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Red Cross Says "US Strike Kills Dozens Of Civilians" »
Posted by: Mikunited 8 months ago in News
Mr Obama will hold bilateral talks with Mr Karzai and Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari, before all three hold a joint meeting.
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Senator: Delay health care to focus on Afghan war »
Posted by: mesodude 1 month ago in Political News
A top Republican senator wants to postpone efforts to overhaul health care until next year so Congress can concentrate on how to pay for President ...
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Obama administration keeps Bush view on Afghanistan detainees - CNN.com »
Posted by: Shana4Liberty 10 months, 2 weeks ago in Political News
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The Obama administration told a federal court late Friday it will maintain the Bush administration's position that battlefield detainees held without charges ...
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Obama says he will not rush Afghanistan decision »
Posted by: orndorffter 2 months, 1 week ago in News
Despite Republican pressure to act quickly, President Barack Obama says he won\'t rush his decision about whether to send more troops to Afghanistan where ...
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Petraeus sees value in talking to Taliban »
Posted by: TechnologyExpert 10 months, 2 weeks ago in Political News
U.S. Army Gen. David Petraeus said on Wednesday that negotiations with some members of the Taliban could provide a way to reduce violence in ...
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Cafferty: Why is there only bipartisanship when military is involved? »
Posted by: mesodude 4 weeks ago in Political Opinion
A new CNN/Opinion Research Corporation Poll – conducted after the president's speech this week – shows his plan wins approval from 63 percent of Democrats ...
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Obama seeks $83.4 billion in special war money »
Posted by: STONERS 8 months, 3 weeks ago in News
President Barack Obama asked Congress on Thursday for $83.4 billion for U.S. military and diplomatic operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, pressing for special ...
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Poverty,Bombs and Emeralds »
Posted by: Mikunited 8 months ago in News
A growing number of Afghani men are putting their lives at risk by taking up amateur mining to earn a living
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Robert Fisk: Civilians pay price of war from above -
Robert Fisk, Commentators - The Independent »Posted by: dissent 7 months, 4 weeks ago in News
Of course there will be an inquiry. And in the meantime, we shall be told that all the dead Afghan civilians were being used as ...
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Soldier alleges military pattern of Christian bias »
Posted by: Progressive 1 year ago in Religion
An atheist soldier suing over prayers at military formations claims a larger pattern of religious discrimination exists in the military, citing attempts to convert Muslims ...
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Obama Wants Afghan War Over In 3 Years, Officials Say - CNN.com »
Posted by: TimALoftis 1 month ago in Political News
Washington (CNN) -- President Obama intends to conclude the Afghanistan war and withdraw most U.S. troops within three years, according to senior administration officials.
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Al Qaeda offers 'condolences' for innocent victims - CNN.com »
Posted by: Tumultuous 3 weeks ago in News
(CNN) -- On the heels of a U.S. announcement of a massive troop surge for Afghanistan, an al Qaeda spokesman Saturday appeared to be trying ...
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Obama Pleases the Neocons »
Posted by: Tumultuous 4 weeks, 1 day ago in Political Opinion
President Barack Obama's escalation of the Afghan War has upset many rank-and-file Democrats who had hoped for a more peaceful strategy, but Obama's ...
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Amazing Speech by a War Veteran »
Posted by: onlyonesecret 1 week, 4 days ago in Political Opinion
Our real enemy is not the ones living in a distant land whose names or policies we don't understand; The real enemy is a ...
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US Faces Tough Choices in Afghanistan »
Posted by: orndorffter 4 months, 1 week ago in News
With the nation\'s top military officer calling the situation in Afghanistan dire, President Barack Obama soon may face two equally unattractive choices: increase U ...
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