Afghanistan - Salon.com http://dir.salon.com/topics/afghanistan/?source=rss&aim=afghanistan en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:11:00 PST Intelligentsia against intelligence By David Sirota Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/11/20/intelligentsia/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/11/20/intelligentsia/index.html?source=rss How did we end up with know-nothings for wise men? The war industry's drums are beating By Gene Lyons Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/11/18/war_industry/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/11/18/war_industry/index.html?source=rss The pressure is on President Obama to act quickly in Afghanistan. But why? Paying off Afghanistan's warlords By Pratap Chatterjee Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/11/17/afghanistan_corruption/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/11/17/afghanistan_corruption/index.html?source=rss Favoritism and corruption are the essence of the government the U.S. has helped "reconstruct" since 2001 Newspaper punished for criticizing Iraqi leader By Glenn Greenwald Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/opinion/greenwald/2009/11/11/iraq/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/greenwald/2009/11/11/iraq/index.html?source=rss The increasingly autocratic behavior of Maliki highlights the folly of "spreading freedom" through occupations Report: Obama to send thousands of additional troops to Afghanistan By Alex Koppelman Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/11/09/afghanistan/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/11/09/afghanistan/index.html?source=rss The president is reportedly close to providing his commander there almost all the new soldiers he'd requested Digging in for the long haul in Afghanistan By Nick Turse Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/11/09/afghanistan_infrastructure/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/11/09/afghanistan_infrastructure/index.html?source=rss The Pentagon's building boom in Afghanistan indicates a long war ahead The Keyboard Commandos want Obama to be tough By Gene Lyons Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/11/04/obama/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/11/04/obama/index.html?source=rss Dick Cheney, David Brooks and others urge the president to man up. Why is foreign policy always about machismo? Abdullah withdraws from Afghan presidential race By Juan Cole Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/11/02/abdullah/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/11/02/abdullah/index.html?source=rss Hamid Karzai's rigged, botched reelection leaves the U.S. with no legitimate partner "What journalists are supposed to do" By Glenn Greenwald Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/opinion/greenwald/2009/10/30/brooks/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/greenwald/2009/10/30/brooks/index.html?source=rss David Brooks passes on the claims of his invisible friends and insists this is the crux of journalistic virtue. Joe Lieberman, Evan Bayh and Afghanistan By Glenn Greenwald Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/opinion/greenwald/2009/10/29/tv/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/greenwald/2009/10/29/tv/index.html?source=rss What motivates Senators to serve the health insurance industry? Is our foreign policy in need of radical overhaul? The universality of war propaganda By Glenn Greenwald Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/opinion/greenwald/2009/10/28/propaganda/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/greenwald/2009/10/28/propaganda/index.html?source=rss A soldier with the Russian army in Afghanistan recounts what they believed about their mission Time to move on from Afghanistan By Garrison Keillor Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/opinion/keillor/2009/10/27/matthew_hoh/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/keillor/2009/10/27/matthew_hoh/index.html?source=rss We don't admire quitters, but no one wants to be the last person to believe in a mission, either "Obama is average" By Klaus Brinkbäumer and Gregor-Peter Schmitz Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/10/27/krauthammer/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/10/27/krauthammer/index.html?source=rss In an interview, a leading voice of America's conservative intellectuals discusses Barack Obama's failures Former Marine captain resigns in protest of Afghanistan war By Glenn Greenwald Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/opinion/greenwald/2009/10/27/afghanistan/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/greenwald/2009/10/27/afghanistan/index.html?source=rss Top civilian in southern province argues we're exacerbating the problem we're supposedly there to solve Obama's foreign policy report card By Juan Cole Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/10/26/obama_report_card/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/10/26/obama_report_card/index.html?source=rss You'd never know it from the MSM, but he deserves high grades for his work so far in Iran, Iraq and Pakistan "People in Afghanistan want change" By Susanne Koelbl Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/10/26/afghanistan/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/10/26/afghanistan/index.html?source=rss In an interview, Abdullah Abdullah, challenger to Afghan President Hamid Karzai, discusses election fraud What the U.S. military can't do By Nick Turse Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/10/25/military/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/10/25/military/index.html?source=rss Obama's choice: Failed war president, or the prince of peace Why are we still in Afghanistan? By Gene Lyons Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/10/21/afghanistan/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/10/21/afghanistan/index.html?source=rss The country poses no threat to the U.S., but the war costs lives, drains the treasury and makes enemies A Rumsfeld-era reminder about what causes Terrorism By Glenn Greenwald Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/opinion/greenwald/2009/10/20/terrorism/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/greenwald/2009/10/20/terrorism/index.html?source=rss We can't combat Terrorism by sending our military into Muslim countries. Doing that only exacerbates the problem. David Rohde on the "why do they hate us?" question By Glenn Greenwald Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/opinion/greenwald/2009/10/19/rohde/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/greenwald/2009/10/19/rohde/index.html?source=rss A new poll shows substantial support for bombing and invading Iran. Pakistan's security is hanging in the balance By Juan Cole Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/10/19/pakistan/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/10/19/pakistan/index.html?source=rss Pakistan's military offensive has become a rallying point for Muslim radicals. Volunteers pour in to fight the army