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Kathy Kelly, Voices for Creative Nonviolence: Among Afghanistan s ongoing burdens of destitution and war, temperatures are now dropping again. With an estimated 400 Afghan people displaced every day by a US-initiated war, the desire for warm blankets and warm clothing will certainly be greater than the supply.

http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/12432-survival-and-dignity-in-an-afghan-winter



Afghanistan: The Who Cares War? (Not Exactly, But It Fails the Real Definition of a Just War)

Kevin Martin, Truthout: If there was a draft, the war would be over in a month, if not sooner. The public wouldn t stand for it, because this war fails miserably in meeting the real definition of a just war.

http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/12355-afghanistan-the-who-cares-war?-not-exactly-but-it-fails-the-real-definition-of-a-just-war

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US soldier accused of killing 16 Afghan villagers due in court

A US soldier accused of killing 16 Afghan villagers was due in court Monday for the first time since the massacre, as his wife proclaimed his innocence and said he had no recollection of having committed the crime.

http://is.gd/qFF7U7



Army Medic Describes Gruesome Gunshot Wounds to Children

By Adam Ashton

Maj. Travis Hawks could not pay much attention to the first victim he saw. She was a child with gunshot wounds to her head, and she was totally unresponsive.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article32970.htm


From Information Clearing House



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