Bliar
	Not new revelations, but worth recalling them. And remembering that all the time Bliar was telling us that war was not a foregone conclusion, we weren't preparing for war, it wasn't about regime change - which the Attorney General had told him was illegal and the UN Secretary General noted, post... more » By The Happy Hippy  - 26 Nov - 1 new of 1 message

	Bringing home the bacon
	"I pass protesters every day at Downing Street, and believe me, you name it, they protest against it. I may not like what they call me but I thank God they can. That's called freedom" - Tony Blair, April 2002 - Shortly before banning all right to protest outside Downing Street without having state... more » By The Happy Hippy  - 26 Nov - 3 new of 3 messages

	Taliban : 'bring 'em on'
	[link] <quotes> KABUL, Nov. 26 (Xinhua) -- Afghan Taliban leader Mullah Omar on Wednesday rejected Afghan President Hamid Karzai's call for peace talks and scoffed at an expected U.S. troop buildup in a rare statement issued ahead of the Muslim Eidul-Adha, the biggest Muslims' annual religious festival.... more » By The Happy Hippy  - 26 Nov - 2 new of 2 messages

	Germany facing tough times on Afghanistan
	[link] <quotes> The political storm in Germany over a bungled operation in Kunduz, Afghanistan, has underscored the nervousness of Chancellor Angela Merkel's Government ahead of the Afghanistan conference in London in January. It is... more » By The Happy Hippy  - 26 Nov - 3 new of 3 messages

OT Immigration: The Real Story of the Immigrants Who Opened the Floodgates

Immigration: The Real Story of the Immigrants Who Opened the Floodgates The Culture of Critique reviewed by Stanley Hornbeck In The Culture of Critique, Evolutionary Psychologist Professor Kevin MacDonald advances a carefully researched but extremely controversial thesis: that certain 20th century intellectual movements – largely... more » By Divided by Diversity ☺☻☺  - 26 Nov - 1 new of 1 message

	CHRISTIAN PARENTI explains Afghanistan!
	This guy knows of what he talks about! [link] AMY GOODMAN: Christian Parenti, you recently returned from Afghanistan. You’ve covered Afghanistan for a long time. This is switching gears, but I want to ask about the leak that came out of the... more » By chatnoir  - 26 Nov - 2 new of 2 messages

	Report: Afghan Army Has 25% Turnover Rate - Stabilize What?
	[link] Report: Afghan Army Has 25% Turnover Rate As President Obama prepares to escalate the Afghan occupation, new figures are calling into question U.S. claims about the readiness of Afghan forces. The Inter Press Service news agency is reporting one in every four soldiers left the Afghan National Army during the year... more » By chatnoir  - 25 Nov - 1 new of 1 message

	Blessing of Irrelevance: Hindi Irish Germanic Exodus
	Democracy Work "Legislation + Classroom Plans = Opportunity for Chastity, Physical, Psychological, Financial Stability" [link] @DemocracyWork @Democracy_Work @D_Work 25 November 2009 News & Events [link] (Information on Alleged Criminal Activity not available publicly)... more » By Roman_Pagan_Christians  - 25 Nov - 1 new of 1 message

	Paying for the war
	Looks like Americans may shortly be paying for the war on Afghanistan more directly than they have been and it will be interesting to see whether support for that war goes up or down ... [link] <quotes> Speaker of the House and California Democratic Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi is... more » By The Happy Hippy  - 25 Nov - 2 new of 2 messages

Crying Wolf

Somewhat opportunistic with the election just a few months away, but Clegg's not wrong, although he doesn't fully reveal that the LibDems support the war on Afghanistan which many see as utterly pointless as Iraq, another war waged largely on the back of crying wolf. Perhaps Clegg will write a follow-up explaining what he thinks the mission... more » By The Happy Hippy  - 25 Nov - 1 new of 1 message