SMOKERS’ CORNER: MONSTERS AND THEIR BLOWBACK
- Posted on February 8, 2026
- By Dawn
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SMOKERS’ CORNER: MONSTERS AND THEIR BLOWBACK

From Afghan militancy in the 1980s and 1990s to the Middle East’s sectarian militias and from Africa to Balochistan, modern history is filled with states that created violent proxies, only for them to become existential threats to themselves.