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New Evidence Reveals U.S. Has Used Drones to Target Rescue Workers and Funerals in Pakistan

Amy Goodman, Democracy Now!. February 6, 2012.

A report found that since President Obama took office between 282 and 535 civilians have been reported as killed in Pakistan, including more than 60 children.

US Empire Is Changing its Stripes: Drones, Special Operations Forces and the US Navy Are Changing the Way We Do War

Tom Engelhardt, TomDispatch.com. February 5, 2012.

Make no mistake: we’re entering a new world of military planning. It won't make the Pentagon smaller, but it will change the nature of empire.

Regime Change in Iran? The Real Motivations Behind Sanctions

Pepe Escobar, TomDispatch.com. January 18, 2012.

Sanctions against Iran's central bank are meant to cripple the country's oil industry.

Thanks to Our Military Debacles in Iraq and Afghanistan, America's 'Superpower' Status Has Officially Ended

Tom Engelhardt, TomDispatch.com. January 3, 2012.

The wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have not only drained American treasure, but exposed the relative helplessness of the "sole superpower."

The Drone That Fell From the Sky: What a Busted Robot Airplane Tells Us About the American Empire in 2012 and Beyond

Tom Engelhardt, Nick Turse, TomDispatch.com. December 20, 2011.

The drone increasingly looks less like a winning weapon than a machine for generating opposition and enemies.

Selling the Drug War for $3 Billion? How the Pentagon Will Privatize an International War on Drugs

Aurelia Fierros, Huffington Post. December 7, 2011.

In part of a move to transfer tactics from the "war on terror" to the "war on drugs", the Pentagon is paying private security firms millions to fight the drug war internationally.

US Drones Killing Children in Pakistan: One Reporter's Story

Pratap Chatterjee, The Bureau of Investigative Journalism. November 6, 2011.

The death of Tariq Aziz and his 12-year-old cousin Waheed Khan brought the total number of children killed in drone strikes to 175.

Violence in Pakistan Takes Heavy Toll on Children

IRINNovember 1, 2011.

The violence that has engulfed Pakistan since the U.S. invasion of neighboring Afghanistan has hit children especially hard

China Seeks Military Bases in Pakistan

Amir Mir, Asia Times. October 27, 2011.

Taking a page from failing U.S. policy, China seeks to embroil itself in Pakistan's restive backlands

Pakistan's Refugees Reluctant to Return as American War Rages

IRINOctober 27, 2011.

Internally displaced Pakistanis caught in constant crisis

A Disappointing Daughter? Interview with Acclaimed Comic Shazia Mirza

Emily Wilson, AlterNet. October 19, 2011.

Speaking with the Pakistani-British comedian about her journey from biochemistry to cracking jokes.

Chaos in Karachi: Is America’s Af/Pak War Sowing Bloodshed in Pakistan’s Largest City?

Torie Rose DeGhett, AlterNet. September 21, 2011.

Is Karachi’s long hot summer of targeted killings and ethnic violence a window into Pakistan’s future?

Armed Gangs Hold Pakistani City Hostage

Zofeen Ebrahim, IPS News. August 19, 2011.

In Pakistani city, "5,000 hit men" working for political parties terrorize the populace, says senator.

Pakistan Frets Over Femme Fatales

Amir Mir, Asia Times. August 18, 2011.

Female suicide bombers creating havoc for Pakistani government

Who's Behind The New Yorker's "Official" Story Of The Raid That Killed Bin Laden?

Russ Baker, WhoWhatWhy.com. August 17, 2011.

On closer inspection, the widely-celebrated New Yorker cover story on the death of Osama Bin Laden raises more questions than it answers.

Pakistan Offers China a Sneak Peak at Secret U.S. Helicopter

AFPAugust 16, 2011.

Angered by the raid that killed Osama bin Laden, Pakistan let Chinese engineers examine the wreckage of a top secret helicopter, the New York Times reports

More Than 160 Children Killed in America's Drone War in Pakistan

Chris Woods, The Bureau of Investigative Journalism. August 14, 2011.

One in seven of all US strikes appear to have resulted in child fatalities.

Why Pakistan Isn't the Slightest Bit Scared by Washington's Threat to Cut off the Aid Supply

Pepe Escobar, Asia Times. July 12, 2011.

Pakistan is strategically at the center of too many plans for it to rely on the US -- with pipeline plans, Iran and China as neighbors and a planet hungry for natural gas.

Water Scarcity Compounds Tensions Between India and Pakistan

Joshua Smeltzer, Policymic. July 5, 2011.

Nothing is quite as threatening for Pakistan as India planning 33 separate dams within the Indus river system.

The World's 5 Worst Places For Women -- And How U.S. Policy Helped Make Them That Way

Michelle Chen, AlterNet. June 30, 2011.

The plight of women in Afghanistan, Congo and other difficult places owes much to the machinations of Washington politicians.

Vision: An Antiwar Movement That Puts Peace Over Politicians

Medea Benjamin, Charles Davis, AlterNet. June 15, 2011.

Instead of continuing the hard work of protesting unjust wars, too many people took the election of politicians with "D"s after their name as their own Mission Accomplished.

Memo to Obama: Pakistan Is Not a Client State

Dilip Hiro, TomDispatch.com. May 24, 2011.

Pakistan a far more formidable and independent force than U.S. policymakers concede publicly or even privately.

After OBL Raid, Pakistan Fears U.S. Will Grab Nukes -- What if We Tried?

Russ Wellen, FPIF Focal Points. May 14, 2011.

Experts say the outcomes would be disastrous.

The Bin Laden Era Is Over: Let's Make America Great by Ending Our Wars and Restoring Our Rights

Michael Moore, MichaelMoore.com. May 12, 2011.

Good riddance Osama. Now come back to your ways, my good ol' USA.

Osama Bin Laden's American Legacy

Tom Engelhardt, TomDispatch.com. May 5, 2011.

The world bin Laden really changed forever wasn't in the Greater Middle East. It was here.