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Abtahi before and during his trial

Abtahi before and during his trial

The prosecution and show trials of those against the stolen election continues.  Above is Mohammad Ali Abtahi, the former Vice-President and reformist blogger as he appeared before and during his trial. He is now blogging from prison and writes there was no significant election fraud.  He certainly looks like a man who has been broken. As Grouch Marx once said, “Are you going to believe me or your own lying eyes?”

Dr. Andrew J. Bacevich

Dr. Andrew J. Bacevich

Dr. Andrew Bacevich opines on the war the U.S. cannot win in Afghanistan.  Read it here.

Download the 2009 Arab Human Development Report

Watch the first in our video series on Pakistan.