The US Love Affair With Drones -- Ted Rall, Al JazeeraA war strategy built around drone attacks is not only unethical, but will hurt US interests in the long run.
One of the pleasures of traveling through the developing world is that things develop. They change. There's always something new.
Afghanistan is, depending on one's point of view, developing, deteriorating, or doing both at once.
Example: Last August found me and two fellow Americans in a hired taxi zooming past bombed-out fuel trucks through Taliban-held Kunduz, a city in northern Afghanistan near the Tajik border. The sense of menace was palpable, but our driver seemed calm.
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Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials
US drones target white jihadis -- Amir Mir, Asia Times
Renewed cooperation between the U.S. and Pakistan -- David Ignatius, Washington Post
Why China Wants South China Sea -- Tetsuo Kotani, The Diplomat
If we retreat from Iraq, will Iran take over? -- Jackson Diehl, Washington Post
The fallout from the CIA’s vaccination ploy in Pakistan -- Orin Levine and Laurie Garrett, Washington Post
Dysfunction and dread in Kabul -- Pamela Constable, Washington Post
Horn of Africa drought: African desperation -- The Telegraph editorial
Tough times for America’s enemies -- Frida Ghitis, Miami Herald
The Clash of Generations -- Thomas Friedman, New York Times
A second financial crisis if we don't learn from the last one -- Adrian Pabst, The National
Contagion in Three Forms Now Has Grip on Europe -- Simon Johnson, Bloomberg
10 Signs That The Americans Have Begun Freaking Out About The State Of The Economy -- Michael Snyder, Business Insider
Default would dim American power -- James M. Lindsay, Washington Post
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