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America's Anti-Jihad Strategy: Building More Islamic "democracies" - Will it Work?

18 hours ago ago from Islamic Danger to Americans

. First, we look at the immediate--the local--situation in Afganistan, as portrayed by The Captain's Journal : Advocating disengagement from Afghanistan is tantamount to suggesting that one front against the enemy would be better than two, and that one nation involved in the struggle would be better than two (assuming that Pakistan would keep up the fight in our total absence, an assumption for which I see no basis). It’s tantamount to ...

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Imperial Forces ve Changed Taliban into Nationalistic Movement

19 hours ago ago from ALAIWAH!

December 20, 2009 at 11:51 am Filed under Afghanistan , War Against Terror Tagged Afghanistan , Britain in Afghanistan , Taliban , War Against Terror On Newsnight (Aug 20, 2009 ), the US general incharge of the Afghan war, David Petraeus , said that the war was “not a war of choice”. Afghanistan has not been an important planning area for any attacks on western countries and the Taliban have shown no inclination to conduct war against ...

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"A Seamless Transition" on the Afghanistan War

21 hours ago ago from Antisense Propaganda

Ralph Nader gives an antiwar speech in front of the White House on December 12 2009. In it he succinctly summarizes a number of the inconsistencies and obvious logical fallacies made by president Obama in pursuit of his current Afghan policy. I would add, it is getting a bit tiresome to hear propagandists, including Mr. Obama in his West Point speech, lecturing us about the necessity of having to contain illiterate Afghan tribesmen, who ...

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Karzai ousts two over corruption…

20 hours ago ago from VoteGlobal Blog

KABUL, Afghanistan Afghan President Hamid Karzai took a step on Saturday towards reassuring wary Western allies by appointing a new cabinet that sheds two prominent politicians accused of corruption and retains pro-American leaders in key posts. After weeks of consultation with Western diplomats, Karzai selected a new political team that seeks to mollify American officials who have pressed him to crack down on corruption and assuage ...

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Taliban can be admired for their faith and loyalty, says bishop

23 hours ago ago from Musings of a Vast Right-Winger

The article below is from the U.K.Telegraph. The leaders of the Church of England have lost their minds. A more sympathetic approach my foot. We need to put the hammer down on these murdering scumbags. They need to get the impression they are facing the wrath of God. In other words"Kill them all and let God sort them out. The Taliban can be admired for their conviction to their faith and their sense of loyalty to one another, the ...

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Despite aid, hunger still stalks Afghan children

1 hour, 7 minutes ago ago from U.S. News

Despite aid, hunger still stalks Afghan children AQCHA, Afghanistan (AP) -- While international forces in Afghanistan battle militants hiding in the mountains, aid agencies are fighting an even more elusive enemy: malnutrition. The World Food Program and UNICEF have launched a project to feed thousands of mothers and children - some too weak to cry. Aid workers hope a high-protein diet distributed through a network of village clinics can ...

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Karzai Says New Afghan Cabinet Will Be Accountable

4 hours ago ago from FOX News

Karzai Says New Afghan Cabinet Will Be Accountable Sunday, December 20, 2009 Print AP Nov. 19: Afghanistan s President Hamid Karzai greets the guards of honor as he arrives to the Presidential Palace for his inauguration in Kabul. KABUL Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Sunday rejected criticism that his proposed new Cabinet amounts to business as usual and is unlikely to do much to tackle the country's array of problems. Karzai ...

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