Pakistanis Pay Price for CIA Use of Doctor as Asset in bin Laden Raid
The price for using Dr. Shakil Afridi to gain access to the Abbottabad compound was the deaths of young women and citizens left unvaccinated.
Bin Laden Put Out to Pasture
Osama bin Laden may not just have been in hiding, but in forced exile.
Bin Laden Grows a Conscience
If you can call it that.
State of the Union’s Foreign Policy: Unilateral Triumphalism
In Address to Congress, President Obama returned to his perceived strong suit to discuss how the United States must operate from a position of strength.
The Fading U.S.-Pakistan Alliance
Unless there is a decisive turn in events, Washington might be getting closer to losing a powerful ally in a much-troubled and highly strategic region.
Review: 9/11 and Was There an Alternative?
Noam Chomsky updates his classic text with reflections on the death of Osama bin Laden.
Bin Laden’s Gift to Islam: Giving Muslims Religious License to Kill Each Other
According to Osama bin Laden and Ayman al-Zawahiri’s interpretation of Sunni Islamic law, Muslims who support a tyrannical regime or an occupying force are fair game for al Qaeda.
Al-Qaeda Lost the Battle Long Ago
The terrorist network’s resort to dramatic spectacle was at once a brilliant tactic and a desperate effort to revive its own fortunes.
Endless War Isn’t the Answer to 9/11
Washington’s reaction to 9/11 damaged our country as much as the attacks themselves.
Making the U.S.-Pakistan Relationship Less Toxic
The United States should work to change the game altogether through engaging Pakistan in new ways, including increasing humanitarian aid and supporting stronger democratic institutions.
CIA Vaccination Program to Catch Bin Laden Makes Middle-East Even More Suspicious of Vaccinations
The global anti-polio campaign has recently been complicated by the CIA operation to verify Osama bin Laden’s location by gathering DNA samples through a hepatitis B vaccination program.
Pepsi, Pot, Porn…and Politics
The false contradictions of bin Laden’s life on the run.
Bunkum and Debunk ‘Em
Preferring Occam’s Hairball to Occam’s Razor, conspiracy theorists draw strength from their deep-seated distrust of government and the mass media.
Washington Still Refuses to Learn an Obvious Lesson
With Osama bin Laden’s demise, it’s high time that our leaders realize that short-term gains from alliances with tyrannical regimes aren’t worth the long-term problems they foster.
A Tale of Two Raids
What we can learn from Serbia and its recent arrest of Ratko Mladic.