One of the frustrating things about Afghanistan is that it’s such a mess that our expectations for the democratic process were quite low. It seemed a given that Karzai would cruise to re-election unopposed, and while that may not be [...]
One of the frustrating things about Afghanistan is that it’s such a mess that our expectations for the democratic process were quite low. It seemed a given that Karzai would cruise to re-election unopposed, and while that may not be [...]
At Read Islam, Conrad reviews A Million Bullets: The Story of the British in Afghanistan by James Fergusson. Here’s Conrad’s introduction: This is the first major account on the British operations in Helmand province in southern Afghanistan to be written [...]
In an explicit bid to appease hard-line Islamists, Afghanistan’s “president” 1 Hamid Karzai has signed a bill into law that essentially legalizes rape of a woman by her husband: Critics claim the president helped rush the bill through parliament in [...]
A suicide bomber atttack at a mosque in the frontier town of Jamrud, Pakistan has destroyed the building and killed dozens of people during Friday prayers: A suicide bomber blew himself up in a mosque packed with hundreds of worshippers [...]
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Full transcript of President Obama's speech on national security: drones, the war on terror, and Guantanamo
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American barbarism, civilization, and decadence (and Star Trek)
posted 3:11:36pm May. 15, 2013 | read full post »
Bishnu Shrestha and the 40 thieves (and one khukuri)
posted 9:56:17am May. 08, 2013 | read full post »
Muslims in Bradford, UK rally to save synagogue
posted 11:47:45am May. 04, 2013 | read full post »
Obama still wants to close Guantanamo #Gitmo
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