weeklystandard.com - 11/13/2008
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As the security situation in Afghanistan continues to spiral downward, the notion that the United States and her allies should open talks with the Taliban has gained wide acceptance in Washington. Anonymous aides to President-elect Obama have indicated that talking to the Taliban (as well as ...
pajamasmedia.com - 11/14/2008
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November 14, 2008 "THE WAR IS OVER AND
WE WON:" Michael Yon just phoned from Baghdad, and...
reports that things are much better than he had expected, and he had expected things to be good. "There's nothing going on. I'm with the 10th Mountain Division, ...
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prnewswire.com - 11/11/2008
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In Time for Veterans Day, Campaign Directs Veterans
to the First and Only Online Community Created Exclusively...
for Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans New York, NY (November 10, 2008) /PRNewswire/ In an effort to help ease the transition and readjustment ...
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IAVA and Ad Council Launch National PSA Campaign for ...
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Afghan voter registration going suspiciously … well
Hot Air » Top Picks —
... closely. After all, we’d like to think that democracy would always be popular, even outside of the strictest definition of the word. Perhaps the Taliban realize that interference would make their mission even more difficult than it already is. That doesn’t square with reality, though. A successful democracy would be the eventual death of the Taliban, and they know it. That’s one reason why they will not likely ever divorce themselves from terrorism or their terrorist partners, as Bill Roggio reports again today. People who govern themselves will not easily bend to those ...
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longwarjournal.org 10/14/2008 —
Multimedia presentation of the senior Taliban commanders in Pakistan and Afghanistan. Click to view.
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thewashingtonnote.com 12/14/2008 —
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From NBC's Mark MurrayAs a reminder that the political season isn't over just yet, the National Republican Senatorial Committee is airing a tough TV ad in Georgia against Senate challenger Jim Martin (D).
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Russia rejects U.S. missile proposals —
Reuters: Politics 11/12/2008
MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Kremlin on Wednesday rejected U.S. proposals aimed at easing concerns over a missile defense system in Europe and said it would try again to resolve the row once Barack Obama is in the White House.
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