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Back to homepageEast Afghanistan Sees Taliban as ‘Morally Superior’ to Karzai 0
Post Views: 2 The looming security operations — er, “rising tide” — in southern Afghanistan are getting all the attention. But the American-led coalition may be in serious trouble in eastern Afghanistan as well. According to a just-departed U.S. commander
Read MoreUS: Most Rape Kits Never Tested in Illinois 0
Post Views: 8 One of the Illinois State Police Labs in Springfield that will test Illinois’s rape kits. While the Sexual Assault Evidence Submission Act of 2010 is a significant step forward and provides a potential reform model for other
Read MoreTerrorista Chávez Abarca confesó ser contratado por Posada Carriles para desestabilizar a Venezuela 0
Post Views: 3 El terrorista sostuvo que le pagarían lo que él pidiera por el trabajo de desestabilización (Foto TeleSUR) Reveló que recibía directrices del terrorista Posada Carriles para iniciar un proceso de desestabilización en las elecciones parlamentarias venezolanas /
Read MoreCIA, Pakistan’s ISI Engage in Fierce but Quiet Battle 0
Post Views: 17 US Complains to Pakistan Over Apparent ‘Double Agent’ Attempt Though publicly both sides insist their relationship is solid and indispensable, ties between the CIA and Pakistan’s powerful Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) Agency seem to be suffering in the
Read MoreRed Flags for the Economy 0
Post Views: 7 Warning Signs From the Bond Market Bonds are signaling that the recovery is in trouble. The yield on the 10-year Treasury (2.97 percent) has fallen to levels not seen since the peak of the crisis while
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Biden Demands Net No Progress on Iraq Govt
Post Views: 4 No Proposals Made for Next Coalition Govt Though it comes as little surprise given the past four months of political fighting, Vice President Joe Biden’s Iraq visit has come to an end, and his demand for a
Read MoreCommissions and Omissions 0
Post Views: 9 A victory is a victory. A big victory is better than a small one, but a small victory is better than a defeat. This week we won. Immediately after the Turkel Commission was set up to investigate
Read MoreDangerous Crossroads in World History: Obama’s New Iran Sanctions: An Act of War 0
Post Views: 7 When the UN refused to agree to the severe sanctions that the U.S. wanted, Obama responded with typical Bush flair and went solo. The new U.S. sanctions against Iran — signed into law by Obama on July
Read MoreAmnesty International: Fear for prisoners on death row in Iran 0
Post Views: 5 Amnesty International has made a new call to the Iranian authorities to immediately halt all executions and commute all death sentences as concern grows about two women and other prisoners who may be at imminent risk of
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Executive Privilege
Post Views: 4 The removal of General Stanley McChrystal from command provided President Barack Obama with the perfect opportunity to review the entire Afghan war strategy and declare it a failure. That he did not do so means that the
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