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Author
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Formats
Description
In this sweeping account of a war brought by well-intentioned American leaders against an enemy they barely understood, and could not truly engage, Gall argues that Pakistan fueled the Taliban and protected Osama bin Laden for the entire duration of the American invasion and occupation.
Author
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Formats
Description
Writing a few months prior to her assassination, Bhutto explores the complicated history between the Middle East and the West. She traces the roots of international terrorism across the world, including American support for Pakistani general Zia-ul-Haq, who destroyed political parties, eliminated an independent judiciary, marginalized NGOs, suspended the protection of human rights, and aligned Pakistani intelligence agencies with the most radical...
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
United States foreign policy is undergoing a dramatic transformation. Institutions of diplomacy and development are reeling from deep budget cuts. The diplomats who make America's deals and protect its citizens around the world are walking out in droves. Offices across the State Department sit empty, while abroad the military-industrial complex has assumed the work once undertaken by peacemakers. In a journey from the corridors of power in Washington,...
Author
Pub. Date
2007.
Edition
First U.S. edition.
Language
English
Description
[The authors] support the idea that the nuclear program influenced Pakistan's internal power struggles, and that American government officials led disinformation campaigns for 30 years in order to hang onto the nation as a dubious ally against first the Soviets and then al-Qaeda. The authors also hint at the possible involvement of Paul Wolfowitz and Scooter Libby in an attempt to discredit an intelligence analyst who spoke frankly of the Pakistani...
Pub. Date
[2009]
Edition
Widescreen.
Language
English
Description
A groundbreaking, feature-length documentary about the escalating U.S. military involvement in the Afghanistan war. It investigates the main issues surrounding Afghanistan, troops, Pakistan, cost of war, civilian casualties, women in Afghanistan, and terrorism, through the eyes of experts and the people of Afghanistan.
Author
Pub. Date
[2013]
Edition
Unabridged.
Language
English
Description
The relationship between America and Pakistan is based on mutual incomprehension and always has been. Pakistan--to American eyes--has gone from being a quirky irrelevance, to a stabilizing friend, to an essential military ally, to a seedbed of terror. America--to Pakistani eyes--has been a guarantee of security, a coldly distant scold, an enthusiastic military enabler, and is now a threat to national security and a source of humiliation.
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