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Derrick Crowe

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An Interview with Matthew Hoh

Derrick Crowe | Posted November 21, 2009 | World


If Matthew Hoh could tell you one thing to help you understand the U.S.'s predicament in Afghanistan, he'd tell you:

The presence of our ground combat troops is not doing anything to defeat al-Qaida.

Think about that for a moment. We are paying roughly $1 million per troop, per...

Daniel Altschuler

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The Clergy and the Coup

Daniel Altschuler | Posted November 21, 2009 | World


Earlier this week, Mary Anastasia O'Grady shamelessly pulled the God card to defend the Honduran coup. Specifically, she handed her Wall Street Journal column over to the coup-supporting Cardinal Rodriguez to curry favor for the June 28 ousting of President Manuel Zelaya from power. Her article ignores the Church's...

Saad Khan

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Sports Downfall In Pakistan

Saad Khan | Posted November 21, 2009 | Sports


Pakistan was not always like that. There was a significant infrastructure in Pakistan -- at least by Asian standards -- and some international-level stadiums and sports arenas. Cricket, in particular, was the highlight of Pakistan and it fetched the 1992 World Cup to much jubilation and festivities; it reached another...

John Hope Bryant

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The Dawning Of The Post-Crisis Entrepreneurship Generation, Here And All Around The World

John Hope Bryant | Posted November 21, 2009 | Business


From civil rights to silver rights.

In my new book LOVE LEADERSHIP: The New Way to Lead in a Fear-Based World, I submit that there are two things in the world, love and fear, and that what we don't love what we fear. Further, I submit that the reason...

Human Rights Watch

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Join the World in Embracing Children's Rights

Human Rights Watch | Posted November 21, 2009 | World


The most widely and rapidly ratified human rights treaty in history is 20 years old. The Convention on the Rights of the Child was shaped by the United States, which drafted more of its provisions than any other government. Only two countries in the world have failed to ratify the...

MJ Rosenberg

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Amazing Gaza Film By Young Palestinian Kid

MJ Rosenberg | Posted November 21, 2009 | World


Last week I met with a young Palestinian from Gaza, Mohammed Omer. He is an award-winning journalist with an incredible story.

After meeting him, I went to his presentation at a bistro in town called "Busboys and Poets" (the coolest place in DC these days).

His presentation blew me away....

Russ Wellen

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Can Nuclear Terrorists Be Deterred?

Russ Wellen | Posted November 20, 2009 | World


THE DEPROLIFERATOR -- As you no doubt know, deterrence is the product of a balance of power -- nuclear arsenals, in other words, that are roughly equal. Constrained by the eye-for-an-eye principle, but to the umpteenth power, states armed with nuclear weapons, such as the United States and the Soviet...

John Feffer

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Obama's Asia Trip: Post-Mortem

John Feffer | Posted November 20, 2009 | World


Critics of the Obama administration were delighted at the images from the president's recent trip to Asia. There was the deep bow before the emperor Akihito. There was the group photo with the head of the Burmese junta. There was the deferential press conference with Chinese President Hu Jintao.

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Ray Hanania

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Re-Energizing The Two-State Solution To Israeli-Palestinian Peace

Ray Hanania | Posted November 20, 2009 | World


Yes, I am running for President of Palestine in the next election, if there is one. No, I don't expect to win. But then, many long shot candidates who don't expect to win, actually find themselves winning.

Still, my goal isn't to win office but to help re-ignite the peace...

George Mitrovich

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Of Roadside Bombs And Afghanistan

George Mitrovich | Posted November 20, 2009 | World


On Sunday night 60 Minutes ran a story entitled, "The Deadliest Weapon." Before that broadcast and the story reported by Bryon Pitts, I had been ambivalent about the war in Afghanistan. But after watching 60 Minutes I decided America cannot win -- no matter how long we stay or how...

Andrew Winston

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Why Going Green -- And The Climate Negotiations In Copenhagen -- Matter Now More Than Ever

Andrew Winston | Posted November 20, 2009 | Green


For the past few years, the business world has been swept up in a green wave -- a rising tide of interest and concern about environmental issues. The Great Recession has not stopped the pressure pushing this wave. Environmental crises such as climate change and water shortages continue to evolve....

Christopher Herbert and Victoria Kataoka Rebuffet

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Foreign Affairs Roundup

Christopher Herbert and Victoria Kataoka Rebuffet | Posted November 20, 2009 | World


The Past Two Week's Top Stories in Foreign Affairs:

Increased Tension Over Iran's Program
SI Analysis: After an IAEA report suggests that Iran's recently discovered nuclear site near Qom is more suited to developing nuclear weapons than generating power and that the Qom...

Jonathan Horowitz

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The New Bagram: Has Anything Changed?

Jonathan Horowitz | Posted November 20, 2009 | World


Last weekend, the United States unveiled its new state of the art detention facility to journalists, diplomats, Afghan officials, and nongovernmental organizations. After participating in the tour, I give the new facility a "vastly improved" grade compared to the Bagram Theater Internment Facility (BTIF), but U.S. detention policy has a...

Joe Cirincione

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Scientists: The Nukes Are Alright

Joe Cirincione | Posted November 21, 2009 | World


In a blow to the far-right, scientists have concluded that U.S. nuclear weapons don't need new tests or new designs.

The premier scientific panel advising the Defense Department just concluded that US nuclear weapons will last indefinitely under current maintenance programs. We don't need new nuclear weapons. We don't...

Jim Calio

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Talk to the Taliban

Jim Calio | Posted November 20, 2009 | World


Sooner or later, we will have to talk to the Taliban. It's inevitable, so why delay? It's clear that we cannot "win" in Afghanistan in the traditional since of "winning" -- that is, wiping out the enemy. The Afghans know that the U.S. will some day be leaving their country,...

David Suissa

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Peace In Arabic

David Suissa | Posted November 20, 2009 | World


It's not that I get tired of listening to Jewish speakers. More often than not, they motivate and inspire me. Whether I agree with them or not, there's a familiarity, a connection. I learn from my people and I embrace their diversity.

But no matter how diverse, it's still the...

Beth Nonte Russell

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"Oba-Mao", What Do We Do Now?

Beth Nonte Russell | Posted November 20, 2009 | Politics


Just before Christmas in 1999, I got off a flight from Hong Kong to San Francisco with a frail, 13-month-old baby girl in my arms. Until a week before, that baby had lived in a Chinese orphanage after being abandoned at a railway station, with little care or nourishment in...

Ann M. Veneman

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Five Major Child Advocates: Children's Rights Are Everybody's Responsibility

Ann M. Veneman | Posted November 20, 2009 | World


On the anniversary of twentieth anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child -- the most ratified human rights treaty in human history -- the leaders of five major organizations focusing on children make a joint plea to put children's best interests at the heart of human...

Fadi Elsalameen

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Who will deliver the Palestinian State?

Fadi Elsalameen | Posted November 20, 2009 | World


For the past several years Palestinian Prime minister Salam Fayyad's name on the streets of the West Bank and Gaza has become synonymous with the words credibility, honesty, and transparency.

His hard work on building and reforming Palestinian institutions has paid off: Palestinians see him as a serious leader...

Modiba

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Sister Fa Steals The Show At Star-Studded Concert Honoring U.N. Peacekeepers

Modiba | Posted November 20, 2009 | World


This is HuffPost World's regular feature that highlights interesting musicians and musical trends around the world. Know of a great musician doing ground-breaking work outside the United States? Send us your ideas for bands to profile or up-and-coming musicians to follow. Please fill out this survey form.

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