HELLUVA VIDEO OF DUTCH SPECIAL FORCES FIGHTING OUT OF A TALIBAN AMBUSH

The Dutch forces are pulling out of Afghanistan, but before they leave we were fortunate to receive this video of a Dutch Special Forces unit in a violent battle with the Taliban after they had been ambushed by the Taliban in Afghanistan

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FORGET THE HOOPLA: HOW MANY IRAQI LIVES DID THE WAR COST?

David Corn has penned an excellent piece on putting aside all the triumphalism there is the cost of human lives the Iraq War has cost both the Iraqi people and the United States.

Over 4,500 young Americans have been KILLED in Iraq since George W. Bush and Dick Cheney LIED us into the war.

Read more here:

http://readersupportednews.com/off-site-opinion-section/54-iraq/1244-david-corn-iraq-war-triumphalism-ignores-dead-civilians

AFGHANS RAPIDLY LOSING HOPE 8 YEARS LATER: WATCH THIS ILLUMINATING VIDEO

The people of Afghanistan are rapidly losing hope that anything will ever change in their country.

Eight years after the United States and coalition forces invaded Afghanistan, the country is a mess with the opium trade booming and human services dreadful.

The country is run by corrupt government. Unemployment is at 60 percent in Afghanistan.

THE UNITED STATES HAS GIVEN $38 BILLION DOLLARS TO AFGHANISTAN

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NEW VIDEO SHOWING MARINES "GOING ROGUE" IN AFGHANISTAN

This video shows how US Marines have taken the situation in Afghanistan into their own hands and are "going rogue" in the battle against the Taliban.

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HEART-POUNDING NEW VIDEO: MARINES FACE WITHERING FIRE IN AFGHANISTAN

Video is an update of what our forces are facing in the ongoing and never-ending battle in Afghanistan.

There is growing opposition in America for sending more troops to Afghanistan.

NATO forces are also facing stiff resistance back home regarding sending more troops to Afghanistan.

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NEW VIDEO: M1 BREACHER, AKA THE GRIZZLY, SHOWN PLOWING THROUGH MINE FIELDS

The U.S. military has unveiled another vehicle for the war in Afghanistan. It is the M1 Breacher, aka The Grizzly, which has the capabilities to plow through mine fields. Watch "The Grizzly" in action in this video.

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AMAZING VIDEO: NEWEST WEAPON, ASSAULT BREACHER VEHICLE, SEEN IN ACTION IN AFGHANISTAN

This new military vehicle is called the Assault Breacher Vehicle, or "The Joker," by the men who operate this lethal piece of new equipment which has been introduced into the war in Afghanistan.

Watch "The Joker" in action in Afghanistan in this video.

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MARINES GOING ROGUE AT AFGHANISTAN OUTPOST

There is the Marine way and then there is the way the commanders in the field want to conduct the war in Afghanistan.

In this story you will read how one group of Marines are doing it their way at a FOB (Forward Operating Base) in Afghanistan.

Read story: here:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/35857447/ns/world_news-washington_post/

Thanks to Paul Jamiol for the headsup on this article.

WARNING: ANTI-WAR VIDEO: US MARINES FIGHT FOR AFGHANISTAN GHOST TOWN

WARNING: ANTI-WAR VIDEO

Video shows US Marines fighting for an Afghanistan ghost town, but as the narrator asks: "Why? For what reason? This Marine unit brings along two trauma doctors and a vehicle with blood because they know it is going to be a bloody battle. How will we know when we have won the war? What is there to win?

Extremely descriptive video.

A must view for anyone who is opposed to the Afghanistan War.

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AFGHANISTAN SUICIDE BOMBINGS KILL 31

Reporting from Kabul, Afghanistan

http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-afghan-bombing14-2010mar14,0,1715569.story?track=rss&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+latimes%2Fnews%2Fnationworld%2Fworld+%28L.A.+Times+-+World+News%29

Four suicide bombers struck the southern Afghan city of Kandahar on Saturday evening, killing at least 31 people and destroying houses and shops, according to investigators.

