Pop quiz on the news: who said this week, referring to the dispute between Afghan President Hamid Karzai and U.S. military commander David Petraeus over U.S. Special Forces "night raids" that break into Afghans’ homes in the middle of the night: Many Afghans see the raids as a … humiliating symbol of American power….
Yesterday, an organization that lobbies on peace issues asked me to contribute money in the upcoming Pennsylvania Democratic Senate primary between Senator Arlen Specter and his challenger, Representative Joe Sestak. I’m ready to donate. But first I need a key piece of information: which candidate will act to end the war in Afghanistan? Both candidates…
On Tuesday, Rep. Michael Honda signed his name to legislation put forward by Sen. Russ Feingold, Rep. Jim McGovern and Rep. Walter Jones that would require the President to establish a timetable for the redeployment of U.S. troops from Afghanistan. This is potentially a bellwether event, because Rep. Honda – together with Rep. Grijalva, who…
The British newspaper The Telegraph is claiming that a US funded poll indicates that Hamid Karzai will not win re-election as President of Afghanistan in the first round. “Hamid Karzai ‘will not’ win Afghan election outright,” the headline says. The Telegraph reports: The US government-funded poll found that the president of Afghanistan led his rivals…