai Massacre And Pakistan's New Nightmares
Znet Article, December, 13 2008
Pervez Hoodbhoy
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In spite of vociferous demands by the Indian public, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's government has withstood the pressure to conduct cross-border strikes into Pakistan. Correspondingly, in spite of the bitter criticism by Islamic parties, Pakista...
Ali: Pakistani Role in Mumbai Mayhem
Znet Article, November, 30 2008
Mahir Ali
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AT the weekend, media reports based on the interrogation of apparently the only terrorist to be captured alive in Mumbai, named as Azam Amir Kasab, evidently confirmed what many analysts - and most Indians - had suspected from the outset: a clear ...
Ali: Operation Enduring Disaster
Znet Article, November, 16 2008
Tariq Ali
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Afghanistan has been almost continuously at war for 30 years, longer than both World Wars and the American war in Vietnam combined.
Tatchell: Balochistan campaigners framed in London
Znet Article, November, 05 2008
Peter Tatchell
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Peter Tatchell accuses the British government of collusion with Pakistani attempts to frame human rights activists on terrorism charges
Jacobs: Borders Are For Sissies
Znet Article, November, 01 2008
Ron Jacobs
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The news reports were uncertain at first. Did a US military unit attack a village in Syria? Did they kill eight people? Decisive words from military spokespeople did not come...
Ali: The American War Moves to Pakistan
Zmag Article, November, 01 2008
Tariq Ali
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Tariq Ali on the U.S, destabilization of a crucial ally.
Ali: And let’s not forget Iraq
Znet Article, October, 06 2008
Mahir Ali
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Pakistan should not be surprised at being lumped with more than its fair share of blame for the Afghan mess: blaming its victims’ neighbours is an old American ploy.
Dimaggio: The Unspoken War: Pakistan, the Media & the Politics of Nuclear Weapons
Znet Article, September, 24 2008
Anthony Dimaggio
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As a former CIA field officer assigned to the Middle East, Robert Baer has many important insights to add to American foreign policy deliberation. Too bad his warnings have been systematically ignored throughout the mainstream media...
