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April 26, 2010 | It's Time to Acknowledge Secret Drone Strikes


The US has kept classified its CIA program that targets militants in the tribal regions of Pakistan.++ Since January of 2009, more than 85 reported drone strikes have killed thousands of militants in Pakistan.++ Vital information for carrying out these strikes was obtained by the Pakistani intelligence.++ Obama should acknowledge the role of the Pakistanis in helping carry out these

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March 30, 2009 | Obama's Promising New Afghan Strategy

Obama’s long awaited new strategy in Afghanistan has finally been presented by the President last Friday March, 27th. ++ The delivered strategy has proven to be comprehensive in understanding the wide dimension of the challenge — for instance that Pakistan is also part of the problem — and viewing it in more than solely military terms. ++ This is an important step towards victory in

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February 11, 2009 | Democracies Advocate War

The world’s most recent wars —Gaza 09, Iraq 03 — had the same objective: secure deterrence through the extreme suffering of civilians. ++ This policy has left many speechless as it revealed a “tacit endorsement by large democratic majorities,” which questions the value of democracy. ++ Undoubtedly, democracy remains the best form of political organization the world has seen. ++

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