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Obama Demands Money For Pakistan War
Obama administration seeks extraordinary military powers in Pakistan Bill Van AukenUruknetMay 2, 2009 The Obama administration is increasingly treating its growing intervention in Pakistan as a separa… more →
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How long will we continue like this?
taoajay wrote 1 day ago: It’s over two years now since the new administration was installed in the country, and in my o … more →
When it becomes difficult to believe in Change...
taoajay wrote 2 days ago: When it becomes difficult to believe in Change…don’t give up hold to the little light … more →
On the Importance of Stories for COIN and the State
Todd MacDonald wrote 5 days ago: I’ve been doing some research on peacebuilding and came across John Winslade and Gerald Monk … more →
What's the difference between a neo-con and a neo-liberal?
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gringolost wrote 1 week ago: This brief statement from Ibn Muqawama at the CNAS Muqawama blog compares the Bush and Obama adminis … more →
James O'Donnell quote
Roy wrote 1 week ago: “…. great capitals and bustling cities are all well and good, but the constructive and c … more →
Nation building vs. State Building
Nena Brodjonegoro wrote 1 week ago: According to Wikipedia, nation building refers to the process of constructing or structuring a natio … more →
Obama's Afghan War
Kerfuffles wrote 1 week ago: “Drink lots of tea, eat lots of goat, and get to know the people. That’s why we’re … more →
Task of nation building is a continuous process - Veep
ghanavoices wrote 2 weeks ago: Accra, July 1, GNA – Vice President John Dramani Mahama, on Wednesday noted that the task of n … more →
3 critiques on counterinsurgency
gringolost wrote 3 weeks ago: There’s not many who dare critique current counter-insurgency (COIN) and it’s “pop … more →
Bill Moyers, The Secret Government
4thofjuly1976 wrote 3 weeks ago: Bill Moyer’s The Secret Government, pt 2. This is a series of videos which comprise of th … more →
Iran, John McCain, and Ancient Rome
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thedarwinreport wrote 4 weeks ago: John McCain is a temporal anchor on American politics, and he’s dragging the rest of us b … more →
Bush to Nation Building is like Obama to Light Touch
Mark Mawhinney wrote 1 month ago: George Bush was often maligned for his “I’m not interested in nation building” com … more →
Ungoverned Areas - From Pakistan to Somalia a Militant's Migration
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Todd MacDonald wrote 1 month ago: "A wretched hive of scum and villainy" - Obi Wan on Ungoverned Areas I am not the first pe … more →
[Thought] Regarding "Anti-reservation" Protests
udaygosain wrote 1 month ago: This is an old story, very much alive in my mind. People might remember the weeks of vehement protes … more →
Legitimacy and Nation-building
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Todd MacDonald wrote 1 month ago: Unless the counterinsurgent is willing to employ the so-called Roman method of unrestrained violence … more →
Homosexuality: a man's unconditional love for his daughter and his country
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marcampbellja wrote 1 month ago: Dick Cheney recently announced that he is in favor of same-sex marriage. At first I was caught off g … more →
On Being Critical. On Eating Lotus. On Puking.
jr1978 wrote 1 month ago: So, if what they really spoke was the truth, the dissent group of the UNP that earlier joined the go … more →
Desperate Times Call For Desperate Measures
elleica wrote 1 month ago: How desperate can our custom officials be to become millionaires, I cannot entirely fathom. How stup … more →
A HEARTFELT THANK YOU
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chetnasamant wrote 1 month ago: The following piece which I found in a forgotten corner of my system, I reproduce here on my blog. I … more →
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