How They See Us
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Coming to terms with Pakistan’s nukes
feature While Washington is fairly confident that Pakistan has adequate physical security measures around its nuclear facilities, it still worries that Pakistan's military and intelligence services could be infiltrated by terrorist sympathizers.
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Only America is helping Pakistan
feature In the two weeks since monsoon floods submerged 20 percent of the country, some $100 million has been pledged in aid—more than half of it from the U.S.
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How they see us: Pakistan resents U.S. drones
feature As innocent Pakistanis die in American strikes, Pakistanis are becoming more and more enraged. The attacks create civil unrest, fuel extremism, and make the country even more difficult to govern.
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Still committed to missile defense?
feature The U.S. is sending mixed signals about its plans for a missile defense system in Central Europe.
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How they see us: Is the West losing the war in Afghanistan?
feature Commanders in the field are losing hope for a military solution in Afghanistan.
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How they see us: Racism and the presidential campaign
feature Will American racism cost Barack Obama the election? asked Alexander Downer, former foreign minister of Australia, in Australia’s Advertiser.
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Will Pakistan be punished for freeing Khan?
feature Pakistanis celebrated the release of Abdul Qadeer Khan, the father of Pakistan’s nuclear program, but wondered how the U.S and other nations would react.
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Siding with Google against China
feature Ever since Google threatened to pull its business out of China because of censorship and cyber-attacks on the e-mail accounts of Chinese dissidents, Beijing has faced criticism from an array foreigners.
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Profiling air passengers by nationality
feature Reactions to the United States' list of “security risk states”
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What (not) to do about Yemen
feature Thus far the U.S. has helped the Yemeni government crack down on jihadist bases and debated whether to provide military assistance to the regime of Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh.
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Demonizing BP and the British, too
feature Whither BP and the "special relationship"?
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Do U.S. carmakers deserve a break?
feature If the U.S. auto industry isn't bailed out, Europe will suffer, too.
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An African president for America
feature Barack Obama’s inauguration as president of the United States is “a giant leap for the black race,” said Michael John in Nigeria’s Daily Independent. &
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Waffling over Afghanistan
feature President Obama has scheduled multiple meetings with analysts, diplomats, soldiers, and scholars to hear various views on what to do about Afghanistan.
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