82nd AIRBORNE APACHES BLAST ROADSIDE BOMBERS

Ground control directs Apache helicopters on a target of Taliban roadside bombers.

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MARINES LAUNCH MAJOR OFFENSIVE

Over 21,000 new American forces have moved into Afghanistan and this video shows the U.S. Marines launching a new offensive against the Taliban.

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NEW VIDEO: MARINES BATTLE TALIBAN

Video shows U.S. Marines in a battle with the Taliban in Helmand Afghanistan. The song is "Extreme Ways" by Moby.

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YOUNG MARINE IS EVACUATED FROM AFGHANISTAN BATTLEFIED AFTER SUFFERING HORRENDOUS INJURIES ONE WEEK AGO

This video may be hard to take for a lot of people, but this is the reality of war. A young Marine is seriously wounded in Helmand Afghanisan and the helicopter evac crew brings him to a makeshift MASH-type hospital where his injuries are treated before he is transported to Germany.

This happened on Christmas Eve of this year.

WARNING: WATCH WITH EXTREME CAUTION.

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"OPERATION ANGRY COBRA"---AFGHANISTAN

Great video showing U.S. Marines on a mission into Afghanistan called "Operation Angry Cobra."

Plenty of action to start off your new year.

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A BELATED MERRY CHRISTMAS FROM AFGHANISTAN. THIS VIDEO IS GREAT

I don't know the name of this GI, but I think his singing and the lryrics to the Christmas song are right on.

He sings his "Merry Christmas" song perched on a military vehicle at a FOB somewhere deep in the Afghanistan mountains.

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OBAMA: "WHAT HAS THE US/NATO ACCOMPLISHED AFTER 8 YEARS OF WAR IN AFGHANISTAN?"

This old Afghanistan man seen in this video makes more sense about the Afghanistan war than all the Washington politicians rolled into one.

The man rattles off a string of things U.S. and NATO troops have done to wreak havoc on the Afghanistan people.

He keeps wondering what the U.S. and NATO troops have accomplished since invading Afghanistan 8 years ago.

So do I.

Bill Corcoran, editor, CORKSPHERE

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NEW YEAR'S EVE IN AFGHANISTAN: NEW VIDEO

The song is "Fight for Freedom" by the ChaseRockBand and the video is a mixture of footage showing our troops engaged in combat on New Year's Eve in Afghanistan.

Like it or not, President Obama has decided we need to try and convert the Afghanistan Army into a force capable of maintaining security in Afghanistan.

Can it be done? Some say it could take up to ten years before the Afghanistan Army is ready to assume control of security in Afghanistan.

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GRAPHIC VIDEO REVIEW OF IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN WARS

Video takes a look at both the Iraq and Afghanistan wars and the cost in human lives for our military and civilians in both countries.

WARNING: SOME SCENES ARE VERY GRAPHIC

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THIS WHOLE AFGHANISTAN WAR IS CRAZY

What the hell are we doing in Afghanistan?

We are not into nation building and yet that looks exactly like what we are attempting to do in Afghanistan.

The Afghan central government under Hamid Karzai is in shambles and rife with corruption from top to bottom.

A new Pentagon survey shows that it could take ten years or more before the so-called Afghan Army is ready to take control of security.

The US military has been reduced to fighting skirmishes and firefights in the middle of nowhere in the mountains and valleys of Afghanistan with nothing whatsoever to be gained by this type of military "mission."

The United Press today released the following story which is a sober reflection of conditions in Afghanistan and should give pause to anyone who thinks we should be fighting a war in Afghanistan.

The Al Qaeda organization has long ago left Afghanistan and now are in Pakistan and Yemen as well as many other countries around the world. Capturing or even killing Usama bin Laden wouldn't mean a damn thing because there is always going to be someone else to step in and assume control of Al Qaeda.

Look at it this way.

When Al Capone was sent to jail for tax evasion, the syndicate or mob didn't fold up. There were "lientants" willing and able to step right in and run the mafia and they did.

Here is what UPI reported today:
http://www.upi.com/Top_News/Special/2009/12/30/Taliban-gaining-favor-in-Afghanistan/UPI-85291262210451/


KABUL, Afghanistan, Dec. 30 (UPI) -- Corruption and a weak central government in Kabul leave many Afghan villagers with no other choice than to work with the Taliban shadow government.


NATO officials this week said the Taliban has a shadow government waiting with ministers chosen should the government of Afghan President Hamid Karzai fall.


