EXTREMELY GRAPHIC VIDEO: INSIDE AFGHAN REFUGEE CAMP (VIEW WITH CAUTION)

This video was taken inside an Afghan refugee camp and some of the images are extremely graphic. This video should be watched with extreme caution.

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NEW DUTCH DOCUMENTARY OF U.S. SPECIAL FORCES IN AFGHANISTAN

This new video is produced by a Dutch camera crew and shows what U.S. Special Forces go through as they go through a small village in Afghanistan.

AUDIO: Mixture of Dutch and English

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NEWLY RELEASED COMBAT FOOTAGE FROM THE AFGHANISTAN WAR (LIVE VIDEO)

This is an intense new video from the Afghanistan War showing U.S. troops in action against the Taliban after they were ambushed.

WARNING: Strong language.

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U.S. ARMY PLATOON ENGAGES TALIBAN (LIVE VIDEO)

This new video shows a U.S. Army platoon engaging the Taliban in Kunar Province Afghanistan.

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FANTASTIC COMBAT VIDEO FROM AFGHANISTAN

This video is a fantastic collection of combat videos from Afghanistan showing all the various branches of the U.S. Armed Forces.

Song: "Didn't I" by Montgomery Gentry

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WAIT UNTIL YOU READ WHAT OUR MILITARY IS GOING TO DO NEXT IN THE MIDDLE EAST

U.S. Is Said to Expand Secret Military Acts in Mideast Region

By MARK MAZZETTI
NEW YORK TIMES
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/25/world/25military.html?hp

WASHINGTON — The top American commander in the Middle East has ordered a broad expansion of clandestine military activity in an effort to disrupt militant groups or counter threats in Iran, Saudi Arabia, Somalia and other countries in the region, according to defense officials and military documents.

The secret directive, signed in September by Gen. David H. Petraeus, authorizes the sending of American Special Operations troops to both friendly and hostile nations in the Middle East, Central Asia and the Horn of Africa to gather intelligence and build ties with local forces. Officials said the order also permits reconnaissance that could pave the way for possible military strikes in Iran if tensions over its nuclear ambitions escalate.

While the Bush administration had approved some clandestine military activities far from designated war zones, the new order is intended to make such efforts more systematic and long term, officials said. Its goals are to build networks that could “penetrate, disrupt, defeat or destroy” Al Qaeda and other militant groups, as well as to “prepare the environment” for future attacks by American or local military forces, the document said. The order, however, does not appear to authorize offensive strikes in any specific countries.

In broadening its secret activities, the United States military has also sought in recent years to break its dependence on the Central Intelligence Agency and other spy agencies for information in countries without a significant American troop presence.

General Petraeus’s order is meant for small teams of American troops to fill intelligence gaps about terror organizations and other threats in the Middle East and beyond, especially emerging groups plotting attacks against the United States.

But some Pentagon officials worry that the expanded role carries risks. The authorized activities could strain relationships with friendly governments like Saudi Arabia or Yemen — which might allow the operations but be loath to acknowledge their cooperation — or incite the anger of hostile nations like Iran and Syria. Many in the military are also concerned that as American troops assume roles far from traditional combat, they would be at risk of being treated as spies if captured and denied the Geneva Convention protections afforded military detainees.

Continue reading here: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/25/world/25military.html?hp