Morality vs. Material Interests – Myths of Our Time By Paul Craig Roberts

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By Paul Craig Roberts
ICH
November 13, 2009
It is conventional wisdom that it was the draft that ended the Vietnam war. According to this explanation, cowardly college students subject to the draft and their unpatriotic families, forced an end to the war. This is Karl Marx’s explanation. Material interests, not empty morality, are said to have [...]

Elizabeth Gould and Paul Fitzgerald: The ‘real’ history of Afghanistan

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originally published by Boiling Frogs Post
13 November 2009
Elizabeth Gould & Paul Fitzgerald discuss Afghanistan and how US foreign policy and military decisions are based on miscalculated and misunderstood Afghanistan politics, history, and culture. They talk about the ‘real’ history of Afghanistan; how the media misled the public [...]

Noam Chomsky: Afghanistan – it’s one of the most immoral acts in history!

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Chomsky on HARDtalk, Nov. 09 (1/3)
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November 13, 2009
Noam Chomsky interviewed on the BBC program HARDtalk, during his tour of the United Kingdom in Nov. 2009.
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Lessons In Disaster! The Path To War In Vietnam + Obama embarks on Asian tour

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MoxNewsDotCom
November 12, 2009
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November 12, 2009 MSNBC Rachel Maddow

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Obama embarks on Asian tour – 13 Nov 09

As US Ambassador Casts Doubt on Troop Increase in Afghanistan, New Report Reveals US Indirectly Funding the Taliban

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Democracy Now!
Nov. 12, 2009
As US Ambassador Casts Doubt on Troop Increase in Afghanistan, New Report Reveals US Indirectly Funding the Taliban
In a last-minute dissent ahead of a critical war cabinet meeting on escalating the Afghan war, US Ambassador Karl Eikenberry has cast doubt on a troop escalation until the Afghan government can address corruption [...]

The love in Abdulai’s journey to peace

13 year old Abdulai

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Get involved, join in their effort for peace!  Send your smiling face in photos, videos to them.
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November 12, 2009

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Rachel Maddow: Obama Has Rejected All Options For Sending More Troops To Afghanistan! + Seymour Hersh

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MoxNewsDotCom
November 11, 2009
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US Afghan mission ‘not open ended’

Taliban fighters display ‘US weapons’

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AlJazeeraEnglish
November 09, 2009
Al Jazeera has obtained exclusive footage showing the Taliban in Afghanistan displaying what appears to be US weapons. The fighters say they seized the arms cache from two US outposts in eastern Nuristan province.
Days after the alleged assault, the US military pulled out its troops from the area.
Al Jazerera’s Jonah Hull reports.
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