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	Anyone Listening Out There? How to Lose in Afghanistan 2.0.

nedhamson1

8-10-2009 9:59 PM

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nedhamson1 says:

I noted this earlier but this guy has been writing about Afghanistan for a number of years and is headline says it all - Oh God, Please No

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