AMERICAblog News| A great nation deserves the truth: Afghanistan: The Forgotten War http://www.americablog.com/2004/07/afghanistan-forgotten-war.html [4/5/2009 11:06:38 PM]Daily Kos Open Thread and Diary Rescue - *Rescue Rangers for tonight's roundup are vcmvo2, ybruti, HansScholl, sunspark says, YatPundit anddadanation, with claude in the Editmobile.</p><p> Here areou... 17 minutes ago Crooks and Liars C&L's Late Night Music Club with Propellerheads Featuring Shirley Bassey - Title: History Repeating Artist: Propellerheads featuring Shirley BasseyShirley Bassey is a vocal powerhouse.</p><p> At 68, shecovered Pink’s ‘Get This Party St... 1 hour ago Firedoglake Sunday Late Nite: What Else Do VIPs Deserve? - Inspired by Senator Blanche Lincoln (D-walmARt) who managed to get fifty colleagues to help herwater down the estate tax by using the excuse ofsaving .02... 1 hour ago HuffPost Politics Michael Conniff: CON GAMES: Real Bonus Babies in Defense Budget - Earmarks and entitlements are chickenfeed compared to defense spending, but toconservatives the Defense Department has alwaysbeen sacrosanct.1 hour ago Eschaton Sunday Night Thread - enjoy 2 hours agoJOHN'S PHOTOS THURSDAY, JULY 29, 2004 Afghanistan: The Forgotten War by Michael in New York on 7/29/2004 04:41:00 PM Depressing news: Doctors Without Borders is leaving Afghanistan because of concerns for safety and to protest the government's refusal to arrest the killers of five of its staff.</p><p> Doctors Without Borders almost never leaves any country, no matter how dangerous, and it's a serious blow to the government.</p><p> DWB also criticized theAmerican-led coalition forces for blurring the line between military and humanitarian needs.</p><p> Buried in the article was an item I hadn't remembered: in May, the American military apologized for distributing leaflets that threatened villagers, saying if they didn'tsupply info on militants they wouldn't get any aid. di h d lt Ad b G l Add New Comment Unclaimed Register with DISQUS Why? Name EmailWebsite (optional) BBC www.thegodmovie.com AMERICABLOG KUDOS TRADITIONALMEDIATop Ad Advertise in this spot.</p><p> Premium Ads Advertise in this spot.</p><p> AMERICAblog News| A great nation deserves the truth: Afghanistan: The Forgotten War http://www.americablog.com/2004/07/afghanistan-forgotten-war.html [4/5/2009 11:06:38 PM]Show All AMERICABLOG TV Visit our new AMERICAblog TV site.Newer Post Older PostUse Media ▼ Community Page Comments feed Trackbacks (Trackback URL ) blog comments powered by DISQUS Home Ads by Google Corporate Greed Game Why Does Gerard Arpey Get A $4M Salary While Workers Get Fired? www.AmericanExecCheck.comForeign tourists return to Tibet 38 minutes ago CNN Strong 6.3-magnitude quake rattles Italy 44 minutes ago ABC Rejecting Stimulus, Sanford Unites Foes 4 hours ago Guardian All the president's emails: Michelle Obama, White House Online Outreach Team, DavidAxelrod and John McCain 4 hours ago Yahoo! Politics Obama, Sarkozy clash over Turkey EU bid(AFP)8 hours ago E.J.</p><p> Dionne Jr.</p><p> Health Care's Year3 minutes ago Frank Rich Even Rick Wagoner’sFiring Got LousyMileage1 day ago Maureen Dowd The First Shrink1 day ago Mark Morford Pope, extra ribbed /Benedict says condoms make AIDS worse.</p><p> God recoils in shame 2 days ago Paul Krugman China’s Dollar Trap 3 days ago Robert Kuttner The G-20 Conference --Thin Air at the Summit3 hours ago Robert Reich It's a Depression2 days ago Paul Krugman An IFI success3 days ago Financial Times Strong earthquake hitscentral Italy53 minutes ago Yahoo! Business IBM, Sun Micro talkscollapse over price:source (Reuters)1 hour ago BusinessWeek IBM-Sun Merger TalksOffShow All OPINION Show All ECONOMICS BLOGS BUSINESS NEWSSITES WE LIKE Air America Radio Alan Colmes' blogAri Melber (The Nation)Ben SmithBicycleMark's blog &podcast Bilerico BradBlog Bring It On Carrie FisherCrooks and LiarsDailyKosDan Savage's "Slog" Daou Report Democratic UndergroundEschatonFire Dog Lake FiveThirtyEight.com Freeway BloggerThe Gavel (SpeakerPelosi's blog)Good As You Glenn Greenwald HRC BackstoryHuffington PostHullabaloo (Digby) Jack and Jill Politics Jed ReportJesus' GeneralKenneth in the 212 Matthew Gross Media MattersMike Signorile's "The Gist"Mudflats MyDD Open Left Out Front BlogPlum Line Political Punch (Jake Tapper)Political WirePolitics 1Pop Surfing Progressive Blog Digest RawStoryRex WocknerRude Pundit Smirking Chimp Talk LeftSEND US TIPS & COMMENTS americablog@starpower.n et SEARCH AMERICAblog Web PLEASE CONTRIBUTE TOAMERICABLOG One-time donation $ Recurring monthly donation $ Donations are not tax- deductible.