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Monday Preview: A Boot Up the Bananastan

zenhuber.blogspot.com     11 hrs ago          

U.S. special forces attacked militants in the Pakistani village of near the Afghan border on Wednesday, according to the lead sentence in a September 3 New York Times article written by Pir Zubair Shah, Eric Schmitt and...                    

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WAR STORIES OUT OF THE CLASS OF 9/11

nypost.com     1 hr ago          

They entered West Point as peacetime cadets - and left as war-ready soldiers headed to Middle East battlegrounds. The US Military Academy's Class of 2002 had a fateful senior year. They watched in horror as terrorists...                    

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Quake rattles Afghanistan, no casualties

reuters.com     20 hrs ago   19 related          

KABUL (Reuters) - An earthquake measuring 5.6 struck Afghanistan's Hindu Kush region on Saturday and officials said they expected casualties. The quake, centred 275 km (170 miles) northeast of Kabul, was also felt across...                    

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12 dead in suicide bomb blast

independent.co.uk     23 hrs ago   43 related          

A pickup truck packed with explosives blew up a security checkpoint in Pakistan's volatile north-west today, killing at least 17 people and injuring 80 in an attack possibly intended for a more important target, officials...                    

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2 NATO soldiers killed in Afghanistan

msn.com     16 hrs ago   8 related          

Authorities withhold soldiers’ identities; 5 killed in separate suicide blast KANDAHAR, Afghanistan - Insurgents in eastern Afghanistan killed two NATO soldiers on Saturday, while a suicide bomb attack by a fake beggar...                    

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SnagFilms Commemorates 9/11 with Online Film Retrospective, Featuring 7 Days In September : Will...

prweb.com     23 hrs ago   2 related          

SnagFilms, which brings the best nonfiction films to the web audience and promotes viral web distribution through virtual movie theater widgets, today announced its first annual September 11th Remembrance in Film, with a...                    

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World safer since Afghanistan invasion - Foreign Office chief

radionz.co.nz     12 hrs ago          

Updated at 9:20am on 7 September 2008 The head of the British Foreign Office says the invasion of Afghanistan has made the world safer. Sir Peter Ricketts told Radio New Zealand National's Sunday programme that denying Al...                    

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IAVA Director: Faux Walter Reed Background ‘Was As Close As McCain Got To Veterans Issues’ At RNC

thinkprogress.org     13 hrs ago   14 related          

On Thursday night, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) formally accepted his party’s nomination for president at the Republican National Convention. During his speech, a mysterious image of a building appeared on the screen behind...                    

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Afghan Human Rights Office Concerned Over Health Situation in North

redorbit.com     19 hrs ago          

Text of report by privately-owned Afghan Ariana TV on 5 September [Presenter] Human Rights Commission in northern Badakhshan Province has issued a report expressing concern over health situation in northern Badakhshan...                    

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School supply drive for needy countries (Kelowna)

castanet.net     14 hrs ago          

Staff and volunteers at Ten Thousand Villages are conducting a drive for school supplies to benefit countries in need. The program, organized with the assistance of the MCC, encourages Kelowna students to donate school...                    

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