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THE OTHER WAR
As the “surge” appears to be paying dividends in Iraq, military and civilian analysts alike are beginning to wonder: is “The Other War,” Afghanistan, at the breaking point? Only weeks ago, the Indian Embassy in Kabul was reported blown up by a suicide car bomber. 41 were killed instantly, another 130 injured - the deadliest such incident since the Oct. 2001 invasion.
Myanmar refuses U.S. relief aid, Navy ships to leave
Adm. Keating said he is “both saddened and frustrated” by the Burmese government’s refusal, noting that U.S. Navy assistance might have alleviated “the suffering of hundreds of thousands of people.”
U.S. accused of operating “floating prisons”
“The Guardian reported today that the United States is accused by the human rights organization Reprieve of holding potentially hundreds of suspected terrorists aboard military “prison ships,” an effort the group says infringes upon the legal rights of those held.”
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