Obama Pakistan

Time For a New Conversation With Pakistan

Rizwan Ladha | Posted 09.12.2011

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Rizwan Ladha

Pakistan often makes rhetorical statements that are contradictory to its actions -- which is not the way to make long-term, sustainable progress on the security issues of most concern to Pakistan, its neighbors and its partners.

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An Insecure and Reluctant Partner

Rizwan Ladha | Posted 08.27.2011

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Rizwan Ladha

As the Obama administration prepares to shift responsibility for Afghanistan's security and governance to the Afghan people, it must keep in mind the security concerns of its reluctant ally in Islamabad.

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Marcus Baram

CHART: Obama's Middle East Speeches Compared

HuffingtonPost.com | Marcus Baram | Posted 07.19.2011

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NEW YORK -- Since President Obama's much-praised speech at Cairo University in June 2009, a lot has changed in the Middle East. Thursday's highly a...

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Amanda Terkel

Violence Likely To Increase In Afghanistan In Coming Months

HuffingtonPost.com | Amanda Terkel | Posted 06.05.2011

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WASHINGTON -- The Obama administration issued its third progress report on Afghanistan and Pakistan on Tuesday, concluding that the U.S. strategy is s...

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Tough Crowd: Indian Students Ask Obama Why Pakistan Isn't Considered A 'Terrorist State'

Posted 05.25.2011

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NEW DELHI (Associated Press) - President Barack Obama heralded the relationship between the United States and India as a "defining partnership" of the...

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U.S. Pushing To Expand CIA Operations In Pakistan

Wall Street Journal | JULIAN E. BARNES and ADAM ENTOUS | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON--The U.S. is pushing to expand a secret CIA effort to help Pakistan target militants in their havens near the Afghan border, according to s...

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President Obama to General Kayani: Can You Hear Me Now?

Aparna Pande | Posted 05.25.2011

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Aparna Pande

In the context of rumors about an impending military coup in Pakistan, Obama's unannounced meeting with the Pakistani delegation emphasizing American support for the present civilian government might be a game-changer.

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Amanda Terkel

Congressional Candidate To Birther: 'Those Questions Need To Be Asked'

HuffingtonPost.com | Amanda Terkel | Posted 05.25.2011

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During a recent town hall meeting, New Mexico Republican congressional candidate Steve Pearce cast doubt on President Obama's citizenship and said tha...

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Obama: 'We Need To Make Clear To People That The Cancer Is In Pakistan'

Washington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

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President Obama dispatched his national security adviser, retired Marine Gen. James L. Jones, and CIA Director Leon Panetta to Pakistan for a series o...

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Obama's Global Popularity: More Challenges Ahead

Wajahat Ali | Posted 05.25.2011

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Wajahat Ali

Citizens worldwide need to look at Obama from a new perspective in which he does not wear a halo. Obama has delivered legislative success and our expectations of him should be grounded.

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Obama Afghanistan Decision: President Will Miss Self-Imposed Deadline

ABC News | Jake Tapper | Posted 05.25.2011

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Though the White House had been shooting for the president to make an announcement about his new strategy in Afghanistan and Pakistan between November...

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Cheney Silent On Obama Counterterrorism Gains

Mother Jones | David Corn | Posted 05.25.2011

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On Tuesday, President Barack Obama visited the National Counterterrorism Center outside Washington and declared that "because of our efforts" al Qaeda...

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Anti-U.S. Wave Hits Pakistan, Imperils Efforts

washingtonpost.com | Karen DeYoung and Pamela Constable | Posted 05.25.2011

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A new wave of anti-American sentiment in Pakistan has slowed the arrival of hundreds of U.S. civilian and military officials charged with implementing...

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Pakistan's Poverty Bomb and the Hypocrisy of Elite Classes

Saad Khan | Posted 05.25.2011

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Saad Khan

Pakistan is one of those unfortunate countries where the elite classes have virtually taken over every aspect of life and have left no breathing space for the public.

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Pakistan's India Infatuation

Saad Khan | Posted 05.25.2011

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Saad Khan

India is not a threat to Pakistan, Islamic militancy is. If Pakistan's leaders are still not able to overcome their 'infatuation' with India, then it could prove disastrous for regional stability.

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Pakistan Army Kills 45 Taliban; Border Reopens

AP | ZARAR KHAN | Posted 05.25.2011

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ISLAMABAD — Pakistani soldiers killed at least 45 Taliban militants in scattered gunbattles across the northwestern Swat Valley after a suicide ...

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America's Prayer

Russell Simmons | Posted 05.25.2011

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Russell Simmons

Friday, Obama became the first U.S. president to do a one-on-one interview for any media outlet in Pakistan. This is how we fight terrorism; by promoting dialogue from a place of love and kindness.

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Obama Gives First-Ever Interview By US President To Pakistani Media

Dawn.com | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON: US President Barack Obama, in an exclusive interview to Dawn, has said that he believes the Pakistani state is strong enough to win the mi...

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Bin Laden: Obama's Pakistan Support Inflamed Hatred Toward The U.S.

AP | MAAMOUN YOUSSEF | Posted 05.25.2011

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CAIRO — Osama bin Laden threatened Americans in a new audio recording aired Wednesday, saying President Barack Obama inflamed hatred toward the ...

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Battleground Lahore: Taliban in the City

Shirin Sadeghi | Posted 05.25.2011

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Shirin Sadeghi

The insurgents that the Pakistani and U.S. forces are battling are various fronts of poor, largely uneducated men doing what their ancestors have done for centuries: defending the Pashtun way.

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Taliban, Swat Outlook 'Pretty Bleak' For Pakistani Army

Financial Times | Posted 05.25.2011

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Pakistan's fight against the Taliban has a limited chance of success because of the army's inexperience and its refusal to accept help from the west, ...

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Secretary Doomsday and the Empathy Gap

Tom Engelhardt | Posted 05.25.2011

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Tom Engelhardt

If Obama suspended the Bush-era drone war, it would represent a start down a different path, one not already strewn with the skeletons of failed policies.

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Obama Pakistan Strategy Must Be Different From Afghanistan: Analysis

True Slant | Posted 05.25.2011

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Is the White House right to support the Pakistani army's fight against militias on the Afghan border? Or should President Obama encourage fewer helico...

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Obama's Fine Line in AfPak and Iraq

James Denselow | Posted 05.25.2011

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James Denselow

Too much or too little US involvement could spell disaster for Obama's approach in countries ridden by internal conflict.

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LIVE VIDEO: Obama Statement On Zardari, Karzai Meeting

Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

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President Obama will meet with Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari and Afghani President Hamid Karzai Wednesday. Zardari will be pushed to take a st...

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