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	<title>The Flash Point Blog &#187; Afghanistan</title>
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		<title>New Zawahiri Tape and Negotiations in Afghanistan</title>
		<link>http://www.americansecurityproject.org/theflashpointblog/germain-difo/2010/07/20/al-qaedas-zawahiri-releases-audio-tape/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Jul 2010 15:31:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Germain Difo</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A CNN report notes that today al Qaeda’s media wing released an audio recording purported to be from al Qaeda central’s second in command, Ayman al-Zawahiri. Among the highlights:
The speaker says the relationship between al Qaeda and Taliban is stronger than ever – an apparent reaction to reports that suggested the United States might be [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Counterterrorism and the Numbers Game</title>
		<link>http://www.americansecurityproject.org/theflashpointblog/germain-difo/2010/07/06/counterterrorism-and-the-numbers-game/</link>
		<comments>http://www.americansecurityproject.org/theflashpointblog/germain-difo/2010/07/06/counterterrorism-and-the-numbers-game/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jul 2010 19:29:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Germain Difo</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From Fox News yesterday:
US Officials Cite Synergy of Terrorists with Expanding Desire to Kill Americans
There are a lot of interesting things going on in this article, but a couple of quotes stood out to me as being worth highlighting. The first concerns the al Qaeda bodycount as a measure of success:
Purely by the numbers, al-Qaida [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Revisiting &#8220;Least Bad&#8221; and Drones</title>
		<link>http://www.americansecurityproject.org/theflashpointblog/bernard-finel/2010/06/04/revisiting-least-bad-and-drones/</link>
		<comments>http://www.americansecurityproject.org/theflashpointblog/bernard-finel/2010/06/04/revisiting-least-bad-and-drones/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Jun 2010 13:51:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bernard Finel</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Michael Cohen over that Democracy Arsenal considers drones a &#8220;least bad&#8221; option:
democracyarsenal.org: Drones: The Least Bad Option
The bottom line here is that there is no silver bullet to dealing with jihadist terror groups that operate in the wilds of Pakistan. If you think about the various policy courses that the US has adopted &#8211; encouraging [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Al Qaeda #3 Reported Killed in Drone Strike</title>
		<link>http://www.americansecurityproject.org/theflashpointblog/germain-difo/2010/06/01/al-qaeda-3-reported-killed-in-drone-strike/</link>
		<comments>http://www.americansecurityproject.org/theflashpointblog/germain-difo/2010/06/01/al-qaeda-3-reported-killed-in-drone-strike/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jun 2010 15:15:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Germain Difo</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ABC News: Al Qaeda #3 Killed
Shaikh Sa’id al-Masri is the senior most al Qaeda official killed under President Obama, the officials said. An Egyptian, Shaikh Sa’id was formerly the chief financial officer of al Qaeda. The official said Shaikh Sa’id&#8217;s &#8220;death would be a major blow to al-Qaeda, which in December lost both its internal and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The New National Security Strategy</title>
		<link>http://www.americansecurityproject.org/theflashpointblog/germain-difo/2010/05/28/the-new-national-security-strategy/</link>
		<comments>http://www.americansecurityproject.org/theflashpointblog/germain-difo/2010/05/28/the-new-national-security-strategy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 28 May 2010 15:33:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Germain Difo</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Afghanistan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Defense]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[National Security]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Obama Administration’s new national security strategy, released Thursday, is a truly impressive policy document and includes several elements that are, for lack of a better description, very encouraging.
 This is particularly true with respect to sections stressing the importance of building global institutions and partnerships, explicitly identifying unconventional challenges that the U.S. will fact [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Afghan Campaign Now Riding on the ANP? Wasn&#8217;t it Always?</title>
		<link>http://www.americansecurityproject.org/theflashpointblog/germain-difo/2010/05/27/afghan-campaign-now-riding-on-the-anp-wasnt-it-always/</link>
		<comments>http://www.americansecurityproject.org/theflashpointblog/germain-difo/2010/05/27/afghan-campaign-now-riding-on-the-anp-wasnt-it-always/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 27 May 2010 21:08:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Germain Difo</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Afghanistan]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[L.A. Times: U.S. puts hopes in bedraggled Afghan police
The U.S. military is attempting to put an Afghan face on policing, pushing Afghans to take the lead on patrols, searches and neighborhood sweeps. The police and army will be responsible for security when U.S. forces begin to withdraw, perhaps as early as next summer.
I really just [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Negotiations in Afghanistan</title>
		<link>http://www.americansecurityproject.org/theflashpointblog/bernard-finel/2010/04/16/negotiations-in-afghanistan/</link>
		<comments>http://www.americansecurityproject.org/theflashpointblog/bernard-finel/2010/04/16/negotiations-in-afghanistan/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Apr 2010 16:17:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bernard Finel</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Afghanistan]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A smart take on the negotiating with the Taliban from Gilles Dorronsoro:
Afghanistan: Searching for Political Agreement – Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Coalition strategy in Afghanistan has reached an impasse: tactical successes will not defeat the Taliban while Pakistan offers sanctuary, nor can security be “Afghanized” by a government that lacks legitimacy and is irreparably unpopular. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Root of All our Problems</title>
		<link>http://www.americansecurityproject.org/theflashpointblog/bernard-finel/2010/04/06/the-root-of-all-our-problems/</link>
		<comments>http://www.americansecurityproject.org/theflashpointblog/bernard-finel/2010/04/06/the-root-of-all-our-problems/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Apr 2010 13:53:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bernard Finel</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Afghanistan]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[James Joyner assesses some of Hamid Karzai&#8217;s recent statements about the presence of &#8220;foreigners&#8221; in Afghanistan.&#160; Joyner ultimately argues this is just about Karzai bolstering his standing at home.
Is Hamid Karzai Crazy? &#124; Atlantic Council
On April Fools Day, Afghan President Hamid Karzai lashed out at &#8220;foreigners&#8221; who have been criticizing his corrupt, inept government, leveling [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Drone Strikes &#8220;Batter&#8221; AQ, But What Next?</title>
		<link>http://www.americansecurityproject.org/theflashpointblog/germain-difo/2010/04/05/drone-strikes-batter-aq-but-what-next/</link>
		<comments>http://www.americansecurityproject.org/theflashpointblog/germain-difo/2010/04/05/drone-strikes-batter-aq-but-what-next/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Apr 2010 17:38:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Germain Difo</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Afghanistan]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Drones Batter Al Qaeda and Its Allies Within Pakistan &#8211; New York Times
In the first six weeks of this year, more than a dozen strikes killed up to 90 people suspected of being militants, according to Pakistani and American accounts. There are now multiple strikes on some days, and in some weeks the strikes occur every other [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Corruption in Afghanistan&#8230; and the Future of Afghanistan</title>
		<link>http://www.americansecurityproject.org/theflashpointblog/bernard-finel/2010/03/29/corruption-in-afghanistan-and-the-future-of-afghanistan/</link>
		<comments>http://www.americansecurityproject.org/theflashpointblog/bernard-finel/2010/03/29/corruption-in-afghanistan-and-the-future-of-afghanistan/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Mar 2010 20:02:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bernard Finel</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Afghanistan]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I think it is pretty obvious that if you pump a ton of money into a country&#8217;s economy from outside, it creates massive incentives for corruption.&#160; I am surprised by how often people push back on this.&#160; It isn&#8217;t as if the empirical evidence on this score is unclear.&#160; Large development projects have always fed [...]]]></description>
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