The people of both Afghanistan and Germany want Germans out of Afghanistan.
Germans Now Draw as Much of Afghans’ Ire as Americans
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Afghanistan
The New York Times Backs the Administration’s Tenderize-the-Taliban Policy
The New York Times backs the administration and Gen. Petraeus’s policy of softening up the Taliban with a pounding before talking with its representatives.
Afghanistan under the Knife
It was a primitive form of surgery. Almost ten years ago, the United States and its allies stuck a knife deep into Afghanistan in an attempt to remove two malignancies, al-Qaeda and the Taliban. One of those, Osama bin Laden’s crew, is nearly gone. The Taliban, after going into remission for a brief period, has come back.
The knife remains in the patient. With bin Laden gone, the debate has intensified: what to do with the knife?
Could the Death of bin Laden Become a Cornerstone of Peace in Afghanistan?
If getting the Afghanistan peace process going involved taking out Osama bin Laden, well, in the cynical world of the “Great Game,” to make an omelet, you have to break eggs.
Osama’s No Martyr, But the Man Prevailed
Soon after the United States went to war against the Taliban in pursuit of Osama in October 2001, I penned a widely published analysis that at the time provoked controversy. However, it anticipated the course of the titanic struggle between a global power and a determined fanatic over the next decade.
Bin Laden: If Ever We Wanted to Bring ‘Em Back Alive
According to a recent WikiLeaks dump, if harm came to bin Laden, the West would be subjected to a “nuclear hellstorm.”
WikiLeaks: Zubaydah Not Certified al Qaeda, Just Plain “Certifiable”
Though Abu Zubaydah was rejected by al Qaeda and is mentally ill, he’s been detained at Guantanamo for nine years with no plans to review his case.
The Freedom to Offend: Pastor Terry Jones and Islam
Pastor Terry Jones should be able to burn the Koran without fear that anyone else will get killed in retribution.
Pastor Terry Jones Islamophobia’s Surprising Origins in Europe
Pastor Terry Jones spent years in Germany, where Islamophobia has sunk its roots.
To Rev. Terry Jones, UN Attack Just Proves He’s Right
Nothing good comes from defacing a holy book.