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U.S. vs Pakistan... Allies at Odds

While the U.S. steps up attacks against the Taliban and Al Qaeda, those attacks are crossing the border from Afghanistan into Pakistan. The results have left a trail of enraged Pakistanis, innocent casualties, and an inflamed insurgency targeting Pakistans fledgling democratic government. Will the U.S. leave the battle against terrorists in Pakistan to the Pakistanis?

Young Iranians discuss upcoming US election

The Iranian leader's visit to the US, this time for the UN General Assembly in New York, will probably be his last before there's a new president in the White House. As the election draws closer, we're focusing on people who will be affected by US foreign policy. So what do young people in Tehran think of the US election? Our correspondent Alireza Ronaghi has been finding out.

US election weekly podcast

On this week's Al Jazeera US election weekly we spoke to three prominent US thinkers renowned historian and social activist Howard Zinn, global politics expert John Mearscheimer and anti-tax activist Grover Norquist, for their thoughts on the elections and how crucial the results will be for the US.

McCain needs new Cold War

With U.S. politicians calling for the international community to isolate Russia, talks on a 'new cold war' have become more frequent in the media. The roots of the strong rhetoric go deeper, though, than the recent conflict with Georgia. Presidential hopefuls are using it as an opportunity to earn some foreign policy credentials.

Al Qaeda at 20

Riz Khan takes a look at the state of al-Qaeda 20 years after it was founded and explores what the future holds for Osama bin Laden's operation. Does al-Qaeda remain the primary terrorist threat to the US and the rest of the world? Part 1 Part 2