Overparsing
By Ned Resnikoff - Dec 4th, 2008 at 10:32 amI guess Robert Dreyfuss was really fresh out of inspiration for a blog post, because his analysis of Obama’s measured, perfectly innocuous response to the…
Posts Tagged ‘Pakistan’
Are We Sure Waziristan Has Much to Do With National Security?
By Jesse Singal - Nov 18th, 2008 at 11:17 amJuan Cole’s entire article on whether President-elect Obama should emphasize the hunt for Osama bin Laden is worth a read, but this paragraph, near the…
Pakistanis Aren’t Dancing in the Streets
By Jesse Singal - Nov 6th, 2008 at 2:44 pmVia Juan Cole, check out this Al Jazeera English look at how Pakistanis reacted to Barack Obama’s victory:
Understandably, a much more measured response.
(Cole’s…
Our Friends, the ISI
By Matt Zeitlin - Aug 1st, 2008 at 10:35 amOne of the first moves in the war on terror was embracing Pakistan by giving it billions of dollars in military aid in exchange for…
Pakistan’s “Merchant of Menace” Lashes Out
By Austin Thompson - Jun 5th, 2008 at 12:30 amFor decades the name A.Q. Kahn has been synonymous with the clandestine trade of nuclear weapons expertise to America’s enemies. The Pakistani nuclear scientist (and…
Pakistan Cozies Up To the Taliban
By Jesse Singal - Jun 2nd, 2008 at 10:21 amIn a story that should surprise no one, The New York Times reports that the Taliban is alive and kicking in Pakistan. And they’re not…
