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Kicullen on Afghanistan
Counterinsurgency guru David Kilcullen says President Obama needs to get on with it, and go all-in by deciding to send the full 40,000 extra troops to Afghanistan. And if Obama does decide to stop by … more →
The World from Eagle Hill
Spelling Obama in Chinese, oratory, and chop suey love
patricox wrote 18 hours ago: How do you spell Obama in Chinese? Depends who you are. The Chinese news media spell it 奥巴马 (àobāmǎ) … more →
Kicullen on Afghanistan
Matthew Bell wrote 1 week ago: Counterinsurgency guru David Kilcullen says President Obama needs to get on with it, and go all-in b … more →
Nice get
Matthew Bell wrote 1 week ago: NY Daily News reporter scored a brief – but big – interview this week when he ran into O … more →
The Choice on Afghanistan
Matthew Bell wrote 1 week ago: Bob Gates isn’t happy about the leaks that are fueling the public debate on Afghanistan. And a … more →
Baby talk, Ukrainian talk, and translated punk talk
patricox wrote 1 week ago: Is this baby crying in German or French? A new study says we may be able to tell. The study was ori … more →
Evil we can all believe in
Matthew Bell wrote 1 week ago: The Obama administration is sending special envoy Stephen Bosworth to talk with the North Koreans be … more →
No confidence
Matthew Bell wrote 1 week ago: In the midst of the Afghanistan wait, comes an apparent vote of no confidence from US Ambassador in … more →
US public support for Afghanistan war drops
Matthew Bell wrote 1 week ago: There’s no clean, clear line connecting them, but the horrific shooting at Fort Hood and the W … more →
Anti-Muslim Jihadist
Matthew Bell wrote 1 week ago: Noah Shachtman on the right-wing nut job (embraced by several GOP congress members) calling for an a … more →
US escalation on Israel-Palestine?
Matthew Bell wrote 1 week ago: Is something going to give here? I have to wonder when peace process-optimist, Tom Friedman says it … more →
Middle East advice for Obama
Matthew Bell wrote 1 week ago: Aaron David Miller urges the president to get serious. And Thomas Friedman says Obama should take a … more →
How We Got Here #33
jebsharp wrote 1 week ago: 5 stories commemorating the fall of the Berlin Wall. … more →
How We Got Here #32
jebsharp wrote 2 weeks ago: Check out the latest episode of my history podcast here. … more →
Birds, urls and Glaswegians
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patricox wrote 2 weeks ago: For the latest newsy pod, Carol Hills and Clark Boyd from the Big Show help me pick our top five lan … more →
Clinton report card
Matthew Bell wrote 2 weeks ago: Joe Klein gives Hillary Clinton good marks. On her Pakistan trip for example: Press accounts either … more →
Middle East breakdown
Matthew Bell wrote 2 weeks ago: Daniel Levy explains the lack of progress on Israeli-Palestinian issues. Folks at the White House an … more →
Deadline for Afghanistan
Matthew Bell wrote 2 weeks ago: The Times says Obama has given Karzai six months “to sideline his brother and reduce corruptio … more →
Never mind what you heard
Matthew Bell wrote 2 weeks ago: Hamid Karzai says he’s the man to stop corruption in Afghanistan. And Afghan lawmaker Shukria … more →
Corruption in Afghanistan
Matthew Bell wrote 2 weeks ago: Hamid Karzai acknowledged that Afghanistan has a corruption problem, and said he will use “any … more →
