President Hamid Karzai

Obama meets with Afghan president Obama meets with Afghan President Hamid Karzai Sen. Barack Obama chows down with U.S. troops in Afghanistan. Obama has said part of his strategy is “taking the fight to al Qaeda in Afghanistan” KABUL, Afghanistan (CNN) — U.S. presidential hopeful Barack Obama met with Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Sunday — a leader the Democratic senator has criticized for not doing enough to rebuild the war-torn nation. “As should have been apparent to President Bush... Read Full Story

Obama meets with Afghan president The Early Word: Maliki Backs Off Support of Obama Plan As Senator Barack Obama continues his trip to the Middle East and Europe, Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki has moved to clarify statements that he supports Mr. Obama’s plan to withdraw most American troops from Iraq over 16 months. A spokesman for Mr. al-Maliki said that the comments the prime minister made to the German magazine Der Spiegel were “misunderstood and mistranslated’’ and were not... Read Full Story

  Obama, in Afghanistan as part of a congressional delegation, shared breakfast with US troops on Sunday and is expected to meet President Hamid Karzai later in the day. It’s been reported that most likely President Karzai will discuss a string of Nato offensives that have resulted in civilian casualties with Obama. “I think Karzai is going to make it clear that mistakes by Nato and the Americans are not acceptable. He says that each time there is a civilian casualty it just adds to the... Read Full Story

Barack Obama, right, the Democratic presidential candidate, walks with Afghan President Hamid Karzai outside the presidential palace Sunday in Kabul. The two met during Obama's tour of war zones and foreign capitals. Obama has criticized Karzai for not do, originally uploaded by EYASU.SOLOMON."Barack Obama, right, the Democratic presidential candidate, walks with Afghan President Hamid Karzai outside the presidential palace Sunday in Kabul. The two met during Obama's tour of war zones and... Read Full Story

There is a dearth of Pakistani hawks and Pakistani nationalists. The Obsequious media kowtows to the demi-God of the day and is unable to ask the hard questions from the Dubai dwelling leadership or the leaders who visit London more than Karachi. The Pakistani hawks like Shireen Mazari have been hounded out of the Islamabad think tanks by the new government. The Harvard bred Nasim Zehra is not a hawk, but takes hawkish positions on occasion. “we are unclear about your intentions towards... Read Full Story