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To: Hawkmoon who wrote (273732)1/29/2010 5:44:20 PM
From: Broken_Clock2 Recommendations  Respond to of 281500
 
You're diverting again.



To: Hawkmoon who wrote (273732)1/29/2010 5:59:29 PM
From: Broken_Clock1 Recommendation  Respond to of 281500
 
"At the urging of Richard Holbrooke, civilian supremo of Obama’s Af-Pak operations, the US has now formally abandoned the goal of opium eradication in Afghanistan, happy to have Iran and Russia expend huge sums in battling what one Russian bitterly describes as a “new opium war”.
counterpunch.org
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Nice. More democracy in Afghanistan.



To: Hawkmoon who wrote (273732)1/29/2010 6:08:17 PM
From: Broken_Clock1 Recommendation  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 281500
 
Failed Afghan surge revealed BEFORE Obama even starts...



read all the cables here:
truthdig.com