Former Marine captain resigns in protest of Afghanistan war

(Blog Post) Matthew Hoh, a former Marine captain with combat experience in Iraq, resigned last month from his position with the Foreign Service, where he was the the senior U.S. civilian in the Taliban-dominated Southern Afghanistan province of Zabul, because he became convinced that our war in that country will not only inevitably fail, but is fueling the very insurgency we are trying to defeat. Hoh's resignation is remarkable because it entails the sort of career ... Full Story »

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by Ben Ross - Oct. 27, 2009

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Greenwald ...while willing to debate...is not easy on hypocrites.....glad he is not after me. not wishy-washy...straight forward and forthright. i would like to hear him interview the US president.

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