TY - BOOK AU - Kolhatkar,Sonali AU - Ingalls,James TI - Bleeding Afghanistan: Washington, warlords, and the propaganda of silence SN - 1583227318 (pbk. : alk. paper) U1 - 327.730581090511 22 PY - 2006/// CY - New York PB - Seven Stories Press KW - Afghanistan KW - History KW - 1989-2001 KW - 2001- KW - United States KW - Foreign relations N1 - 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 ER -