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Robert Naiman, Truthout: ''One thing the Afghan war policy hasn t lost: the GOP leadership. That was demonstrated Wednesday night when the GOP leadership blocked consideration in the House of a bipartisan amendment offered by Jim McGovern (D-Massachusetts) and Walter Jones (R-North Carolina) that would have nailed to the wall the current, slippery 'timetable' for the withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan. There you have it. The reason that the amendment couldn t be allowed to come to a vote was because it could pass.''

http://truth-out.org/news/item/9241-how-house-gop-leaders-silenced-support-for-amendment-solidifying-afghanistan-withdrawal-timeline

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Congress, Standing Against Public Majority, Votes for More War in Afghanistan
http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2012/05/18

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NATO summit to define enduring presence in Afghanistan beyond 2014

One of the major topics in the NATO summit is to ''establish a vision for our enduring presence in Afghanistan,'' said General John R. Allen, commander of U.S. and NATO force in Afghanistan, as American Forces Press Service reported.

http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/world/2012-05/17/c_131593250.htm


From Information Clearing House

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What To Expect at the GOP Convention in Tampa
http://www.lewrockwell.com/lewrockwell-show/2012/05/25/279-what-to-expect-at-the-gop-convention-in-tampa/



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