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Horrors are inescapable in wartime
Regarding the four U.S. Marines who desecrated the corpses of Taliban fighters, yes, what they did was vile and reprehensible ("Video of Marines defiling Taliban bodies stirs rage," Jan. 13). War seldom ensures that soldiers will act nobly. Just... -
Marines' abuses were a temporary lapse, but Taliban depravity is permanent
Reading The Sun's pious outrage at U.S. Marines urinating on dead Taliban fighters reminded me of Nietzsche's remarks on decadent religions — cultures so wrapped up in the make-belief worlds of the afterlife that they've come to devalue life in this...Tags: Iran, Hamid Karzai
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U.S. and Pakistan: Uneasy allies
News that the U.S. has resumed drone strikes in Pakistan, killing at least three suspected militants last week in the tribal areas of North Waziristan along that country's border with Afghanistan, could hardly come at a more delicate moment for U.S.-...Tags: Armed Conflicts, Pakistan, Government, NATO, Yousuf Raza Gilani
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Cardin, Mikulski urge Obama to speed withdrawal from Afghanistan
The Baltimore SunSens. Benjamin L. Cardin and Barbara A. Mikulski urged President Barack Obama on Wednesday to speed the withdrawal of U.S. combat troops from Afghanistan. The Maryland Democrats joined a group of 24 senators in declaring the mission in Afghanistan...Tags: Herb Kohl, Armed Conflicts, Chuck Schumer, Parties and Movements, Mike Lee
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The Taliban's olive branch
American officials are welcoming a Taliban statement that the Afghan insurgents will set up an office in the Persian Gulf state of Qatar. The move is being seen as a first step toward peace talks aimed at reconciling the Taliban and the Western-backed...Tags: Wars and Interventions, NATO, Mohammed Omar, Hamid Karzai, Burhanuddin Rabbani
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Jameel T. Freeman, specialist in U.S. Army, killed in Afghanistan
Baltimore native Army Spc. Jameel T. Freeman was killed in the line of duty in Afghanistan, military officials said Friday. He was 26. He is survived by his wife and two children, said his longtime friend and martial-arts instructor Del Ali Rawlings....Tags: U.S. Army, Armed Conflicts, Armed Forces, Emergency Incidents, NATO
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The so-called anti-Sharia law movement: A chilling example of the paranoid style in American politics
Del. Ron George from Annapolis objects to those who make light of the anti-Sharia movement in the U.S. ("Sharia law is a real threat to American liberties," Aug. 24.) He argues that imposing Sharia law is the stated goal of Islamic extremists like al-...Tags: Islam, Hamas, Constitutional Issues, Guerrilla Activity, Terrorism
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The killings in Kandahar
The bloody mayhem allegedly committed by a U.S. soldier in Afghanistan Sunday couldn't have come at a worse time. The killings, which left up to 16 Afghan civilians dead, are likely to inflame an already tense situation fueled by growing Afghan resentment...Tags: Armed Conflicts, Armed Forces, U.S. Military, Wars and Interventions, Murder
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Extremists in Congress behave like the American Taliban
Apparently, part of the Republican Party in Washington has been taken over by a religious cult. This cult is righteous, dogmatic, disciplined, intolerant and dictatorial. It is quite willing to hijack the legislative process to ensure that its demands are...Tags: Elections, Cults and Sects, Terrorism, Republican Party
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U.S. risks wasting billions more in Afghanistan aid, report says
Baltimore Sun reporterReviewing the multibillion-dollar U.S. aid program in Afghanistan two years ago, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton pronounced it a "heartbreaking" failure and promised to make a successful aid program the centerpiece of a revamped strategy to...Tags: Maryland, Colleges and Universities, Hillary Clinton, Georgetown, John Kerry
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Robert Gates' disappointing legacy
CIA Director Leon Panetta becomes secretary of defense Thursday, taking over Washington's largest and most powerful bureaucracy with a budget that amounts to nearly 60 percent of discretionary federal spending. He will be stepping into the shoes of the...Tags: Iraq, Central Intelligence Agency, Weaponry, World War II (1939-1945), Mergers, Acquisitions and Takeovers
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Which way in Afghanistan?
With the first anniversary of the U.S. "surge" in Afghanistan coming up in August, President Barack Obama will soon have to decide whether to maintain the current force levels or begin withdrawing some of the 30,000 additional troops he ordered there last...Tags: Armed Conflicts, Pakistan, Armed Forces, Iraq, National Security
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