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Jingoism in reverse: how the media are beating the defeatist drum in Afghanistan - Telegraph

zebrambizi wrote 1 hour ago: Image via Wikipedia Charles Moore has raised an issue that I have been noticing in regard to … more →

Tags: Great Britain, Afghanistan, gordon brown, International Security Assistance Force, ISAF, Taliban

Rifleman Aminiasi Toge

silverbuglewomble wrote 8 hours ago: Rifleman Aminiasi Toge Rifleman Aminiasi Toge of the 2nd Battalion The Rifles has been named as the … more →

Tags: afghanistan. iraq, Light Infantry/Rifles, military, 2nd Battalion The Rifles, Afghanistan, Army, Fiji, Helmand, War

What would Curzon have done?

adamsmith1922 wrote 11 hours ago: From The Spectator:- David Kilcullen, the influential counter-insurgency strategist, seeks inspirati … more →

Tags: Afghanistan, History, Pakistan, War History, Afghanistan, Curzon, David Kilcullen, helicopters, sir richard dannatt

Soldier killed in Afghanistan

silverbuglewomble wrote 1 day ago: The RiflesIt is with deep regret that I learnt of the death of another soldier in Helmand Province, … more →

Tags: military, afghanistan. iraq, Light Infantry/Rifles, 2nd Battalion The Rifles, Afghanistan, Helmand, War, Army

Troops need more, says Army head

zebrambizi wrote 1 day ago: It is now clear that our Labour government and the beancounters have let our troops down; despite al … more →

Tags: Great Britain, Afghanistan, gordon brown, Labour Government, Labour Party, News

Cartoon for Today, Friday July 17

adamsmith1922 wrote 1 day ago: Peter Brookes - The Times - July 11 … more →

Tags: 21st Century, Cartoons, humour, Satire & Humour, Social commentary, War History, Afghanistan, cartoons, Casualties

Wednesday Hero 07/15/09

brvanlanen wrote 2 days ago: Sgt. 1st Class Gregory A. Rodriguez & Jacko 35 years old from Weidman, Michigan K-9 unit of the … more →

Tags: america, Heroes, military, Support Troops, War-on-terror, Afghanistan, Army, Government, Military Police

MPs clash over helicopter provision for troops fighting in Afghanistan

ispystrangers wrote 4 days ago: by Peter Taberner The Secretary of State for Defence Bob Ainsworth assured the Commons yesterday th … more →

Tags: commons, John Reid, Bob Ainsworth, MOD, Liam Fox, Afghanistan, defence questions, Peter Taberner, defence secretary

Eight soldiers' bodies flown home

zebrambizi wrote 4 days ago: Wootton Bassett Citizens salute Army heroes. Image by Getty Images via Daylife As the bodies … more →

Tags: Great Britain, Labour Party, gordon brown, Politics, Terrorism, media, INTERNATIONAL, Labour Government, uk politics

British soldiers 'made Iraqis dance like Michael Jackson'...

nwoobserver wrote 4 days ago: British soldiers manipulated the cries of pain of Iraqi prisoners to sound like an “orchestrat … more →

Tags: Human Rights

On air: Is the war in Afghanistan making the world safer?124 comments

Mark Sandell wrote 5 days ago: The conflict in Afghanistan – and in particular Helmand province – has dominated the pap … more →

Tags: first thing, Afghanistan, Helmand

Gordon Brown plans troops surge in Afghanistan...

nwoobserver wrote 5 days ago: Thousands more troops could be sent to Afghanistan within months under an emergency review of the UK … more →

Tags: Illegal occupation, Afghanistan

The tragedy of Baha Mousa

sudhan wrote 5 days ago: Morning Star Online, Sunday 12 July 2009 Paddy McGuffin Email When 26-year-old Baha Mousa, a newl … more →

Tags: Crime, Imperialism, iraq, muslims, Torture, War Criminals, Baha Mousa, Brutal Death, inquiry

Afghanistan: ‘A worthy cause’…

markdowe wrote 5 days ago: AFGHANISTAN  From the desk of MD COLONEL Tim Collins writing in the Independent on Saturday, 11 July … more →

Tags: Afghanistan, United Nations, NATO, World Affairs, Barack Obama, military, gordon brown, al-Qaeda, Terrorism

Show four: the facts...539 comments

The Mole wrote 5 days ago: So that’s show 4 done with then. Did you like it? Would you like it more if we told you one extra fa … more →

Tags: Transmission, Ferrari FXX, James May, Jeremy Clarkson, lotus evora, Porsche Panamera, Richard Hammond, TG 13, TG13

Video Help With Start Thinking Soldier

startthinkingsoldier wrote 5 days ago: Here’s a cool video about the new Start Think Soldier campaign. … more →

Tags: 1, Start Thinking Soldier, join the army

Labour clashes with army as Afghan death toll mounts - Times Online

zebrambizi wrote 6 days ago: Image by Getty Images via Daylife The tragic loss of lives amongst British soldiers in Afghan … more →

Tags: Great Britain, gordon brown, Politics, media, INTERNATIONAL, Labour Government, uk politics, Afghanistan, Taleban

Eight British troops killed in Afghanistan...

nwoobserver wrote 1 week ago: L’AQUILA, Italy (Reuters) – Britain said on Friday it had lost eight soldiers in Afghani … more →

Tags: War-on-terror

10 Days 15 Death

Gowri Shankar wrote 1 week ago: THE British Army has now suffered more deaths in Afghanistan than in Iraq.The grim landmark came wi … more →

Tags: War Zone, World News, Afghanistan, Taliban