Preparing the American Invasion of Pakistan

By: Thursday June 3, 2010 5:00 pm

Are we preparing for an American invasion of Pakistan’s tribal regions? Actions by the Pakistani military, comments from the intelligence community, and even the White House response to new terror attacks seem to suggest these preparations are already under way. And no good can come of it.

General McChrystal Has No Idea What’s Going On In Afghanistan

By: Friday May 7, 2010 3:00 pm

McChrystal and Eikenberry’s plan for measuring progress is absolutely required if we care at all about the truth in Afghanistan. However, the variable in this plan is not necessarily the ability to produce these assessments, but access to the reliable, accurate information sources which provide the backbone of these assessments.

Times Square Terrorism: Examining the Impact of Drone Strikes

By: Thursday May 6, 2010 5:07 pm

I am the Afghanistan Blogging Fellow for The Seminal and Brave New Foundation. You can read my work on The Seminal or at Rethink Afghanistan. The views expressed below are my own. The alleged Times Square Bomber, Faisal Shahzad, has apparently claimed that the US drone strikes in Pakistan were part of his motivation to [...]

Scahill’s Reporting Thoroughly Debunks Hiatt’s Latest Drone Defense

By: Tuesday April 13, 2010 7:24 am

In an editorial in Tuesday’s Washington Post, Fred Hiatt joins in on Harold Koh’s attempted whitewashing of drone strikes in Pakistan and Afghanistan. It’s too bad he’s helping to spread lies.

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