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 : impunity and the mass media -- Power, prestige, and pipelines : the uses of Afghanistan
