Alex Thomson
Resurgent Taliban threaten US exit strategy for Afghanistan
A New York Times article at the weekend suggests the Afghan police and army, whose efficiency was used to justify the US and British exit, are not up to the job.
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Alex Thomson
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Gary Gibbon
Fresh allegations Coulson knew about hacking
Just seen this on New York Times, who have been investigating the News International phone hacking allegations.
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PowerPointing the way to Afghan victory
Jonathan Rugman blogs on what has been described as the PowerPoint presentations of all presentations – on Iraq and Afghanistan.
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Jon Snow
Torture: questions still hanging in the wind
The question as to what extent the UK security services were aware of or were involved in any way in torture remains very live this week, blogs Jon Snow.
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The difference between an FBI plot and a real threat
The case of Najibullah Zazi, who has appeared in a New York court to plead not guilty to conspiring to use weapons of mass destruction, is unusual because it appears not to be an FBI plot containing no legitimate threat.
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Jon Snow
Race, congress, health and America's black president
Jimmy Carter’s statement that race has entered the debate in America over setting up a comprehensive health care system reminds me of a link I meant to give you.