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Could Nonviolent Resistance Defeat Petraeus’ Night Raids in Afghanistan?

November 17, 2010

Pop quiz on the news: who said this week, referring to the dispute between Afghan President Hamid Karzai and U.S. military commander David Petraeus over U.S. Special Forces "night raids" that break into Afghans’ homes in the middle of the night: Many Afghans see the raids as a … humiliating symbol of American power.…

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Is David Petraeus a ‘Lying Liar’ About the Drawdown?

August 19, 2010

"Lies and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them" was former non-Senator Al Franken’s 2003 examination of the lies and distortions of right-wing pundits and politicians. Such a book, if it were written today, should certainly include a fair and balanced look at some of the lying liars still running our foreign policy: in particular, at…

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54% for Afghan Exit, but Petraeus Move Could Nix Peace Talks with Terror Naming

July 15, 2010

The majority of Americans want the Obama Administration to establish a timetable for the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan, CBS News reports. 54% think the U.S. should set a timetable for the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan, with 41% opposed. Among Democrats, 73% think the U.S. should set a timetable, with 21% opposed;…

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Speaker Pelosi, Put Afghanistan Drawdown On Record with McGovern-Obey

June 30, 2010

With the House poised to consider the Pentagon’s request for $33 billion for more death in Afghanistan, Speaker Nancy Pelosi has told the Huffington Post she expects a "serious drawdown" of U.S. troops from Afghanistan in the summer of 2011. The House Rules Committee has now approved an amendment for consideration on the war supplemental…

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Could Nonviolent Resistance Defeat Petraeus’ Night Raids in Afghanistan?

Is David Petraeus a ‘Lying Liar’ About the Drawdown?

54% for Afghan Exit, but Petraeus Move Could Nix Peace Talks with Terror Naming

Speaker Pelosi, Put Afghanistan Drawdown On Record with McGovern-Obey