canadianpress.google.com - 11/8/2008
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6 days ago KANDAHAR, Afghanistan An investigation by the Afghan government says the Taliban was largely responsible for the deaths of as many as 37 women and children killed in an air strike earlier this week by the U.S. military. The air strike was ordered after a U.S. military convoy was ...
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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washingtonindependent.com - 11/7/2008
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washingtonindependent.com —
It was supposed to lock in an indefinite
U.S. occupation. Last year, after the government of Prime...
Minister Nouri al-Maliki indicated that Iraq considered the U.N. Security Council mandate for the U.S. occupation an affront to Iraqi sovereignty, the ...
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Finally, an Exit Strategy
news.yahoo.com - 11/11/2008
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news.yahoo.com —
WASHINGTON (Reuters) President-elect Barack Obama plans to try
a more regional approach to the war in Afghanistan...
including possible talks with Iran , The Washington Post reported on Tuesday, citing national security advisers to Obama. The ...
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Obama seeks new approach in Afghanistan: report - Yahoo! ...
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U.S. airstrike kills 37 civilians in southern Afghanistan
Flopping Aces —
... the wedding party was being held and fired on the convoy,” said Kandahar provincial governor Rahmatullah Raufi. “The coalition responded with the air strike that caused both Taliban and civilian casualties.”
Following the deaths, Afghan President Hamid Karzai urged U.S. president-elect Barack Obama to put a stop to the killing of civilians in coalition operations, which undermine support for the Afghan government and the NATO mission.
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Gotta wonder what Pres-Elect Obama said in response.
Obama: “I’m so ...
The Taliban Double-standard
Weekly Standard Blog —
... Taliban military units are constantly fighting from populated areas and place civilians directly in the line of fire. The Taliban intentionally try to provoke NATO and Afghan forces into kill civilians. It works. Five days ago, a Taliban force intentionally intermingled with a wedding party in Kandahar. The Taliban continued fighting and prevented the civilians from leaving the battlefield. NATO forces called in an airstrike, which resulted in the death of 27 Taliban fighters and 36 civilians. ...
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