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      Top Taleban commander 'arrested'

      Posted by Billbar from BBC News

      One of the most important Taleban leaders, Mullah Dadullah, has been captured in Afghanistan, Afghan officials have told the BBC. The US-led coalition in Afghanistan has been pursuing Mullah Dadullah for more than four years.

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    • US does not consider Taliban terrorists

      Posted by Billbar from Christian Science Monitor

      In an article entitled "Terrorism's Dubious 'A' List," the non-partisan Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) reports that the religious extremist organization has never been listed as a terrorist group by the US, Britain, the EU, Canada, Australia, or any of the coalition partners. The new report did designate the Pakistan-Afghanistan border region as a terrorist "haven," however.

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    theangryindian comments on:

    22-year old with history of domestic abuse reportedly was awarded $300m Pentagon contract to supply

    Sounds like any other average decision made by this administration.

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    5:02 pm 3/27/08
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    Jeff comments on:

    22-year old with history of domestic abuse reportedly was awarded $300m Pentagon contract to supply

    Rep. Henry Waxman says Congress will investigate the contract.

    Shouldn’t incompetence be an impeachable offense?

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    3:42 pm 3/27/08
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    Jeff comments on:

    22-year old with history of domestic abuse reportedly was awarded $300m Pentagon contract to supply

    Here is a link to the original New York Times story:

     Supplier Under Scrutiny on Arms for Afghans

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    3:40 pm 3/27/08
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    Damianmann comments on:

    Taliban Push Poppy Production to a Record Again

    We just needed to control the flow. Know what i mean?

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    4:24 pm 8/27/07
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    okami

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    former US Marine, retired police; now alternately protected and terrorized by gangs of cats

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