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Afghanistan: America and NATO misadventures

Abid Mustafa “The West has already failed in Afghanistan, just as the Soviets failed in the 1980s and the British way back in the nineteenth century.”–John Humphrys After having fought for more than a decade [...]

AfPak: Mutiny on the Bounty

The Taliban began their spring campaign as a British lord put a price on Bush’s scalp, notes Eric Walberg Kabul was cast into chaos Sunday as the Taliban began their spring offensive with attacks on US, [...]

Costly “Freedom” in Afghanistan

Ramzy Baroud The Afghans are a proud people with a long and formidable history of resistance to foreign occupation. The fact that they have always prevailed, however, should not distract from the horror they still routinely [...]

The British Soldier: A Protected Species

Fahad Ansari This week, a British teenager was charged with committing a racially aggravated public order offence. In a society rampant with racially motivated crimes ranging from anti-social behaviour to assault and murder, it is to [...]

“Honour Killings” in Canada – A Critical View

Eric Walberg ”As Canada continues to pour troops and money into American wars and intrigues in the Muslim world, the media focusses on so-called honour killings” Afghan immigrants Mohammad Shafia, 58, his wife Tooba Mahommad Yahya and [...]

Time to face reality in Afghanistan

“…there is nothing in South Vietnam which could happen that realistically threatens the United States of America. And to attempt to justify the loss of one American life…linking such loss to the preservation of freedom…is to [...]

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