This week we have seen several reports of extreme violence in Iraq, Pakistan and Afghanistan. While this is sadly not far from the ordinary, the latest explosion in Iraq that left 700 wounded and over 130 dead is a sobering reminder that peace is still a ways off. It also casts doubt on whether the US will be able to withdraw as early as they had hoped.
I bring up Afghanistan largely because of the latest story from the New York Times which alleges that President Karzai's brother is being paid off by the CIA. In response, Joanna Nathan of Foreign Policy argues in an online article that this is really just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to US intervention and encouragment of corruption.
Iraq's Worrisome Political Process - CFR.org
No End in Sight - The Economist
An Election Under Siege - The Economist
Afghanistan in Crisis - A series of articles from The Nation
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