Zubair Khan realizes his good fortune.
Peshawar: More and More, A City Under Siege
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Roadside Bombs: An Iraqi Tactic on the Upsurge in Afghanistan
The highway that runs between Kabul and the southeastern city of Kandahar is the most brutal evidence of the Taliban’s IED offensive.
In Iraq, Colbert gets military haircut to show his solidarity
Stephen Colbert left no doubt about his solidarity with American troops when he taped the first of four Comedy Central shows he’ll produce in Iraq this week. Colbert, wearing a business suit made of the same camouflaged material used for soldiers’ desert uniforms, submitted to a regulation military haircut as hundreds of U.S. troops cheered wildly Sunday.
Obama at Buchenwald: A Message to Those Who Forget, or Deny
When it comes to humanity’s darkest moments, time is both a blessing and a curse. Firebombed cities get rebuilt.
Web sites release full version of purported bin Laden message
On the same day President Barack Obama delivered a speech to the Muslim world, a full version of a statement believed to be from al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden appeared on Islamic Web sites. Portions of the statement aired Wednesday on Al-Jazeera television and focused on the Pakistani military’s offensive against the Taliban movement in that nation’s Swat Valley
Obama Offers New Partnership Between the U.S. and Muslim World
Grounding himself in verses from the Koran, President Barack Obama on Thursday promised the Muslim world a new partnership with the U.S.
Obama Calls for New Beginning Between U.S., Muslims
— Quoting from the Quran for emphasis, President Barack Obama called for a “new beginning between the United States and Muslims” Thursday and said together, they could confront violent extremism across the globe and advance the timeless search for peace in the Middle East.
Former U.S. commander in Iraq calls for truth commission
The former commander of U.S.
Al Qaeda deputy criticizes Obama’s Egypt trip
On the eve of President Obama’s highly anticipated speech to the Muslim world, al Qaeda’s second-in-command issued an audio statement saying the president of the United States is not welcome in Egypt.
Roxanne Saberi and How Journalism Works in Iran
Over the past four years, the media has come to see Iran once again in black and white, and almost exclusively through the antics of its bombastic President, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. To some degree, Ahmadinejad has invited the oversimplification of Iran with blunt verbal strikes at the West calculated to dominate headlines