Afghanistan

From The Room: War and Peace

January 12, 2009 - ...

From The Room: Headless Goat Found in Topless Bar; Six Afghan Buzkashi Players Held

January 7, 2009 - ASTORIA, NY -- The bizarre spectacle of a headless goat in a topless bar comes on the heels of a recent New York Times story describing a game of buzkashi, which dates back to Genghis Khan. Buzkashi pits teams of horseback-riding Afghans wearing traditional Uzbek hats and r...

From The Room: I'm Thankful That I Am Not in Iraq or Afghanistan Right Now

November 27, 2008 - It took me three shots at spelling "Afghanistan" correctly--a gaffe that, had Sarah Palin or Bushy made, I would have pounced upon, wrangled in clutched hands, and offered to you all--like a loyal house cat does with a mauled rodent. (Incidentally, I spelled rodent wrong the first time...

From The Feed: Somebody please give this woman a hug

September 18, 2008 - Doe-eyed wife and mother on the verge, sends Obama heartfelt video letter via the internet regarding why the troops should continue deploying to the Middle East...

NOW PLAYING: Afghanistan's police force (yes, apparently one exists)

August 6, 2008 - Get out that duct tape and dust off your gas mask: The U.S. is scrambling to train police in Afghanistan as the Taliban gains ground against President Hamid Karzai's government. Unfortunately, according to a U.S. report, not a single police unit there (of over 400 established) can...

Osama bin Laden's former driver convicted of DWT (driving while terrorist)

August 6, 2008 - Osama bin Laden's former driver, Salim Ahmed Hamdan, was convicted at the cloak-a...

From The Room: If I Were Advising Obama and McCain

July 27, 2008 - On Saturday, McCain's campaign criticized Obama for canceling a visit to wounded troops in Germany, contending Obama chose foreign leaders and cheering Europeans over "injured America...

Obama visits the Wailing Wall: now even holier!

July 24, 2008 - Democratic presidential hopeful (get it?) Barack Obama visited one of the holiest sites of Judaism early Thursday morning in Jerusalem, The Wailing Wall. He showed up before dawn wearing a yarmulke (an unfortunately sorta Muslim-y looking skullcap) and, as many visitors do, placed...

From The Feed: Mika Brzezinski wants to make sure you heard that (video)

July 22, 2008 - MSNBC's Mika Brzezinski quotes John McCain campaigner U.S. Rep. Heather Wilson (R-NM) verbatim, than cuts to that exact sound bite on "Manual: Happening Now...

From The Feed: Andrea Mitchell wants the military to quit trying to do her job (video)

July 22, 2008 - On MSNBC's "Hardball" last night, NBC's chief foreign affairs correspondent, Andrea Mitchell, was disturbed about the amateur journalism practiced by the military during Obama's Middle East tour...

America's "Jewslims" united in their suspicion of Barack Obama

July 22, 2008 - Barack Obama's visit to the Middle East is being scrutinized by Muslim and Jewish voters back home. Osama Siblani, publisher of Michigan's Arab American News, called Obama's June speech to pro-Israeli lobbyists a "pander to the Israeli lobby." Apparently not enough of a pander, however. Nathan...

For women, Obama's Middle East trip is like the Democratic primary: you're better off being a black guy

July 21, 2008 - Reporters covering Barack Obama's trip to the Middle East have been given a dress code to follow, and no surprise, the women have it particularly hard. A few no-nos include wearing fingernail polish, open-toe sandals and the color green. (Unless you're in Israel, then feel free...

From The Room: Barack the Casbah

July 21, 2008 - Reporters traveling with Sen. Obama on his Mid-East tour were shocked, and even appalled, when they were issued a dress code for the trip, including not to wear green and above...

From The Room: Maliki Backs Off

July 21, 2008 - The New York Times has gotten a copy of the actual interview audio from Der Speigel, which was: "Obama's remarks, that if he takes office in 16 months he would withdraw the forces, we th...

Did Nouri al-Maliki support Barack Obama's withdrawal plan, or can the Germans not translate for scheisse?

July 21, 2008 - As Barack Obama makes his first major overseas trip as the presumptive Democratic nominee for president, he found himself on the receiving end of an incredible gift by Iraqi Prime Minister...