Stephen Tanner B000LPS4M0
this is a very well-made and quite
moving documentary about an afghani
doctor and his family who return after
many years in the u.s.a. to help out in
the post-taliban era...........the only
thing i can complain about is that
instead of afghani musicians doing the
soundtrack they have u...
$24.95 : Afghanistan
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2008-11-17 Number10.gov.uk
Transcript of the Prime Minister’s
statement on the World Leaders’
summit (G20 Summit): Financial markets
and the world economy, to the House of
Commons , 17 November 2008.
First Mr
Speaker, I am sure the whole house will
join me in sending our profound
condolences to the f...
, Statements , Commons , Doha , economy , G20 , global , Wahington , world
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2008-11-17 Iraq Today
Nov. 14 Airpower Summary:Reported
Security incidents:Baghdad:#1: Around
1:30 pm a megnatic bomb detonated under
a civilian car in Sheikh Omar
neighborhood (north Baghdad). Five
people were injured.#2: The Iraqi army
killed five militants and arrested 26
others during last 24 hours in d...
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2008-11-17 Keep On Keepin' On...
New Tasks of theLeft Following Obama's
VictoryBy Carl DavidsonProgressives for
ObamaAmerican progressives have won a
major victory in helping to defeat John
McCain and placing Barack Obama in the
White House. The far right has been
broadly rebuffed, the neoconservative
war hawks displa...
, Antiwar , Strategy , Gramsci , Obama , Green
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2008-11-17 NBC New York - Top Stories
An MIT educated woman accused of being
an Al Qaeda operative and charged with
trying to kill U.S. soldiers in
Afghanistan was found mentally unfit for
trial on Monday.
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2008-11-17 My Buffalo River Home
“All The News You Never Knew You
Needed To Know …Until
Now.”
In The News: Iraq is ready
to boil over - The al Maliki government
votes for a Status of Forces Agreement
using the ‘Sovereignty
Portfolio’ ministers
Al-Hayat
reports in Arabic that an unnamed hi...
, News/Commentary , Economics/Globalization , International , Social , Travus , U.S. , Middle
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2008-11-17 Gates of Vienna
Take a look at the Islamic terror plot
uncovered in Arizona, with a connection
to the “Flying Imams”.Also look at
the financial news from Spain — not
good. Unemployment over 11%.Thanks to C.
Cantoni, Insubria, JD, Paul Green, TB,
and all the other tipsters who sent
these in. Head...
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2008-11-17 Shining Light In Dark Corners
Los Angeles Times
Contradicting nearly
two decades of government denials, a
congressionally mandated scientific
panel has concluded that Gulf War
syndrome is real and still afflicts
nearly a quarter of the 700,000 U.S.
troops who served in the 1991
conflict.
The report cited two chem...
, Nightmares , gulfwar , gulfwarsyndrome , iraq
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2008-11-17 democracyarsenal.org
Unsurprisingly, Afghan President Hamid
Karzai's offering of safe-passage to
Mullah Omar, should he desire to sit
down at the Kabul negotating table,
prompted A LOT of chatter amongst
AfghanistanCOINMilitary-followers.
Spencer Ackerman looks at recent
commentary from Kilcullen and Colli...
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CONFIRMED: "Bin-Ladin Hunt PHONEY"-Bush Admin NEEDED Him To JUSTIFY Military Expansionism(Juan Cole)
2008-11-17 WHAT REALLY HAPPENED
The USG Open Source Center translates an
article from the Persian Afghan press
alleging that French troops were at one
point close to capturing Usamah Bin
Ladin in Afghanistan, but that American
forces stopped them from doing so. It
says that a forthcoming French
documentary containing...
, COVER-UP/DECEPTIONS
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2008-11-17 Tales of the Freewayblogger
On Saturday, November 15, at 8:00 am,
at the National Archives Building on
Connecticut Ave., eight military
veterans and a military mother climbed a
9-foot retaining fence and occupied a
ninety-foot high scaffolding to raise
two 450 square foot banners stating,
"DEFEND OUR CONSTITUTI...
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Martin Ewans 0060505087
Afghanistan: A Short History of Its
People and Politics
By Martin
Ewans
This short and quick read easily
lives up to its title. This would be a
good introductory book to anyone who
wants an overview of the history and
culture that is very much alive in
Afghanistan today. The citizens ...
$14.95 : afghanistan
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2008-11-17 karmalised
Richard Tanter, Japan Focus, 13 November
2008
Summary
By virtually every measure,
the war in Afghanistan is getting much
worse for both the western coalition and
for the Afghani civilian population. The
strategic benefits are minimal to
non-existent, the risks of a widening
war alarmin...
