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Uneasy Engagement - China, Willing to Spend, Wins a Trove of Afghan Copper - Series - NYTimes.com

Uneasy Engagement - China, Willing to Spend, Wins a Trove of Afghan Copper - Series - NYTimes.com: "While the United States spends hundreds of billions of dollars fighting the Taliban and Al Qaeda here, China is securing raw material for its voracious economy."

Sarah and Her Tribe - The New York Review of Books

Sarah and Her Tribe - The New York Review of Books: "Going Rogue, in other words, is a four-hundred-page paean to virtuous ignorance."

Is aviation security mostly for show? - CNN.com

Is aviation security mostly for show? - CNN.com: "Once a society starts circumventing its own laws, the risks to its future stability are much greater than terrorism."