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Full Text of Obama’s Af/Pak Speech at West Point
Following is the official transcript of President Obama's speech; it replaces the preliminary version, provided by NPR, posted earlier in this post. The graphic has been added by afpakwar.com. Listen to the Speech: White House | Office of the Press Secretary | 1 December 2009 Remarks by the President in Address to the Nation on the Way [...]
More Questions on the Mumbai Attack
Dawn | By Jawed Naqvi | 1 December 2009 Contradictions that mystified the Mumbai attack Last year’s terror attack on Mumbai left a clutch of innocent Jews dead, besides a large number of Muslims and Hindus. Neturei Karta – Guardians of the City – is a Haredi Jewish group formally created in 1935. It opposes Zionism and calls for a [...]
Dawn’s Coverage of Jeremy Scahill’s Blackwater Story
Dawn | Huma Yusuf | 1 December 2009 Blackwater: Another Aspect Thanks to Jeremy Scahill’s recent article in the US-based The Nation — which alleges that Blackwater is operating in Pakistan — the notorious and despised American security firm (now formally known as Xe Services) is back in the headlines. Unfortunately, the impassioned [...]
How to Get Out of Afghanistan, with Dignity
History News network | By William Polk | 23 November 2009 How to Get Out of Afghanistan In its war in Afghanistan, the United States has come to a crossroads. President Obama will be forced to choose one of four ways ahead. The choices are expensive and dangerous for our country; so we must be sure that he chooses the least painful, least [...]
Shifting Targets: Getting Rid of Al-Qaeda, the Taliban, Bringing Democracy, Stabilising Af/Pak, Protecting Muslim Women, Stopping the Opium Trade
Guardian | By caroline Lucas | 25 November 2009 Afghanistan: time to go One thing is clear: Nato's military mission has failed. We need to focus now on a power-sharing deal to enable an early withdrawal It is easy to forget that the nine-year war in Afghanistan began its life as "Operation Enduring Freedom". In the discursive vacuum that [...]
Obama’s Decision: I’m Driving Off the Cliff, I’ll Let You Know Whether I’ll Wear a Seat Belt or Not
The Baltimore Sun | By Ron Smith | 27 November 2009 In Afghanistan and at home, we're being driven off a cliff Football fans have been quite taken by a recurring segment on ESPN's "NFL Countdown Show" called "C'mon man." Inspired by former wide receiver Keyshawn Johnson, botched plays from NFL action are highlighted, with the players involved [...]
Uncovering the Roots of Terrorism: Christian-Racism and Anti-Muslim Bigotry in France, Europe, and America
The Nation | By Laila Lalami | 24 November 2009 (14 December 2009 Edition) The New Inquisition At a literary festival in New York City some years ago, I was introduced to a French writer who, almost immediately after we shook hands, asked me where I was from. When the answer was "Morocco," he put down his drink and stared at me with [...]
Democracy in India (and the War in Kashmir)
Outlook India and Tomgram | Essay by Arundhati Roy What Have We Done to Democracy? Of Nearsighted Progress, Feral Howls, Consensus, Chaos, and a New Cold War in Kashmir The war in the Kashmir valley is almost 20 years old now, and has claimed about 70,000 lives. Tens of thousands have been tortured, several thousand have "disappeared," women [...]
Danger Room: What’s Next in National Security More Troops to Afghanistan, But What Will They Do?
By Noah Schachtman and Nathan Hodge | 24 November 2009 So the President has apparently made his decision about Afghanistan: He’ll send another 34,000 troops there, according to multiple reports. The White House is preparing for Obama’s first-ever prime-time address to formally announce the move. But for the moment, it’s not at all [...]
Would the U.S. be in Afghanistan if not for Israel?
Middle East Reality | By Arnold Evans | 9 November 2009 Would the U.S. be in Afghanistan if not for Israel? No. So with that short answer out of the way, we can look at the reasoning the leads to that answer. (more...)
