It was such a pleasant weekend. Fall is in the air. Football is on TV, and the Angels sent the Boston Red Sox golfing. It even felt wholesome and normal to listen […]
God of war
by Terry Hargrove General McChrystal has warned that the United States needs to send thousands more troops to Afghanistan or risk losing that conflict. President Obama is now considering his report. I […]
Chasing the dragon, pt. 3
Part 3…God’s own medicine The Obama administration rescinded the Bush administration’s quixotic order to eradicate poppy fields in Afghanistan. Judging by hectare cultivation numbers and harvest yields, the plan was either never […]
Chasing the dragon, pt. 2
Part 2…hatin’ the player, not the game The Senate is prepared to discuss the problem of Afghan corruption at length. It must be all the marble and parliamentary silly-talk that makes these […]
Chasing the dragon, pt. 1
Part 1…lying sidelong on a divan in the Senate cloakroom That John Kerry and his Senate Foreign Relations Committee are a regular bunch of cards. Their Aug. 10 report, “Afghanistan’s Narco War: […]
America and its presidents: what the fuck is wrong with you people?
Let’s begin with a brief Q&A with America. Q: Let’s say you’re sick with a potentially deadly disease. Who do you want for a doctor? A: The smartest, most experienced and highly […]
A fool's errand
Some time ago, an idea to save Afghanistan floated on a few editorial cycles. Afghanistan grows some of the world’s best pomegranates, coincidentally the “nature’s miracle” of the moment. If we could […]
Got change?
The buzzing topic of conversation throughout liberal America appears to be just how much change the new president brings to the table. His stalwart defenders rally to his side on comment threads, […]
Supreme global solutions
According to Tom Coghlan, we’re all being played for suckers by those wily Afghans. NATO contracts out supply to several “European headquartered” but otherwise unnamed companies; security for the convoys that deliver […]
US military commemorates Obama victory by wiping out another Afghan wedding party
Abdul Waheed Wafa and Mark McDonald report at the New York Times: An airstrike by United States-led forces killed 40 civilians and wounded 28 others after it hit a wedding party in […]
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