President Obama's highly anticipated new strategy for what the Pentagon now calls AfPak - Afghanistan and Pakistan - is full of grey areas. Most extra troops will be deployed to poppy-growing areas, not to fight al-Qaeda, the President's stated number one objective. The President talks about building trust - but as the US cannot trust the Pakistani ISI, the Pakistani people don't trust the US or even their own government. Pepe Escobar argues there are many more strategic issues at play than meets the eye - and the President and his team's spin.
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Energy Crisis amidst Conflict in Ukraine: Kiev Must Prepare for Winter
Evacuation – Ukrainian MP
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*Apparently, Ukrainian authorities are already beginning to admit their
inability to deal with the country’s energy problems amid the conflict. As
winter...
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