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Gen. Stanley McChrystal, commander of International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan, receives a mission brief Nov. 5, in Afghanistan.
Afghanistan   Nato   Photos   US   Wikipedia: War in Afghanistan (2001–present)		  The Guardian 
US had 'frighteningly simplistic' view of Afghanistan, says McChrystal
Fri 7 Oct 2011
General who led Obama's 'surge' strategy says even now the military does not have the local knowledge to end the conflict Stanley McChrystal said the US and Nato were only 50% of the way to achieving... (photo: US Army / Staff Sgt. Thomas Dow)
File - Soldiers in Iraq provide security while their platoon attends a local council meeting outside Forward Operating Base Taji, Iraq, July 3, 2010.
Iraq   Photos   US   War   Wikipedia: Post-invasion Iraq (2003 to present)		  The Examiner 
Iraq to United States: Don't go
Fri 7 Oct 2011
The Iraqi government has decided that it wants American troops to stay, after all. U.S. soldiers are scheduled to turn out the lights by the end of this year, but Iraq would like some to stick around.... (photo: US Army / Spc. Joshua E. Powell)
Two British RAF Typhoon jets prepare to take off from Gioia del Colle air base, near Bari, Italy, Thursday, March 24, 2011. NATO's commander for the naval blockade of Libya says he is confident he'll have enough ships to prevent weapons and mercenaries from entering Libya, but says he's still in a "build-up'' phase.  Pittsburgh Post-Gazette  Fri 7 Oct 2011
NATO puts off decision on leaving Libya
BRUSSELS -- NATO leaders said Thursday that they would continue carrying out airstrikes in Libya and patrolling its coastline because of ongoing resistance from forces loyal to deposed leader Moammar... (photo: AP / Donato Fasano)
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Holding posters of their leader, supporters of Moammar Gadhafi chant slogans following a NATO airstrike in Tripoli, Libya, early Saturday, April 23, 2011.  Pittsburgh Post-Gazette  Fri 7 Oct 2011
Qaddafi Urges Followers to 'Rise Up' and Fill the Streets
Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi, the deposed Libyan leader now in hiding, broke more than a week of public silence on Thursday with a recorded message beseeching his followers to flood the streets of their... (photo: AP / Darko Bandic)
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President Barack Obama meets with his Cabinet in the State Dining Room of the White House Monday, June 8, 2009. From left are, Recovery Act Chairman Earl Devaney, Vice President Joe Biden, the president, Attorney Gen. Eric Holder, Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan, and Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano. DNA India Fri 7 Oct 2011
Afghans losing faith in government says White House
Afghans are losing faith in their government to protect them, defeat the Taliban-led insurgency and tackle corruption, according to a White House report on the 10th... (photo: White House / Pete Souza)
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US Army M4 with MILES laser attachment. Beginning the military casualty treatment simulation is the MILES engagement simulator, which accurately simulates gunfire and other combat engagements. Al Jazeera Fri 7 Oct 2011
Afghanistan marks 10 years since US invasion
Afghanistan is marking the 10th anniversary of the start of the US-led invasion of the country against the Taliban, amid growing security concerns and... (photo: Creative Commons / VigilancePrime)
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President Barack Obama meets with Liberia's President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Thursday, May 27, 2010. Jakarta Globe Fri 7 Oct 2011
Nobel Peace Prize to Liberian president, Arab Spring, or EU?
Africa's first democratically elected woman president, cyber activists who helped bring about the Arab Spring uprising or maybe the European Union? Speculation ahead of... (photo: AP / Charles Dharapak)
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Turkish Prime Minister Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, right, adjusts his earphones together with Syrian President Bashar Assad, left, during a joint press conference at the Ottoman era Giragan Palace, the venue of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia in Istanbul, Turkey, Monday, June 7, 2010. Dayton Daily News Fri 7 Oct 2011
EU, Arab Spring favorites for Nobel Peace Prize
OSLO, Norway — Arab Spring or European Union? Speculation ahead of the Nobel Peace Prize announcement on Friday is split after cryptic comments by the award... (photo: AP / Vadim Ghirda)
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In this image made from amateur video and accessed by The Associated Press on Friday, Aug. 12, 2011, rebel soldiers celebrate in Brega, Libya, Thursday, Aug. 12, 2011. The Los Angeles Times Fri 7 Oct 2011
NATO not halting Libya air war yet, Leon Panetta says
Reporting from Brussels— Despite pressure from some NATO allies to halt the bombing in Libya, Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta on Thursday said alliance warplanes... (photo: AP)
Libya   Nato   Photos   War   Wikipedia: 2011 military intervention in Libya
The first of 125 Indian Force Reserve Battalion troops arrive by truck. They will reinforce United Nations Mission in Sudan (UNMIS) forces already on the ground in Abyei, the main town of the disputed Abyei area on the border of Sudan and newly independent South Sudan, 24 May, 2011. The Guardian Fri 7 Oct 2011
