Category Archives: Foreign Policy

Iraq, The Washington Post and Me: 4 Years Of Delusions

Posted on March 18, 2007 by Mash

    Four years ago tomorrow, George W Bush, the president of the United States of America launched the world into an unnecessary war that has cost 3218 American dead, over 23,000 American injured, anywhere from 59,000 to 650,000 Iraqi … Continue reading →

Posted in Foreign Policy, Iraq, Media | 8 Comments

Khalid Sheikh Mohammed Games The System

Posted on March 15, 2007 by Mash

Khalid Sheikh Mohammed appeared before a Combatant Status Review Tribunal (CSRT) at Guantanamo Bay last Saturday. In the transcripts released by the Department of Defense, the headline was that Mohammed confessed that he was responsible for the 9/11 attacks. This of … Continue reading →

Posted in Foreign Policy, Terrorism | 4 Comments

The Talented Dr. Richard Benkin

Posted on March 12, 2007 by Mash

[Hat tip to Shafiur via his comment and another hat tip to Salam Dhaka and Shuchinta] It turns out that Dr. Richard Benkin, the "reporter" who is the source of stories about Salah Uddin Shoaib Choudhury and Mr. Choudhury’s supporter, is registered … Continue reading →

Posted in Bangladesh, Foreign Policy, Politics | 16 Comments

Profiting From Chaos

Posted on March 11, 2007 by Mash

Now that the warlords are back in control in Somalia, it is probably not surprising that the country is devolving into chaos again. After America’s Ethiopian allies drove the Islamic Courts Union out of power a few months ago, the … Continue reading →

Posted in Foreign Policy, International, Politics | 4 Comments

A Case For Withdrawal From Iraq

Posted on February 25, 2007 by Mash

    The Bush Administration has been very successful in controlling the debate on the Iraq war. In a remarkable bit of political jujitsu the Administration pivoted from the findings of the Iraq Study Group that the United States should … Continue reading →

Posted in Foreign Policy, Iraq | 7 Comments