How the US Funds the Taliban

The Nation by Aram Roston | Nov. 12, 2009 (Special Report)

With Pentagon cash, contractors bribe insurgents not to attack supply lines for US troops Full Story »

Posted by Kaizar Campwala - via The Nation, Willie Bido (t)

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Subjects: World, U.S.
Topics: Pakistan, Foreign Policy, Taliban
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Posted by: Posted by Kaizar Campwala - Nov 11, 2009 - 7:00 PM PST
Reviewed by: Kaizar Campwala (review), Randy Morrow (review), eloise blanpied (review)
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Edited by: Kaizar Campwala - Nov 12, 2009 - 5:29 AM PST

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 by Randy Morrow - Nov. 13, 2009

The bizarre fact is that the practice of buying the Taliban’s protection is not a secret. I asked Col. David Haight, who commands the Third Brigade of the Tenth ... More »

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