Going for Broke: Six Ways the Af-Pak War Is Expanding

TruthOut, Tomdispatch.com by Tom Engelhardt | May. 21, 2009 (Opinion)

General McChrystal comes from a world where killing by any means is the norm and a blanket of secrecy provides the necessary protection. For five years he commanded the Pentagon's super-secret Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC), which, among other things, ran what Seymour Hersh has described as an "executive assassination wing" out of Vice President Cheney's office. (Cheney just returned the favor by giving the newly appointed general a ringing ... Full Story »

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Subjects: World, U.S., Politics
Topics: Human Rights, War, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Bush Administration, Obama Administration
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Posted by: Posted by Patricia Blochowiak - May 21, 2009 - 11:10 PM PDT
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Edited by: Patricia Blochowiak - May 21, 2009 - 11:10 PM PDT
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Patricia Blochowiak
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 by Patricia Blochowiak - May. 21, 2009

Vital information for those who care about justice. This is a must-read story.

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Randy Morrow
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 by Randy Morrow - May. 22, 2009

The author gives some idea of where the involvement in Afghanistan/Pakistan may be headed along with a bit more background on General McChrystal (Obama's new pick for commander in "Af-Pak".

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