Numbers in Afghanistan

U.S. Airstrike at Taliban Kills Civilians
Yesterday’s attack against a village in Afghanistan sums up everything that is wrong about the U.S. presence in Afghanistan.  A military official claimed that the bombing had killed between twenty and eighty Taliban fighters (that seems a rather large and rather imprecise range).  But in the process, the U.S. strike [...]

Afghanistan

Afghanistan: Easy to Invade, Impossible to Occupy Long-Term
It’s easy to forget that that there is still technically a war going on in Afghanistan.  Iraq occupies most of the headlines.  But we still have troops there, and there has been very little accomplished.  Afghanistan is supposedly a democracy, but the country is really run by various [...]

Our Saudi Relationship

5 Myths About U.S.-Saudi Relations
Rachel Bronson wrote a column in today’s Washington Post in which she explores the relationship between the United States and Saudi Arabia. It’s one of the better, more rational discussions of the issue.

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Iran and the World Cup

Dave Zirin & John Cox

Using Soccer to Kick Iran
 

 
Anyone who knows me knows that I love soccer, but I also am a fan of soccer history and the politics of soccer.  There is an excellent article on The Nation’s website about the way in which some German politicians are trying to use the World Cup [...]