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windsofchange.net - 12/15/2008
Dealing with Pakistan: The Great Game, Rebooted
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Robert Kagan, Washington Post: "We don't think the world's great nations and countries can be held hostage by non-state actors," Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari said yesterday. Fair enough. But what is the world to do when those non-state actors operate from the territory of a state and ...

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The Aimless War: Why Are We in Afghanistan?
time.com - 12/11/2008
The Aimless War: Why Are We in Afghanistan?
— time.com — US soldiers situated along the Afghan-Pakistan border. (more) The Aimless War: Why Are We in Afghanistan?

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Obama, Pakistan, terrorism
salon.com - 12/12/2008
Obama, Pakistan, terrorism
— salon.com — Dec. 12, 2008 | A consensus is emerging among intelligence analysts and pundits that Pakistan may be President-elect Barack Obama's greatest policy challenge. A base for terrorist groups, the country has a fragile new civilian government and a long ... (more) Obama, Pakistan, terrorism

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swamppolitics.com - 12/15/2008
Bush doesn't admit Iraq's angry soles
— swamppolitics.com — by Frank James On the way to Afghanistan last night, President Bush joked with reporters aboard Air Force One about the shoes seen 'round the world. It seemed like he actually made fun of himself at one point, saying he didn't know what the man ... (more) Bush doesn't admit Iraq's angry soles

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