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Obama Deceives the Public
In an interview with SPIEGEL ONLINE, the 79-year-old peace activist accuses President Obama of betraying his election promises -- in Iraq, in Afghanistan and on civil liberties. http://www.spi egel.de/international/worl d/0,1518,699677,00.html From... ...
Turkey’s policy toward Iran is worth emulating
AntiWar.Com by Ivan Eland 06/16/10 Invading on the ground would be the only way to make sure that Iran never obtained a nuclear device. After the fiasco of invading Iraq (and the continuing bog in Afghanistan),... ...
Poland wants troops out of Afghanistan
Poland's Defense Minister Bodan Klich has called for the withdrawal of polish troops from Afghanistan before 2013, demanding that Afghan forces shoulder the responsibility. http://ww w.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?i d=130654&sectionid=3510204 03 From... ...
Afghanistan: The Longest Lost War
By James Petras Outside of the central districts of a few cities and the military fortresses, the Afghan national resistance forces, in all of their complex local, regional and national alliances, are... ...
Do Armed Contractors Belong in War Zones?
http://www.commondreams.or g/headline/2010/06/16-10 Human Rights First: Group Urges Commission to Advance Accountablity for Private Military Contractors, Protect Civilians in Iraq and Afghanistan http://www.com mondreams.org/newswire/201 0/06/18-11 https://freep age.twoday.net/search?q=co ntractor http://freepage.t woday.net/search?q=Pratap+ Chatterjee ...
Trillion-dollar war
The Nation Blog by Robert Dreyfuss 06/15/10 Variou s estimates have suggested that the war in Afghanistan might cost the United States a trillion dollars. Now we find out that it’s worth it: Afghanistan... ...
Afghanistan: Britain is stuck with a war it can't afford and can't win
Some conflicts have a happy ending, writes Mary Riddell. Afghanistan is not one of them. http://tinyurl.com/ 335l6ew From Information Clearing House http://sharenews. twoday.net/search?q=Afghan istan http://freepage.twod ay.net/search?q=Mary+Ridde ll ...
McChrystal Faces Massive Failure in Afghanistan in Next Few Months
By Gareth Porter On Thursday, McChrystal's message that his strategy will weaken the Taliban in its heartland took its worst beating thus far, when he admitted that the planned offensive in Kandahar City... ...
Three wars uncompleted, the price unpaid
CounterPunch by Vijay Prashad 06/13/10 On May 30, at 10:06am, the United States exchequer turned over its trillionth dollar to the U. S. armed forces for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. A trillion... ...
US has discovered $1 trillion in mineral deposits in Afghanistan
http://www.ufppc.org/us-a- world-news-mainmenu-35/973 0/ -------- What Could $1 Trillion in Mineral Wealth Mean for Afghanistan? Tom A. Peter, The Christian Science Monitor: "US and Afghan officials claim... ...