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Articles about the Asian continent
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What’s behind the new mission in Afghanistan?
The author is a member of March Forward! , an organization of veterans and service members who stand against war…
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US continues escalation of drone attacks on Pakistan
U.S. Military drones killed four people in northwestern Pakistan on Feb. 24. Under the Obama administration, the U.S. has carried…
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U.S./NATO slaughter of civilians in Afghanistan
The statement below was release by the ANSWER Coalition (Act Now to Stop War and End Racism). The Party for…
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Behind the conviction of Pakistani scientist Aafia Siddiqui
One of the vile byproducts of the "global war on terror," now in its ninth year, has been the "commodification"…
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‘Comfort women’ redress movement in S. Korea marks 18th anniversary
During World War II, approximately 200,000 "comfort women," acting as gifts from the Japanese emperor, were coerced into being sex…
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U.S. arms sales to Taiwan are an act of aggression against China
The New York Times headline "U.S. Arms for Taiwan Send Beijing a Message" correctly captured the intent of the recently…
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Environmental refugees flooding cities in poorest nations
Millions of people have been forced from their homes due to natural disasters. According to migration experts, worsening climate conditions…
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CIA’s changing role in U.S. imperialism’s expanding war
In eastern Afghanistan, near the Pakistani border, a member of the resistance infiltrated a CIA compound and detonated an explosive…
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U.S. intelligence: Time is running out in Afghanistan
According to the McClatchy news service, U.S. intelligence officials believe that "time is running out in Afghanistan." The Pentagon-led colonial-style…
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General strike shuts down Nepal
On Dec. 22, well over 100 thousand people in Nepal's capital, Katmandu, attended the closing rally of a three-day general…
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