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Post Cards From Yemen

By MajorDomo

With pundits on TV talking about Yemen, being "tomorrow's war" - we were curious to see what this incubator of Al-Qaeda looks like. And the results..were..very pretty! »

Youssef Al Khattab, Alleged Al Qaeda Supporter, Draws Neighbors Ire

By Smriti Rao

It may have been one of the coldest days this season, but that did not deter angry protesters from gathering at 54-11, the Woodside residence of Youssef Al-Khattab, a Jewish convert to Islam and an open Al-Qaeda sympathizer. On Sunday, a handful of protesters gathered outside his home in ankle-deep snow in a rally organized... »

Obama’s Afghan Troop Surge: Five Flawed Assumptions

By Janos Marton

Tony Karon's new Time Magazine defiantly denounces President Obama's call for a troop escalation. Its title, Five Flawed Assumptions of Obama's Afghan Surge, says it all, and the piece itself summarizes concisely points that this site and many others have been arguing for months: Expanding the ground war against the Taliban will in no way... »

Afghanistan – A Foggy Future

By Janos Marton

Quickly reviewing all major post World War II wars, the New Yorker's Henrik Hertzberg asks a series of tough questions he would like the president to answer on Tuesday: Does it make sense, for example, to spend lives and treasure trying to eradicate “safe havens” in Afghanistan when Al Qaeda has so many other—well,... »

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