The Taliban ruled Afghanistan from 1996 until 2001 when U.S. and international forces removed the radical Sunni movement from power in response to the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on the United States.


With U.S. forces preoccupied with the war in Iraq, the Taliban have evolved into a vibrant insurgency, regaining control over several Afghan provinces.

Taliban commanders in the southern Afghan province of Helmand started issuing travel permits in August from the "Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan" in order to allow travel to and from the provincial capital of Lashkar Gah.


NATO officials say the Taliban have shadow governments in 33 of the 34 Afghan provinces and local communities, concerned about the weakness of the central government, are looking to the Taliban for help, the Times of London reports.

Karzai won a contested second term in office through an election that was widely considered a sham. The Times said that while the Taliban enforce a strict form of Islamic law, many Afghans prefer that to the slow movement of a corrupt bureaucracy.

RUSH LIMBAUGH RUSHED TO HOSPITAL WITH SEVERE CHEST PAINS

Rush Limbaugh, the radio infotainer, who spends three hours every weekday bashing President Obama, was rushed by ambulance to a hospital in Hawaii after suffering chest pains.

This is not the first time Limbaugh has been in the hospital in the past few years. Several years ago he went to a drug rehabilitation center to get off of Oxycotin, a pain drug he was taking. He spent four weeks in rehab.

During the Vietnam war, Limbaugh used a boil on his posterior to avoid being drafted.

Read CNN report here: http://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/12/31/rush.limbaugh/index.html

FOUR CANADIAN TROOPS AND A FEMALE JOURNALIST KILLED IN AFGHANISTAN

FIVE CANADIANS DIE IN AFGHANISTAN

Four Canadian soldiers and a journalist have been killed in Afghanistan

Thursday December 31,2009

http://www.dailyexpress.co.uk/posts/view/148947/Five-Canadians-die-in-Afghanistan
includes picture of Michelle Lange, 34-year old journalist from Calgary, killed along with Canadian troops.

Four Canadian troops and a journalist have been killed in an explosion in Kandahar province, one of the most dangerous areas of southern Afghanistan, NATO has said.

The international coalition said the journalist, also from Canada, was travelling with the troops on a patrol near Kandahar city on Wednesday when they were attacked.A newspaper identified the journalist as Michelle Lang, a 34-year-old reporter with the Calgary Herald, who was on her first assignment to Afghanistan."We are all very saddened to hear this tragic news," Alberta health minister Ron Liepert said in a statement. "Michelle covered health issues with professionalism, accuracy and thoroughness. She was tenacious in her quest to inform Albertans, and for her diligence she was very well respected."

Brigadier General Daniel Menard, commander of coalition forces in Kandahar, told a newspaper the soldiers were conducting a community security patrol in order to gather information about daily life and how to maintain security.Kandahar is a hotbed of insurgency.

On December 24, eight people, including a child, were killed when a man driving a horse-drawn cart laden with explosives detonated it outside a guest house frequented by foreigners. The day before, a Canadian soldier was killed by a homemade bomb in the province. According to figures compiled by a news agency, the latest casualties bring to 32 the number of Canadian forces killed in Afghanistan this year.

U.S. MARINES CALL IT "ASSGHANISTAN" AND THIS VIDEO EXPLAINS WHY

Fighting in Afghanistan, or "Assghanistan" as the U.S. Marines call it, is a living hell as this video clearly shows. Day after day our soliders and Marines go into some remote area of "Assghanistan" searching for the Taliban and when they find they kill them. This is raw video with some very graphic footage.

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US MARINES DISH OUT DEATH IN AFGHANISTAN. RAW VIDEO

This video is a compilation of shots of the US Marines dishing out punishment and death to the Taliban in Afghanistan. Semper Fi!

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WHAT THE HELL ARE WE DOING IN AFGHANISTAN?

What the hell are we doing in Afghanistan. Al Qaeda has fled the country and are in Pakistan or Yemen or possibly another 60 countries around the world including the United States. The war is getting worse by the minute and soon the casualty reports will be filling my blog. I hate this mess. This is worse than Korea and Vietnam rolled into one.

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ALL HELL IS BREAKING LOOSE IN AFGHANISTAN. WATCH VIDEO

This video shows US Marines in a number of firefights with the Taliban as all hell is breaking loose in Afghanistan.

The song is "Hallelujah" by Jeff Buckley

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AFGHAN PEOPLE ARE PISSED AT U.S. AND OBAMA: WATCH VIDEO

The population of Afghanistan are pissed as hell with the occupation of their country by the United States and for President Obama sending more troops into the quagmire.

