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STORY HIGHLIGHTS : How the mighty have fallen. Just a few years ago, an overconfident Bush administration expected to oust Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein, pacify the country, install a compliant client government, privatize the economy, and establish Iraq as the political and military headquarters for a dominating US presence in the Middle East. These successes…
Added On January 25, 2010 A U.S. military plane is circling Haiti daily, broadcasting informational radio messages to the stricken country. * Flying radio station gives advice, warnings in Haiti
The Taliban leadership council again demanded that Western forces withdraw from Afghanistan and insisted it would reestablish the Islamic Emirates Before any peace or reconciliation with the Taliban can occur,the following must happen: 1.) elimination of Mullah Omar and other irreconcilable and ideological i.e. Al- qaeda-compromised Taliban leadership 2.) replacement of the Karzai regime with…
AFGHANISTAN: The Grand Chess Game for Control of Central Asian Resources By Michael Cayne Thursday, Jan 14, 2010 Though not being reported in the mainstream American press, there is a very intense struggle going on between the U.S. and China to determine which nation will emerge as the dominant presence in Central Asia. These two…