Sudan will leave Abyei when UN fully deploys
EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press= UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Sudan will withdraw all its troops from the disputed Abyei region at the same time that the United Nations fully... (photo: UN / Stuart Price)
Photos   Sudan   Troops   UN   Wikipedia: Abyei status referendum, 2011
Palestinian demonstrators take part in a protest calling for Palestinian political unity between Gaza's Hamas rulers and the Fatah-dominated Palestinian Authority which rules from Ramallah, on March 15, 2011in Gaza City, as Palestinian activists across the Gaza Strip and the West Bank stage a day of massive demonstrations to call for political unity. (Photo by Ahmed Deeb/wn) The Washington Times Fri 7 Oct 2011
Palestinian anger at U.S. rising over UN veto threat
RAMALLAH, WEST BANK — Palestinians have long been skeptical of America’s ability to help them win independence. But low expectations have turned into... (photo: WN / Ahmed Deeb)
Palestinians   Photos   UN   US   Wikipedia: State of Palestine
Supporters of Pakistani religious party Jamat-i-Islami listen to their leaders during a rally to condemn U.S. drone attacks on alleged militants and Talibans hideouts in Pakistani border areas along Afghanistan, in Peshawar, Pakistan on Friday, April 24, 2009. The Independent Fri 7 Oct 2011
Letters: Perspectives on drones
Remote killers raise new moral questions Andreas Whittam Smith has highlighted the use of Drones (UAVs) in the murder of the American Muslim cleric Anwar al-Awlaki... (photo: AP / Mohammad Sajjad)
Drones   Killing   Pentagon   Photos   War   Wikipedia: Targeted killing
In this photo taken on a government-organized tour, Syrian soldiers atop armored personnel carrier cheer on their way out of the eastern city of Deir el-Zour, Syria, Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2011. Palm Beach Post Thu 6 Oct 2011
Officials: EU moving toward more Syria sanctions
BRUSSELS — The European Union is moving to widen its sanctions against Syria because of the Arab state's brutal crackdown on protesters, officials said Thursday,... (photo: AP / Bassem Tellawi)
Arab   Photos   Protesters   Syria   Wikipedia: 2011 Syrian uprising


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Mahmoud Abbas, President of the Palestinian Authority, addresses the 65th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Saturday, Sept. 25, 2010, at United Nations headquarters. Abbas calls on EU Parliament to support 'Palestinian Spring' Ha'aretz
An F-18 Hornet jet fighter lands at the Nato airbase of Birgi, near Trapani, Sicily, Italy, Saturday, March 19, 2011. Six Danish F-16 fighter jets landed Saturday at the U.S. air base in Sicily, and U.S., Canadian and Spanish F-18s flew into the region as the international military buildup mounted in Italy for action against Libya. Italy has offered the use of seven military bases to help enforce the U.N.-authorized no-fly zone over Libya and protect Libyan civilians from Moammar Gadhafi's troops. And Premier Silvio Berlusconi on Saturday proposed using the NATO base in Naples as the main coordination point for the operation. Libya: NATO Provides the Bombs; The French "Left" Provides the Ideology GlobalResearch
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Silicon Valley - Computer store From Silicon Valley to Bahrain, the Web Mourns Steve Jobs The New York Times
President Barack Obama speaks before proposing a toast at a luncheon at the United Nations, Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2009. Facing camera, from left are: Poland President Lech Kaczynski; U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon; President Obama; Finland President Tarja Halonen; China President Hu Jintao; South Korea President Lee Myung-bak, and Russia President Dmitry Medvedev. U.N. Veto Spurs Syria Sanction Push Wall Street Journal
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NATO chief says Libya mission doesn't hinge on Gadhafi's capture NATO chief says Libya mission doesn't hinge on Gadhafi's capture The Charlotte Observer
US Defense Secretary Robert Gates, talks, with Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai, during their meeting in Kabul, Monday, March 7, 2011. Gates visited Afghanistan to meet with U.S. troops, allied commanders and Afghan leaders to gauge war progress as the Obama administration moves toward crucial decisions on reducing troop levels. For Obama, 10-year Afghan war mark to pass quietly Herald Tribune
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A Palestinian man exchanges currency, in the in city of Rafah the southern Gaza Strip, the U.S. dollar and shekel in black markets in the Gaza Strip on Sep. 20, 2011. Significant increase to the U.S. dollar $1000 against Israel 3.63. shekel in the Palestinian territories, the first time in five years, gets high for the dollar a due to protests in Israel, analysts said economy Palestinian. ( Photo by Ahmed Deeb/WN) Weaker Dollar Pushes Wool Prices Up Scoop
A pro-democracy protester holds a poster of Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo while demanding his release outside China's Liaison Office in Hong Kong Monday, Oct. 11, 2010. Nobel peace prize: the contenders The Guardian
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