A recent poll indicates over 70% of the Afghan population would like to see the United States pull their troops out of their country RIGHT NOW.

The main gripe the Afghans have is how many of their women and children are being slaughtered by our Predator or Drone aircraft and even in some cases by U.S. troops.

WATCH THIS VIDEO TO SEE ONE OF THE DEMONSTRATIONS BY AGHANISTAN PEOPLE AGAINST THE U.S. AND OBAMA:

http://news.yahoo.com/video/world-15749633/17366402;_ylt=Alq00wUCbqtKfSW0Tq6O1oIBS5Z4

FOX NEWS CONTINUES TO MISTAKENLY CALL SUICIDE BOMBER IN AFGHANISTAN ATTACK A "HOMICIDE BOMBER"

Back when George W. Bush was President, press secretary Arie Fleischer would always refer to any suicide attack in Iraq as a "homicide bomber" attack.

If the person who carried out the suicide bombing attack today at a U.S. base in Afghanistan were actually a "homicide bomber" that would mean he walked away from the attack. Such is not the case in this bombing in Afghanistan. The "suicide bomber" died in the blast along with eight American civilians.

This is just another example of how FOX NEWS twists a story rather than presenting the story actually as it happened.

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U.S. Official: 8 Americans Killed in Afghanistan

Wednesday, December 30, 2009
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,581493,00.html?test=latestnews

Eight American civilians were killed Wednesday after an explosion in eastern Afghanistan.

A U.S. military official told Fox News that the blast occured in the Khost province.

Eight Americans, who were described as civilians and not members of the military, were killed.

The explosion was caused by a homicide bomber, a Defense official told Reuters.

A senior U.S. official in Washington said there were conflicting reports on the total number of casualties. Others were also wounded.

Wazir Pacha, a police spokesman in Khost province, says locals reported hearing a blast on a military base in the area.

MSNBC VIDEO: JIM MACEDA REPORTS ON SUICIDE BOMBING AT US MILITARY BASE IN AFGHANISTAN THAT KILLED EIGHT

Jim Maceda of NBC News reports in this video that eight Americans were killed on Wednesday when a suicide bomber blew himself up inside a U.S. Military base near the Pakistan border.

According to Maceda, U.S. commanders are saying none of the dead are from the U.S. military.

This is a developing story and we will have further updates later.

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CNN BREAKING NEWS: SUICIDE BOMBER KILLS AT LEAST NINE AMERICANS AT US BASE IN AFGHANISTAN

U.S. casualties reported at military base in Afghanistan

From Atia Abawi, CNN
http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/12/30/afghanistan.us.casualties/index.html

STORY HIGHLIGHTS
Suicide bomber strikes forward operating base in eastern Afghanistan, military says
Attack at Forward Operating Base Chapman near the district of Khost in Khost province
Casualty toll ranges from five to nine, not known how many were killed or injured

Kabul, Afghanistan (CNN) -- A suicide bomber struck a forward operating base in eastern Afghanistan on Wednesday, causing an unknown number of American casualties, a U.S. military official said.
A suicide bomber wearing an explosive vest attacked Forward Operating Base Chapman near the district of Khost in Khost province, said the official, who asked not to be named.

There were conflicting reports as to whether the bomber walked into the dining facility or the gym at the facility, and the casualty toll ranged from five to nine people. It is not known how many were killed or injured.

BRIAN WILLIAMS AND RICHARD ENGLE, NBC NEWS, REVEAL PENTAGON REPORT SAYS CORRUPTION IN AFGHAN RANKS MAKES IT IMPOSSIBLE FOR AFGHAN TO HANDLE SECURITY

President Obama has said he wanted US troops to begin drawing down by 2011, but a study conducted for the Pentagon and obtained by NBC news says it will be near impossible to meet the 2011 goal because of corruption and Afghan troops going AWOL.

Brian Williams and Richard Engle of NBC News report on the report prepared for the Pentagon.

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DID US AND NATO TROOPS KILL 10 CIVILIANS IN AFGHANISTAN?

Afghan Investigators: Civilians Killed by Troops

Leader of presidential delegation: Afghan civilians killed by foreign troops

By AMIR SHAH
The Associated Press

KABUL
The head of a presidential delegation investigating the deaths of 10 people in a village in eastern Afghanistan said Wednesday the team has concluded that civilians — including schoolchildren — were killed in an attack by foreign troops last weekend, denying NATO reports that insurgents were the victims.

