Friday 9 October 2009

Afghanistan: path to insurrection, Paul Rogers

The Afghanistan war moves into its ninth year on 7 October 2009 - the anniversary of the day in 2001 when the United States bombing began, just under a month after the attacks on New York and Washington on 9/11. The early weeks of the war appeared...

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Cameron: populist or genuine?, Guy Aitchison

There's lots to be said about David Cameron's conference speech, which is being treated as his last before power, but I'll concentrate on the democracy and civil liberties stuff.

Once again with Cameron I was left with the strong...

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Pakistan will reach consensus over US aid, Sarah Gallagher

 

An anticipated standoff between Pakistan and the US over the terms of an aid package looks as if it may be averted following discussions in the Pakistan Parliament yesterday. During the debate Prime Minister Gilani said he would seek a...

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