, Uncategorized
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2008-11-17 NLN
Matthis Chiroux flashes a sign of the
times at the National Archives(Photo:
Elaine Brower / NLN)
WASHINGTON —
Determined to demand the prosecution of
George Bush and Dick Cheney for war
crimes, I joined in with the Veterans
for Peace in the long climb up the
“scaffolding” on ...
, News
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2008-11-17 True Blue Liberal
From Tom Dispatch
By Tariq
Ali
Afghanistan has been almost
continuously at war for 30 years, longer
than both World Wars and the American
war in Vietnam combined. Each occupation
of the country has mimicked its
predecessor. A tiny interval between
wars saw the imposition of a malignant...
, Afghanistan , News , Opinion , Politics , World
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2008-11-17 Veterans For America
Our military is our bulwark against a
dangerous world — and our military
is in real need of help. “Troops
and equipment are so overtaxed by
President Bush’s disastrous Iraq
war that the Pentagon does not have
enough of either for the fight in
Afghanistan, the war on t...
, News
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2008-11-17 CSPAN Junkie
November 14, 2008 C-SPAN Washington
Journal
Eric Margolis gives an update on
the results of policy efforts by the
United States in Afghanistan and
Pakistan, as well as other areas
populated by Muslims. His new book
examines the effects of U.S. policy in
Muslim areas of the
world.
ht...
, Afghanistan , Authors , George , Military , NWO , bush , c-span , cheney , cspan , economy , election , henry , president , video , washington
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2008-11-17 The Nation: The Notion
Can a non-surge strategy work in
Afghanistan? One expert says yes.
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2008-11-17 Old Hickory's Weblog
The military budget has essentially been
a sacred cow since the post-Cold War
cutbacks initiated under the Old Man
Bush administration (when Dick Cheney
was Secretary of Defense!). And that has
been especially true since 9/11, which
supposedly changed everything.As I put
it before in a...
, andrew , iraq , iran , military
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2008-11-17 Worldwatch Institute
Despite new leadership in the United
States promising to cap the country's
greenhouse gas emissions, some
environmental leaders say it is unlikely
that an international climate treaty
will pass in the next year.
During his
campaign, U.S. president-elect Barack
Obama supported a globa...
, Energy , News
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2008-11-17 hummingbirdminds
A UW Survey and Analysis Center poll
shows that Wyoming residents favor a
variety of solutions to meet U.S. energy
needs, with near-unanimous support for
renewable energy.Wind power had the
support of 97 percent of respondents and
solar power, 96 percent. Almost 87
percent favored pump...
, oil , Wyoming , alternative , coal , environment , energy , solar
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2008-11-17 The Rag Blog
The Afghan government says that at least
70 people including women and children
were killed in the 'careless' attack by
US forces on Azizabad village in
northwest Afghanistan. Photo:
AP.
Operation Enduring Disaster:
Breaking with Afghan Policy
By Tariq Ali
/ November 16, 2008
Afghani...
, War , NATO , Afghanistan , Military
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Steve Coll B000NDIAS8
Both the Russians and Americans
misunderstood each others' intentions in
Afghanistan - the Russians thought the
Americans were moving in, and the
Americans thought the Russians were
marching to the sea. A Communist coup
took over the Afghan government, and the
Russian Army soon follow...
$24.95 : Afghanistan
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2008-11-17 Docudharma - Recent Diaries
Consider this a companion piece to
Compound F's excellent essay, Justice
After Bush: Prosecuting an Outlaw
Administration.
Last summer, Physicians
for Human Rights and Human Rights First
released Broken Laws, Broken Lives:
Medical Evidence of Torture by the U.S..
The study looked at me...
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2008-11-17 The Blue Voice
The military budget has essentially been
a sacred cow since the post-Cold War
cutbacks initiated under the Old Man
Bush administration (when Dick Cheney
was Secretary of Defense!). And that has
been especially true since 9/11, which
supposedly changed everything.As I put
it before in a...
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2008-11-17 The NarcoSphere -
The name of the US drone, 'Predator,'
reflects what the United States has
become
By Brenda Norrell
TUCSON -- The
bad news is that the US Border Patrol
has four drones flying out of Fort
Huachuca over the US/Mexico border for
surveillance. One drone has already
crashed near Nogales a...
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2008-11-17 Last Free Voice
Antiwar.com Action Alert
Say ’NO’ to
Hillary Clinton as Secretary of
State
Quick
Links
Originial Antiwar.com Column ...
, Libertarian
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2008-11-17 And, yes, I DO take it personally
gee... do ya think...?a stretch of the
doctrine of fair use with apologies to
juan cole...The USG Open Source Center
translates an article from the Persian
Afghan press alleging that French troops
were at one point close to capturing
Usamah Bin Ladin in Afghanistan, but
that American f...
