Afghanistan
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LEARNING LESSONS
CRIKEY
Ben Roberts-Smith had been accused of brutally murdering unarmed civilians in Afghanistan.
POLITICAL ACTION
“The Covenant” is also deeply patriotic, while criticizing a dereliction of moral duty. Jake Gyllenhaal stars in the highly political, but fantastic old-school action film.
‘SEVERELY CONSTRAINED’
“President Biden’s choices for how to execute a withdrawal from Afghanistan were severely constrained by conditions created by his predecessor,” the report reads.
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WEEKEND AT BERNIE’S
Six months after he was taken out by a U.S. airstrike, al Qaeda is working on a plan to announce that their former leader Ayman al Zawahiri has died of ill-health.
MESSY
A controversial new film about women recruited by ISIS is already having some real-life ramifications.
INSIDE MAN?
The U.S. took a big risk by releasing this infamous Afghan drug lord and Taliban ally. It could very well backfire.
REAL-LIFE HORROR
Director Jamie Roberts tells us about securing raw footage for his harrowing HBO documentary, interviewing the Taliban, and getting the Biden administration on board.