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Source: CounterPunch

An Interview with Tariq Ali
by Mara Ahmed and Judith Bello
November 30, 2009

Mara Ahmed and I were given the opportunity to interview Tariq Ali when he spoke at Hamilton College in Upstate New York on November 11, 2009, during his recent speaking tour of the United States. Tariq, a native of Pakistan who lives in [...]

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The Toll on Pakistan’s Poor

by Dan Pearson and Kathy Kelly
October 22, 2009
Five months ago, shortly after the Pakistani government had begun a military offensive against suspected Taliban fighters in the northernmost area of the country, we arrived in Islamabad, the capital, as part of a small delegation organized by Voices for Creative Nonviolence (www.vcnv.org). Our [...]

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Pakistani forces accused of hitting civilians

Up to 260,000 people may flee battle against Taliban
by Declan Walsh in Dera Ismail Khan
October 19, 2009
The war in South Waziristan started early for Ghufran. As Pakistani warplanes pounded the Taliban stronghold of Ladha last week, in preparation for the ground offensive now under way, the 11-year-old boy and [...]

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by Mahir Ali
July 21, 2009
EVEN a tentative sigh of relief would probably be premature, but the trickle of refugees back to their towns and villages in Swat is a hopeful sign. The exodus was rapid; the return, inevitably, is much slower. And it ought not to be misconstrued as a vote of confidence in official [...]

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by Salman Masood and Pir Zubair Shah
July 7, 2009
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Two missiles fired from a remotely piloted American aircraft struck a militant base on Tuesday in the South Waziristan tribal region, killing 16 militants, according to intelligence officials and residents reached by telephone.

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By PIR ZUBAIR SHAH and ALAN COWELL
Published: July 3, 2009
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — At least 13 people were killed Friday in what was suspected to be an attack by an American drone in a remote village stronghold of the Pakistani Taliban, according to two residents reached by telephone.

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