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May 1, 2025
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May 1, 2025
United States President Barak Obama unveiled his new strategy for Afghanistan last week.In it he pledged both military and civil support to Afghanistan. "And," he went out of hisway to say, "we will continue to support the basic human rights of all Afghans-includingwomen and girls." Despite this, Afghan women continue…
May 1, 2025
War is hell. However, it is impossible to understand its true nature unless you experience it. The good news is that many Americans have not been in battle, the bad news is the many of our sons and daughters are in combat today. Yet, the American people have had a…
May 1, 2025
Every military commander has echoed the words of US defense secretary Gates, thecurrent wars "can not be won militarily." The solution, they say, is political and will take amassive civilian and diplomatic effort. Yet, the US keeps raising the military stakes andstrikes, particularly in Afghanistan. In April alone the US…
May 1, 2025
The United States has a history of asking the Arab world to take action and failing to keeptheir part. This has been consistently true throughout the Israeli - Palestinian negotiationsfor peace and further in Iraq when Iraqis were abandoned in their effort to overthrowSaddam Hussein only to face certain death.…
May 1, 2025
It is time for the Israeli leadership to grasp this opportunity. The parties can continue toargue over who is worse than whom or they can start moving one step at a time toward agreater Middle East peace. Read the full article here The Huffington Post.
May 1, 2025
Here is my Op-Ed in Today’s El Diario La Prensa. Read the full article in Spanish here El Diario La Prensa.The post election results were a catalyst to a predictable backlash against a repressive and controlling regime. The people themselves are demanding freedom and democracy. They are taking the risks. The…
May 1, 2025
Trying to save face, the Iranian government is scrambling to blame the latest post-electionunrest on everyone except their own ineptness to count ballots and treat the Iranian peoplewith respect. The current government, fearful of its own survival, undercut the nation'sonly ounce of democracy at the expense of everyone except themselves.…
May 1, 2025
The Obama Administration acts as though George Bush abandoned Afghanistan for Iraqand, therefore, an infusion of troops and money will solve the country's massive problems.But, argues the author, the international community is already engaged and intent onsupporting Afghan women. Lasting change must come at the hands of Afghan womenthemselves-and Afghan…
May 1, 2025
I have to say, I forgot she had it in her. This brought a smile to my face. An exhausted Secretary of State Clinton who was learning of all the horrific and despicable ways the Congolese where treating women, girls and boys. One really can’t blame her for getting testy.…
Tricia’s Take: THINKING BEYOND WAR AND VIOLENCE
May 1, 2025
Afghan Women to Obama: We Must Be at the Table!
By Patricia DeGennaro The author, a global affairs professor who has worked extensively in Afghanistan, talks to Dr. Masooda Jalal,…May 1, 2025
Saving Afghan Women from the “Liberators”
Feminists everywhere are justifiably enraged at the suffering of Afghan women. Following the Taliban’s fall, there was a rush to…May 1, 2025
Who is playing God?
I am a bit sad today. It gets tiring watching the rise in intolerance and anger that is happening in…May 1, 2025
Israeli soldiers fire at Al Jazeera correspondent
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu promises to halt settlements, but continues them anyway in direct defiance of US requests. The…May 1, 2025
It is Time for Congress and the GOP to Get a Grip!
This outrageous behavior by the GOP coupled with their McCarthy like accusations of "socialism" is not only uninformed it is…May 1, 2025
Ramadan: A Time for Peace or Another Month of War?
After being embroiled in years of war in Iraq and Afghanistan, most Americans have nowheard of Islam's holiest month, Ramadan,…May 1, 2025
Mideast Solutions Require International Resolve, Not Rants
Because the UN has long served as a valve for venting hot air, it came as no surprise whenMahmoud Ahmadinejad…May 1, 2025
Troops or no more troops in Afghanistan?
The current beltway dialogue is focused on the request by General Stanley McCrystal to send another 40,000 troops to Afghanistan.…May 1, 2025
Call a Jirga not a Runoff in Afghanistan
If the U.S. and international community are serious about this intervention and havingany kind of political success (and less war)…May 1, 2025
Face Off: Afghanistan
Tune into my segment with Max Boot and Jeremy Schahill on Lou Dobbs.May 1, 2025
Afghan Policy Remains in the Dark Ages
This article was originally posted on The Huffington Post. Shoot ’em, whack ’em, bomb ’em. Are we not tired of this…