Webb: I'll Vote For Cloture On Health Care Bill
Democratic Sen. Jim Webb gave the Obama administration a mixed report card Sunday on CNN's State of the Union: questioning the administration's approach to health care reform but praising its approach to the war in Afghanistan. On health care reform, Webb suggested... read the full story
PrairiePundit: Karzai opponent said more troops needed
Fox News: Afghan President Hamid Karzai's top challenger called for a "dramatic increase" in troops to ensure security in his country, suggesting a failure to send in reinforcements could put Afghanistan "at risk" of falling to insurgents. "The need for more troops... read the full story
Prose and Doggerel: Karzai's Humiliation
The western media confirms that even American military interference cannot ensure a fair election in the middle east. Afghanistan elections have allegedly gone the way of the Iranian elections, the west thinks. And for some reason the Obama administration thinks that... read the full story
PrairiePundit: Bombing contiues in Waziristan
Reuters: Pakistani aircraft attacked Taliban in the South Waziristan region on Sunday a day after the army said it had captured a strategic town on an approach to main militant base area. The army assault in the ethnic Pashtun tribal region on the border with... read the full story
SocraticGadfly: Karzai says ixnay to power-sharing
Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai appears to be playing hardball with opponent Abdullah Abdullah, and ultimately with the United States, before that country's runoff election. Since United Nations inspectors found vote fraud but didn't say who acted fraudulently,... read the full story
Marine leaves comfy home to join fight
Staff Sgt. Luis Agostini of Haverstraw, a combat correspondent for the Marines, recently was deployed to Afghanistan and will be blogging about his experiences for The Journal News and LoHud.com. He shares his journey here. read the full story
Astrology Rocks, If You're a Scorpio
Up to now, here's how I handled my daily horoscope: read all 12 capsules in the paper, decide which one I like best, and go with it. Sometimes these things are as unrealistic as hopes for an honest election in Afghanistan, but other times they're right on the money.... read the full story
ALLIES BARELY MAKE A DENT IN CUTTING OFF TALIBAN AFGHAN ILLICIT DRUGS CASH
WASHINGTON - The Taliban in Afghanistan are running a sophisticated financial network to pay for their insurgent operations, raising hundreds of millions of dollars from the illicit drug trade, kidnappings, extortion and foreign donations that American officials say... read the full story
WHY PAKISTAN’S SOUTH WAZIRISTAN OFFENSIVE WON’T HELP U.S. IN AFGHANISTAN
The Pakistan Army is going after terrorists who target Pakistan. All the major terrorist networks attacking US forces in Afghanistan operate from other areas of Pakistan. Pakistan Army troops patrolling during a curfew in Bannu, a town on the edge of Waziristan. BY... read the full story
OBAMA AFGHAN DECISION HINGES ON ELECTION CRISIS
White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel and Sen. John Kerry said Sunday it would be wrong to send more troops before the US knows if it has a ‘credible partner’ in Afghanistan. Sen. John Kerry (D) of Mass., walks to a waiting US Army helicopter before... read the full story
2 Minnesotans killed in Afghanistan
A Marine and Guard member died as a result of improvised explosive devices in Afghanistan. read the full story
Official: Taliban better financed than al-Qaida
The Taliban are in much stronger financial shape than al-Qaida and rely on a wide range of criminal activities to pay for attacks on U.S. and coalition forces in Afghanistan, a senior Treasury Department official said Monday. read the full story
Official: Taliban better financed than al-Qaida
The Taliban are in much stronger financial shape than al-Qaida and rely on a wide range of criminal activities to pay for attacks on U.S. and coalition forces in Afghanistan, a senior Treasury Department official said Monday. read the full story
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