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Trump against the manipulation of terrorism by his predecessors

November 28, 2017 / Terrorism / Security, World Politics / By / Leave a Comment

Trump and Pakistani support for jihadists by Thierry Meyssan Continuing his analysis of Donald Trump’s policy in the Greater Middle East, Thierry Meyssan demonstrates that, contrary to current opinion, the US President has not changed his strategy. Breaking with his predecessors, he is attempting to cut off Pakistani support for the jihadists in Afghanistan, just as …

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Afghanistan responsible for more than 90 per cent of the world’s heroin.

June 19, 2013 / Business, Society, Terrorism / Security, World Politics / By / Leave a Comment

United Nations’ early assessment of the 2013 crop found farmers were planning to plant more poppy than last year, marking the third annual rise in the drug’s cultivation. UN officials predict the increase will push this year’s crop close to 2007’s record level and again see Afghanistan responsible for more than 90 per cent of …

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Womens Rights Afghanistan: Still Just Paper

June 1, 2012 / Entertainment, Terrorism / Security, World Politics / By / Leave a Comment

 WOMEN JUST A BARGAINING CHIP   Girls are playing volleyball in a dusty courtyard. Gazing toward the foothills of the Hindu Kush offers some pretty spectacular scenery. But right now that’s the last thing on the girls’ minds. The landscape, after all, is nothing new for them. Playing sports is what’s changed for these girls, …

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Porn In Peshwar: Adult Cinema Thrives In Hotbed Of Pakistani Fundamentalism

March 21, 2012 / Entertainment, Media /Arts/ Books/ Culture, Tech / By / Leave a Comment

      In Peshawar, capital of Pakistan’s most conservative province, billboards showing women are regularly torn down and music shops have been repeatedly bombed. So how is it that under the noses of Islamist forces, adult movie houses continue to flourish?    The half-lit room smells strongly of hashish. On the screen, a woman …

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The Tribal Truths Of Afghanistan Failure Of Democracy

March 25, 2012 / Entertainment, Terrorism / Security, World Politics / By / Leave a Comment

  THE WAR THAT COULD NOT BE WON   In war, then, let your great object be victory, not lengthy campaigns,” wrote legendary Chinese military strategist Sun Tzu in The Art of War. In Afghanistan, Western politicians should have heeded this two-and-a-half-thousand year old axiom from the oldest known book on the strategy of war. …

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Pakistan Spin Cycle: warn/threaten, attack and reconcile, rinse and repeat

June 20, 2011 / World Politics / By / Leave a Comment

From Abbottabad to Worse Hating the United States—which funds Islamabad’s army and nuclear program to the humiliating tune of $3 billion a year—Pakistan takes its twisted, cowardly revenge by harboring the likes of the late Osama bin Laden. But the hypocrisy is mutual, and the shame should be shared. By Christopher Hitchens• Illustration by Barry …

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al-Qaeda Crippled: Can You Feel The Shift of History

July 1, 2011 / Entertainment, Tech, World Politics / By / Leave a Comment

  Old globes are comforting relics. They show how old rivalries and threats fade — just as today’s will do.   al-Qaeda Crippled   If you are looking for a date on a globe, you probably won’t find one. Most manufacturers want to preserve shelf life as long as possible. But half the fun of …

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The Coca Cola Effect : Drugs & Crimes In Afghanistan Rob The Soul

May 24, 2011 / World Politics / By / Leave a Comment

The Lost Souls of Kabul: Photographs by James Nachtwey A man injects himself under a bridge near an open sewer in Kabul. While overall production has dropped thanks to aggressive eradication efforts, and a blight that destroyed almost half of last year’s harvest, more Afghans than ever are getting addicted to opiates. We’re used to …

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Afghanistan: Spectacular Prison Escape

April 30, 2011 / Terrorism / Security, World Politics / By / Leave a Comment

spectacular prison escape 475 inmates slipped through this hole Hundreds of prisoners have escaped from a prison in Kandahar, southern Afghanistan, many Taliban fighters. It was not the first time that a mass exodus succeeded. A tunnel led to freedom: the Taliban in the southern Afghan Kandahar have organized a spectacular prison escape And Thus …

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