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Former Indian PM Manmohan Singh, center in turban, is seen at the release of the book, 'Spy Chronicles' in New Delhi. Photo: Courtesy Twitter

India, Iran, Middle East, Pakistan, South Asia

Pakistan gave Osama to the US, former spy chiefs claim

by Kunwar Khuldune Shahid May 29, 2018February 18, 2020

A photo taken in April 2016 showing Shakil Afridi, in black, the jailed Pakistani doctor who was recruited by the CIA to help find Osama bin Laden. Years after his fake vaccination program helped the CIA track and kill bin Laden, he languishes in jail, abandoned by the US, say supporters. Photo: AFP/ SS Mirza

Pakistan, South Asia

Doctor who helped locate Osama bin Laden may soon be freed

by F.M. Shakil May 9, 2018February 18, 2020

Husain Haqqani, former Pakistani ambassador to the US and a regional director of the Hudson Institute. Photo: Wikimedia Commons

Afghanistan, India, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, World

Husain Haqqani’s ‘diplomacy’ highly questionable

by Atta Rasool Malik April 4, 2018

Pakistani rangers and Indian Border Security Force officers lower their national flags during a daily parade at the Pakistan-India joint check-post at Wagah

India, Middle East, Pakistan, South Asia

Dialogue futile if Pakistan views India as a ‘perpetual threat’

by Vivek Katju March 23, 2018

Photo: Reuters/Omar Sobhani

Afghanistan, AT Finance, China, India, Middle East, Pakistan, South Asia, World

How can America change Pakistani behavior?

by Brahma Chellaney February 4, 2018February 18, 2020

US Army soldiers take a defensive position in the desert, ready for any trouble that comes their way. Photo: iStock

Afghanistan, AT Finance, China, European Union, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Japan, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, Philippines, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, Syria, World

Mapping a world from hell: 76 countries now involved in US ‘war on terror’

by Tom Engelhardt January 9, 2018January 9, 2018

Osama bin Laden in June 1999. Photo courtesy of AFP

Afghanistan, European Union, India, Iran, Iraq, Middle East, Russia, South Asia, Syria, World

Bin Laden’s America: Niger, 9/11, and apocalyptic humiliation

by Tom Engelhardt November 3, 2017

People gather at a building destroyed by Saudi-led air strikes in the northwestern city of Amran, Yemen, on September 8, 2016. Photo: Reuters / Khaled Abdullah

Afghanistan, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, World

South Korea may be next victim of US lust for battle

by Ehsan Sehgal September 27, 2017

US President Donald Trump announces his strategy for Afghanistan during an address from Fort Myer, Virginia, on August 21, 2017. Photo: Reuters/Joshua Roberts

Afghanistan, AT Finance, Beijing, China, India, Iran, Middle East, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, World

‘Halal jihad’, Pakistan and the blood borders

by Bilal Khan September 21, 2017September 21, 2017

US soldiers prepare to raise the American flag during a memorial ceremony in Kabul to commemorate the 16th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks on Sept. 11, 2017. Photo: Reuters/Mohammad Ismail

Afghanistan, AT Finance, Beijing, China, European Union, India, Iran, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, Russia, Shanghai, South Asia, South Korea, Syria, World

9/11 and the unsolvable Afghan drama

by Pepe Escobar September 13, 2017February 18, 2020

US President Donald Trump and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi embrace during a joint press conference in the Rose Garden at the White House in June. Photo: AFP / Nicholas Kamm

Afghanistan, Beijing, China, India, Pakistan, South Asia, World

Trump’s ‘new’ South Asia policy is Obama redux

by Bahauddin Foizee September 1, 2017

US President Donald Trump smiles during a meeting with members of his Cabinet at the White House on June 12, 2017. Photo: Reuters/Kevin Lamarque

Afghanistan, AT Finance, China, European Union, Iran, Iraq, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Philippines, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, Syria, World

High crimes and demeanors in the Age of Trump

by Tom Engelhardt August 20, 2017

Shi'ite leader Muqtada al-Sadr meets with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on July 30, 2017. Photo: Reuters via Bandar Algaloud/Courtesy of Saudi Royal Court

AT Finance, Beijing, China, European Union, France, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Lebanon, Middle East, Russia, South Asia, Syria, Turkey, World

And the winners in the post-Daesh era are …

by Pepe Escobar August 18, 2017February 18, 2020

Neymar takes part in a tournament in Santos, Brazil, on July 8, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Leonardo Benassatto

Bahrain, Egypt, France, Iran, Italy, Middle East, Northeast Asia, South Korea, World

Why Neymar’s US$264m transfer is ‘soft power’ play by Qatar

by Rene Slama August 4, 2017February 18, 2020

Jamil Afridi, the elder brother of jailed Pakistani doctor Shakil Afridi speaks during an interview with AFP at an undisclosed location in Pakistan in April 2016. Photo: AFP / SS Mirza

Middle East, Pakistan, South Asia, World

Bin Laden raid ‘fall guy’ may be close to swap deal release

by F.M. Shakil May 29, 2017February 18, 2020

AT+

Confessions of an angry young drone

by Pepe Escobar May 3, 2012August 21, 2020

Enduring freedom forever

by Pepe Escobar September 9, 2011June 18, 2020

Welcome to the post-Osama world

by Pepe Escobar May 6, 2011June 18, 2020

Obama/Osama rock the casbah

by Pepe Escobar May 4, 2011June 18, 2020

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Osama a casualty of the Arab revolt

by Spengler May 3, 2011September 3, 2020

More questions on 9/11

by Pepe Escobar September 18, 2009June 18, 2020

Fifty questions on 9/11

by Pepe Escobar September 11, 2009June 18, 2020

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Obama, Osama and Medvedev

by Pepe Escobar February 20, 2009September 10, 2020

Osamanomics and the greens

by Chan Akya September 15, 2007September 28, 2020

AT+

Fun and games on the Arab Riviera

by Pepe Escobar July 21, 2007September 11, 2020

It’s all about the voice

by Pepe Escobar January 21, 2006June 22, 2020

AT+

The conquest of Southwest Asia

by Pepe Escobar October 7, 2005September 10, 2020

The US’s gift to al-Qaeda

by Pepe Escobar May 21, 2005June 22, 2020

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‘It’s the culture, stupid’

by Spengler November 5, 2004August 28, 2020

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In God – or reality – we trust

by Pepe Escobar November 3, 2004September 11, 2020