Asadullah Wafa, a senior adviser to President Hamid Karzai, told The Associated Press by telephone that among the victims discovered in a village house in the Narang district of Kunar province were eight schoolchildren between the ages of 12 and 14. A NATO official said initial reports from troops involved in the fighting on Sunday indicated that the victims were insurgents — all young males.

Civilian deaths are one of the most sensitive issues for foreign troops in Afghanistan, especially now when some additional 37,000 U.S. and NATO troops are being deployed to the war-ravaged country. Several hundred Afghans in neighboring Nangarhar province demonstrated on Wednesday to protest the deaths.

Although far more civilians are killed by the Taliban, those blamed on international forces spark the widespread resentment and undermine the fight against the militants.

"I have talked to the principal of the school in the village and he gave us details about the killed children," Wafa said. "The schoolchildren cannot be al-Qaida. I confirm they are innocent people killed by mistake. I talked to Karzai about the findings."

Wafa said the villagers demanded from the 10-member delegation of government officials and lawmakers that informants "who gave the wrong target to the Americans must be found and punished by a court."

EXCLUSIVE VIDEO: SOBERING REPORT FROM NBC'S RICHARD ENGLE ON HOW THE AFGHAN SECURITY FORCES ARE NOT READY TO TAKEVOVER SECURITY

Richard Engle, the NBC war correspondent, appeared on the MSNBC Rachel Maddow show Tuesday night and told a chilling story about a Pentagon report that says the Afghan Army and Security forces are years away from being able to handle the security of Afghanistan.

Click on link below to watch Rachel Maddow interview Richard Engle about the Pentagon report that is boung to cause a stir with all those asking for more troops for Afghanistan.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26315908/ns/msnbc_tv-rachel_maddow_show#34626362

FIERCE COLD AND LACK OF MEDICAL HELP ARE CAUSING THE DEATH OF MILLIONS OF AFGHANS. WATCH VIDEO.

This video comes from the World Health Organization and shows the horrible conditions for the Afghan people as the result of a war that has absolutely no meaning other than our troops killing Taliban troops. Al Qaeda have long ago fled Afghanistan and are in Pakistan. In this video, you see the squalid living conditions for the Afghan people and how the lack of medical help is bringing about a crisis.

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MUST WATCH VIDEO: BBC REPORTS ON US MARINES TAKING A SMALL TOWN IN AFGHANISTAN

It takes the BBC to give us the truth of what is going on in Afghanistan. In this video you see the US Marines from Lima Company going out on a mission to take a small town and suddenly they come under attack from the Taliban. The video is a chilling example of what is REALLY happening in Afghanistan and not the nonsense FOX NEWS puts on air about how dogs are being adopted.

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WHILE BUSH AND CHENEY SIT ON THEIR ASSES THIS IS A VIDEO OF THE TROOPS THEY SENT TO WAR---FOR NO REASON WHATSOEVER.

Former President George Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney are sitting comfortably on their asses enjoying the holidays, but 8,000 miles away this video shows our troops in action against the enemy in both Afghanistan and Iraq in wars that were started by Bush and Cheney for no reason whatsoever.

Bush and Cheney lied (yes, LIED) their asses off to get us involved in wars in Iraq and Afghanistan that so far have cost 5,000 American lives and another 40,000 seriously wounded with injuries that will leave them disabled for LIFE.

This video is a capsule view of the wars with the song "Fine Again" by Seether providing an appropriate background.

The mainstream media in the United States continues to provide cover for the war crimes of former President Bush and Vice President Cheney. It is sickening.

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MUST SEE BRAND NEW VIDEO OF US MARINES IN BRUTAL FIREFIGHT IN AFGHANISTAN

We just received this brand new video of US Marines in a brutal firefight with the Taliban in Afghanistan. Don't miss this riveting new video.

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GRIPPING VIDEO OF 5TH MARINES IN VIOLENT COMBAT IN AFGHANISTAN.

This is a great video showing the 5th Marines in a violent battle against the Taliban in Afghanistan.

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WATCH AS VIOLENT COMBAT SWEEPS ACROSS AFGHANISTAN

Video shows an intense and violent firefight between US forces and Taliban in the snow-filled mountains of Afghanistan. This raw video.

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WATCH VIDEO OF WHAT IT IS LIKE TO BE WITH A MORTAR TEAM IN AFGHANISTAN

This video shows a US Army mortar team executing an attack on the Taliban in a distant mountain range in Afghanistan. The troops are trained with ballet-lke precision to handle the combat situation.

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