Ann Jones

The F Word: Questioning the Cycle of War

Laura Flanders | Posted 05.25.2011

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Laura Flanders

The Obama administration is frustrated with the Pakistani government's inability to quell the Taliban. Who are the US to be frustrated? The answer to...

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Senator Kerry Finds A War With Which He Can Flirt

Derrick Crowe | Posted 05.25.2011

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Derrick Crowe

If you're looking for the man who once asked, "how do you ask a man to be the last man to die for a mistake?" you better keep looking. The senator seems to have left him behind.

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Women's Rights In Afghanistan Depends On Where One Lives

Stuart Whatley | Posted 05.25.2011

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Stuart Whatley

Conditions in Afghanistan are acutely compartmentalized. Reports from one village can be bright and optimistic while another locale is rife with atrocities towards women and girls.

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Experts from Afghanistan Urge Members of Congress to Rethink the War (VIDEO)

Robert Greenwald | Posted 05.25.2011

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Robert Greenwald

As the war escalates, as the death toll soars and the financial and moral costs spiral out of control, we are bringing in experts who can provide a more complete picture of the dire situation in Afghanistan.

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The Afghan Scam: The Untold Story of Why the U.S. Is Bound to Fail in Afghanistan

Ann Jones | Posted 05.25.2011

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Ann Jones

It's hard to overstate the magnitude of the failure of American reconstruction in Afghanistan.

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Why The US Will Fail In Afghanistan: TomDispatch

Tomdispatch.com | Posted 05.25.2011

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With Afghanistan, it always seems to be more and worse. More American (and NATO) troops "surging" in, more Taliban control in the countryside, more in...

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