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Obama's Afghan War in Perspective
By Gary Leupp Practically everyone now understands that the war in Afghanistan is going very badly. This is not because the Taliban and other "insurgent" forces are strong and their foreign foes weak.... ...
Attack on Iran Would be 'Start of Long War'
Study By Daniel Tencer Furthermore, the report suggested that any Israeli strike on Iran would cause a large number of civilian casualties because the Israeli strike would likely not be limited to... ...
Saving Face in Unwinnable War
By Eric Margolis Sinking in debt and no closer to victory, heads may roll as the U.S. and NATO wrap up their pointless Afghan adventure. http://www.inf ormationclearinghouse.info /article25917.htm US... ...
The Unknown Afghan Body Count
By James Denselow The precise compilation of western casualties contrasts with almost criminal neglect in tracking the numbers of Afghan civilians killed since 2001. If Afghanistan is the "good war"... ...
$27bn later, Afghan security forces have made no measurable progress
http://www.ufppc.org/us-a- world-news-mainmenu-35/977 2/ -------- US to blame for Afghan slaughter Villagers in Baghran district of Helmand province reported that children and women were killed by the... ...
Petraeus And The Politics Of Afghanistan
By Tom Hayden President Obama may have saved his reputation as commander-in-chief by firing Stanley McChrystal today, but he deepened his Afghan quagmire by choosing David Petraeus as the replacement. http://www.i nformationclearinghouse.in fo/article25803.htm... ...
First Signs of Strain in Kandahar Offensive
Ben Gilbert, GlobalPost: "These are some of the first casualties of an 'offensive' in southern Afghanistan that the military has suddenly grown reluctant to call an 'offensive.' It has begun quietly, with... ...
Oil Companies Dishonor Our Troops and Undermine Our Security
T.J. Buonomo, Truthout: "Since 2003, more than 4,300 American troops and perhaps hundreds of thousands of Iraqis have become casualties of a war full of contradictions. One of the most fundamental of these... ...
Biden: Expect more US casualties in Afghanistan
ABC News 01/25/09 As the U.S. military under the Obama administration increases efforts in Afghanistan and the surrounding region, there will be more American casualties, Vice President Biden said this... ...
22 Afghan civilians killed in US-led op
"Their bodies are on the ground. If you do not believe us, you have helicopters and you should come to the area and see that these are civilians," Malik Rahman Gul, a village elder, was quoted by Reuters. http://www.press tv.com/detail.aspx?id=8355 7&sectionid=351020403... ...