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Our New Iraq-Afghanistan War National Holiday
29 May 2011; posted by the editor - United States
By David Swanson
Memorial Day is nice, I suppose. Veterans Day is all right. Patriots Day can be fun. Yellow Ribbon Day's not bad. But you will be pleased to hear that on Thursday the U.S. House of Representatives unanimously voted, in pure bipartisan harmony, to add the following gem to the big war-funding, war-expanding, bill that now goes to the Senate: "The President shall designate a day entitled a National Day of Honor to celebrate members of the Armed Forces who are returning from deployment in support of Iraq, Afghanistan, and other combat areas."The View From Afghanistan
21 May 2011; posted by the editor - United States, Afghanistan
By Hakim
Asking Afghans what they think of U.S. Taliban "peace talks" produces answers one doesn't encounter in the United States. Here's a response to that question from Hakim, a.k.a. Teck Young Wee, of Afghan Youth Peace Volunteers.-DCNSTags: AfghanistanAfghanistan: war without end?
13 May 2011; posted by the editor - United States, United Kingdom, Afghanistan
Obama promised no open-ended occupation – and to draw down forces from July. A 2.5% cut is hardly an encouraging start
By David Swanson
guardian.co.uk, Thursday 12 May 2011 19.31 BST
Afghanistan was supposed to be the campaign promise that President Barack Obama actually kept. He said he would escalate that war, and sure enough he did. Is he now going back on promises he's made as president, by proposing to withdraw 2.5% of US forces in July?Tags: Afghanistan
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