afghanistan politics

When will we see this headline leveled against Karzai? Kghquadhafi, Assad, Hussein, Ahmedinejad... they all "killed their own people" when they responded with force to put down violent protests. So far I haven't seen this phrase used against Karzai. Surely just a matter of time, amirite?

...claiming that the presence of American troops galvanizes the forces of nationalism and works against the stated aims of the mission. Here is his four page letter of resignation and Karen Deyoung's WaPo piece. From WaPo: last month, in a move that has sent ripples all the way to the White...

Did Obama really send James Carville to help elect Karzi's opponent? That's what Karl Rove has alleged: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=11I-40OtPgQ If true, then I'd call that not just stupid but almost treasonous. Well what do you know...

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/8239500.stm Where are the statements by world leaders on this issue?

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8204207.stm I try really hard to be open-minded about other's cultures. But this... This law really makes the lawmakers there look like they're genuinely backward. Am I missing something here? Because there used to be a requirement that the wife give sex...

Great to see the newly-created free and open society in Afghanistan - coming at the cost of billions of dollars and thousands of lives - continuing on its merry way, just as if those thousands of lives and billions of dollars hadn't been spent. QED

Story: Sure they will... except it's OK to lie to further the jihad. And it gets worse: The foreigners get to stay. I'm sure they're just tourists and have nothing to do w/ jihad, nosiree Bob... And one more thing: Now that makes me feel all warm and fuzzy inside. Can someone tell me...

Rikzilla brought this up in a recent thread, but I thought I'd give it a thread of its own. From killing women who were not "properly" dressed to appointing women to cabinet positions is a huge leap in just a few short years...

Musharraf is in deep doo doo. The Islamists managed to gain a lot of political ground in the last elections 10/02. The Sharia has become the law of the land in parts of Pakistan. To quote from an excellent article: http://www.intl-crisis-group.org/projects/showreport.cfm?reportid=925...