Officials said the bombs exploded near a hotel, a police station and at the city's main prison, possibly in an attempt to free Taliban militants.

Other reports indicated that a large blast at the prison was followed by a barrage of rockets."There were four suicide bombers, including two in cars, and all the attacks happened within the city about 7:30 p.m.," Mohammad Pashtun, chief of criminal investigations for Kandahar province, told The Los Angeles Times by telephone.

"Thirty-one people have been killed and at least 45 are wounded. They are all civilians."Two of the bombs were believed to have been carried on a motorcycle and a bicycle.

One of the explosions killed women and children in a wedding hall near the prison.

AFGHAN TROOPS ARE TERRIBLE SOLDIERS

During the push to capture Marjah, Afghanistan, U.S. forces found their counterparts, Afghan Army troops, have been proven to be terrible fighters.

Listen to what some of our GIs say about the Afghanistan troops in this video

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GAY AIR FORCE SERGEANT BOOTED AFTER RAPID CITY, SOUTH DAKOTA POLICE OUT HER

She abided by all the rules of "Don't ask, don't tell," but the Rapid City, S.D. didn't and they "outed" Jene Newsome as a Lesbian serving as a Sergeant in the United States Air Force.

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http://www.aolnews.com/nation/article/lesbian-air-force-sergeant-jene-newsome-discharged-after-police-out-her/19397963?icid=mainhtmlws-main-ndl1link1http%3A%2F%2Fwww.aolnews.com%2Fnation%2Farticle%2Flesbian-air-force-sergeant-jene-newsome-discharged-after-police-out-her%2F19397963

MARINES UNDER FIRE IN AFGHANISTAN

Marines come under heavy fire in Afghanistan in this live video.

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FIREFIGHT IN AFGHANISTAN (LIVE VIDEO)

Video shows a live firefight between U.S. forces and the Taliban in Afghanistan.

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HOT ACTION VIDEO: U.S. NAVY SEALS HUNT DOWN THE TALIBAN IN AFGHANISTAN

The elite Navy Seals are shown in this video hunting down the Taliban in Afghanistan.

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LIVE ACTION VIDEO: UNMANNED DRONES ASSIST GROUND FORCES IN ATTACK ON TALIBAN

This video shows how an unmanned Drone aircraft comes to the assistance of U.S. ground forces against the Taliban in Afghanistan.

The Drones drop their lethal cargo on Taliban positions in the mountains wiping them out.

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FEMALE MARINES WILL NOW ACCOMPANY MEN ON PATROLS IN AFGHANISTAN

The United States Marine Corps has made a change in policy and now female Marines will accompan male Marines on patrols in Afghanistan.

Read the New York Times story here:

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/07/world/asia/07women.html?hp

14 ACTIVE DUTY SOLDIERS KILLED THEMSELVES DURING FEBRUARY

According to the Army Times as many as 14 active duty soldiers killed themselves during the month of February.

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http://www.armytimes.com/news/2010/03/army_suicides_031110w/

CONGRESS HOLDS HISTORIC DEBATE ON AFGHANISTAN WAR, BUT MEDIA IS MIA

The mainstream media failed to make an appearance for a historic debate in Congress on the Afghanistan War on Wednesday.

This has been happening since both the Iraq and Afghanistan wars started almost a decade ago.

This is why this blogger launched CORKSPHERE, http://corksphere.blogspot.com over two years ago. We could see the media was not interested in either the Iraq or Afghanistan wars.

Congressman Patrick Kennedy, D-Mass., earlier this week scolded the media for their lack of coverage of the wars in both Iraq and Afghanistan that have combined cost the U.S. over 5,000 young Americans KIA (killed in action).

Read more here about how the media turned their back on covering the debate on the Afghanistan War held in Congress earlier this week.

http://www.alternet.org/story/146004/congress_holds_historic_debate_on_afghan_war%2C_but_media_is_mia

Submitted by BILL CORCORAN, editor, CORKSPHERE, http://corksphere.blogspot.com

AMERICAN'S KILLING TALIBAN CAUGHT ON CAMERA

Video shows U.S. troops killing Taliban near Kandahar, Afghanistan.

