US diplomat killed in Afghanistan wanted to help

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This image made from AP video shows Afghan National Army soldiers rushing to the scene moments after a car bomb exploded in front the PRT, Provincial Reconstruction Team, in Qalat, Zabul province, southern Afghanistan, Saturday, April 6, 2013. Six American troops and civilians and an Afghan doctor were killed

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Still there, &c.

From Conservative News Source- nationalreview.com

The headline read, “Taliban attack trends: Never mind.” The article explained, “The U.S.-led military command in Afghanistan will no longer count and publish the number of Taliban attacks, a statistical measure that it once touted as a gauge of U.S. and allied success

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Karzai orders US special forces out of Wardak Province

From Conservative News Source- hotair.com

Allegations I’m not saying things are going to hell in a handbasket yet, but this isn’t a good sign. NBC News is now reporting that Hamid Karzai is directing all US special forces to leave Wardak Province, the location of recent insurgent activity and a trouble

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Semper Fi, unless it’s not convenient

From Conservative News Source- humanevents.com

Jon Hammar saw combat in Iraq and Afghanistan, but his most brutal foreign experience was in Mexico. Last August, the 27-year-old former Marine corporal was incarcerated by Mexican authorities in Matamoros for trying to register an antique shotgun with

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Panetta cites budget woes, Afghan war progress

From Conservative News Source- washingtontimes.com

WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta warned Congress on Tuesday that the budget stalemate and lawmakers’ spending choices are among the greatest threats to the U.S. military today, increasing the stress on the force and making it difficult to fund programs that best keep troops ready to

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PC Insanity Cripples Our Military

From Conservative News Source- frontpagemag.com

A proposed new handbook for soldiers serving in the Middle East reveals an alarming level of political correctness that infests the military chain of command. The 75-page document suggests that American ignorance of Taliban culture is chiefly responsible for the spate of so-called green-on-blue attacks by

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Iran Exploits Newtown Shooting

From Conservative News Source- nation.foxnews.com

Iran: ‘No Difference’ Between Conn. Shooting Victims and Those in Gaza, Iraq, Afghanistan By Patrick Goodenough     (CNSNews.com) – The 20 young victims of Friday’s school massacre in Newtown, Connecticut are no different than those “who fall victim to armed actions”

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Kerry a good soldier on foreign policy

From Conservative News Source- washingtontimes.com

Democratic Sen. John F. Kerry stands tall as President Obama’s good soldier. The Massachusetts lawmaker has flown to Afghanistan and Pakistan numerous times to tamp down diplomatic disputes by spending hours drinking tea and taking walks with Afghan President Hamid Karzai or engaging in delicate negotiations in

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Afghanistan: Foreign troops should leave villages

From Conservative News Source- cnsnews.com

Afghan newly graduated police officers march during their graduation ceremony at a National Police training center in Jalalabad, east of Kabul, Afghanistan, Thursday, Dec. 13, 2012. Over 123 National police officers graduated after receiving 2 months of training in Jalalabad. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)KABUL, Afghanistan

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Prosecutors see Islamist link in station bomb

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File – In this photo provided by the Cologne Police Tuesday Dec. 11, 2012 a bag that was discovered in the Bonn, western Germany, is pictured at the Bonn main station Monday, Dec. 10, 2012. German prosecutors say they believe a radical Islamic terrorist group was behind an attempted bombing this

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Marine Double-Amputee Humiliated on Delta Flight

From Conservative News Source- nation.foxnews.com

The Washington Post reports: On Dec. 13, 2011, Marine Lance Cpl. Christian Brown was leading his squad on a foot patrol in Afghanistan’s Helmand province when he stepped on an explosive device that blew off both his legs, one above the knee, the other below his

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Panetta: The Budget ‘Went to S—’ After I Left Congress

From Conservative News Source- cnsnews.com

U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta speaks to the troops during a visit to Kandahar Airfield in Kandahar, Afghanistan, Thursday, Dec. 13, 2012. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, Pool) (CNSNews.com) – Defense Secretary Leon Panetta says when he served in Congress, lawmakers had the “courage to

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On not criticizing the Taliban

From Conservative News Source- powerlineblog.com

(Scott Johnson) A reader writes in response to John’s post “Don’t criticize the Taliban!” What is to be said about that mind-boggling Army manual that John discusses in the post? The reader comments: I am an active duty Army

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Inside Politics: Death Star construction now a matter for Obama

From Conservative News Source- washingtontimes.com

The Death Star petition on the White House website has gained enough signatures to merit a response from President Obama’s administration. The petition, which calls for the administration to “begin construction of a Death Star by 2016, crossed the mark Thursday for 25,000 signatures, which is the level

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Susan Rice Out of Consideration for Secretary of State; Leon Panetta May Be Out as Defense Secretary Within a Month

