The case against a Muslim cleric, who is the son of a man facing 4 charges of terrorism, was dropped after prosecutors found insufficient evidence of support for the Taliban.
Did Men Do This?
January 5, 2013 By 8 Comments
When did violence, even the passive institutional violence of keeping women from being ordained, become a tool for proclaiming holiness?
Malala Yousafzai Released From British Hospital
January 4, 2013 By 3 Comments
Malala has reached a major milestone in her recovery, and has been moved to outpatient status.
Write On, Malala! [Video]
October 19, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Malala Yousafzai, the girl who was shot by Taliban, stands again.
On the Eleventh of the Eleventh
September 11, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Looking back upon what we could have learned from 9/11, Greg Olear sees only opportunists of many stripes using the events to further their agendas.
What Should the UK Do About Taliban Threats Against Prince Harry?
September 10, 2012 By 6 Comments
Just as Prince Harry is settling into Afghanistan, where he will be serving as a helicopter pilot, a threat against him from the Taliban has been made public.
Repeating Iraq’s Mistakes in Afghanistan
March 14, 2012 By 22 Comments
War correspondent Michael Kamber talks about the lessons of Iraq, and how the situation in Afghanistan shows that they have not been learned.
PBS War Coverage: Too Graphic?
September 22, 2010 By 7 Comments
The following video (after the jump) is from PBS News Hour‘s broadcast from last Friday. James Foley, a reporter with GlobalPost, was in Afghanistan, embedded with an American infantry unit, when they were ambushed by Taliban insurgents. As gunfire rained down on the American forces from surrounding cliffs, a 19-year-old Private, Justin Greer, manned a [...]
Peabody and Sherman
September 6, 2010 By 1 Comment
“Sherman, that’s the biggest load of dog shit I’ve ever heard in my entire life. And I’m a dog.” Mr. Peabody I am a distractible dude. This blog post will prove it. This was originally to be another 36-year-old Virgin post. I got a couple sentences in and made a comment about joining Peabody and [...]
“These men did not expect to live, and now they are learning how to try and live again.”
This comment is by Adam McPhee on Kile Ozier’s post, “Good Grief”.