Aghanistan War

Pakistanis Say Taliban Commander Was Captured To UNDERMINE Afghan Peace Talks

New York Times | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Abdul Ghani Baradar, Pakistan, Taliban, Aghanistan War, Pakistan Taliban, Afpak, CIA Pakistan, World News

When American and Pakistani agents captured Abdul Ghani Baradar, the Taliban's operational commander, in the chaotic port city of Karachi last January...

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Mr. 10%: Our Man in Islamabad

Eric Margolis | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Asif Ali Zardari, Obama, Afpak, Benazir Bhutto, Aghanistan War, Pakistan, World News
Eric Margolis

Asif Ali Zardari became Pakistan's president thanks to political and financial support from the U.S. and Britain; in exchange, he's facilitated the U.S. war in Afghanistan. That deal is falling apart fast.

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The Long, Slow Death of American Triumphalism

Tom Engelhardt | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Hasbro, Transformers, G.I. Joe:the Rise of Cobra, G.I. Joe, War Games, Iraq War, Vietnam, Iron Man, Aghanistan War, World War Two, Politics News
Tom Engelhardt

Hollywood's products still rule the globe. Yet, in that international arena, American-style war, as in Iraq or Afghanistan, is a complete turn-off and real-world all-American triumph just doesn't fly anymore.

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