Warlord

Africa to Kony 2012: Stop Treating Us Like Victims

James Marshall Crotty | Posted 05.23.2012

James Marshall Crotty

Africans want capital investment, access to global markets, and to be treated as self-sufficient players, not victims in need of continual rescue by their former colonizers. That is the respectful, tough-love attitude that will raise all boats on the African continent.

Mitt Romney's 'Dungeons And Dragons' Makeover

Posted 01.05.2012

Last night Mitt Romney won the Iowa Republican Caucus for the 2012 Presidential Primary, and roleplaying fans heartily rejoiced. Why? A new exhibition...

Warlord Building Afghan Empire With U.S. Taxpayer Aid

nytimes.com | Posted 05.25.2011

TIRIN KOT, Afghanistan -- The most powerful man in this arid stretch of southern Afghanistan is not the provincial governor, nor the police chief, nor...

US Military Funds Afghan Warlords, Congressional Investigation Confirms

The Nation | Aram Roston | Posted 05.25.2011

Security for key US military supply routes in Afghanistan is in the hands of a small group of powerful Afghan warlords who run a massive protection ra...

Picking and Choosing Enemies in Afghanistan

Hedieh Mirahmadi | Posted 05.25.2011

Hedieh Mirahmadi

We cannot ignore the ideological underpinnings of our enemy and empower them to fight us another day. The question is how do we tell the difference between a warlord and a global jihadist.