How They See Us
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How they see us: Suddenly noticing Mexico’s drug war
feature With the deaths of two Americans killed by drug dealers in Juárez, the U.S. finally feels the weight of Mexico's drug war, a war fueled primarily by U.S. weapons and the U.S. market for drugs.
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How they see us: Sending Noriega to France
feature The U.S. is extraditing Manuel Noriega to France instead of Panama, a move the former dictator spent the last three years fighting and one that prevents a full accounting of his crimes in his own country.
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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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How they see us: Is Middle East peace a U.S. delusion?
feature Both Israelis and Palestinians voice doubt that a solution to the region's problems is at hand.
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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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A U.S. ‘terrorist’ finds no mercy in Peru
feature Released on parole in May after serving 15 years of a 20-year sentence, Lori Berenson was sent back to prison this week because she failed to properly notify police of a change in address.
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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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What’s behind the ‘surge’ in Afghanistan?
feature Afghans wonder whether Iraq tactics will work for them.
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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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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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A dangerous Afghanistan strategy
feature Pakistanis react to the planned deployment of additional American troops in Afghanistan.
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Profiling air passengers by nationality
feature Reactions to the United States' list of “security risk states”
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