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Why we are losing the war From the Guardian The real war with al-Qaeda, as James Thomson, president of the Rand Corporation think-tank, pointed out, is not simply one of missiles, snatch squads and bullets. It is quintessentially one of…

What Iraq is really aboutFrom an LA Times Op-ed The new map would be drawn with an eye to two main objectives: controlling the flow of oil and ensuring Israel’s continued regional military superiority. Indeed, the hard-liners in and around the…

Your tax dollars at work A luxury hotel that an Afghan American investment group plans to build here with the financial backing of the U.S. government would be the largest private development project this war-torn country has seen in decades.