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Iraq: Saddam's assets stolen by US, claims security official (Adnkronos) Iraq: Saddam's assets stolen by US, claims security official (AKI) - A top member of Iraq's security forces claims that the United States seized the assets of former dictator Saddam Hussein held in various western European countries and kept them 'in its coffers'."The United States was able to locate personal property and real estate belonging to the former dictator, his family, and ... us.rd.yahoo.com
Afghans disillusioned seven years after invasion (AFP via Yahoo! News) Seven years after the US-led invasion of Afghanistan, many Afghans have grown increasingly jaded with the changes brought by the removal of the Taliban. us.rd.yahoo.com
Seven years on, some Afghans are missing the Taliban (The Daily Star Lebannon) Abdul Latif, selling blocks of ice from a wooden cart on a ragged Kabul street, says he cherishes the "freedom" brought by the ouster of the hard-line Taliban regime in a US-led offensive seven years ago. But today, "everything is so expensive," laments the 46-year-old who has spent half his life as a fighter in Afghanistan's nearly three decades of war. us.rd.yahoo.com
Young and Out to Redefine What?s Real (New York Times) ?Afterschool,? a film by Antonio Campos, wrestles with the complications of young life in a YouTube world. us.rd.yahoo.com
Afghans disillusioned seven years after invasion (TODAYonline) An Afghan man pushes a cart selling bananas in Kabul. Seven years after the US-led invasion of Afghanistan, many Afghans have grown increasingly jaded with the changes brought by the removal of the Taliban. us.rd.yahoo.com
SERPENT-spawned Economic Crisis (Indymedia Chiapas) "O God, do not keep silent; be not quiet, O God, be not still. See how your enemies are astir... With cunning they conspire against your people; they plot against those you cherish..." (Ps. 83:1-3) It's all a sad attempt to protect the stupidity of the sh*thead in the White House! us.rd.yahoo.com
In search of monsters to destroy (Guardian Unlimited) 'Fiasco', 'The Forever War', 'Descent into Chaos' - the titles of recent books capture the consensus on the US entanglement in Iraq and Afghanistan. Pankaj Mishra asks whether a new president will change the crazy logic of American militarism us.rd.yahoo.com
Congressional hopefuls discuss the war in Iraq (Montgomery Advertiser) For the first time in decades, Democrats are making serious bids to break the GOP's grip on the River Region's two congres sional districts. us.rd.yahoo.com
Bush Library sets a busy October agenda (The Bryan-College Station Eagle) Institutions today are challenged to adopt a dynamic, innovative perspective while holding to fundamental values and purposes. At the George Bush Presidential ... us.rd.yahoo.com
Up Next (CBS News) What's coming up next on 60 Minutes . us.rd.yahoo.com
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