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Pakistan and the United States have been locked in a deadly embrace for decades. Successive American presidents from both parties have pursued narrow short-term interests in the South Asian nation, a
In February 1989, the CIA's chief in Islamabad famously cabled headquartersa simple message: "We Won." It was an understated coda to the most successfulcovert intelligence operation in American histor
Al Qaeda is the most dangerous terrorist movement in history. Yet most people in the West know very little about it, or their view is clouded by misperceptions and half truths. This widely acclaimed b
Al Qaeda is the most dangerous terrorist movement in history. Yet most people in the Americas and Europe know very little about it, or their view is clouded by misperceptions and half truths. If the f
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Pakistan and America have been gripped together in a deadly embrace for decades. For half a century American presidents from both parties pursued narrow short-term interests in Pakistan. This myopia a
Al-Qaeda's Revenge tells the full story behind the events of March 11, 2004, when an al-Qaeda-inspired terrorist cell bombed commuter trains in Madrid, killing 191 people and injuring more than 1,800.
As the bloodshed in Iraq intensified in 2005, Afghanistan quickly faded from the nation’s front pages to become the other war,” supposedly going well and largely ignored. In fact, the insurgency in Af
Waterboarding terrorist suspects, CIA raids in Pakistan, andthe truth about the invasion of Iraq—one CIA agent’sshocking true story!Long before the waterboarding controversy exploded in the media,one
Crafting a new policy toward Iran is a complicated, uncertain, and perilous challenge. Since it is an extremely complex society, with an opaque political system, it is no wonder that the United States
