Fitter Minds » Afghanistan http://fitterminds.com Because a healthy opinion keeps the mind in shape Thu, 29 Jul 2010 21:48:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 US Treasury is running on fumes http://fitterminds.com/us-treasury-is-running-on-fumes.html http://fitterminds.com/us-treasury-is-running-on-fumes.html#comments Thu, 29 Jul 2010 12:20:30 +0000 admin http://fitterminds.com/us-treasury-is-running-on-fumes.html Paul Craig Roberts Prisonplanet.com July 29, 2010 The White House is screaming like a stuck pig. WikiLeaks’ release of the Afghan War Documents “puts the lives of our soldiers and our coalition partners at risk.” What nonsense

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]]> http://fitterminds.com/us-treasury-is-running-on-fumes.html/feed/ 0 Mainstream Economists: “Mission Accomplished” http://fitterminds.com/mainstream-economists-%e2%80%9cmission-accomplished%e2%80%9d.html http://fitterminds.com/mainstream-economists-%e2%80%9cmission-accomplished%e2%80%9d.html#comments Thu, 29 Jul 2010 12:14:17 +0000 admin http://fitterminds.com/mainstream-economists-%e2%80%9cmission-accomplished%e2%80%9d.html Washington’s Blog July 29, 2010 Numerous current stories show how disconnected mainstream policy-makers are from reality. For example, Ryan Grim points out that there is an “unbelievable disconnect” between the American people (who are people are against the Afghanistan war) and Congress and the political elite (gung-ho to escalate this never-ending war): Please upgrade your browser Even after the Wikileaks revelations, even though there is no logical reason to be in Afghanistan , even though the war won’t help the economy , and even though most Americans want us to get out , Congress keeps increasing funding for the endless war

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]]> http://fitterminds.com/mainstream-economists-%e2%80%9cmission-accomplished%e2%80%9d.html/feed/ 0 Source of leaked military docs unknown: WikiLeaks http://fitterminds.com/source-of-leaked-military-docs-unknown-wikileaks.html http://fitterminds.com/source-of-leaked-military-docs-unknown-wikileaks.html#comments Wed, 28 Jul 2010 17:38:25 +0000 admin http://fitterminds.com/source-of-leaked-military-docs-unknown-wikileaks.html OneIndia News July 28, 2010 While the United States is trying to hunt for the individual behind the massive leak of US military data on Afghanistan war, the whistleblowers’ website, that made the 91,000 classified documents available to the world, has said that the source of leak is unknown. WikiLeaks’ chief Julian Assange told reporters that the source of the leaked military documents were unknown and stressed that one of the cornerstones of his website is the fact that the source of its data is hidden from those who receive it.

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]]> http://fitterminds.com/source-of-leaked-military-docs-unknown-wikileaks.html/feed/ 0 Document leak part of U.S. plot, says Pakistani ex-general with ties to Taliban http://fitterminds.com/document-leak-part-of-u-s-plot-says-pakistani-ex-general-with-ties-to-taliban.html http://fitterminds.com/document-leak-part-of-u-s-plot-says-pakistani-ex-general-with-ties-to-taliban.html#comments Wed, 28 Jul 2010 12:16:13 +0000 admin http://fitterminds.com/document-leak-part-of-u-s-plot-says-pakistani-ex-general-with-ties-to-taliban.html Karin Brulliard Washington Post July 28, 2010 RAWALPINDI, PAKISTAN — From the deluge of leaked military documents published Sunday, a former Pakistani spy chief emerged as a chilling personification of his nation’s alleged duplicity in the Afghan war — an erstwhile U.S. ally turned Taliban tutor. Now planted squarely in the cross hairs, retired Lt.

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]]> http://fitterminds.com/document-leak-part-of-u-s-plot-says-pakistani-ex-general-with-ties-to-taliban.html/feed/ 0 Leaked files indicate U.S. pays Afghan media to run friendly stories http://fitterminds.com/leaked-files-indicate-u-s-pays-afghan-media-to-run-friendly-stories.html http://fitterminds.com/leaked-files-indicate-u-s-pays-afghan-media-to-run-friendly-stories.html#comments Wed, 28 Jul 2010 12:14:21 +0000 admin http://fitterminds.com/leaked-files-indicate-u-s-pays-afghan-media-to-run-friendly-stories.html Yahoo News July 28, 2010 Buried among the 92,000 classified documents released Sunday by WikiLeaks is some intriguing evidence that the U.S. military in Afghanistan has adopted a PR strategy that got it into trouble in Iraq: paying local media outlets to run friendly stories. Several reports from Army psychological operations units and provincial reconstruction teams (also known as PRTs , civilian-military hybrids tasked with rebuilding Afghanistan) show that local Afghan radio stations were under contract to air content produced by the United States.

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