On AlterNet: af-pak

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How and Why the Media Misses the Af-Pak Story

Rory O'Connor, RoryOConnor.org. April 14, 2011.

Two experts explain how the media has reported — and misreported — the ongoing story of the "AfPak war" during the past three decades.

Get Out of Afghanistan? US and NATO Think They're Just Getting Started

Pepe Escobar, Asia Times. November 17, 2010.

It's as bloody as a slasher film, horrendously expensive, and it keeps Western powers busy in the strategic center of the world -- there's no intention to end it any time soon.

'Beyond Madness': Obama's War on Terror Setting Nuclear-Armed Pakistan on Fire

Fred Branfman, AlterNet. November 3, 2010.

Rather than seeking to stabilize Pakistan, General David Petraeus has been irresponsibly lighting matches with his shortsighted use of Special Forces and drone strikes.

NY Times: Af-Pak Speech Pitched to "Rank-and-File Americans" ... WTF?

Joshua Holland, AlterNet. December 2, 2009.

Do you know your rank.

Gen. McChrystal, Grim Reaper: Obama's New Afghan Commander Will Send Death Toll Soaring

Tom Engelhardt, TomDispatch.com. May 22, 2009.

Stanley McChrystal comes from a world where killing by any means is the norm and a blanket of govt. secrecy provides the necessary protection.

Don't Be Fooled by the Taliban Hysteria in Pakistan: They Aren't Going to Take Over

Pepe Escobar, Asia Times. May 1, 2009.

The fear being stoked of Taliban taking over nuclear-armed Pakistan are a ruse to legitimize Obama's expanding Af-Pak war.