</p><p> FEEDS Blog RSS AMERICAblog TV RSS Twitter RSS Twitter Feed LAST 100 VISITORSsee all 92 videos > I collect with vodpod Awkward moment for mormon Your President's weekly address from Best.</p><p> Soundtrack.</p><p> Ever House Dems vote to stop “unreasonable or Rush Limbaugh Talks About - "Anal DNC Web Ad: Rush Has Ideas? Next 6 Recent Visitors Top Champaign Blogs AMERICAblog News| A great nation deserves the truth: Afghanistan: The Forgotten War http://www.americablog.com/2004/07/afghanistan-forgotten-war.html [4/5/2009 11:06:38 PM]2 hours ago BBC Troubled waters 2 hours ago CNNMoney IBM, Sun said to breakoff takeover talks3 hours ago BBC Foreign tourists return to Tibet 38 minutes ago AL JAZEERA Conservative wins Macedonia run-off41 minutes ago International Herald Tribune Google and Music Labels Bet on Free Downloads in China 56 minutes ago Haaretz Obama arrives inTurkey on first visit toMuslim country5 hours ago South China Morning Post Obama adviser paid millions by hedge fund6 hours ago Gawker Peter Bart KickedUpstairs at *Variety*[Jobs]37 minutes ago Reliable Source Bald Miss Va.? Not aShorn Thing51 minutes ago POLITICO: Life Michelle featured inEssence1 hour ago TMZ Farrah Fawcett's SonArrested on JailGrounds10 hours ago Perez Hilton Nose Pickers!!!!!11 hours ago Simply Recipes How to MakeHomemade Sausage1 day ago Chocolate & Zucchini [Edible Idiom] Ne pas être dans son assiette2 days agoShow All FOREIGN PRESS Show All GOSSIP Show All CHRIS' FAVORITE FOOD BLOGSTapped Taylor Marsh Think Progress TowleRoad VetVoice.com Washington Note WayneBesen.comWonketteWorth Repeating NEWS LINKS US: Washington PostNYT AP Politics Reuters Politics Editor & Publisher Rasmussen PollsTimeNewsweek Roll Call The Hill ABCNews Bloomberg PoliticsBoston GlobeCBS NewsChicago Sun-TimesChicago Tribune Christian Science Monitor CNNCongressional QuarterlyDallas Morning News Dow Jones Houston ChronicleLos Angeles TimesMcClatchy Miami Herald NBC NewsNY Daily NewsNew RepublicNY Daily News blog NYT listing of blogs New YorkerNPR Philly Daily News Philly InquirerSF ChronicleUSA TodayVanity Fair Village Voice Foreign Agence France-PresseAl Jazeera Asia TimesBBCDer Spiegel (Germany, in English) EconomistFar Eastern EconomicReviewFinancial Times Guardian (UK) Haaretz (Israel)Independent (UK)International HeraldTribune Jerusalem Post Le Monde (in French)Le Monde Diplomatique (in English) South China Morning PostTimes of IndiaTimes of LondonYahoo, World News (in French) Yahoo, Latin AmericanNews (in Spanish) OpinionBLOG ARCHIVE ▼ 2009 (1418) ▼ 04/05 - 04/12 (10) Brother can you spare an extra $167 billion? Former GE CEO gives Obama an "A" onleadership The cost of Republicaneconomics Virginia Republicans, in major intra- party battle,... 6 gay men shot in Iraq after clericsurged crackdo...</p><p> Lead religious right groups oppose stimulus spendi...</p><p> Sunday Talk Shows Open Thread The Melodians - This Land Pfizer settles in illegal testing case EU points at yet another retread forPresident ► 03/29 - 04/05 (117) ► 03/22 - 03/29 (117) ► 03/15 - 03/22 (108) ► 03/08 - 03/15 (103) ► 03/01 - 03/08 (103) ► 02/22 - 03/01 (110) ► 02/15 - 02/22 (101) ► 02/08 - 02/15 (104) ► 02/01 - 02/08 (119) ► 01/25 - 02/01 (112) ► 01/18 - 01/25 (116) ► 01/11 - 01/18 (103) ► 01/04 - 01/11 (95) ► 2008 (6624) ► 2007 (4790) ► 2006 (6119) ► 2005 (6610) ► 2004 (3813) ABOUT AMERICABLOG Why AMERICAblog? Because a great nation deserves the truth.</p><p> What issues do you cover? US politics overall with a particular focus on theObama Administration, theradical right, and civil rights.