Opinions on Afghanistan
Land Wars in Asia
Scott Horton Interviews Eric Margolis (Antiwar Radio)
Internationally syndicated columnist Eric Margolis discusses the low quality of traditional media news available to U.S. audiences, how the Afghanistan election runoff is shaping up to be just as fraudulent as the first go-round, U.S. support for mujahedeen between the Soviet withdrawal from Afghanistan and 9/11, broad realization that even the best laid plans could end in defeat in Afghanistan and allegations that Ahmed Wali Karzai is yet another “made man” CIA asset.
Scott Horton Interviews Eric Margolis (Antiwar Radio)
Internationally syndicated columnist Eric Margolis discusses the low quality of traditional media news available to U.S. audiences, how the Afghanistan election runoff is shaping up to be just as fraudulent as the first go-round, U.S. support for mujahedeen between the Soviet withdrawal from Afghanistan and 9/11, broad realization that even the best laid plans could end in defeat in Afghanistan and allegations that Ahmed Wali Karzai is yet another “made man” CIA asset.
- Polls Give False Impressions About War by Kelley B. Vlahos, November 03, 2009
Opium, Rape and the American Way by Chris Hedges, November 02, 2009
Karzai as Diem / Afghanistan as Vietnam by Justin Raimondo, October 30, 2009
Afghan Insurgents: Terrorists, or Tea Partiers?
Former top U.S. official says they're fighting against corruption and taxation without representation by Justin Raimondo, October 28, 2009
Afghanistan Vote / Interview
'Legitimacy Won't Come from the Ballot Box Alone'
Interview conducted by Gregor Peter Schmitz
Now that Afghan President Hamid Karzai has agreed to a run-off okagainst his main challenger Abdullah Abdullah, there are concerns that a repeat of the fraud that marred the first round of the elections could be blamed on the West. Brian Katulis, a US expert on Afghanistan, explains to SPIEGEL ONLINE why the election is still vitally important for the country's future.
Katulis: We're probably looking at a scenario where we need to move beyond the cliché "free and fair" standard for elections and look for something that is "good enough" in the eyes of the Afghan people and the competing candidates and factions.
Katulis: Legitimacy won't come from the ballot box alone. Afghanistan's leaders -- stress on the plural here, it is not just about Karzai -- will gain legitimacy by setting commitments to meet the needs of their people and fulfilling those commitments. The true test of legitimacy will come when Afghanistan's leaders advance security, improve the standard of living, and deliver justice to ordinary citizens.
atulis: Afghanistan remains a pressing global security challenge, not just a national security problem for the United States. More could be done by all -- under the condition that Afghan leaders demonstrate they share our objectives.
'This Is No Longer a War of Necessity'
Richard Haass, the president of the influential Council on Foreign Relations, talks to SPIEGEL about new approaches to the Afghanistan war, the country's decreasing significance in the war on terror and why Pakistan is more important to American interests.
Two-Faced Iran Policy
Our Two-Faced Iran Policy Engage -- and terrorize
by Justin Raimondo, October 23, 2009
The news that the negotiations over Iran’s nuclear program have produced a draft agreement — okayed "in principle" by the Iranians, as well as the Western powers — puts a happy face on a crisis that, in reality, shows no signs of abating.
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