Showing results for: Afghanistan (page 319)
Democracy first?
Damien Cave
We might rue the day we force our authoritarian allies to democratize, Robert Kaplan argues, once we see who replaces them.
The Taliban’s deadly “refugees”
Ben Barber
Taliban guerrillas are moving into refugee camps inside Afghanistan -- safe havens where they can regroup, skim food provided by aid agencies, and recruit new troops.
“The North Vietnamese never bombed American cities”
David Talbot
Progressive congressman Barney Frank talks about why he supports the war, opposes Bush's attack on civil liberties and thinks Clinton's military legacy is just fine.
Throwing it all away
Robert Scheer
National security is not justification for the suppression of human rights.
The holy warrior
Laura Miller
The most entertaining of current books on Osama bin Laden paints him as a devout, charismatic CEO of worldwide terror.
The Afghan handshake
Dalton Conley
Nearly a decade ago in Peshawar, a holy warrior tried to warn me where radical Islam was heading -- then gave me his watch.
A born-again isolationist
Michael J. Smith
By trying to rule the world, we open ourselves to the world's madness. America should let go of its empire and set its own house in order.
Studs Terkel: “We are not the Fortress America”
Christopher Kemp
The indefatigable author talks about his new book on death, the war against terror, President Bush, FDR and Thomas Paine.
A new role for Afghan women
Arianna Huffington
The United States must insist that women be a part of the new government in Afghanistan.
Waiting to die
Phillip Robertson
The Northern Alliance confirms that foreign Taliban forces massacred Afghans who tried to surrender. So there's little hope for peace talks.
Oily waters
Damien Cave
Big oil isn't as powerful as it used to be, but when everyone is buying SUVs and gas prices are dropping, there's still little hope for alternative energy. Second of two parts.
“Wrapping themselves in the flag with their hands in the cookie jar”
Anthony York
Emboldened Democrats and progressives are still wary of attacking Bush, but they accuse his party of trying to use wartime popularity to ram through regressive measures.
Salon recommends
Salon Staff
A sneak peek at the forthcoming "Lord of the Rings" film, a fat gambler in a Jaguar and more
The United States of oil
Damien Cave
No administration has ever been more in bed with the energy industry -- but does that mean Big Oil is calling Bush's shots? First of two parts.
Robert Stone: “History has come for us”
Andrew Leonard
The novelist whose book "Damascus Gate" dealt with the clash of faiths in the Middle East discusses terrorism, apocalyptic religion, military culture and the Islam bomb.
Another Taliban stronghold in chaos
Phillip Robertson
Refugees flee to Northern Alliance territory as in-fighting begins between Taliban soldiers in Kunduz.
A louder voice for Uncle Sam?
Eric Boehlert
Afraid that the U.S. is losing the public opinion war, officials are considering launching a $500 million broadcasting initiative, including an Arabic-language TV channel.
A clinic reopens in Taloqan
Phillip Robertson
Retreating Taliban forces stole the best supplies, but the staff -- especially newly liberated female doctors and nurses -- is thrilled to be back in business.
Fly the federal skies
Jake Tapper
Fearing public wrath and shaken by the crash of Flight 587, the House GOP folds and allows airport security workers to be federalized.
The New York Times’ quagmire
Norah Vincent
Now that the Taliban have been routed, what will the media fret about?
Out of the ashes
Mark Schapiro
The terror attacks have put globalization's critics on the defensive -- but have also given new momentum to their struggle.
Crying wolf, or doing their job?
Laura Rozen
Humanitarian aid groups warned that the bombing would create an aid catastrophe -- but they've brought
in far more relief since the war than before it began
“Beneath the Veil” redux
Janelle Brown
Documentary filmmaker Saira Shah returns to Afghanistan to find hopeful soldiers and starving children. Her film of the journey is called "Unholy War."
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