Bleeding Afghanistan : Washington, warlords, and the propaganda of silence /
Kolhatkar, Sonali.
Bleeding Afghanistan : Washington, warlords, and the propaganda of silence / Sonali Kolhatkar and James Ingalls ; foreword by David Barsamian. - Seven Stories Press 1st ed. - New York : Seven Stories Press, c2006. - xx, 315 p. : ill., maps ; 23 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 263-293) and index.
Destroying a state : U.S. policy before September 11, 2001 -- Bombs, threats, and torture : Afghanistan becomes a U.S. target -- Replacing one brutal regime with another : the return of the warlords -- A client "democracy" : reshaping Afghan politics -- "Liberation" rhetoric and burqa obsessions : objectifying Afghan women -- The propaganda of silence : the mass media and government impunity -- Power, prestige, and pipelines : the uses of Afghanistan.
1583227318 (pbk. : alk. paper) 9781583227312 9781583227312
Afghanistan--History--1989-2001.
Afghanistan--History--2001-
United States--Foreign relations--Afghanistan.
Afghanistan--Foreign relations--United States.
327.730581090511
Bleeding Afghanistan : Washington, warlords, and the propaganda of silence / Sonali Kolhatkar and James Ingalls ; foreword by David Barsamian. - Seven Stories Press 1st ed. - New York : Seven Stories Press, c2006. - xx, 315 p. : ill., maps ; 23 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 263-293) and index.
Destroying a state : U.S. policy before September 11, 2001 -- Bombs, threats, and torture : Afghanistan becomes a U.S. target -- Replacing one brutal regime with another : the return of the warlords -- A client "democracy" : reshaping Afghan politics -- "Liberation" rhetoric and burqa obsessions : objectifying Afghan women -- The propaganda of silence : the mass media and government impunity -- Power, prestige, and pipelines : the uses of Afghanistan.
1583227318 (pbk. : alk. paper) 9781583227312 9781583227312
Afghanistan--History--1989-2001.
Afghanistan--History--2001-
United States--Foreign relations--Afghanistan.
Afghanistan--Foreign relations--United States.
327.730581090511