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10 hours ago ago from John Sunol
Petraeus Accuses Iran of Aiding Afghan Taliban General Says Iran Still Giving Aid to Iraq's Shiite Holdouts By LARA SETRAKIANBAHRAIN Dec. 16, 2009 5 comments Gen. David Petraeus has accused Iran of still backing Shiite militants in Iraq and giving a "modest level" support -- including explosives -- to the Taliban in Afghanistan. U.S. Army Gen. David Petraeus , commander of U.S. Central Command, during the Senate Foreign... U.S. ...
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46 minutes ago ago from CTD Weblog
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18 hours ago ago from Jules Crittenden
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