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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. It is because of the Afghans' indomitable spirit of independence that is only intensified by each civilian death due to house raids or bombs.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article25998.htm



Unconfirmed report: US-led strike kills dozens of civilians

A US-led air strike has reputedly left dozens of civilians dead in Afghanistan, raising concerns about the growing number of civilian casualties in the country.

http://www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=136066&sectionid=351020403


From Information Clearing House

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In Legislative Struggle, Education Loses, War Wins
http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2010/07/23-4

"What Was My Father's Crime?" Afghan Tells Story of His Father's Killing in a US Night Raid
http://www.commondreams.org/video/2010/07/23-3

'Scores Die in Afghan Village Raid'
http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2010/07/26-3



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