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Strikingly clear drone footage shows a vehicle laden with explosives destroy an entire Afghan army compound in a matter of seconds, after a Taliban militant drives unhindered onto the base. A vehicle is seen approaching the outpost in the footage published Friday. The vehicle drives through the open gates and continues apparently unchecked into the heart of the outpost. Seconds later, the entire compound goes up in flames.

An organized effort is underway worldwide orchestrated by a powerful Islamic political body to criminalize speech that "offends" Muslims. As much as that may sound like some fantastic conspiracy theory, these Muslim leaders broadcast their group's every move on their website—yet America's ruling elites refuse to listen. The Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) is the second largest inter-governmental organization after the United Nations representing 57 member states which seek to criminalize speech that violates the archaic tenets of Sharia law. The OIC is comprised of the kings and heads of state of all Islamic countries numbering its membership at...

Like McChrystal or not, agree or disagree with him or not. Regardless of whether he resigns or is fired or not. Outrahe over the disrespect shown...the fact that it was shown, should not be overshadowed by the mere ourage that it was, and all who intend to learn from this, better realise that no matter what happens to McChryistal, this is a "Seldon Momement", and McChristal is the provernial Canary in the Obama Afghan coal mine. And the dirty deep hole is full of CYA 'Rats.

WASHINGTON: One of the most perplexing mysteries in the war on terror returned centerstage on Monday with the announcement by US authorities of the arrest in Kabul of a Pakistani-American woman scientist whose sudden disappearance in 2003 caused many to think she was in American or Pakistani custody and underscored the disturbingly clandestine nature of the war. Aafia Siddiqui, an MIT alumna with a doctorate in neurosciences, and a mother of three children, vanished while on a visit to Karachi nearly five years ago. She was believed to have been taken into custody by Pakistani and/or US intelligence agencies because...

As bullets and rockets flew around him, L/Cpl Oliver "Teddy" Ruecker had to make a choice: to keep his head down or risk his life to save one of his comrades. L/Cpl 'Teddy' Ruecker braved a barrage of bullets to save a comrade "I didn't really think at the time. I just did it," he said. What 20-year-old L/Cpl Ruecker did could now lead to him receiving the military's highest decoration, the Victoria Cross. His company commander described his actions as "outstanding heroism" but there was no indication of the drama to come when the unit left the British base...

The case of Afghan Christian convert Abdul Rahman has attracted worldwide attention. Responding to international pressure, the government in Kabul has promised Rahman's release. But the case demonstrates that human rights continue to be in short supply in the Hindukush region, despite the fall of Afghanistan's fundamentalist Taliban regime five years ago. Afghan President Hamid Karzai, an elegant Pashtun and a member of the aristocratic Popalzai clan, isn't likely to forget the events of last week anytime soon. Ever since he took office just under four years ago, Karzai has been seen as an unmistakable darling of the West --...

Zohal Faqeeri has more reason than ever to be thankful this Thanksgiving Day. The 10-year-old girl from Kabul, Afghanistan, is thankful not only to be living with her family in the United States, but also because she won a contest with her essay on what she is thankful for. snip--- cause the author writes for AP ---- snip ----

Remembering the Nation’s Roll Call of Honored Dead As the old year ends and a new one gets set to begin, Auld Lang Zyne reminiscences begin and end with the recalling to mind of the sacrifice of the nation’s warriors in the war on terrorism. Whether in Iraq, Afghanistan, the hills of Pakistan, Kuwait, the jungles of the Philippines, the Arabian Sea, the Persian Gulf, or some unnamed secret place, American men and women have been paying the high price of striving for freedom and security in a violent world. The Roll Call of Honor: Operation Iraq Freedom U.S. Army...