Now that Obama has has escalated the war in Afghanistan, what lies ahead politically may be foreshadowed by a bombing in early November ordered by a German colonel. This bombing received little attention in US media, but it created a political firestorm in Germany, and the repercussions are still reverberating.
Der Spiegel published a fascinating, in-depth [...]
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The End of German Innocence in Afghanistan
December 4th, 2009 · No Comments · Afghanistan, Military, Obama, Politics
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Obama and Afghanistan
December 2nd, 2009 · No Comments · Afghanistan, Military, Obama, Policy
I watched Obama live yesterday. What a tragic disappointment. I kept feeling like I was watching Bush — or Clinton, or Reagan, or Lyndon Johnson justifying military action and demonizing those they plan to kill. I soon found myself incredibly bored. I just kept yawning. It was all so predictable and and disgusting.
I find in [...]
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