Showing results for: Afghanistan (page 218)
New Yorkers reject Palin’s blithering bigotry
Joe Conason
She and her pals use the "Ground Zero mosque" to stir anti-Muslim fear. But the world's greatest city says no
Pricetag for post-9/11 wars: $1 trillion
Justin Elliott
Study says Congress has appropriated that amount for Iraq, Afghanistan -- not counting vets benefits
Clinton in Afghanistan to refine goals
Matthew Lee
Secretary of State announces new aid projects worth $500 million, says war opinion is shifting
Pakistan: Suspected U.S missiles kill 2
Rasool Dawar
Strike hits militant-heavy region in the north, believed to target Taliban or Al-Qaida leaders
Blast in Pakistan’s Swat Valley kills 5, wounds 58
Riaz Khan, Sherin Zada
Suicide bombing shows that Islamic militants are still active in northwest region, despite heavy army presence
Hundreds of Afghanistan contractor deaths go unreported
Justin Elliott
Congressional report estimates Afghanistan death rate more than four times greater than for U.S. troops
Sens. Kerry, Lugar voice doubts about Afghan war
Robert Burns
Goals for conflict show "lack of clarity," Senator Carl Levin says support among Democrats is "fraying"
Rand Paul bravely avoids expressing unpopular opinions in interview
Alex Pareene
Talking to a conservative magazine, the Kentucky Senate candidate refuses to admit any policy positions
The motive behind whistle-blower prosecutions
Glenn Greenwald
"National security" is a smokescreen for what really bothers government: Embarrassment and accountability
Rand Paul hits New York to raise cash
Alex Pareene
Having officially parted ways with his old campaign manager, the new, boring, uncontroversial Paul
A predictable suicide at Camp Lejeune
Mark Benjamin
A doctor warned that mental health care for violent, disturbed Marines was inadequate. Sgt. Tom Bagosy proved it
Marc Thiessen and the myth of the American Jewish voter
Glenn Greenwald
The zombie lie that Jews are abandoning Democrats over Israel finds new life in the Washington Post
What if we actually “win” Afghanistan?
Tom Engelhardt
As David Petraeus takes over, success may be worse than failure
Afghans want foreign aid spent on their priorities
Deb Riechmann
Officials lament that money spent during the past eight years won't make a long-term difference
Ugandan toll in World Cup bombings rises to 74
Jason Straziuso, Max Delany
Somali militant group al-Shabab praises the twin bombings in Kampala, Uganda
Putting the left’s Obama “despair” in perspective
Steve Kornacki
The president's supporters expected big things and are feeling short-changed. Stop me if you've heard this before
NATO kills 6 Afghan civilians
Associated Press
Artillery fire falls short of target in Jani Khel district of Paktia province
Suicide bombers kill 62, wound 111 in Pakistan
Riaz Khan, Habib Khan
Attack shows Islamist militants remain a potent force in the northwest tribal belt, despite army offensives
3 arrested in Norway al-Qaida bombing plot
Matt Apuzzo, Adam Goldman, Ian Macdougall
Plan said to be similar to failed New York subway attack
NATO airstrike accidentally kills 5 Afghan troops
Rahim Faiez
Deaths hurt U.S. goal of coordinating and training with Afghanistan's locals
Tuesday link dump: Cause and effect
Alex Pareene
People don't like it when you kill their friends, marijuana is good for Democrats, and other important findings
Michael Steele’s job is safe
Alex Pareene
He can go ahead and embarrass the GOP as much as he likes, because it's hard to fire an RNC chairman
Military pressing charges against helicopter strike video leaker
Alex Pareene
Bradley Manning accused of unauthorized use of classified data for giving helicopter strike footage to WikiLeaks
The crux of our endless War on Terror
Glenn Greenwald
An Obama official acknowledges we're doing all this for a few hundred extremists in Pakistan and Afghanistan
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