America at War

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Monday February 8th 2010

From the Imperium

Insecure Americans, Abdulmutallab, & Terrorism

Why are U.S., allies »

McClatchy Newspapers | By Jonathan S. Landay and Saeed Shah | 5 February 2010 KABUL, Afghanistan — Thousands of [...]

From the Regional Powers

The Marjah Offensive in »

Times of India | Agencies | 8 February 2010 Big offensive builds up in Afghanistan, thousands [...]

Russia and Germany Ambush »

Pravda.ru | 7 February 2010 The mysterious and controversial nuclear program of Iran, with ups and [...]

U.S. Takes Torture — of »

Times of India | PTI | 3 February 2010 US takes seriously torture of its detained nationals in Pak: [...]

From Client-States

Video: Ayalon Stepping Down to »

Al Arabiya News Channel | 7 February 2010 Rejects Ayalon’s claims over Saudi support to Palestine Handshake Israeli apology to Saudi: Prince [Read More]

From Imperial Allies

School bombing »

Times Online | By Christina Lamb | 7 February 2010 THE discovery of three American [...]

Special forces »

Times Online | By Marie Colvin in Camp Bastion, Helmand | 7 February 2010 AMERICAN and [...]

Information War: »

BBC | By Orla Guerin | 5 February 2010 Bombs and beatings: Life among the Taliban In [...]

Voice of Jihad | 4 February 2010 The Impracticable Decision of the London Conference The London Conference is the eighth conference on Afghanistan held since the flagrant invasion by the crusading invaders eight years ago. The conference was convened to find an [Read More]

Analysis & Opinions

Wish List of Baghdad Treasures was given to Cheney before the 2003 Invasion

Pravda.ru | By Timothy Bancroft-Hinchey | 7 February 2010 Heritage, Loot or Booty? Western Museums are brimming with cultural heritage…from other countries. The Elgin Marbles are just one set of tens of thousands of artefacts looted from distant lands during colonial or imperialist times. However, the same desecration of cultural heritage [...]

Will Turkey Vote for Sanctions on Iran?

Reuters (India) | By Ibon Villelabeitia | 5 February 2010 Turkey's balancing act may soon face test on Iran ISTANBUL Reuters) - Even for a country that boasts about being a bridge between East and West, the Middle East and Europe, Turkey's diplomacy this week must have seemed a bit of a perilous balancing act. Underlying unique [...]

Torture and the American Soul

Volume 55, Number 13 · August 14, 2008 The Battle for a Country's Soul By Jane Mayer Seven years after al-Qaeda's attacks on America, as the Bush administration slips into history, it is clear that what began on September 11, 2001, as a battle for America's security became, and continues to be, a battle for the country's soul. In looking [...]

Tangoing with the Taliban

Aljazeera | By Marwan Bishara | 2 February 2010 Despite the US military 'surge', Afghanistan is proving more challenging than Iraq. Unlike the general Iraqi distaste and hostility for al-Qaeda's methods and objectives, Osama bin Laden's network remains the Taliban's most potent strategic partner in its fight against the central government and [...]

The Un-Americanism of Americans Electing Obama

Wall Street Journal | By Fouad Ajami | 2 February 2010 The Obama Spell Is Broken Unlike this president, John Kennedy was an ironist who never fell for his own mystique. (more...)

Dubya’s Legacy: War and Economic Ruin

Atiwar.com | By Ivan Eland | 3 February 2010 The US Can No Longer Afford Its Empire President Obama has presented Congress with a spending request of $3.8 trillion for the next fiscal year in 2011, but with a third of it not paid for with taxes, thus resulting in a $1.3 trillion deficit (a whopping 8.3 percent of GDP). The small piece of good [...]

Is there a Sindh card?

The News | By Ameer Bhutto | 1 February 2010 But is there a Sindh card? The writer is vice-chairman of Sindh National Front and a former MPA from Ratodero. He has degrees from the University of Buckingham and Cambridge University. This government is being sustained in power by three main factors. Firstly, unbridled corruption which [...]

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