Tag / War on Terror
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Nonmilitary Counterterrorism
It is time to disassociate the War on Terror from military intervention. The United States has conducted targeted killings using unmanned drones in at least three countries (Yemen, Somalia, and Pakistan), with which it is not officially at war. Were force the only avenue for resolving conflicts, then a well-designed drone warfare program, albeit with…
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Violence Sweeps Baghdad
Violence has escalated in Baghdad in the weeks after the Iraqi parliamentary elections, leading to civilian casualties and a growing concern over the Iraqi government’s capacity to instill security, with the exit of many United States combat troops from the region slated for the end of this summer. This Tuesday, seven bombings in residential areas…
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Karzai Threatens to Quit and Support Taliban
Days after he gave a speech with controversial remarks claiming that America and its Western allies were intent on keeping Afghanistan “weakened and battered…ineffective”, Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai threatened to defect to the Taliban if conflicts continued between the US and Afghanistan. On behalf of the U.S, White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs stated that…