| Monica Lin Brown, a 19 year-old medic from Texas will be the first woman in Afghanistan and the second woman since WWII to get the Silver Star the nation's third-highest medal for valor. She saved the lives of her fellow soldiers after their convoy was ambushed. A roadside bomb tore through a convoy of Humvees in the eastern Paktia province in April 2007. The explosion wounded 5 soldiers and Monica ran through enemy gunfire to help them."I did not really think about anything except for getting the guys to a safer location and getting them taken care of and getting them out of there. I did
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| U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates spoke in Munich Conference on Security Policy he urged European nations to commit more troops in the fight against extremism in Afghanistan. He complained that the U.S, Canada and Britain are doing most of the "work" while countries as Germany, France, Italy aren't doing enough. Gates said global Islamic terrorism is a threat to them all and listed the recent terror act in London and Madrid and Nato members must share the burden of Afghanistan.Pardon the comparison but it looks like Dr. Frankenstein can't handle his monster. in the 70s the United
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| While I could have taken the easy road and covered Super Tuesday like everyone else, I decided to post something that people might actually read. A new report is out about the Afghanistan drug industry and how to my surprise Opium production is going to be down in 2008. Fortunately for us potheads, Cannabis production will be up - so no shortage of excellent Afghan hash. I am against criminalization of drugs but it really pisses me off when I hear stories of how the Taliban are growing the poppies to support their side of the War on Terror.The Taliban are very strict, they are not the types of
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| Within the next decade the costs of US wars in Iraq and Afghanistan will be $3.5 trillion. About $1.6 trillion will have been spent by the end of next year. These wars cost average American families $21,000 a year and by 2017 will cost $46,000 The adding figures are considered by the new report are -treating wounded troops, the extra cost of oil due to a fall in production in Iraq and interest on foreign loans used to fund the wars. Democratic senator, Chuck Schumer said: "What this report makes crystal clear is that the cost to our country in lives lost and dollars spent is tragically unacceptable."
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