From Conservative News Source- reason.com

U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice is no longer interested in being considered for the position of Secretary of State, which Hillary Clinton signaled an intent to vacate by next year, because partisan politics. From NBC News: Embattled U.N. envoy Susan Rice is dropping

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Afghan suicide bomber kills US soldier, 2 Afghans

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U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta, left, shakes hands with Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai, right, during their joint press conference at the Presidential Palace in Kabul, Afghanistan, Thursday, Dec. 13, 2012. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, Pool)KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (AP) — A Taliban suicide car bomber killed one American soldier and two Afghan civilians

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HELP! Marine Vet Getting Hosed in Mexico

From Conservative News Source- nation.foxnews.com

Nightmare in Mexico: Friends, family call for the release of ex-Marine jailed in Mexico after trying to declare an antique shotgun Jon Hammar was en route to Costa Rica for a surfing trip when he cleared the gun with U.S. customs and was told he could

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A.M. Links: Fiscal Cliff Deal Unlikely Before Christmas, U.S. Will Keep Troops in Afghanistan, Too Early To Fear North Korean-Triggered Armaggedon

From Conservative News Source- reason.com

You know what America isn’t getting for Christmas? A deal to settle the fiscal cliff debacle. Then again, the way negotiations have trended in D.C., that may not be a terrible thing. Many thousands of U.S. troops will remain in Afghanistan after 2014,

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Official: Syria fires Scud missiles at rebels

From Conservative News Source- cnsnews.com

Syrian men use sledgehammers to break the concrete of a residential building destroyed in a government airstrike, while searching for belongings under the rubble, in Maaret Misreen, near Idlib, Syria, Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2012. (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen)KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Syrian government forces have fired Scud missiles at

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UN: Over 2 million Afghans at risk this winter

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An Afghan internally displaced family sits inside a makeshift house at a refugee camp on the outskirts of Kabul, Afghanistan, Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2012. More than 2 million Afghans are at risk from cold, disease and malnutrition this winter as an international appeal for funds to

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Operation 300: Forging The Heart Of A Warrior

From Conservative News Source- thegatewaypundit.com

Many of you may remember the inspiring and tragic story of Navy SEAL, Aaron Vaughn.  Aaron was killed last year in Afghanistan, along with 16 of his fellow elite Navy SEALs in the deadliest single loss for U.S. forces in Afghanistan.  Described by his grandmother

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What the War on Terror Will Look Like in 2030

From Conservative News Source- frontpagemag.com

In time for Christmas, the National Intelligence Council is predicting that Islamic terrorism will come to an end by 2030. And that seems reasonable. What room will there be for headchopping barbarians in the enlightened world of tomorrow where food comes in pill form, flying cars take you around the country

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Taliban popular where US fought biggest battle

From Conservative News Source- cnsnews.com

In this Oct. 23, 2012 photo, a young Afghan girl shops with her mother in a crowded bazaar in the heart of Lashkar Gah, southern Helmand’s provincial capital. After 11 years of war residents of southern Helmand, one of the deadliest battlefields, are frustrated by the lack of development

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America’s Gulf Allies Give the Taliban 200 Million Dollars a Year

From Conservative News Source- frontpagemag.com

If you’re wondering why the Taliban have proven so hard to beat, it’s because our friendly Middle Eastern oil sheik allies keep slipping them sizable fortunes to tie up American foreign policy and kill American soldiers while promoting the Caliphate. Hundreds of millions of dollars a year

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UN: Despite law, Afghan women still suffer abuse

From Conservative News Source- cnsnews.com

Afghan relatives and villagers prepare to offer funeral prayers over the body of Najia Sediqi, Laghman’s head of the women’s affairs department in Laghman, east of Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, Dec. 10, 2012. Gunmen shot and killed the head of the women’s affairs department for the eastern Laghman province, said

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U.S. Intelligence Report Says Islamist Terrorism ‘Could End by 2030’

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Hamas gunmen and a Palestinian boy armed with a toy gun photographed at a funeral of Hamas militants killed in an Israeli air strike in the Gaza Strip in November 2012. A new report by the U.S. intelligence community projects that Islamist terrorism “could

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Inside Politics: Former tea party leader blames GOP for setbacks

From Conservative News Source- washingtontimes.com

The former leader of a tea party group says the Republican Party and stupid statements by some candidates are to blame for GOP losses in last month’s congressional elections. Dick Armey, who until recently led the conservative group FreedomWorks, said some

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US Days as a Superpower Numbered, Record Anti-Trust Fines Logged for 2012, Minors Held in Detention in Afghanistan: P.M. Links

From Conservative News Source- reason.com

The National Intelligence Council predicts that the United States will lose its status as the world’s superpower by 2030. It doesn’t, however, predict that China will take its place, much to the dismay of those who still think about the background setting of Joss Whedon’s Firefly.

