thespectrum.com - 11/12/2008
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They use satellite phones and night vision scopes, but often move in the high mountains with cheap plastic sandals. They will cruelly execute intruders, but defend an invited guest at the cost of their own lives. And, like the old Pashtun saying, they are most at peace when they're at war. We've ...
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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lileks.com - 11/5/2008
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I’m off to the Mall to sell razor
blades so people can scrape off their “Question Authority”...
bumper stickers. Just remember: Dissent is still the highest form of patriotism. Except now it will be practiced by the lowest form of people. Seriously, ...
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Obama Faces Major Challenge in Afghanistan/ Pakistan
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... The groups called Taliban now are made up of four major organizations: The "old Taliban" of Mullah Omar, based in Quetta; the Tehrik-i Taliban Pakistan (TTP), led by Beitullah Mahsud in the tribal agencies of Pakistan; the Hizb-i Islami of Gulabadin Hekmatyar; and the grouping around Jalaluddin Haqqani. ...
Obama's Broader View in Afghanistan
Taylor Marsh —
... As Zbig said last week on "Morning Joe," there is no monolithic Taliban.
That’s an
understatement (h/t Juan Cole): ...
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