</p><p> Who are you? John AravosisEditorWashington, DC Joe Sudbay Deputy EditorWashington, DCClick to get FEEDJIT AMERICAblog News| A great nation deserves the truth: Afghanistan: The Forgotten War http://www.americablog.com/2004/07/afghanistan-forgotten-war.html [4/5/2009 11:06:38 PM]Standard Ads Advertise in this spot.</p><p> Jonathan Alter Eric Boehlert Eleanor CliftE.J.</p><p> Dionne, Jr.Maureen Dowd Dan Froomkin Mark Morford Frank Rich Helen Thomas Political Cartoons Daryl CagleJeff Danziger Doonesbury Mark Fiore Mike Luckovich Pat OliphantTed RallTom Toles Gossip Defamer Gawker Liz Smith Page SixPerez HiltonReliable Source (Wash Post) Rush & Molloy TMZ Wonkette Yahoo Celebrity NewsChris Ryan Associate Editor Paris, France Robert Arena Contributing EditorBaltimore, Maryland Jacki Schechner Contributing Editor Washington, DC LABELS 2008 elections (191) abortion (51) afghanistan (76) africa (64) Ann Coulter (37)australia (46) auto industry (40) banks (47) barack obama (703) Bernanke (37) bigotry (35) bill clinton (36)Bill O'Reilly (59) birth control (2) catholic church (109) china (130) consumer protection (197)credit crisis (136) dadt (36) Dick Cheney (69) dollar (37) domestic spying (62)economic crisis (106)economy (143) employment (84) ENDA (6) energy (47) environment (141) european union (50)FDA (64) Federal Reserve (22)FISA (63) food (127) ford (66) Foreign Policy (126)Fox News (63)france (94) Fun stuff (43)gas (21) gay (719) gay marriage (39)George Bush (457) germany (1) global warming (127) GOP civil war (1)gun control (30)harry reid (39) hate crimes (25) health care (120)Henry Paulson (37)hillary clinton (734) housing (24) human rights (117) humor (73) hypocrisy (35) immigration (33) inflation (122) internet (26) Iran (121) Iraq (888) Israel (24) jeff gannon (123)joe biden (17)joe lieberman (35) john edwards (228) john mccain (1206)john solomon (18)karl rove (50) katrina (286) Larry Craig (95) mary cheney (104)AMERICAblog News| A great nation deserves the truth: Afghanistan: The Forgotten War http://www.americablog.com/2004/07/afghanistan-forgotten-war.html [4/5/2009 11:06:38 PM]media (54) media bias (128) microsoft (68) middle east (45)mike huckabee (159) military (50) mitch mcconnell (13)mitt romney (102) mormon (5) mortgages (93) Mugabe (40) Myanmar (25) nancy pelosi (32)Newt Gingrich (1) norm coleman (14) oil (162) olympics (38) orchids (111) pakistan (37) paul krugman (85) phil gramm (25) polls (57) privacy (169) prop 8 (9)race (23) racism (76) ralph nader (40) ralph reed (49) rape (29) real estate bubble (67)recession (400) religion (27) religious right (113)retirement plans (13)rick warren (3) rnc (6) Robert Gates (3) robin carnahan (5)roland burris (3)ron fournier (7) Ron Paul (63) Ronald Reagan (1)rudy giuliani (64) rupert murdoch (18) rush limbaugh (67)Russ Feingold (4)russia (20) sarah palin (251)sarkozy (19) Saudi Arabia (19)Scalia (1) scandal (47) schip (13) science (16) scott kleeb (18)Scott McClellan (7) SEC (10) senate (12) senate democrats (4) senate races (5)september 11 (10) sex (23) sexism (7) Silvio Berlusconi (2) social security (5) socialism for CEOs (18) South Africa (5)south carolina (1)Southern Baptists (1) spain (12) special interests (14) sports (11) starvation (7) stem cell research (7)steny hoyer (2)stephen colbert (4)stimulus (8) stock market (23) student loans (1) Sub-prime lending (211)sudan (3) Superdelegates (61) Supreme Court (9)surge (25) susan collins (44)taxes (56)AMERICAblog News| A great nation deserves the truth: Afghanistan: The Forgotten War http://www.americablog.com/2004/07/afghanistan-forgotten-war.html [4/5/2009 11:06:38 PM]© 2009 - John Aravosis | Design maintenance by Jason Rosenbaum Send me your tips: americablog@starpower.netted haggard (3) ted kennedy (8) terrorism (56) terry mcauliffe (2)texas (5) Tim Russert (3)Timothy Geithner (10)tobacco (1) tom allen (15) Tom Delay (5) tommy thompson (5) Tony Blair (57)torture (297) trade (7) transportation (4) travel (11) UK (146) UN (19) unions (6) US Attorneys (80)veterans (64) vietnam (9) Wall Street (414)War on terror (29) women (26)