, Osama , France , terrorism , George , Al , Afghanistan , Juan , media
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by Ben BlockDespite new leadership in
the United States promising to cap the
country's greenhouse gas emissions, some
environmental leaders say it is unlikely
that an international climate treaty
will pass in the next year.During his
campaign, U.S. president-elect Barack
Obama support...
, Environment , Government , environment , global , air , climate , causes , greenhouse , carbon , global , carbon , carbon , water , carbon , algae , food , government , government , government
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2008-11-17 BuzzFlash.net: published
Pakistan denied on Monday a U.S. media
report that it had given tacit approval
to the United States to carry out
missile strikes by pilotless drones
against al Qaeda and Taliban targets on
its soil. The Washington Post on Sunday
cited unidentified Pakistani and U.S.
officials as saying...
, Military , pakistan , us , drones
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2008-11-16 Weazl's Revenge
Obama transition points to more war and
repressionPresident-elect Barack Obama
owes his victory, both in the Democratic
primaries and the general election, in
large part to the overwhelming hostility
of the American people to the years of
military aggression, torture,
extraordinary ren...
, Warmongers , New , New , President , Barak
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2008-11-16 The Real Cost of Prisons Weblog
Deadly duty for Fort Carson
Fort Carson
has sent thousands of troops into action
overseas. But nine may have brought too
much of the war home with them and have
been linked to violent crimes.
By David
Olinger
The Denver Post
11/16/2008
COLORADO SPRINGS — Erica Ham was
walking to a ...
, Miscellaneous
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2008-11-16 TomDispatch
One of the eerier reports on the
deteriorating situation in Afghanistan
appeared recently in the New York Times.
Journalist John Burns visited the
Russian ambassador in Kabul, Zamir N.
Kabulov, who, back in the 1980s, when
the Russians were the Americans in
Afghanistan, and the Ameri...
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Stephen Tanner B0000A4GAH
This is a great 2-disc set of
field-recordings from 1968. Represented
in this set are the musics of Tajik,
Uzbek, Hazara, Pashtun, Herati, Kazakh,
and Turkmen peoples.
There is a very
nice sampling of styles and instruments,
from lutes such as the dutar, tanbur,
dambura, and dombra, t...
$21.98 : afghanistan
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2008-11-16 Clashing Culture
The Election is Almost Over
In the
United States, we have a new president
and the election is nearly complete.
There are still three seats in question
in the Senate. One will be settled by a
special runoff election, and two will be
settled (we hope) by a recount.
There
were two issue...
, politics , ethics , medicine , science
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2008-11-16 The Vineyard of the Saker
By Siv O'Neall, Axis of Logic
ColumnistThe polarized worldDo we need
further proof that greed is not the
solution for a sound economy? Do we need
further proof that capitalism is
foundering? Do we need further proof
that ignoring the poor is not the way to
make the world go ro...
, greed , ethics , capitalism , solidarity
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2008-11-16 Operation Yellow Elephant
'Great editorial from the New York
Times, "A Military for a Dangerous
World," published November 16, 2008:As
president, Barack Obama will face the
most daunting and complicated national
security challenges in more than a
generation — and he will inherit a
military that is critically ...
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2008-11-15 LA REVUE GAUCHE - Left Analysis And Comment
In another parallel from the Great
Depression comes this article in the
Toronto Star on the International
Conference on the Capitalist Crisis that
occurerd in 1933 after the election of
FDR. The conference was a failure as
America wrapped itself in the cloak of
isolationism and protec...
, Great , Wall , 1933 , FDR
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2008-11-15 From Our Own Correspondent
Presented by Alan Johnston. Paul Martin
examines the debate within Gaza about
whether or not a ceasefire agreement
with Israel should be extended. Jill
McGivering meets women prisoners in
southern Afghanistan who speak of
appalling injustice. Martin Redfern
warms up on Europe’s large...
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2008-11-15 Transform Drug Policy Foundation: Media Blog
After a little over two years, four
hundred and fifty three blog posts and
over 225,000 page views, we thought it
was time to assemble a Transform blog
best-of list. And here it is. 10,000
unique visitors a month and a regular
spot in the Wikio top 100 UK political
blogs really isn't...
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2008-11-14 Bill Moyers Journal
This week on the JOURNAL, guest host
Deborah Amos spoke with journalist
Elizabeth Rubin and author Fred Kaplan
about policies the United States might
pursue in Afghanistan and throughout the
region, and how we can evaluate how much
progress occurs.
Amos asked:
“When
the Bush admini...
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