Nov 7th, 2009 - AOL News
Related topics:
BRUSSELS -A top Pentagon official says President Barack Obama's new strategy for Afghanistan will be certain to include reinforcements of foreign troops.
"I think we're very close to a decision in the United States. It will be a matter of a couple or maybe a few weeks," Undersecretary of Defense Michele Flournoy said according to an official transcript released Saturday.
Flournoy, the Pentagon's policy chief, led a U.S. delegation that briefed NATO ambassadors Thursday on the administration's review of the Afghan war. Officials released a transcript of her remarks from that meeting.
Related stories:
Afghan vows to keep corrupt officials out of govt
Nov 8th, 2009 - AOL News
KABUL -The embattled Afghan president pledged Sunday that there would be no place for corrupt officials in his new administration — a demand made by Washington and...Hezbollah gears up for new war
Nov 7th, 2009 - guardian.co.uk
Hezbollah is rapidly rearming in preparation for a new conflict with Israel, fearing that Benjamin Netanyahu's government will attack Lebanon again prior to any assault on Iran's nuclear facilities. Last week...
US Official: Troop Increase Under New Afghan Plan
Nov 7th, 2009 - CBS News
BRUSSELS (AP) - A top Pentagon official says President Obama's new plan for Afghanistan will certainly involve an increase in the number of international troops. Undersecretary...
2 U.S. Soldiers Killed in Afghan Blast
Nov 6th, 2009 - CBS News
NATO is reporting the deaths of two more American service members in Afghanistan. A NATO statement says the two Americans were killed Thursday by a roadside bomb in southern Afghanistan but gave no further details.
Obama to visit Walter Reed Friday
Nov 5th, 2009 - POLITICO
President Obama will visit with U.S. soldiers receiving care at Walter Reed Medical Center on Friday, a White House official told POLITICO.
It is Obama's first visit to Walter Reed as president...
Related videos from YouTube:
- Brave New Conversations:...Daniel Ellsberg (the man who helped end the Vietnam War when he leaked the Pentagon Papers to the New York Times) and Matthew Hoh (the first known US official to resign in protest of the Afghan ...
- Ellsberg: From Vietnam to...Ellsberg: As President Obama decides what to do in Afghanistan he must learn the lessons of Vietnam
- Pat Buchanan: White House vs...As violence increases in Afghanistan and the world prepares for a runoff election on November 7th, the Obama administration has some big decisions to make. Send more troops, or change the military strategy completely? In the meantime ...
- US soldier throws a grenade...The US unjustified war on Pashtuns=Afghan from their intense airstrikes & ground strikes are on daily basis are the reason why the Afghan Resistance is getting stronger & support of Afghans ...
Related stories from Digg:
U.S. to Expand Review of Detainees in Afghan Prison
Pentagon officials said the new guidelines governing each detainee’s custody status reflect a broader shift to separate extremist militants from more moderate detainees instead of having them mixed together as they are now(World News)
brainrotSun, Sep 13th, 20091 Diggs, 0 CommentsU.S. Shifts Practice on Afghan Captives
The Pentagon is revamping its detention policies in Afghanistan, borrowing practices from Iraq that are designed to rehabilitate detainees by teaching them moderate Islam, literacy and vocational skills. Senior U.S. military officials said the new approach is meant to separate extremist Afghan detainees from more moderate ones.(World News)DaliakhaldounFri, Jun 12th, 20091 Diggs, 0 CommentsTaliban Leader Is Former Gitmo Detainee?
"U.S. officials say the Taliban's new top operations officer in southern Afghanistan is a former prisoner at the Guantanamo detention center. Pentagon and CIA officials say Abdullah Ghulam Rasoul was among 13 prisoners released to the Afghan government in December 2007."(World News)
supercandyTue, Mar 10th, 2009464 Diggs, 201 Comments
