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Afghanistan Top Agenda Item at NATO Chicago Summit

Afghanistan will be at the top of the agenda when heads of state and government from the 28-member North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) meet in Chicago Sunday and Monday.NATO has been operating in Afghanistan since 2003, leading a 130,000 member United Nations-mandated conti …

BREAKING: A Good Laugh for Us Fellow Viners (includes funny links to The Dictator)

Introducing The Dictator to the Vine--we need laughs in the midst of this Great Recession, our dueling candidates for president, death in Afghanistan, threats against Iran, and the plunging Euro. What is it with our obsession with satirising dictators? Thank the Lord we  …

Veterans weary of war favor Obama

Mack McDowell likes to spend time at the local knife and gun show "drooling over firearms," as he puts it. Retired after 30 years in the U.S. Army, he has lined his study with books on war, framed battalion patches from his tours in Iraq and Afghanistan, a John Wayne poster, an …

The Duopoly of the United States of America: Democrats and Republicans working hard for the 1% (LIVE POLL)

Many folks on the Vine are comfortable with the claim that the likely Republican candidate will be working hard and furiously for the 1%.  It doesn't take a lot to realize that the same is also true of the Obama Administration.   While one can make excuses for Obama, t …

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Bush, Cheney Convicted of War Crimes in Absentia

It's official; George W Bush is a war criminal. In what is the first ever conviction of its kind anywhere in the world, the former US President and seven key members of his administration were yesterday (Fri) found guilty of war crimes. Bush, Dick Cheney, Donald Rumsfeld an …

Call for NATO summit to ensure measures to protect Afghan women

The upcoming NATO summit in Chicago must ensure that special measures are taken to protect the rights of Afghan women as US-led coalition forces prepare to pull out, UN organisations said Saturday. There is widespread concern that gains women have made in the 10 years since th …

Citing security, U.S. abandons consulate site in Afghanistan and $80M spent - The Washington Post

After signing a 10-year lease and spending more than $80 million on a site envisioned as the United States' diplomatic hub in northern Afghanistan, American officials say they have abandoned their plans, deeming the location for the proposed compound too dangerous. The emba …

Obama: Let's use half the money we no longer spend on war to pay down the debt and the rest to rebuild America (Video)

Transcript: Remarks of President Barack ObamaWeekly AddressThe White HouseMay 5, 2012 This week, I traveled to Afghanistan—to thank our troops serving far from home, and to sign an historic agreement that will help us complete our mission and end the war.  As Comma …

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U.S. Military Deaths in Afghanistan More Than Doubled Under Obama

Nearly 100 soldiers have died in the last 122 days alone. The mainstream media must think dead soldiers under a Democrat are less dead than under a Republican. Remember when CNN ran daily body counts?

Facing Death, Afghan Girl Runs To U.S. Military

In a remote part of Afghanistan early last year, a girl was sentenced to death. Her crime was possession of a cellphone. Her executioners were to be her brothers. They suspected her of talking on the phone with a boy. The girl, in her late teens, had dishonored the family, her …

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