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20 Jul 2009 16:44

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U.S.: Defense Secretary Robert Gates has needs, and he’s filling them

  • 22,000 more troops are being added to the Army source
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20 Jul 2009 15:47

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U.S.: Another aircraft crash in Afghanistan makes for some unnerving numbers

  • four NATO aircraft crashes in Afghanistan this month, including two helicopters and two fighter jets source
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19 Jul 2009 10:52

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U.S., World: The identity of the captured soldier in Afghanistan, confirmed

23-year-old Bowe R. Bergdahl, of Ketchum, Idaho, is scared he won’t be able to go home after being captured by the Taliban. source
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19 Jul 2009 10:40

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World: A civilian helicopter in Afghanistan crashed during takeoff

  • 16 dead in the helicopter crash; all were civilians source
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16 Jul 2009 16:51

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U.S., World: Veterans are not handling the transition from Iraq, Afghanistan well

  • 37% of returning military have mental health problems source
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14 Jul 2009 20:46

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U.S.: How to avoid active duty: Claim Obama isn’t a U.S. citizen

  • Yeah, that’s gonna work. U.S. Army Maj. Stefan Frederick Cook is trying to avoid getting sent to Afghanistan by questioning the legitimacy of whether President Barack Obama can send him using the F(&(^((# B(#&S#(^ claims that Barack Obama isn’t a U.S. citizen and therefore shouldn’t be president. His lawyer, Orly Taitz, has a history of bringing these kind of cases to court. O RLY? source
Posted by Ernie Smith • 0 Comments • Permalink

10 Jul 2009 16:03

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World: Afghanistan moves into the 19th century with womens’ rights

  • Marital rape? Banned. Housework? Required. After a new law in Afghanistan essentially legalized a husband’s domination over a spouse, the law was toned down by President Hamid Karzai to only require the wife to do certain acts of housework. OK, maybe we’re spoiled by modernization, but is this really progress? Really? Can’t the man of the house occasionally clean the toilet? source
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09 Jul 2009 09:58

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World: A truck bomb near Afghanistan’s capital just blew up

  • 25+ died in the attack; the Taliban sez they didn’t do it source
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01 Jul 2009 22:40

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U.S., World: Yo, Taliban in Afghanistan growing opium: Watch out for Marines

  • 4,000 Marines are coming to kick butt and take names source
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27 Jun 2009 11:50

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World: Afghanistan’s cash crop, opium, won’t get destroyed anymore

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  • During the Bush administration, those fighting in Afghanistan fought the war on drugs head-on by destroying opium poppy plants – a huge cash crop in the country. The Obama administration is reversing this policy, letting these beautiful, drug-riddled plants live, but investing hundreds of millions in new crops that don’t get you high. But what’s the fun in that?source
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