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truthdig.com - 26 days ago
Arrogant U.S. Misses the Message From Pakistan’s People
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By William Pfaff When Secretary of State Hillary Clinton visits Pakistan this week, she will hear a lot about how fearful the Pakistan populace is, not of the Taliban and al-Qaida, but of the United States. READ THE WHOLE ITEM Related Entries October 27, 2009 The War Condolences ...
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atimes.com - 26 days ago
Asia Times Online
— atimes.com — Taliban take over Afghan province By Syed Saleem Shahzad ISLAMABAD - The United States has withdrawn its... troops from its four key bases in Nuristan, on the border with Pakistan, leaving the northeastern province as a safe haven for the Taliban-led ... (more) Asia Times Online

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Hillary Gets Tough; Will it Work?
tnr.com - 28 days ago
Hillary Gets Tough; Will it Work?
— tnr.com — This is pretty great. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton expressed doubt Thursday over Pakistan's failure to... locate top al-Qaeda leaders in the eight years since they escaped over the border from Afghanistan, telling a group of Pakistani ... (more) Hillary Gets Tough; Will it Work?

Comments vote down The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan found this 28 days agofound this
Hillary Clinton Explains the American Government to Pakistan
harrisonprice.com - 27 days ago
Hillary Clinton Explains the American Government to Pakistan
— harrisonprice.com — “We (the United States) tax everything that moves and doesn’t move.” – Hillary Clinton I’m reminded of... this quote when I read that: “ [G]overnment’s view of the economy could be summed up in a few short phrases: If it moves, tax it. If it keeps moving, ... (more) Hillary Clinton Explains the American Government to Pakistan

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Tomgram: Afghanistan as a Bailout State
TomDispatch — ... Street Journal, now "one of the most dangerous provinces" in the country. Similarly, the Taliban insurgency, once largely restricted to the Pashtun south, has recently spread fiercely to the west and north. At the same time, neighboring Pakistan is an increasingly destabilized country amid war in its tribal borderlands, a terror campaign spreading throughout the country, escalating American drone attacks, and increasingly testy relations between American officials and the Pakistani government and military. Meanwhile, the U.S. ...

Too Big to Fail?
Antiwar.com Original — ... relations between American officials and the Pakistani government and military. Meanwhile, the U.S. command in Afghanistan is considering a strategy that involves pulling back from the countryside and focusing on ...

Too Big to Fail? Why All the President's Afghan Options Are Bad Ones
Commondreams.org Views — ... relations between American officials and the Pakistani government and military. Meanwhile, the U.S. command in Afghanistan is considering a strategy that involves pulling back from the countryside and focusing on ...

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Hillary Backpedals on Pakistan
tnr.com 28 days ago — No sooner had I finished praising her tough talk in Pakistan than she began walking it back . Clinton carefully scaled back her comments from a day earlier suggesting that some Pakistani officials knew where al-Qaida's upper echelon has been hiding ...
Could Terrorists Attack Pakistan’s Nuclear Facilities? They Already Have — Pajamas Media
Despite Hillary Clinton's assurances, we are relying on nothing but Pakistan's word. The facilities have already been attacked three times in the past couple years.
Anti-militancy fight won't end in Waziristan: Zardari — Rantburg
[Dawn] President of Pakistan Asif Ali Zardari says the offensive in tribal regions that shelter Taliban fighters will press on until all the country's militants are wiped out, an apparent reaction to US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton's warning that al-Qaida also needs to be ...
Clinton: We’re ‘Not Getting Through’ to Pakistanis — Truthdig: Drilling Beneath the Headlines
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton faced the unenviable task of trying to change U.S.-Pakistani relations for the better during her three-day diplomacy spree in the Middle Eastern nation. However, it was unclear as her visit drew to a close whether she’d made any headway, as she ...
Congrats to Secretary Clinton — The Best Defense
I think we all tend to criticize too much and praise too little, especially with public officials. So I was impressed today to see proven provider John McCreary , who has forgotten more about intelligence than I will ever know, commend Hillary Clinton for her sharp comments in Pakistan ...