Afghanistan

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The paper wrote about it like it was the biggest battle—and most dangerous one—since the landing at Normandy. The Pentagon’s own PR department couldn’t have done any better.read more

Can the Taliban be persuaded to join in the political process without steering the government in an even more fundamentalist and misogynist direction?read more

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It was a weird mix of inadequate explanations for an ill-conceived and potentially disastrous military escalation, thrown together with some sensible programs and criticisms of the kinds of ill-conceived military adventures of the type we are now undertaking.read more

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The White House speechwriters must have carpal tunnel by now from all their cutting and pasting of Bush’s rhetoric into Obama’s mouth. And that he didn’t choke on these words tells you all you need to know about Obama.read more

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He’s decided to do what he usually does, which is to split the difference, acquiesce, and go along with the Establishment folks he’s surrounded himself with.read more

It’s not the Taliban that controls the opium trade.read more

The United States can’t defeat an insurgency by backing an illegitimate government.read more

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My guest this week is Malalai Joya, the outspoken Afghan feminist, who has just published her autobiography, "A Woman Among Warlords."

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