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DEADLY FIREFIGHT BETWEEN BRITISH TROOPS AND TALIBAN IN AFGHANISTAN (RAW VIDEO)

This video shows a deadly firefight between British troops and the Taliban in Afghanistan.

Plenty of non-stop combat action in this video.

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RAW VIDEO: BRAVO CO., 1ST INF. DIV COME UNDER ATTACK IN KORNEGAL VALLEY AFGHANISTAN

Video shows a patrol from Bravo Company of the 1st Infantry Divsion coming under attack as they move into the small town of Darbert in the Korengal Valley of Afghanistan.

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GUT-WRENCHING ACCOUNT FROM A US. MEDIC ON WHAT HE SAW DURING AN EVACUATION MISSION IN AFGHANISTAN

YOU HAVE GOT TO SEE AND HEAR THIS YOUNG MEDIC TELL ABOUT WHAT HE SAW ON A MEDEVAC MISSION IN AFGHANISTAN.

Perhaps this is what Cong. Patrick Kennedy (D-Mass.) was talking about when he blasted the media for devoting 24/7 of their time to former Cong. Eric Massa who addmitted to groping young men at a party in Washington.

Would CNN, MSNBC or FOX NEWS ever air this video? Do pigs fly?

The executives in the news media say the American public have "fatigue" over the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

I would like to see just ONE of the news executives tell that to the young medic in this video.

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KICK ASS VIDEO OF US.MARINES BATTLING THE TALIBAN IN AFGHANISTAN

Video shows U.S. Marines from Fox Company in violent combat with the Taliban in Afghanistan.

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CONGRESSMAN PATRICK KENNEDY (D-MASS) BLASTS THE MEDIA FOR NOT COVERING THE WARS

This morning all the stupid cable TV talk shows are ripping into Democratic Cong. Patrick Kennedy for sounding off about the lack of coverage of the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq by the mainstream media.

PATRICK KENNEDY WAS EXACTLY RIGHT.

In the two years I have been writing this blog I have received over 455,000 "hits" to the blog and I'm told that it is because military families can't find anything in their local newspapers or on TV about the wars.

We were spending $9 BILLION a month at the height of the Iraq War and still there was very little media coverage.

We have lost over 4,500 young men and women in Iraq and close to 1,000 in Afghanistan and still the news media doesn't give a damn.

I know why. It's because over 90 percent of the people you see on TV or read in the print media NEVER served a day of their life in the military. Frankly, they don't give a damn about our troops.

Here is the video Cong. Patrick Kennedy blasting the media on floor of the House of Representatives yesterday.

http://news.yahoo.com/video/us-15749625/18562622;_ylt=AqyvLCQWlF.cN6GVGVHkS0gBS5Z4

FEMALE BLACKHAWK HELICOPTER PILOT FLYS A DANGEROUS MISSION IN AFGHANISTAN

This video shows a female Blackhawk helicopter pilot talking about a recent mission she flew in Afghanistan.

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HELLUVA VIDEO: OUR TROOPS FIGHTING THE TALIBAN IN AFGHANISTAN

Video shows a compilation of our troops fighting the Taliban in Afghanistan.

There is tons of combat action in this video.

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NEWLY RELEASED VIDEO: U.S. SPECIAL FORCE IN VIOLENT FIREFIGHTS WITH TALIBAN (MUST SEE VIDEO)

This is a must see video and shows U.S. Special Forces taking on the Taliban in Afghanistan.

WARNING: Some raw language.

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GRIPPING VIDEO OF 10TH MTN. DIV ON PATROL IN AFGHANISTAN

This video takes you right along with the 10th Mtn. Div as they go on patrol in Afghanistan and engage the Taliban.

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FANTASTIC VIDEO OF 10TH MTN. DIV READY FOR COMBAT IN AFGHANISTAN

This video shows the famous 10th Mountain Divsion leaving for a combat in Afghanistan.

This is a must see video.

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