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Baltimoron
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‘Bara-Yuki”
It wasn’t love at first sight, or a complete disaster. Pheeewww! I just don’t understand conservative fretting over...
 
Aviz
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Taliban target creator, blow up ISI jihad lab
PESHAWAR: Mad that parts of the very institution that created it had now turned against the Taliban, Islamist suicide...
 
blakehounshell
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When Generals and Ambassadors Feud
Take it from this former ambassador: Disagreements over the war in Afghanistan may do more long-term harm than short-term good.
 
Un
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Maternal mortality in Eastern Europe & Central Asia slashed by half over the last 10 years http://is.gd/4TCmi #UN #news
 
blakehounshell
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No Good Choices
You might think Afghanistan's fate lies in U.S. President Barack Obama's forthcoming strategic decision on troop levels. But...
 
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blakehounshell
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Please Send More Than Troops
If the window closes to fix Afghanistan's government, more boots on the ground won't matter.
 
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"Rediscovering Central Asia" [Wilson Quarterly]
It was once the “land of a thousand cities” and home to some of the world’s most renowned scientists, poets, and philosophers. Today it is seen mostly as a harsh backwater. To imagine Central Asia’s future, we must journey into its remarkable...
 
blakehounshell
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Interview: U.N. Undersecretary-General John Holmes
The top humanitarian official for the United Nations tells FP how to do aid in a time of war. Here’s a hint: it’s not...
 
blakehounshell
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Energizing Peace
Natural gas pipelines, not military supply lines, could pave the way for stability in power-starved Central Asia.
 
<em>ssssmumm</em>
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Trekking Tajikistan
Filed under: Climbing, Arts and Culture, Hiking, History, Asia, Tajikistan, CampingThe mountain countries of Central Asia have...
 
nathanhamm
nathanhamm posted a blog entry
Look Out Kid, It’s Something You Did
Let’s try something different today. A big part of some folks’ frustration with getting involved in Central Asian...
 
Baltimoron
Baltimoron posted a blog entry
Assorted Links to Me Being Unfaithful to My Blog
For what it’s worth, I spent today posting opinions on another site. Here’s some links:Live from Upstate...
12 days ago Left Flank | Topics: Central Asia, PBS, Politics, Science
 
Baltimoron
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My Weekly Bill Moyers Fix
I’m hard=preesed to choose a Bill Moyers excerpt this week. Between the New Deal throwback-cum-Lib feelgood Galbraith...
 
blakehounshell
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A Royal Afghan Mess
As I witnessed firsthand while working as a poll monitor, the Afghan elections has been a disaster every step of the way....
 
krishna109
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Europe stoops to conquer the uzbeks
The worsening Afghan war has brought some good news for Uzbekistan. On Tuesday, the European Union announced it was lifting a...
 
blakehounshell
blakehounshell posted a blog entry
Pakistan's Coming Horror
The recent attacks are a sign that Pakistan's Taliban see civilian targets as fair game. Brace for more terror to come.
 
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Pakistan's Coming Horror
The recent attacks are a sign that Pakistan's Taliban see civilian targets as fair game. Brace for more terror to come.
 
Keithology
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Now the proud owner of www.keith.kg, thanks to the lovely people of the central asia republic of Kyrgyzstan. Chong rakhmat!
 
blakehounshell
blakehounshell posted a blog entry
The Brothers Karzai and the CIA
Is the United States paying off Kandahar's first sibling? Maybe, but who cares?
 
blakehounshell
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Pakistan's Baghdad Bob
Officials in Islamabad are notorious spinmeisters, but military spokesman Maj. Gen. Athar Abbas is fast becoming a prevaricator...
 
Mr. Gotin
Mr. Gotin posted a blog entry
Silk Road Journey From China Through Central Asia
GSE-DVD-SILK - Steeped in history, colored by centuries of lore, a journey along the ancient route of the Silk Road is the...
 
blakehounshell
blakehounshell posted a blog entry
Call in the Civilians
Counterinsurgency is at least 50 percent civilian. So where have all the Foreign Service officers gone?
 
Duckpond
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SMILE ON AFGHANISTAN
The surefire smile of the Afghanistan-Pakistan war never fails, a gift that keeps on giving.
22 days ago Duckpond | Topics: CENTRAL ASIA
 
blakehounshell
blakehounshell posted a blog entry
Why Al Qaeda Wants a Safe Haven
Take it from someone who has spent the last half-decade studying terrorist plots: A homeless al Qaeda is the best guarantee...
 
blakehounshell
blakehounshell posted a blog entry
A Crash Course in Democracy
Afghanistan's runoff election must be delayed -- or another debacle is a virtual certainty.
 
blakehounshell
blakehounshell posted a blog entry
Couch-Crashing in Tehran
This summer, the world saw an energized, passionate Iranian youth culture. I saw something a little more complicated.
 
Duckpond
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THREE FALLACIES TOO MANY
The thought occurs:  Johann Hari, who writes for The Independent, must be a smart bloke. Pay that as a strike in the win/lose...
25 days ago Duckpond | Topics: CENTRAL ASIA, Humankind/Planet...
 
The Architect
The Architect posted a blog entry
Mongolia to profit from Chinese copper demand
Marc Faber, the Swiss-born, Thai-based investor known affectionately to many as “Dr. Doom,” remarked to Bloomberg recently...
 
The Architect
The Architect posted a blog entry
Heritage makes a move on oil in Kurdistan
Heritage Oil Plc, an independent upstream exploration and production company, provides the market with information in relation...
25 days ago MyStockVoice | Topics: central asia, commodities, energy, oil
 
PaulC
PaulC posted a blog entry
Social impact of economic crisis documented for the first time
At the end of this summer we started to receive intermittent reports from around Europe about more and more people coming to...
 
GSM Europe
GSM Europe posted a blog entry
Russian NATO warns of ‘full-blown’ war
A Russian-led security organization, seen as a counterforce for NATO, has proposed the boosting of the body’s armed...
30 days ago GSM Europe | Topics: Europe, News, Afghanistan, Armenia