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Thousands of guns U.S. sent to Afghanistan are missing
cnn.com - 2/13/2009
Thousands of guns U.S. sent to Afghanistan are missing
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U.S.-issue M249 squad automatic weapons are shown at a camp in Kandahar in December.
michaelyon-online.com - 2/10/2009
How Much is Afghanistan Really Worth to Us?
— michaelyon-online.com — 10 February 2009 While we prepare to shunt perhaps 30,000 more troops to Afghanistan (which still will... not be enough), Russia continues to play the Asian chessboard. The Russians are picking off pawn after pawn, and steadily eroding our foreign ... (more) How Much is Afghanistan Really Worth to Us?

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nsnetwork.org - 2/19/2009
Principles for an Afghanistan Strategy
— nsnetwork.org — PRINCIPLES FOR AN AFGHANISTAN STRATEGY As the Obama Administration begins a 60-day review of its Afghanistan strategy,... a diverse group of progressive experts in development, counter-terrorism, regional politics and US politics came together to ... (more) Principles for an Afghanistan Strategy

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Newshoggers.com:  More thousands of missing US weapons - this time in Afghanistan

Crooks and Liars:  More thousands of missing US weapons - this time in Afghanistan

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More thousands of missing US weapons - this time in Afghanistan
Newshoggers.com — ... That came out in a GAO report in 2007. Indeed, Iraq was awash in "missing" weapons. One of Petraeus' closest aides eventually pled guilty to taking bribes for looking the other way while they were being stolen for re-sale on the black market. No-one in the mainstream has ever been interested in seriously asking how high the graft goes among US officers and officials as billions of dollars are swallowed by corruption and greed in both Iraq and Afghanistan. More here: "What if we had to tell families [of U.S. soldiers] not only why ...

More thousands of missing US weapons - this time in Afghanistan
Crooks and Liars — ... came out in a GAO report in 2007. Indeed, Iraq was awash in "missing" weapons. One of Petraeus' closest aides eventually pled guilty to taking bribes for looking the other way while they were being stolen for re-sale on the black market. No-one in the mainstream has ever been interested in seriously asking how high the graft goes among US officers and officials as billions of dollars are swallowed by corruption and greed in both Iraq and Afghanistan. More here: "What if we had to tell families [of U.S. soldiers] not only why ...

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In Afghanistan, guns, police go missing
swamppolitics.com 2/14/2009 — by Frank James The news from Afghanistan continues to be bad. Today, a House subcommittee heard reports that the U.S. military can't account for thousands of weapons it provided to Afghan security forces, raising the prospect that some are being ...