Why Are We in Afghanistan?
http://www.commondreams.org/view/2010/07/12-2
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Funding corruption and waste in Afghanistan
Freedom's Phoenix
by US Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX)
07/12/10
Last week, GOP chairman Michael Steele came under fire for daring to say what a lot of Americans already know — that our involvement in Afghanistan is an ill-advised quagmire with no end in sight. After nearly 10 years and approaching $1 trillion spent, the conflict is going nowhere because there is nowhere for it to go. After all, if victory is never really defined, defeat is inevitable. With our economy at home in serious trouble, this wasteful occupation is something we clearly cannot afford. Each soldier costs us $1 million per year, and yet most in Washington are only considering how many more soldiers to send...
http://tinyurl.com/36td9cq
Who owns General Petraeus?
AntiWar.Com
by Philip Giraldi
07/29/10
Petraeus’ apparent close relationship with the neoconservatives and the Israel Lobby is a matter of concern, particularly if he does aspire to be president. Some have plausibly identified him as the neocon candidate for 2012 though others note appreciatively that he initiated a long overdue national debate with his Senate testimony in March 2010, observing as he did that the failure to achieve peace in Israel-Palestine has endangered United States soldiers in the region. To be sure, Petraeus quickly did damage control for the statement in the Senate, helping in the orchestration of an article that described him as a friend to Israel who did not view the conflict with the Palestinians as a matter of great concern. In May 2010 Petraeus received the Irving Kristol award from the American Enterprise Institute, indicating clearly that the Israel Lobby and the neocon establishment regard him as a favorite son...
http://tinyurl.com/27um52e
Informant: Thomas L. Knapp
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Despite 54 Percent for Afghan Exit, Petraeus Move Could Nix Peace Talks
Robert Naiman, Truthout: "The majority of Americans want the Obama administration to establish a timetable for the withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan, CBS News reports. Fifty-Four percent think the US should set a timetable for the withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan, with 41% opposed. Among Democrats, 73% think the US should set a timetable, with 21% opposed; among independents, 54% support a withdrawal timetable, with 40% opposed; among Republicans, 32% support a withdrawal timetable, with 66% opposed."
http://www.truth-out.org/despite-54-afghan-exit-petraeus-move-could-nix-peace-talks-with-terror-naming61497
http://sharenews.twoday.net/search?q=Obama
http://sharenews.twoday.net/search?q=Petraeus
http://sharenews.twoday.net/search?q=Michael+Steele
http://sharenews.twoday.net/search?q=Ron+Paul
http://sharenews.twoday.net/search?q=GOP
http://sharenews.twoday.net/search?q=neocons
http://sharenews.twoday.net/search?q=Afghanistan
http://sharenews.twoday.net/search?q=corruption
http://sharenews.twoday.net/search?q=Tom+Engelhardt
http://sharenews.twoday.net/search?q=Robert+Naiman
http://sharenews.twoday.net/search?q=Philip+Giraldi
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Funding corruption and waste in Afghanistan
Freedom's Phoenix
by US Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX)
07/12/10
Last week, GOP chairman Michael Steele came under fire for daring to say what a lot of Americans already know — that our involvement in Afghanistan is an ill-advised quagmire with no end in sight. After nearly 10 years and approaching $1 trillion spent, the conflict is going nowhere because there is nowhere for it to go. After all, if victory is never really defined, defeat is inevitable. With our economy at home in serious trouble, this wasteful occupation is something we clearly cannot afford. Each soldier costs us $1 million per year, and yet most in Washington are only considering how many more soldiers to send...
http://tinyurl.com/36td9cq
Who owns General Petraeus?
AntiWar.Com
by Philip Giraldi
07/29/10
Petraeus’ apparent close relationship with the neoconservatives and the Israel Lobby is a matter of concern, particularly if he does aspire to be president. Some have plausibly identified him as the neocon candidate for 2012 though others note appreciatively that he initiated a long overdue national debate with his Senate testimony in March 2010, observing as he did that the failure to achieve peace in Israel-Palestine has endangered United States soldiers in the region. To be sure, Petraeus quickly did damage control for the statement in the Senate, helping in the orchestration of an article that described him as a friend to Israel who did not view the conflict with the Palestinians as a matter of great concern. In May 2010 Petraeus received the Irving Kristol award from the American Enterprise Institute, indicating clearly that the Israel Lobby and the neocon establishment regard him as a favorite son...
http://tinyurl.com/27um52e
Informant: Thomas L. Knapp
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Despite 54 Percent for Afghan Exit, Petraeus Move Could Nix Peace Talks
Robert Naiman, Truthout: "The majority of Americans want the Obama administration to establish a timetable for the withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan, CBS News reports. Fifty-Four percent think the US should set a timetable for the withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan, with 41% opposed. Among Democrats, 73% think the US should set a timetable, with 21% opposed; among independents, 54% support a withdrawal timetable, with 40% opposed; among Republicans, 32% support a withdrawal timetable, with 66% opposed."
http://www.truth-out.org/despite-54-afghan-exit-petraeus-move-could-nix-peace-talks-with-terror-naming61497
http://sharenews.twoday.net/search?q=Obama
http://sharenews.twoday.net/search?q=Petraeus
http://sharenews.twoday.net/search?q=Michael+Steele
http://sharenews.twoday.net/search?q=Ron+Paul
http://sharenews.twoday.net/search?q=GOP
http://sharenews.twoday.net/search?q=neocons
http://sharenews.twoday.net/search?q=Afghanistan
http://sharenews.twoday.net/search?q=corruption
http://sharenews.twoday.net/search?q=Tom+Engelhardt
http://sharenews.twoday.net/search?q=Robert+Naiman
http://sharenews.twoday.net/search?q=Philip+Giraldi
rudkla - 13. Jul, 05:58
