bnf.democracyinaction.org - 11/3/2009
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Three months ago, The Seminal and Brave New Foundation created a special blog fellowship focused on covering the war in Afghanistan and arguing against a military escalation in South Asia. Our fellow, Derrick Crowe, has worked tirelessly. Not only has Derrick produced dozens of detailed posts, ...
nytimes.com - 30 days ago
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nytimes.com —
WASHINGTON The nation’s top military officer said
Wednesday that he expected the Pentagon to ask Congress...
in the next few months for emergency financing to support the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, even though President Obama has pledged to end the ...
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Pentagon Expected to Request More War Funding
online.wsj.com - 11/3/2009
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online.wsj.com —
YOCHI J. DREAZEN Sixteen American soldiers killed themselves
in October in the U.S. and on duty overseas,...
an unusually high monthly toll that is fueling concerns about the mental health of the nation's military personnel after more than eight years of ...
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Suicide Toll Fuels Worry That Army Is Strained
mudvillegazette.com - 11/4/2009
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mudvillegazette.com —
Al Jazeera : Hamid Karzai listened to a
mixture of congratulations and straight talking down the telephone...
from President Obama on Monday just hours after Mr. Karzai was declared the winner of the Afghan elections by default. President Obama made clear what the United States expects. ...
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An Anti-Escalation Bleg
Newshoggers.com —
... made about Afghanistan. Over the course of his fellowship, Derrick has appeared on the front page of Firedoglake, Open Left, and the Huffington Post numerous times. He’s been on Al Jezeera television, and he’s been cited by the New York Times. He’s helped push this debate.
It's true, Derrick has been a wonderful advocate for Afghanistan escalation skeptics. His posts are informative, forceful and on point.
Click here to donate. ...
Keep the “Anti-Escalation in Afghanistan” Blog Fellowship Going
Firedoglake —
... good folks over at Brave New Foundation and the editors here at The Seminal.
On Monday, Derrick’s three month fellowship came to an end. Now we asking for your help to keep it going.
Can you pitch in $10 or $20 to help extend Derrick Crowe’s blogging fellowship against the war in Afghanistan? Your contribution will go directly to Derrick, and if we can raise $5,000, we can keep the fellowship going for an entire year.
Click here to donate.
Derrick’s blogging has made a ...
Support a strong voice against the war in Afghanistan
Crooks and Liars —
... and the editors at The Seminal.
Yesterday, Derrick's three month fellowship came to an end. Now I'm asking for your help to keep it going, and to support a strong voice against the war in Afghanistan.
Can you pitch in $10 or $20 to help extend Derrick Crowe's blogging fellowship against the war in Afghanistan? Your contribution will go directly to Derrick, and if we can raise $5,000, we can keep the fellowship going for an entire year.
Click here to donate.
Over the course of his fellowship, Derrick has ...
Keeping Derrick Crowe Speaking The Truth About Afghanistan
DownWithTyranny! —
... Can you pitch in $10 or $20 to help extend Derrick Crowe’s blogging fellowship against the war in Afghanistan? Your contribution will go directly to Derrick, and if we can raise $5,000, we can keep the fellowship going for an entire year. Please consider donating here at the Rethink Afghanistan page. ...
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Keep the “Anti-Escalation in Afghanistan” Blog Fellowship Going
seminal.firedoglake.com 11/3/2009 — Photo: Jawad Jalali (UNAMA) via Flickr
For the last three months, we’ve all had the pleasure of reading posts on the Afghanistan war by Derrick Crowe .
Derrick has been writing regularly on the war, bringing to bear facts , video testimony ...
No escalation in Afghanistan
scripting.com 12 days ago — I assumed that because we elected Obama to end the war in Iraq that it went without saying that the war in Afghanistan would be ended as well.
Apparently not so.
The President is now considering an escalation of the war in Afghanistan.
I can't ...
Afghanistan: Obama Likely to Opt for Escalation
news.firedoglake.com 11 days ago —
President Obama held a final war council meeting before the holidays last night, and it looked from the timing that it could be decisive. After the meeting, Robert Gibbs released a statement saying “After completing a rigorous final ...
US Is Doing No Good in Afghanistan
commondreams.org 23 days ago — by Malalai Joya As an Afghan woman who was elected to Parliament, I am in the United States to ask President Barack Obama to immediately end the occupation of my country. Eight years ago, women's rights were used as one of the excuses to start this ...
The CIA Is In Afghanistan
justoneminute.typepad.com 10/28/2009 — Here we go with another leak seemingly intended to undermine the notion that the US can succeed in Afghanistan: KABUL, Afghanistan — Ahmed Wali Karzai, the brother of the Afghan president and a suspected player in the country’s booming illegal...
Eight Years Later, We Still Don’t Get It in Afghanistan
commondreams.org 10/17/2009 — by Ted Rall Eight years. We’ve been in Afghanistan longer than any other war in American history. The party of the president who invaded Afghanistan has been repudiated at the polls. Yet we still haven’t altered the flawed strategy that allowed ...
Not Nearly Enough On Afghanistan
forbes.com 4 days ago — Announcing the results of his administration's first policy review on Afghanistan more than eight months ago, President Barack Obama declared, "I want the American people to understand that we have a clear and focused goal: to disrupt, dismantle and ...
Tell Obama: End the war in Afghanistan.
act.credoaction.com 12 days ago — Despite over $1 trillion in costs and the majority of Americans opposing escalation, President Obama continues to move towards increased military action in Afghanistan. Now is the time to stand firm and show your support in winding down troop levels ...
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