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Archives: October 2009
Abdullah May Withdraw from Second Round
Abdullah Abdullah is threatening to withdraw from the presidential runoff contest in Afghanistan if the head of the Electoral Commission is not replaced. That commission oversaw the fraud-ridden first round. President Obama…Baltzer and Barghouti on Jon Stewart
Jon Stewart this week showed his usual stone cold courage in having on to his show Palestinian activist Moustafa Barghouti and Jewish-American peace worker Ann Baltzer for a frank discussion of the…Baltzer and Barghouti on Jon Stewart
Jon Stewart this week showed his usual stone cold courage in having on to his show Palestinian activist Moustafa Barghouti and Jewish-American peace worker Ann Baltzer for a frank discussion of the…Pakistan Press: Clinton ‘White Goddess’; US should Leave Afghanistan
The USG Open Source Center translates or paraphrases Urdu editorials on Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's controversial visit to PakistanPakistan: Urdu Press Roundup Discusses Hillary Clinton's Visit to CountryThe following is a…Pakistan Press: Clinton ‘White Goddess’; US should Leave Afghanistan
The USG Open Source Center translates or paraphrases Urdu editorials on Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's controversial visit to PakistanPakistan: Urdu Press Roundup Discusses Hillary Clinton's Visit to CountryThe following is a…Should US Troops in Iraq be held Hostage to the next Election?
Al-Hayat reports in Arabic that the Iraqi parliament again on Thursday failed to pass an electoral law to govern the holding of the planned January 16 parliamentary elections. The Kurdish delegates refused…Should US Troops in Iraq be held Hostage to the next Election?
Al-Hayat reports in Arabic that the Iraqi parliament again on Thursday failed to pass an electoral law to govern the holding of the planned January 16 parliamentary elections. The Kurdish delegates refused…Blast At Peshawar Bazaar Kills 105
The story of the gigantic car bombing of the area between Meena and Kochi bazaars in Peshawar, which killed at least 105 persons, is especially heartbreaking. Muslim extremists in Darra Adam Khel…Corey: What Afghanistan (Should) Mean to Us
Scott Corey writes a guest op-ed for IC: The Afghanistan debate is mired in the very shortcomings that have kept us from doing well there up to now. We need a qualitative…UN Guest House Attacked in Kabul; 8 More US Troops Killed in Bombings; FSO Resigns in Protest; President’s Brother CIA Agent, Drug Lord
Afghanistan continues to generate bad news at an alarming rate. Gunmen stormed a UN guest house in Kabul, deploying small arms fire and killing 3 UN staff members along with 4 other…Bittle & Johnson: Will America’s Short-Term Memory Loss Kill the Climate Bill?
Scott Bittle & Jean Johnson, Authors of Who Turned Out the Lights: Your Guided Tour to the Energy Crisis, write in a guest op-ed for IC:Imagine if the Senate hearings about a…Cole in Salon: "Obama’s Foreign Policy Report Card"
My Salon column , "Obama's foreign policy report card," is available online.Excerpt: ' When Obama came into office in January, 142,000 U.S. troops were in Iraq, conducting regular patrols of the major…Rivals Blame al-Maliki for Poor Security Arrangements
The death toll of Sunday's twin bombings in Baghdad has risen to 155, and tragically it turns out that two dozen children were among the victims.I still disagree with those who have…MPs Wounded in Blast; al-Maliki Decries Baathists, al-Qaeda; Kurds Threaten Election Boycott
Al-Hayat reporting in Arabic surveyed the reactions of Iraqi politicians to the massive bombings on Sunday. As with Prime minister Nuri al-Maliki, they blamed remnants of the former, Baath, regime and "al-Qaeda"…Baghdad Devastated by Massive Blasts, 136 Killed, 500 Wounded, Ministries Destroyed
Two massive blasts shook central Baghdad on Sunday, killing at least 136 people and wounding 500, and destroying three government ministry buildings, according to the Times of London's Oliver August reporting from…Pakistan Army Takes Militant Stronghold
The Pakistani military announced Saturday that its troops have taken Kotkai in South Waziristan, the erstwhile headquarters of the Tehrik-i Taliban Pakistan or the Taliban Movement of Pakistan. Both Hakimu'llah Mahsud and…Taliban Attack Pakistan Air Force Base
A suicide bomber at the gates of the Pakistan Aeronautical Complex (an Air Force base) detonated his payload on Friday, killing 8 and wounding 17. Kamra is northwest of the capital, Islamabad,…Phase 2 of Waziristan Campaign; Pakistan Closes Schools; Mahsud Civilians Barred from Roads
Pakistan's military began "Phase 2" of its campaign in South Waziristan on Thursday, with a siege of Kotkai, the home town of Hakimullah Mahsud, the leader of the Taliban Movement of Pakistan.…Iraqi Parliament Gives up on Drafting Electoral Law; Cross-Sectarian Political Coalition Announced
President Barack Obama's meeting with Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki on Tuesday generated few deadlines, but some important things were said. Obama stressed the need for the Iraqi parliament to pass an…Taliban Attack Islamabad University, kill 6, wound 37
Two suicide bombers attacked the campus of the Islamic International University in Islamabad on Tuesday (with one of them tageting the women students), killing 6 persons and wounding 37. The attacks had…ECC: Karzai must Stand in Runoff Election
The UN-sponsored Electoral Complaints Commission in Afghanistan has determined that after fraudulent ballots are thrown out, incumbent Hamid Karzai received less than 50% of the vote, forcing him into a runoff with…Pakistani Army Advances into Waziristan; Effect of Campaign on US in Afghanistan Doubted; Taliban threaten India
Islamabad's campaign against the Pakistani Taliban in South Waziristan is largely irrelevant to the struggles of the US and NATO in Afghanistan across the Durand Line, according to Afghanistan News Net. The…