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Interview with Hamid Karzai
Newsweek has posted its interview with Afghan president Hamid Karzai. Excerpts below: Q: But reportedly, the Pakistani Army will only take on the Pakistani Taliban, not the extremists in Pakistan who … more →
Nima Maleki: Politics and Critical Thought
Interview with Hamid Karzai
Nima Maleki wrote 3 days ago: Newsweek has posted its interview with Afghan president Hamid Karzai. Excerpts below: Q: But reporte … more →
Adam Curtis on the media's 'oh dearism'
Nima Maleki wrote 5 days ago: The Pulse has this video as well. A short 6:22 minute film on the state of the media is available on … more →
Escalation's human cost: Iran's nuclear program and rockets in the face of proposed US sanctions
Nima Maleki wrote 1 week ago: Iran's pretroleum sector facilities -- Source: CIA Iran is said to have arrested an alleged Western … more →
Military deployment details in Iraq
Nima Maleki wrote 2 weeks ago: DJ Elliott maintains a site with a full breakdown of military deployment in Iraq, maps included. Thi … more →
John Pilger's Syndey Peace Prize speech
Nima Maleki wrote 2 weeks ago: Excerpt from Pulse, with video of the speech available on their website: Pilger covers issues of bot … more →
US president Obama's Nobel Peace Prize acceptance speech
Nima Maleki wrote 2 weeks ago: From the White House release: Your Majesties, Your Royal Highnesses, Distinguished Members of the No … more →
Sri Lanka sits atop a strategic nexus
Nima Maleki wrote 2 weeks ago: Indian Ocean The US Senate Committee on Foreign Relations has recently released a report on the need … more →
Private war: Mercenaries at work
Nima Maleki wrote 3 weeks ago: Guns for hire are increasingly being used in US-led wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, their numbers risi … more →
The growing importance of the Asia-Pacific region: video talk by former head of the US Pacific Command
Nima Maleki wrote 3 weeks ago: Retired admiral Timothy J. Keating, former head of the US Pacific Command (from 26 March 2007 to 19 … more →
Killing in war: Jeff McMahan audio lecture
Nima Maleki wrote 3 weeks ago: From philosophy bites: If someone is shooting at me in a war, surely it is morally acceptable for me … more →
US president Obama's speech on Afghanistan and Pakistan strategy
Nima Maleki wrote 3 weeks ago: The following transcript is from the 1 December 2009 speech “Remarks by the President in Addre … more →
Secret war in Pakistan: Blackwater and US special forces
Nima Maleki wrote 1 month ago: First from Democracy Now! Part 1: Part 2: … more →
Okinawa's U.S. military bases
Nima Maleki wrote 1 month ago: Linda Hoaglund has a post on ANPO blog on the subject of U.S. president Obama’s latest visit t … more →
US military bases in Japan: Okinawan open letter to president Obama
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Nima Maleki wrote 1 month ago: The Study Group on Okinawan External Affairs has published an open letter regarding the burden and f … more →
Fighting in Yemen reflects growing Saudi-Iran tensions
Nima Maleki wrote 1 month ago: Yemen A hot war has erupted against the Houthis of northern Yemen. Saudi and Yemeni military forces … more →
Iran: Local leaders and military commanders killed in blast
Nima Maleki wrote 2 months ago: Two separate explosions in southeastern Iran have killed civilians and military personnel. PressTV c … more →
Middle East politics: Edward Said and Noam Chomsky lecture
Nima Maleki wrote 2 months ago: MP3 audio of an Edward Said and Noam Chomsky lecture at Columbia University: Part 1 Part 2 … more →
Life in the moment, or a moment in life
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Nima Maleki wrote 4 months ago: Excerpt from and thoughts on Pablo Neruda’s I’m Explaining a Few Things: And one morning all that wa … more →
Economy and territory in the West Bank
Nima Maleki wrote 6 months ago: Last week I received a link to a video outlining infrastructure development in the West Bank as the … more →
