seminal.firedoglake.com - 24 days ago
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Regardless of whether a renewed haven inside Afghanistan were attractive and useful to al-Qa’ida or any other terrorist group, there is the question of whether a counterinsurgency would preclude it. A haven would not require a patron with control over all of Afghanistan, which has an area of ...
mudvillegazette.com - 30 days ago
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mudvillegazette.com —
By the looks of it, this NY Times
story was going to tell the whole truth :...
The Great American Arm-Twist in Afghanistan KABUL, Afghanistan -- By the looks of it, the ceremony that unfolded last week inside the Presidential Palace here was marking a joyous, even triumphant, occasion. ...
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Round Two
mudvillegazette.com - 23 days ago
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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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Plan B
reuters.com - 24 days ago
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reuters.com —
* Obama, Merkel discuss Afghanistan * Barroso: Comprehensive
strategy needed for Afghanistan By Ross Colvin WASHINGTON, Nov...
3 (Reuters) - European nations are unlikely to contribute more troops to Afghanistan, the head of the European Commission said ...
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Europe reluctant to send more troops to Afghanistan
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An Anti-Escalation Bleg
Newshoggers.com —
... By Steve Hynd
The Seminal at Firedoglake is asking for everyone's help in keeping Derrick Crowe, their Afghanistan Fellow, writing his excellent posts.
Derrick has been writing regularly on the war, bringing to bear facts, video testimony, statistics, political insight, and thoughtful arguments to drive home the point that escalating the war in Afghanistan is the wrong policy. Derrick has been writing and researching so prolifically because he’s been ...
Keep the “Anti-Escalation in Afghanistan” Blog Fellowship Going
Firedoglake —
... 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, statistics, political insight, and thoughtful arguments to drive home the point that escalating the war in Afghanistan is the wrong policy. Derrick has been writing and researching so prolifically because he’s been on a three month fellowship, using funds provided out-of-pocket by the good folks over at Brave New ...
Support a strong voice against the war in Afghanistan
Crooks and Liars —
... while admitting that there was no strategy. Support for the war in Afghanistan was at 50%. Today, 58% oppose the war in Afghanistan. And President Obama right now is engaged in the process of "rethinking Afghanistan."
For the last few months, too, progressive blogger Derrick Crowe has been writing on the Afghanistan war. And his posts have made a difference.
Derrick has brought to bear facts, video testimony, statistics, political insight, and thoughtful arguments to drive home the point that escalating the ...
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