Posts Tagged ‘Vietnam’

The Greatest Hits [And Misses] of ‘The Great Game : Afghanistan’

In Afghanistan, History, Opinion, Politics, War on 26 September 2010 tagged Ahmad Zahir, Amanullah Khan, CIA, Dari, Farsi, Googoosh, Hafez, Hamid Karzai, Herat, Jalāl ad-Dīn Muḥammad Balkhī, Kabul University, Mahmūd Bēg Tarzī, Malalai, Malalai of Maiwand, Meena Keshwar Kamal, Mohammad Najibullah Ahmadzai, Mohammed Zahir Shah, pakistan, Persian, Queen Goharshad, Queen Soraya, Rabi'a Balkhi, Rabia, Rābi'a bint Ka'b al-Quzdārī, Rumi, Russia, Stinger, taliban, The Great Game : Afghanistan, Tricycle Theatre, Vietnam, Washington City Paper with 2 comments

The Washington City Paper calls Tricycle Theatre’s production of The Great Game : Afghanistan “cynical” with an “uneven” result, but what reviewer Tracey Graham seems to miss is that this is a largely faithful retelling of the story of conflict in Afghanistan (if not its culture). Cynicism and confusion, are unfortunately, central parts of that [...]

Video : Karmaloop TV Breaks Down Afghan History, INCREDIBLY WELL

In Afghanistan, citizenship, Crime, History, Iran, Iraq, Islam, News, Opinion, pakistan, Politics, TV, War on 10 December 2009 tagged 1979, Afghanistan, Ahmad Shah Massoud, Al Qaeda, Arab, Bamyan, Barack Hussein Obama, Buddha, CIA, Cold War, Hafizullah Amin, Hamid Karzai, Hazara, Inter-Services Intelligence, Iran, Iraq, ISI, Islamist, Jimmy Carter, Kabul, Karmaloop, Karmaloop TV, Lion of Panjshir, Mohammad Najibullah, Mohammed Zahir Shah, Mujhaideen, Mullah Omar, Nur Muhammad Taraki, Osama Bin Laden, pakistan, Pashtun, Saudia Arabia, Soviet Union, Tajik, taliban, Troop Surge, United Front, Vietnam, West Point with no comments

Amazing, detailed, informative breakdown of the history of Afghanistan. Oh yea, also the host is hot. “Our lack of attention again allowed the bearded boys from the Dark Ages to re-assert control and give us a real run for our money. Which they’re still doing today.”

Saad Mohseni Tweets on Obama Afghanistan Address

In Afghanistan, History, Internet, News, Opinion, pakistan, Politics, Twitter, War on 2 December 2009 tagged @saadmohseni, Afghan Star, Afghanistan, air strike, Al Qaeda, Amman, Article 5, Asif Ali Zardari, Bali, Barack Hussein Obama, Civilian Surge, CNN, Commander-in-chief, December 1, Dr. Ashraf Ghani, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Franklin Roosevelt, Gen. Stanley McChrystal, Guantanamo Bay, Hamid Karzai, International Security Assistance Force, Islam, Islamabad, Karachi, NATO, Osama Bin Laden, pakistan, Saad Mohseni, Saddam Hussein, Somalia, SWAT, Swat Valley, taliban, Tolo TV, Troop Increase, Twitter, United Nations, United Nations Security Council, UNSC, Vietnam, Waziristan, West Point, World Bank, Yemen with no comments

Founder of the Moby Media Group, the media company behind Afghan Star and Tolo TV (without a doubt the best of the Afghan Satellite Television stations), Saad Mohseni, took to his Twitter profile tonight to respond to Barack Obama’s Afghanistan address. Below is Mohseni’s Twitter feed from tonight. Like us, Mohseni is fearful of the [...]

The Greatest Hits and Misses of Obama’s Afghanistan Address

In Afghanistan, citizenship, Crime, History, Iran, Iraq, Islam, News, Opinion, pakistan, Politics, War on 1 December 2009 tagged Afghanistan, air strike, Al Qaeda, Amman, Article 5, Asif Ali Zardari, Bali, Barack Hussein Obama, Civilian Surge, CNN, Commander-in-chief, December 1, Dr. Ashraf Ghani, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Franklin Roosevelt, Gen. Stanley McChrystal, Guantanamo Bay, Hamid Karzai, International Security Assistance Force, Islam, Islamabad, Karachi, NATO, Osama Bin Laden, pakistan, Saddam Hussein, Somalia, SWAT, Swat Valley, taliban, Troop Increase, United Nations, United Nations Security Council, UNSC, Vietnam, Waziristan, West Point, World Bank, Yemen with 4 comments

Speaking at The United States Military Academy at West Point, U.S. President Barack Hussein Obama finally addressed the American people to provide a clear explanation for the United States’ efforts in Afghanistan. Obama also made it a point to remind the American people exactly why the United States is still in Afghanistan 8 years after [...]

Video : Ron Paul Al Qaeda ‘Visited Afghanistan’

In Afghanistan, History, Iraq, Islam, News, Opinion, Palestine, Politics on 23 November 2009 tagged 9/11, Afghanistan, Alexis de Tocqueville, Arab, Barbara Tuchman, Berlin Wall, Democracy, egypt, Executive Branch, Freedom Fighter, Germany, Infidel, Iraq, Legislative Branch, March of Folly, Muslim, national security, Osama Bin Laden, Persian Gulf War, Red Coats, Revolutionary War, Ron Paul, Saudi Arabia, Soviet Union, Spain, Video, Vietnam, World War II, Yemen, Youtube with no comments

Though Governor Paul is correct in asserting that the United States has supported puppet governments throughout the Arab and “Muslim world,” however, he seems to be grasping at anything to support his argument. First off, Governor, the United States did have a very specific reason for going into Afghanistan: Al Qaeda and the Taliban were [...]