Tag: Afghanistan
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Good news from Afghanistan
An Al Qaeda chief suspected of helping to mastermind the September 11 terror attacks has been captured by special forces in Afghanistan. The top terror target, who was a close friend of Osama Bin Laden, was seized in a raid in Nahri Shahi, in the northern Balkh province. It is believed that he had been…
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Afghanistan unwinnable as long as Karzai rules
Religious fundamentalists are generally stupid and sometimes plain evil, as we’ve seen in the wake of a Koran burning by the Fred Phelps wannabe in Florida. You presume irrational behavior from zealots, but you should be able to expect better from a head of state. Both Afghan and international news media had initially played down…
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on the other hand
If the U.S. pulls of of Afghanistan that country will be forever ruled by outlaws. Who will intercede next time around? Certainly not Russia or the United States. Worse, Afghan women will be doomed to slavery.
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out of afghanistan
The imagery is horrible. The heroin kingpin brother of the crooked Afghan president is apparently on the C.I.A. payroll. It’s becoming clear that we have no idea what to do in this part of the world. Stop digging the tires, even though it shames the U.S. Sometimes it’s best to admit defeat.
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have they forgotten?
Those yearning for a third term by Dick Cheney must be sadists or masochists. Or both. If Cheney had indeed been calling the shots, we’d be mired in THREE quagmires. *Afghanistan. Call it Obama’s war all you want, but the only thing he’s done differently in nine months (compared to the seven years the previous…
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