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Washington's Pakistan Meltdown

Dilip Hiro — 2012-11-07T21:25:42Z

Dilip Hiro, a South Asia expert, is the author of 33 books, the most recent being Apocalyptic Realm: Jihadists in South Asia (Yale University Press, New Haven and London). He contributes regularly for TomDispatch. The following article is being reproduced, with the author's permission, from TomDispatch.com with due acknowledgement.
The United States and Pakistan are by now a classic example of a dysfunctional nuclear family (with an emphasis on “nuclear”). While the two governments and (…)

- 2012

The American Century Is So Over

Dilip Hiro — 2010-06-10T01:04:45Z

[This article appeared in tomdispatch.com from where it is being reproduced with the permission of Tom Engelhardt, the founder and editor of tomdispatch.com, and due acknowledgement.]
Irrespective of their politics, flawed leaders share a common trait. They generally remain remarkably oblivious to the harm they do to the nation they lead. George W. Bush is a salient recent example, as is former British Prime Minister Tony Blair. When it comes to foreign policy, we are now witnessing a (…)

- 2010