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Results of Bush’s top secret orders

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Presidential Candidates too close to inheriting the economic meltdown caused by deception and disinformation.

But, When They Come Home …

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This photo was taken on March 25, 2003.
Soldier in famous photo never defeated ‘demons’
They found Dwyer lying on his back, his clothes soiled with urine and feces. Scattered on the floor around him were dozens of spent cans of Dust-Off, a refrigerant-based aerosol normally used to clean electrical equipment.
Dwyer told police Lt. Mike Wilson [...]

Obama Takes On Afghanistan, Iraq And Europe

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Obama meets with Afghan president

Obama meets with Afghan President Hamid Karzai
Sen. Barack Obama chows down with U.S. troops in Afghanistan. Obama has said part of his strategy is “taking the fight to al Qaeda in Afghanistan”
KABUL, Afghanistan (CNN) — U.S. presidential hopeful Barack Obama met with Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Sunday — a leader [...]

Iraq Hands Out Stimulus Money As Us Shifts Occupation

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Bush must have shared his formula with Maliki for buying time. Maliki has decided that cash payments will appease the stomach turning mess that resulted from King George’s folly. Maliki has to face the music by himself pretty soon.

Afghanistan: Sloppy Warfare, Civilian Deaths Is Wrong Message

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Afghanistan dangerously off the radar
It’s hardly an anniversary many will register, but last week marked 30 years since President Jimmy Carter authorised the first covert CIA operations against the government of Afghanistan.
By backing the anti-Communist mujahideen and creating civil unrest, the plan was to provoke a Soviet invasion and thus, in the words of Carter’s [...]

US Advocates Violence & Canada Seeks Diplomacy

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NEW YORK — The Bush administration is sending mixed signals to the new Pakistani government over its talks with militants, troubled by the failure of past deals but reluctant to publicly criticize its key ally in the war on terror.
“We’re watching closely,” a State Department official said yesterday. “The Pakistani government has been negotiating with [...]

Pakistan: No Longer Under The Dictates Of Washington

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Officials Fear Support From Islamabad Will Wane
The United States has escalated its unilateral strikes against al-Qaeda members and fighters operating in Pakistan’s tribal areas, partly because of anxieties that Pakistan’s new leaders will insist on scaling back military operations in that country, according to U.S. officials.
Washington is worried that pro-Western President Pervez Musharraf, who has [...]

What More Can We Do To Ruin Our Military?

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Military Doctors Withholding Treatment from Soldiers with Mental Health Problems
The military is denying crucial care to soldiers, making them vulnerable on the battlefield.
Since 9/11, one Army division has spent more time in Iraq than any other group of soldiers: the 10th Mountain Division, based at Fort Drum, New York.
Over the past 6 [...]

Lloyd Doggett Questions Pentagon on Afghanistan Shortages

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Congressman Lloyd Doggett (D-Texas) questions Deputy Secretary of Defense Gordon England on recent reports - raised by Senator Obama in the Austin presidential debate - about shortages in Afghanistan.
The exchange covered consistent comments from troops on the ground about shortages of troops and equipments, comments from Adm. William Fallon, commander of U.S. Central Command, characterizing [...]

Can Pakistan Hold On To This Victory

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ISLAMABAD, Pakistan: The winners of Pakistan’s parliamentary elections said Tuesday that they would take a new approach to fighting Islamic militants by pursuing more dialogue than military confrontation, and that they would undo the crackdown on the media and restore independence to the judiciary.
With nearly complete returns from Monday’s vote giving it the most seats, [...]

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