US diplomat quits over Afghan war

A senior US diplomat in Afghanistan has become the first such person to resign in protest at the war against the Taliban, the Washington Post reported. Full Story »

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Posted by: Posted by Derek Hawkins - Oct 27, 2009 - 6:30 AM PDT
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Edited by: Derek Hawkins - Oct 27, 2009 - 6:41 AM PDT
Ben Ross
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by Ben Ross - Oct. 27, 2009

Objective international look at breaking news of Matthew Hoh resignation.

BBC makes a good effort of touching all the bases.

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Derek Hawkins
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by Derek Hawkins - Oct. 27, 2009
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John Louden
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by John Louden - Oct. 27, 2009

We want to have some kind of governance there, and we have some obligation for it not to be a bloodbath," Mr Hoh said. “But you have to draw the line ... More »

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Marshall Smith
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by Marshall Smith - Oct. 27, 2009

The BBC story points out the fact that nobody in either the US or Afghanistan knows what is "the strategic purpose of the United States."

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