Showing results for: Afghanistan (page 224)
Longtime Rep. David Obey retiring, TV lumberjack runs to replace him
Alex Pareene
Candidates to replace the stalwart liberal include a Tea Partier and a former "Real World" cast member
Why Shahzad’s trip to Pakistan isn’t important
Gabriel Winant
So he picked up some useless training in Pakistan. That tells us next to nothing about how to prevent terrorism
The most interesting Republican you’ve never heard of
Niall Stanage
Gary Johnson supports abortion rights, gay unions and legalized pot. And he's probably running for president
New Obama book reveals Pentagon quarrel
Associated Press
Jonathan Alter's tome details a spat between the president and Defense Secretary Robert Gates
Moammar Gadhafi hates Switzerland now, apparently
Bernhard Zand, Volkhard Windfuhr
In a somewhat deranged interview, the Libyan dictator reveals a bitter hatred for the small, neutral Alpine nation
A spy novel for the 21st century
Laura Miller
Michael Gruber's "The Good Son" turns a hostage crisis in Pakistan into an exploration of our most primal longings
U.S. soldiers remake “Telephone”
Tracy Clark-Flory
In a happy-making viral video, troops stationed in Afghanistan bust out Lady Gaga's wild dance moves
On Haiti, America’s short attention span strikes again
John Sides
A study of New York Times coverage shows that the press loves to cover a natural disaster. For about a week
War propaganda from Afghanistan
Glenn Greenwald
The Battle of Kandahar is billed as "make-or-break," just like the Battle of Marjah was a mere two months ago
Suspect pleads guilty in subway bomb plan
Tom Hays
Zarein Ahmedzay admits to planning terrorist attack
The Obama administration’s righteous stance against indefinite detention
Glenn Greenwald
U.S. officials somehow manage to protest Pakistan's detention policies with a straight face
House to vote on benefits for veterans’ caregivers
Kimberly Hefling
Bill to provide financial assistance for family members of severely wounded war veterans
The business of America is kleptocracy
William Astore
It's not creeping socialism or fascism that we have to worry about. It's greed
N.Y. man sentenced in terrorism financing case
Colleen Long
Abdul Tawala Ibn Ali Alishtari transferred funds intended for terrorist training camps in Pakistan and Afghanistan
Why economic sanctions on Iran won’t work
Juan Cole
There are no good military options, and oil always finds a way around sanctions
New Kyrgyz leaders vow to prosecute ex-president
Peter Leonard, Yuras Karmanau
Kurmanbek Bakiyev, driven from country last week, is accused of corruption, ordering shootings of protesters
Little progress likely in Bhutto case
Chris Brummitt
Critical U.N. report says powerful interests will kill any efforts to find ex-prime minister's assassins
Policy changes on Arlington Cemetery grave site mementos
Mark Benjamin
AP says the Army will now collect items left on the graves of Iraq and Afghanistan veterans, but doesn't say why
America and the Dictators: From Diem to Karzai
Alfred McCoy
The Obama administration's dealings with Afghanistan's president ominously echo disastrous missteps of Vietnam
Some terrorist groups can survive assassinations
Juan Cole
Taking out the head of a radical movement doesn't necessarily kill the body
Right-wing tax myths
Gene Lyons
Tea Party types love to play victim, which has given rise to some ugly myths about who is and isn't paying taxes
Afghan teen slain in campaign of fear
Kathy Gannon
Taliban targeting women who work for foreign organizations or attend school
April 15 and the mounting revolt against war spending
Jo Comerford
One mayor is on a quest to highlight the cost of Iraq and Afghanistan -- for his city and for its residents
Over 200,000 flee military offensive in Pakistan
Associated Press
More than 300 suspected militants have been killed since March, officials say
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