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• Letters: Obama’s Philosophical Life, Examined

  
  NYT > Theater — Authority: 901
  To the Editor:.
  3 hours ago

• NYT > World: Spain Adds Troops to Afghan Effort

  
  A Couple Things — Authority: 173
  This is a syndicated post. Original article from NYT > World , available at NYT > World . The new troops will join a buildup of 220 completed late last month, and will bring Spain’s total to more than 1,500.
  6 hours ago

• NYT > World: One Battalion’s Trials in Afghanistan

  
  A Couple Things — Authority: 173
  This is a syndicated post. Original article from NYT > World , available at NYT > World . The story of an 800-soldier Stryker brigade battalion offers a snapshot into the military’s strategy to carry out President Obama’s revamped strategy for Afghanistan.
  6 hours ago

• Rambo, Hollywood and war…

  
  this fragile tent — Authority: 425
  Rambo III was on this evening. I flicked past it, and found my eyebrows shooting upwards.I have never been a fan of these films- which always made me laugh. The ridiculous plot lines, the wooden acting, the stereotypical bad guys- and the fact that no-one could shoot straight, apart from Rambo of course, who can [...]
  10 hours ago

• Spain Adds 511 Troops for Afghan Effort

  
  NYT > Theater — Authority: 901
  The new troops will join a buildup of 220 completed late last month, and will bring Spain’s total to more than 1,500.
  10 hours ago

• Paying Off Our Enemies in Afghanistan?

  
  Understanding Government — Authority: 142
  Here’s a story about the Afghanistan War that should get more attention: the Washington Post’s Walter Pincus reports that U.S. trucking companies hired by the Pentagon are allegedly paying off warlords and the Taliban to ensure a safe passage on their deliveries. These companies have made thousands of trips ...
  12 hours ago

• One U.S. Battalion’s Trials in Afghanistan

  
  NYT > Theater — Authority: 901
  The story of an 800-soldier Stryker brigade battalion offers a snapshot into the American military’s strategy to carry out President Obama’s revamped strategy for Afghanistan.
  14 hours ago

• Rep. Alan Grayson Reads Rethink Afghanistan War Petition on House Floor

  
  Brave New Films blog — Authority: 122
  On Tuesday morning, your voice was heard in the United States House of Representatives. Over 100,000 people signed the petition from Brave New Foundation, Credo Mobile and True Majority calling on Congress to vote against any bill to fund troop escalation in Afghanistan. Yesterday, Congressman Alan Grayson read ...
  15 hours ago

• Tom Friedman, museum exhibit

  
  Later On — Authority: 453
  Excellent Glenn Greenwald column : This might be one of the most self-contradictory episodes in the annals of American punditry: Tom Friedman, The New York Times , yesterday : A corrosive mind-set has taken hold since 9/11. It says that Arabs and Muslims are only objects, never responsible for anything in their ...
  15 hours ago

• Guest Blogger: Rep. Cole on Obama’s Troop Surge

  
  The Foundry — Authority: 738
  Earlier this month President Obama announced his plans for a new way forward in Afghanistan. He laid out clear objectives for a troop level increase, underscored the importance of strengthening Afghan security forces and outlined the strategic necessity of success in the region. I believe the President made a very ...
  16 hours ago

• Obama Refuses Peace Offer From Taliban, Instead Commits 30k More Troops

  
  the Kansas Citian — Authority: 103
  In an article published today by the Asia Times, it has been revealed that the Taliban in Afghanistan offered a peace deal to the United States at the beginning of December and President Obama turned it done. The Taliban offer, included in a statement dated December 4 and e-mailed to news organizations the ...
  17 hours ago

• Russian Blames West For Heroin Rise

  
  NWOTruth — Authority: 145
  Russian authorities have told Sky News that Western forces in Afghanistan are to blame for the country’s status as the world’s biggest heroin consumer.The head of Russia’s anti-narcotics federal agency says that British troops in Helmand Province are not doing enough to stem production of the world’s deadliest ...
  19 hours ago

• Afghanistan War News Updates -- December 17, 2009

  
  War News Updates — Authority: 161
  An Afghan boy works in a poppy field in the Panjwayi district of Kandahar in 2006. Lower cultivation, output and falling prices of opium have seen its export value in Afghanistan drop 18 percent since last year, the UN office on drugs and crime (UNODC) has said. (AFP/File/John D Mchugh) Export Value Of Afghan ...
  19 hours ago

• US to expand eyes in the sky over Afghanistan

  
  NWOTruth — Authority: 145
  WASHINGTON (AP) – The U.S. military is adding more drones and expanding its video surveillance in the skies over Afghanistan to meet the needs of American forces as 30,000 more troops head into the war zone, a top Air Force general said Wednesday.The bolstered eyes in the sky will come from a mix of manned [...]
  20 hours ago

• Look Who Just Funded the Escalation

  
  The Smirking Chimp - News And Commentary from the Vast Left-Wing Conspiracy — Authority: 649
  The U.S. House of Representatives approved on Wednesday another $130 billion for the wars in Iraq, Afghanistan, and (it goes without saying) Pakistan, money that will be used to continue the wars and to escalate the war in Afghanistan. In the spring, they will try to pass another $30 billion or more, labeled as ...
  20 hours ago

• U.S. troops try in vain to train Afghan soldiers

  
  osmoothie — Authority: 143
  Hot Air , “ Video: U.S. troops try in vain to train Afghan soldiers ”
  1 day ago

• Oh-Man: Looks like the afgan conflict might be a lost cause after all

  
  Political Byline — Authority: 582
  This makes me ill. But, hey, it is the truth. I have to agree with AllahPundit ; India might just be our only hope of getting out of there.Which is pretty strange coming from a Hawkish Red Fascist like me. First read this article from Stars and Stripes : Even the best Afghan units lack training, discipline and ...
  1 day ago

• McChrystal on Torture in Afghanistan

  
  liberal catnip — Authority: 128
  US General Stanley McChrystal, speaking to reporters in Ottawa today had this to say about torture allegations: The commander of the International Security Assistance Force said he was aware of allegations that some detainees may have been tortured, but he said he wasnt aware of any "specific incidents" in which ...
  1 day ago

• Bills Pass on Debt and War Funds

  
  NYT > Theater — Authority: 901
  The House narrowly approved a short-term, $290 billion increase in federal borrowing power, setting the stage for a major fight over national fiscal policy in 2010.
  1 day ago

• Names of the Dead

  
  NYT > Theater — Authority: 901
  The Department of Defense has identified 925 American service members who have died as a part of the Afghan war and related operations.
  1 day ago

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