DIVERGENCES

Yesterdays New York Times has a story that hints at divergences between the US and Pakistan in the war on terror in Afghanistan. Unnamed Pakistani intelligence officials are reported as having said that Pakistan had concerns that the US operational surge in Afghanistan could...

Unacceptable

IT is quite refreshing to hear Prime Minister Gilani maintain the tempo of a principled stand that the government has taken of late to show its annoyance at certain American policies and utterances and assert that Pakistan would not accept any conditional aid that tended to...

Uncertainty About New U.S. Policy Toward Pakistan, Afghanistan

"Uncertainty About New U.S. Policy Toward Pakistan, Afghanistan"

Afghanistan - Putting A New Coat on a Failed Strategy

Afghanistan - Putting A New Coat on a Failed Strategy by Ron Jacobs I turned on the television Friday, March 27, 2009. It was tuned to C-SPAN. Barack Obama's speech on Afghanistan was being televised. Listening only to the words of his introductory comments and ignoring the...

It's Time to Stop Celebrating Cinco De Mayo!

Launched in 2006 as a somewhat-cheesy tongue-in-cheek merchandising gimmick (i.e., "Use mustard instead of mayonnaise"), the CINCO DE MUSTARD campaign has gotten "legs" and deserves serious consideration from Americans -- especially owners of restaurants, bars and other...

U.S. General: Soldiers in Iraq at current level until 2010

Gen. Peter J. Schoomaker, the Army’s chief of staff, told reporters...

Iraqi Police Report Details Civilians' Deaths at Hands of U.S. Troops

"Iraqi Police Report Details Civilians' Deaths at Hands of U.S. Troops"

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