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Pentagon: Afghan attacks down overall, insider threat rises

From Conservative News Source- foxnews.com

Pentagon: Afghan attacks down overall, insider threat risesPublished December 10, 2012Associated PressWashington – A U.S. Department of Defense report says the number of insurgent attacks rose slightly in Afghanistan in April through September. But they were still lower for the first nine months of 2012 than during the same period

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North: Army v. Navy more than a game

From Conservative News Source- humanevents.com

Philadelphia, PA — For most football fanatics, this is the time of year for watching the big conference championship games and wondering whether their favorite college team is going play in a major postseason bowl. Many of the players in these contests will be

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The Cloakroom: McAllister on the hustings to replace Jackson Jr.

From Conservative News Source- humanevents.com

The Republican candidate to replace Jesse L. Jackson, who resigned Nov. 21 from his seat representing Illinois-2 spoke to The Cloakroom about his quest. “When this unique opportunity seemed to become available, I ended up going into prayer, talking to people that I trusted and asking about the

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Obama praises special ops forces after rescue

From Conservative News Source- cnsnews.com

WASHINGTON (AP) — A member of a U.S. special operations team was killed during a weekend rescue mission in Afghanistan that freed an American doctor abducted by the Taliban outside of Kabul five days ago.President Barack Obama praised the special forces on Sunday, saying the mission was

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New general pledges to keep 7th CSC “An ocean closer”

From Conservative News Source- humanevents.com

KAISERSLAUTERN, Germany — Brig. Gen. Paul M. Benenati assumed command of the 7th Civil Support Command during a change of command ceremony, Nov. 30, at Rhine Ordnance Barracks, here. Maj. Gen. Aundre F. Piggee, commanding general, 21st Theater Sustainment Command, presided over the ceremony that

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Soldier’s slaying in US is bitter irony for family

From Conservative News Source- cnsnews.com

Bevenley Thomas, right, talks about niece Army Spc. Brandy Fonteneaux shown in a family snapshot as she stands beside her sister and Brandy’s mother Verona Fonteneaux Saturday, Dec. 1, 2012, in Houston. Sgt. Vincinte Jackson is charged with murder and premeditated murder in Spc. Fonteneaux’s death. (AP Photo/Pat Sullivan)DENVER (AP) —

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Terminating the war on terror — an idea whose time hasn’t come

From Conservative News Source- powerlineblog.com

(Paul Mirengoff) Fareed Zakaria argues that it’s “time to terminate the war on terror.” Zakaria doesn’t make clear precisely what, as a practical matter, he has in mind. But it looks like he wants he wants the U.S. to deem

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Robert Spencer and Michael Coren on Obama’s bullying of Israel and more

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My weekly Jihad Watch segment on Michael Coren’s Sun TV show, from last night….

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Muslim pleads guilty to misunderstanding Islam, plotting jihad attack against Seattle military recruitment center

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Yet another Muslim falls prey to the all too prevalent tendency to misunderstand the Religion of…

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Savage Escalation in the War on Afghan Women

From Conservative News Source- frontpagemag.com

Violence against Afghan females is rapidly escalating in both frequency and savagery, its latest victim a 14-year-old girl named Gastina who was nearly decapitated with a hunting knife for refusing a marriage proposal from her 25-year-old cousin. Gastina was walking

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The Hinderaker-Ward Experience, Episode 38: Jake Tapper and The Outpost

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(John Hinderaker) In Episode 38, Brian Ward and I talk about cliffs, fiscal and real–Brian likened us to Thelma and Louise–and awarded our This Week In Gatekeeping prize. …

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Miracle on Wall Street

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(John Hinderaker) Crony Chronicles is a good site that addresses one of the key issues of our time; not just that, but a potentially …

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CRB: Code of the gentleman

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(Scott Johnson) We continue our Christmas extravaganza previewing the Fall issue of the Claremont Review of Books …

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Defending W.

From Conservative News Source- nationalreview.com

Whether the subject is tax policy, Republican recriminations and prospects, or war, George W. Bush remains in the news. Much of the conventional wisdom going in and out of the final presidential debate between President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney focused on

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Iron Dope

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(John Hinderaker) Tom Friedman isn’t the New York Times’s worst columnist, but he may be the most …

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CRB: Reagan Democrat

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(Scott Johnson) We continue our Christmas extravaganza previewing the Fall issue of the Claremont Review of Books through Friday. …

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First They Came For the Rich…

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(John Hinderaker) That’s how the serpent tempts the elephant, in Michael Ramirez’s vision . Don’t worry, it’s only

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Sharia in action in Yemen: Amputations, beheadings, and a crucifixion

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Don’t they know Sharia is benign and completely compatible with Western values, as Imam Rauf told us? Well, no. They’ve been reading…

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Obama administration dials up Taliban, gets no answer

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Patience. Are we surprised?  The Washington Post reports that the White House wants to restart …

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