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galt17761 Soldier or 20 Schools in Afghanistan? - The American military has been eagerly reading “Three Cups of Tea” but hasn’t absorbed the central lesson: building schools is a better bet for peace than firing missiles (especially when one cruise missile costs about as much as building 11 schools). (nytimes.com)
Obama's Drug War: $1.7B Worth Of Pot Seized In Calif Sweep - "Tremendous devastation has been done and continues to be done by these industrial-sized grows," said Gil Kerlikowske, who directs the White House's Office of National Drug Control Policy and was in Fresno on Thursday to support the raid. (chron.com)
Girl Scouts Used As Military Pawns In Iowa - Members of Junior Girl Scout Troop 768 won a statewide contest because they raised enough money - $1,544 - to buy 444 boxes of cookies for the Girl Scouts' Operation Treats For Troops project.
American Embassy Employees Kill 4 Afghan Civilians In Vehicle Crash - Rioting erupted in Kabul Friday when two US embassy vehicles were set ablaze after one collided with a civilian car, killing a number of occupants, officials and witnesses said.
Military transfers Bradley Manning to Quantico, VA - Manning was transferred because of the potential for lengthy continued pretrial confinement given the complexity of the charges and ongoing investigation. The field confinement facility in Kuwait is designed for short-term confinement. (bradleymanning.org)
'Death To America': Afghans Riots After 4 Civilians Killed - In Kabul, police fired weapons into the air Friday to disperse a crowd of angry Afghans who shouted "death to America," hurled stones and set fire to two vehicles after an SUV was involved in a traffic accident that killed four Afghans. (google.com)
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Obama Seeks More US Involvement In Lebanon - General James Mattis - Obama's choice as the new head of the US Centcom - said that Washington would increase the capabilities of the Lebanese Armed Forces so that it could counter threats from Syria and Hezbollah.
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