Pentagon source: strike killed 30 Afghan civilians
The probe found that the strikes against a "suspected Taliban compound" in the western province of Herat killed about 30 civilians - not the five to seven the U.S. originally acknowledged, according to a Pentagon official.
http://tinyurl.com/447om8
A strategy destined to fail?
A major new intelligence estimate by US defence establishment casts doubt on military strategy in Afghanistan.
http://tinyurl.com/4hnnjf
Afghanistan military situation will worsen next year, Mullen says
Last week, Gen. David McKiernan, the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan, also said the situation would likely worsen. McKiernan has asked for three more combat brigades.
http://www.miamiherald.com/news/politics/AP/story/719487.html
French army chief agrees Afghanistan 'cannot be won'
France's military chief, General Jean-Louis Georgelin, has echoed suggestions by a senior British military officer that the war in Afghanistan cannot be won.
http://tinyurl.com/4ts7t4
US should talk with its enemies: Petraeus
General David Petraeus said Wednesday that attempts are being made to open talks with the Taliban in Afghanistan and that the United States should be prepared to engage with its enemies.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20081008/pl_afp/usafghanistanmilitarypetraeus
Fighting talk is self-defeating
As the generals say there is no military solution, Obama and McCain should cut the rhetoric and get real about Afghanistan.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2008/oct/09/afghanistan.johnmccain
Afghanistan: The mystery of the missing opium
It's a mystery that has got British law enforcement officials and others across the planet scratching their heads. Put bluntly, enough heroin to supply the world's demand for years has simply disappeared.
http://tinyurl.com/4w24gb
From Information Clearing House
http://sharenews.twoday.net/search?q=Obama
http://sharenews.twoday.net/search?q=McCain
http://sharenews.twoday.net/search?q=civilian+deaths
http://sharenews.twoday.net/search?q=opium
http://tinyurl.com/447om8
A strategy destined to fail?
A major new intelligence estimate by US defence establishment casts doubt on military strategy in Afghanistan.
http://tinyurl.com/4hnnjf
Afghanistan military situation will worsen next year, Mullen says
Last week, Gen. David McKiernan, the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan, also said the situation would likely worsen. McKiernan has asked for three more combat brigades.
http://www.miamiherald.com/news/politics/AP/story/719487.html
French army chief agrees Afghanistan 'cannot be won'
France's military chief, General Jean-Louis Georgelin, has echoed suggestions by a senior British military officer that the war in Afghanistan cannot be won.
http://tinyurl.com/4ts7t4
US should talk with its enemies: Petraeus
General David Petraeus said Wednesday that attempts are being made to open talks with the Taliban in Afghanistan and that the United States should be prepared to engage with its enemies.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20081008/pl_afp/usafghanistanmilitarypetraeus
Fighting talk is self-defeating
As the generals say there is no military solution, Obama and McCain should cut the rhetoric and get real about Afghanistan.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2008/oct/09/afghanistan.johnmccain
Afghanistan: The mystery of the missing opium
It's a mystery that has got British law enforcement officials and others across the planet scratching their heads. Put bluntly, enough heroin to supply the world's demand for years has simply disappeared.
http://tinyurl.com/4w24gb
From Information Clearing House
http://sharenews.twoday.net/search?q=Obama
http://sharenews.twoday.net/search?q=McCain
http://sharenews.twoday.net/search?q=civilian+deaths
http://sharenews.twoday.net/search?q=opium
rudkla - 11. Oct, 09:32
