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Obama’s Fate as much in the Balance as Afghan Presidential Candidates
The Financial Times argues that the final judgment on how upright the Afghan elections were matters enormously to the Obama administration. If the US public […]
Bush Admin. worse than our Nightmares
It was worse. Back in the bad old days of Bush’s corrupt gang, we on the left were pilloried for suggesting that the administration was […]
Afghanistan: 50 Dead on Election Day, with Low turnout in Some Districts
Violence that left some 50 dead, and a relatively low turnout in some provinces marred Afghanistan’s presidential election on Thursday. McClatchy reports that the largest […]
6 US Troops Killed in Afghanistan; War Loses Majority Support
The US military announced on Wednesday that 6 US troops had been killed in Afghanistan. As Afghans go to the polls in what is being […]
Whodunnit in Baghdad
Speculation has been flying around in the news media and on the internet about who was behind Wednesday’s gory bombings in Baghdad. Let me lay […]
Nearly 100 Dead, 500 Wounded in 6 Bombings in Baghdad
A series of coordinated truck bombings targeted Iraqi government ministries and other facilities on Wednesday morning, killing nearly 100 persons and wounding some 500. Poorly […]
Armed Band Takes Bank Near Presidential Palace; Charges Levelled of Foreign Money, Influence
On Wednesday morning, on the eve of Afghanistan’s elections, gunmen in the Seraji district of Kabul invaded the Pashtani Bank while laying down small arms […]
Iraq between Accelerated Withdrawal and bringing US Troops back In
Today’s story about Iraq is a story of conflict between Gen. Ray Odierno and the Iraqi parliament. Elements in the cabinet and the parliament put […]
Obama Defends Afghanistan War; Campaigning Wraps up with Karzai calling on Warlords
President Barack Obama gave a major speech on the Afghanistan War to the Veterans of Foreign Wars in Phoenix, Arizona, on Monday. Ironically, the American […]