[SPUTNIKNEWS] For the second time in a year, US and Taliban ...the Pashtun equivalent of men... leaders are making an attempt at brokering peace in Afghanistan - or are they? One expert told Sputnik Washington is "playing games" with the Taliban in an attempt to blunt the militia group’s attacks, stall its momentum and force its resistance to collapse, as the US never intends to leave the country.
The deal will tentatively be signed by US and Taliban leaders on February 29, provided the week prior sees a "reduction in violence," US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced Friday. If the truce lasts, nationwide peace talks would begin within 10 days of the signing - another monumental achievement, since the Taliban has so far refused to talk with the government in Kabul that replaced it when US forces and local allies overthrew the militia group in late 2001. The Taliban would also have to forswear support for terrorist groups in the country, which include the Haqqani Network, Islamic State
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Could be a game called “let’s have a good look at you, buddy”
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[Search domain en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_Boyle] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_Boyle
Francis Anthony Boyle (born March 25, 1950) is a professor of international law at the University of Illinois College of Law. He has served as counsel for Bosnia and Herzegovina and has been a staunch supporter of the rights of indigenous peoples and Palestinians.
#9
Well, the deep state certainly has no intention of leaving Afghanistan. They already spent a trillion dollars of our money and will happily spend a trillion more. Their interests do not overlap with our interests. Who cares how many soldiers die or are horribly hurt? They aren't holding rifles, our servicemen are the deplorables.
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He has served as counsel for Bosnia and Herzegovina and has been a staunch supporter of the rights of indigenous peoples and Palestinians.
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#7 Yes, but even the fact that he's a Harvard grad doesn't conclusively prove he's an idiot.
Posted by: Matt ||
02/22/2020 10:49 Comments ||
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Sputnik News / govt of the RF are using this clown to poke a stick at Uncke Sam, nothing more. No different from Voice of America poking a stick at the Soviet Bear back in the day.
Sarah Hoyt. Very long, IMO, worth every second
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#3
Sorry, maybe she's a good writer but I got turned off real fast and hard when she'd post on Insty's site and used 'This is my shocked face' every single fucking day for like five months. I just can't take a stupid catchphrase and being beaten over the head with it - it's not funny when you kill it like an overplayed Top 40 song, so she can GFY.
#5
Raj - she is a Science Fiction adventure writer. Her field has been invaded for about 10 years by the fricking left trying to turn it into an indoctrination arena via controls of publishers and media.
#6
Yes, writers who need to be understood regarding what going on today would be Solzhenitzen, Orwell, Kafka and Mamet, not some boutique scifi writer.
Posted by: M. Murcek ||
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Not disagreeing with your list; regular joe is more likely to hit the sci-fi, especially the young'ens who when they hear 1984, they think it is about songs from the oldies music channel.
When the SJWs are willing to fight in the Knitting House biom, everyone is needed.
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