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Brollier: Unrest in Pakistan: Moving Beyond U.S. National Interest
Znet Article, June, 20 2010
Josh Brollier
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A snapshot of unrest in Pakistan offers a framework for outsiders to understand why it is unfair to insist that Pakistan “do more” to fulfill the United States’ vision for fighting extremism. It may also suggest why strong anti-American sentiments...
Brollier: The World Cup Of Economic And Military Warfare
Znet Article, June, 03 2010
Josh Brollier
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Just about everyone we have spoken with, Pashtuns included, has little to no sympathy for the Taliban or their tactics. Many people have lost limbs, homes and loved ones to the brutal assaults of suicide bombers or the indiscriminate violence of I...
Kelly: Unarmed and Courageous: Emergency Workers in Afghanistan
Znet Article, June, 01 2010
Kathy Kelly
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For six days in late May, 2010, Emergency, an Italian NGO providing surgery and basic health care in Afghanistan since 1999, welcomed us to visit facilities they operate in the capital city of Kabul and in Panjshir, a neighboring province. We live...
Kelly: Drones and Democracy
Znet Article, May, 19 2010
Kathy Kelly
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On May 12th, the day after a U.S. drone strike killed 24 people in Pakistan’s North Waziristan, two men from the area agreed to tell us their perspective as eyewitnesses of previous drone strikes.
Kelly: Pressured from all sides in Pakistan’s Swat Valley
Znet Article, May, 16 2010
Kathy Kelly
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In May of 2009, under tremendous pressure from the United States, the Pakistani military began a large-scale military operation in the Swat District of Pakistan to confront militants in the region. The UNHCR said the operation led to one of the la...
Brollier: “The Coming Revolt of the Guards”
Znet Article, February, 15 2010
Josh Brollier
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On entering the Dane County Jail, the first holding cell that Brian Terrell and I were placed in had only one other person. We previously saw this man outside the cell during our initial booking. He was a man with dark black skin and a full beard...
Brollier: Lessons from the Gaza Freedom March
Znet Article, January, 10 2010
Josh Brollier
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When I traveled to Cairo to participate in the Gaza Freedom March, I hoped to enter Gaza to contribute toward ending the siege and preventing future air assaults and invasions, such as the 22-day Operation Cast Lead that Israel launched against Ga...
Brollier: Gaza Freedom March
Znet Article, December, 30 2009
Josh Brollier
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In a phone conversation with Josh Brollier (Voices for Creative Nonviolence) and Michael Hearington (Veterans for Peace), we learned that about 500 people, including several hundred Gaza Freedom Marchers and scores of Egyptian citizens, are holdin...
