Inside Pakistan’s drone country Pakistan’s tribal region of Waziristan, constantly watched and regularly bombarded by US military drones, has been called the most dangerous place on earth. The relentless assault exacts a huge psychological toll on the people who live there. The US missile-attacks destroy militant training compounds and cars but they also hit mosques, More
Pakistan produces people of extraordinary bravery. But no nation should ever require its citizens to be that brave. Pakistani novelist novelist Nadeem Aslam What has Malala Yousafzai Done to the Taliban? The attempted assassination of a 14-year-old girl was driven by pathological hatred of women - not politics, as the Taliban claim by Kamila Shamsie October 10, 2012 The Guardian (UK) More
Pakistan produces people of extraordinary bravery. But no nation should ever require its citizens to be that brave. Pakistani novelist novelist Nadeem Aslam What has Malala Yousafzai Done to the Taliban? The attempted assassination of a 14-year-old girl was driven by pathological hatred of women - not politics, as the Taliban claim by Kamila Shamsie October 10, 2012 The Guardian (UK) More
Is the War in Afghanistan “Humanitarian Intervention”? The fact is, war cannot liberate women. In reality, that was never a real goal of the invasion and occupation of Afghanistan. . . . By the same token, democracy cannot be delivered at gunpoint. By Jess Sundin August 22, 2012 Editor’s Note: This speech is one of More
Is the War in Afghanistan “Humanitarian Intervention”? The fact is, war cannot liberate women. In reality, that was never a real goal of the invasion and occupation of Afghanistan. . . . By the same token, democracy cannot be delivered at gunpoint. By Jess Sundin August 22, 2012 Editor’s Note: This speech is one of More
The Trans-Afghanistan Oil Pipeline In 1998, Union Oil Company of California (Unocal) representatives testified before the US congress. Unocal had a problem: they were having trouble getting the oil reserves from the areas north of Afghanistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan and Russia to their other markets. The high cabal of oilmen had a proposal for a More
The Trans-Afghanistan Oil Pipeline In 1998, Union Oil Company of California (Unocal) representatives testified before the US congress. Unocal had a problem: they were having trouble getting the oil reserves from the areas north of Afghanistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan and Russia to their other markets. The high cabal of oilmen had a proposal for a More
The Trans-Afghanistan Oil Pipeline In 1998, Union Oil Company of California (Unocal) representatives testified before the US congress. Unocal had a problem: they were having trouble getting the oil reserves from the areas north of Afghanistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan and Russia to their other markets. The high cabal of oilmen had a proposal for a More
Just Foreign Policy Daily Summary Just Foreign Policy News, May 9, 2012 Actions and Featured Articles Action: More than 1600 Palestinian prisoners are on hunger strike. Where is the State Department? Ten have been hospitalized; at least two have been characterized as “near death.” The prisoners are protesting “administrative detention” – detention without charge – More
Just Foreign Policy Daily Summary Just Foreign Policy News, May 9, 2012 Actions and Featured Articles Action: More than 1600 Palestinian prisoners are on hunger strike. Where is the State Department? Ten have been hospitalized; at least two have been characterized as “near death.” The prisoners are protesting “administrative detention” – detention without charge – More
Tomgram: Engelhardt, Lessons from Lost Wars in 2012 Posted by Tom Engelhardt at 9:10am, January 3, 2012. [Note for TomDispatch Readers: We’re back, ready to do our best to keep up with what’s certain to be a tumultuous 2012, starting with an assessment of America’s lost wars in the Greater Middle East. By the way, I made an More
Kathy Kelly Co-coordinator, Voices for Creative Nonviolence Much to Forgive: The Story of Bibi Sadia Posted: 01/ 3/12 09:00 AM ET Huffington Post Kabul – Bibi Sadia and her husband Baba share a humble home with their son, his wife and their two little children. An Afghan human rights advocate suggested that we More
