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Asif Zardari and the American Anti-Taliban Raids
On this seventh anniversary-day of the attacks on New York and Washington on September 11, 2001, the top news-story is probably the joint appearance at Ground Zero by the two main US presidential...
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A Dane Doubts Afghanistan Mission
Iraq is over with now, basically; what with the elections that took place today, in a seemingly peaceful and successful manner, little remains for the US involvement there but a withdrawal of forces....
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Obama Visits Moscow
As usual, the Economist provides an excellent cover-story editorial (Welcome to Moscow) discussing President Obama’s tricky task ahead as he pays a visit to Moscow prior to his attendance, starting...
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Afghan Health Care from the Ground Up
Now that the question of reforming the US health care system is high on the agenda of the Congress and the President, it is quite appropriate that people are researching the medical establishments in...
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Afghanistan Disillusionment Grows in Germany
Close observers of the NATO effort in Afghanistan (including EuroSavant) have always been aware that there is something strange about the deployment of German troops there, which now has passed the...
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Sticking to His Afghan Guns
The big story here over the weekend in the Netherlands, for once, is one with ripples that extend out to touch many other countries. It’s namely the fall of our coalition government, called “Balkenende...
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Bin Laden Retrospectives
“U-S-A! U-S-A!” Europeans woke up to the news, while cheering Americans put off bedtime for a while to go congregate and rejoice. The killing of Osama Bin Laden dominates world news today, while...
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A Troubling Failure to Explode
Was it an April Fools joke? You would hope so; and this report from the official Czech ČTK news agency did come out yesterday: “Ministry of Defence wants 39 million [that’s CZK] back for allegedly...
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“Bitter” Refugee Experiences
Today there occurs that climactic EU summit with Turkey PM Davutoğlu devoted to the refugee crisis. It’s safe to say all Europe awaits the outcome of that with bated breath, although perhaps none more...
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Making Her Name in the West
A surprising summer TV ratings hit, in many countries, was the Women’s Football European Championship Tournament, just concluded this past Sunday and held at various stadiums in the Netherlands...
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