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By Chris Hedges

We envy those who, in their innocence, believe in the innate goodness of America and the righteousness of war and celebrate what we know is despicable.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article32691.htm



UK: Labour MP: Afghanistan war 'unwinnable'

Members of military families will join Labour MP Paul Flynn at today s ceremony, who was suspended from parliament over comments he made about the conflict in Afghanistan.

http://is.gd/UvrbdG



How the U.S. Quietly Lost the IED War in Afghanistan: Analysis by Gareth Porter

Although the surge of ''insider attacks'' on U.S.-NATO forces has dominated coverage of the war in Afghanistan in 2012, an even more important story has been quietly unfolding: the U.S. loss of the pivotal war of improvised explosive devices (IEDs) to the Taliban.

http://is.gd/nkt1pj



114,000 US contractors active in Afghan war

As of July, nearly 114,000 contractors were working for the US Defense Department in Afghanistan, compared to the 90,000 American troops in the country at the time, AFP reported Thursday, quoting ''official statistics.''

http://is.gd/5ZkFuv



NATO kills four children in Afghanistan: Karzai

Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Tuesday condemned a NATO operation that he said killed four children in the country s east, a claim the coalition said was possible.

http://is.gd/7EOLCZ



Two Afghan soldiers attack US-led NATO occupation forces

Two Afghan soldiers attacked US-led NATO forces (ISAF) in western Afghanistan on Saturday, injuring a Spanish soldier, in the latest ''insider'' attack in the country, officials said.

http://is.gd/DIscqI



NATO soldier killed in Afghan 'insider' attack: Official

A NATO-led soldier fighting insurgents in Afghanistan was shot dead on Saturday by a man in an Afghan army uniform in southern Afghanistan, the latest in a series of "insider" attacks, the alliance said.

http://www.ndtv.com/article/world/291450



British soldier killed by gunman in Afghan uniform

A gunman wearing an Afghan army uniform has shot and killed a British soldier in the latest in a spate of insider attacks that are fracturing the trust between Nato and Afghan forces.

http://is.gd/eRrNqR



British occupation force soldier killed by Afghan Forces

A British soldier from 28 Engineer Regiment, attached to 21 Engineer Regiment, was killed by a suspected member of the Afghan National Army yesterday in Afghanistan.

http://is.gd/4mgcuJ



5 Afghans and 2 U.S. occupation force troops killed in 'insider attack'

An Afghan police officer opened fire in a meeting Monday in eastern Afghanistan, killing at least two members of the U.S. Special Operations forces and five Afghan troops and police officers, officials said.

http://is.gd/9xYEyP


From Information Clearing House

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After 11 Years of War, US/NATO Brewing Afghan Disaster: Report
http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2012/10/08-0

War in Afghanistan Worsening for Civilians: ICRC
http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2012/10/08-3

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Killing the Kids That Don t Need to Die

Bill Moyers and Michael Winship, Moyers & Company: The 2000th member of the American military recently died in Afghanistan. There are two more presidential debates, and the question that needs to be posed to Romney and Obama is: ''Why are we killing the kids that don t need to die?''

http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/12022-bill-moyers-killing-the-kids-that-dont-need-to-die



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