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How Drone Strikes, Assassinations, and Eye Scans are Uniting the Middle East--Against the U.S.

Tom Engelhardt, TomDispatch.com. July 21, 2011.

Obama's proved his ability to be a uniter--at least in the Middle East, where public opinion is nearly united in opposition to U.S. foreign policy.

Afghanistan: Obscenely Well-Funded, But Largely Unsuccessful War Rages on Out of Sight of the American Public

Juan Cole, Truthdig. November 18, 2010.

That there has been heavy fighting in Afghanistan this fall would come as a surprise to most Americans. 10 NATO troops were killed this past Saturday and Sunday alone.

Eikenberry on Afghan government: "they assume we covet their territory for a never-ending 'War on Terror'"

Jim White, Firedoglake January 26, 2010.

Obama to Karzai: Thanks for Admitting You're Crooked

John Nichols, TheNation.com. October 20, 2009.

Unfortunately for the president (and despite his words of praise), there's little evidence to suggest Hamid Karzai will stand up for democracy.

Whistleblower on Afghani Election: One in Three Votes for Karzai Were Fraudulent

Lindsay Beyerstein, Majikthise. October 8, 2009.

'Spreading democracy' continues to be easier said than done.

Everything That Happens in Afghanistan Is Based on Lies or Illusions

Ann Jones, TomDispatch.com. July 20, 2009.

"Fixer", a new documentary about Afghanistan, tells stories of duplicity and self-delusion that are the political currency of the embattled country.

Brutal Law Strips Afghan Women of Rights -- Where's the Outrage?

Marie Cocco, Washington Post Writers Group. April 2, 2009.

Afghan President Hamid Karzai just signed a law consigning the women of Afghanistan to lives of terrible repression.

Afghan Journalist Jailed for Translating Koran

Nelofer Pazira, The Independent UK. February 15, 2008.

A popular TV and radio host who survived Soviet tyranny has not been as lucky under Afghanistan's Western-backed "democracy."

US Consciously Kills Civilians In Afghanistan

Scarecrow, October 29, 2007.

Scarecrow: There's a "macabre kind of calculus" about whether the "target" was "worth" the likely number of civilian deaths.