michaelyon-online.com - 11/18/2008
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By Tim Lynch Printed with permission from: http://blog.freerangeinternational.com/ Afghanistan We had to make a run to Kabul last Friday to take some clients to the airport and to pick up new ones. The Jalalabad to Kabul road is considered very dangerous by the military and US State ...
pajamasmedia.com - 11/14/2008
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pajamasmedia.com —
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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serendipity.ruwenzori.net - 11/13/2008
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serendipity.ruwenzori.net —
The US often hears echoes of worldwide hostility
against the application of its foreign policy, but seldom
are they reached by the voices of those who experience first hand how close we are to the USA. In spite of contextual political differences and ...
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American troops in Afghanistan through the eyes of a ...
yglesias.thinkprogress.org - 11/20/2008
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yglesias.thinkprogress.org —
Ross Douthat forecasts Barack Obama’s political strategy :
Even with the GOP brand in the toilet, Republicans
are still trusted as much or more than Dems on foreign policy, mostly for somewhat nebulous “toughness” reasons. So ...
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A Big Difference
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Victory Caucus -- All Content —
... here are well run and highly professional and to facilitate bringing the rule of law to Afghanistan they formed an association three years ago to assist in the efforts to regulate the industry. However that effort has been stymied at every turn by Afghan government officials who seem less interested in regulation or the rule of law than establishing rules from which they will clearly benefit. Just one of many examples when the first set of regulations was written they stated read ...
MICHAEL YON IS ON HIS WAY TO AFGHANISTAN NOW; meanwhile he calls attention to this report from Tim L
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MICHAEL YON IS ON HIS WAY TO AFGHANISTAN NOW; meanwhile he calls attention to this report from Tim Lynch.
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