Pakistan

On January 12, the Palestinian-owned daily Al-Quds al-Arabi carried the following lead editorial (original source in Arabic, translated into English by MidEastWire): “The treatment of Muslims in American airports” The United States of America has adopted stricter security measures in its airports and border passageways, following the uncovering of the failed attempt to detonate a civilian...
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David Rohde, the New York Times journalist who was kidnapped by the Taliban and held for 7 months has a five-part series documenting his terrifying ordeal. The series ran all last week in the Times, and despite the terrible circumstances of Rohde’s kidnapping, it’s an incredibly exciting and gripping account to read. Joel Simon of...
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Given the Obama regime’s focus on diplomatic relations in South-Central Asia, a recent piece by Parag Khanna that appeared in Foreign Policy is timely and relevant. His analysis of the ‘Af-pak’ issue displays a detailed understanding not only of U.S. strategy toward the region, but also the strategies of the not so obvious...
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