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Howie Klein
Sep 4, 20216 min read
The Tragedy Of Afghanistan Is Far From Over
Last night NBC News reported that "Of more than 30,000 evacuees from Afghanistan to the U.S., about 10,000 needed additional screening as...
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Howie Klein
Sep 1, 20215 min read
Trump's Legacy-- The Normalization Of Over-The-Top Political Fabrication
It would be hard to deny that the Trump era was, more than anything else, marked by the normalization of unabashed public lying. Trump is...
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Howie Klein
Aug 31, 20216 min read
What Would We Be Talking About If Afghanistan Hadn't Exploded Into The Headlines?
Maybe the ongoing investigation of Trump's coup (and related crap like this from Congress' one certified Nazi) or the eviction crisis?...
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Howie Klein
Aug 30, 20214 min read
Where Will The Afghan Refugees Settle In The U.S.?
As they often do, ABC News booked congenitally dishonest, silly little closet queen Lindsey Graham as a guest yesterday. He had nothing...
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Howie Klein
Aug 30, 20215 min read
Count On It: Afghanistan Will Be A "Consolidated Authoritarian Regime"-- And Very Homophobic
I'm in the "give the Taliban the benefit of the doubt" camp. I could be very proven wrong very quickly. Now, mind you, I'm not saying...
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Howie Klein
Aug 29, 202111 min read
Europeans Also Have A Perspective On Afghanistan-- Prepare To Be Jolted
Earlier today I was chastising congressional Republicans for being devoid of any semblance of patriotism. But patriotism is an abstract...
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Howie Klein
Aug 29, 20216 min read
Republicans Prioritize Slamming Biden Rather Than Backing American Efforts In Afghanistan
Does Anyone Think Of The GOP As Even Vaguely Patriotic Anymore? Did you get the idea that congressional Republicans have been behaving...
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Howie Klein
Aug 29, 20215 min read
Taliban 2.0-- No One Knows What To Expect-- But Forget About Lady Gaga Or Beyoncé Concerts
A little over 50 years ago, I spent a brutal winter in a tiny hamlet-- two families in two compounds-- in the Hindu Kush in northwest...
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Howie Klein
Aug 27, 20217 min read
Coming Soon: A Taliban, Pentagon Alliance?
I spent a lot of time in Afghanistan but it was pre-Taliban and I can't say I know how a Talib thinks or reasons. That said, I think the...
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Howie Klein
Aug 27, 20219 min read
Military Industrial Complex & Affiliates In The Media & Congress Insist On Reigniting Afghan War
The best thing Biden did since becoming president was something Bush, Obama and Trump were unable-- and unwilling-- to do because of...
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Howie Klein
Aug 26, 20215 min read
Let Me Be A Little Horrible
I heard some Republican goon-- I can't remember which one, maybe Lauren Boebert-- yowling about how Biden wants to bring Afghan refugees...
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Howie Klein
Aug 25, 20215 min read
Afghanistan: No Regrets
After two wonderful stays in Afghanistan starting in 1969, by 1978 I was living in San Francisco, fighting the good fight at home. My...
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Howie Klein
Aug 24, 20216 min read
Wars Always Have Profiteers-- That's Why We Have Wars
An all too typical Military Industrial Complex contractor, Supreme Foodservice owned by crooks in the UAE and Switzerland, pleaded guilty...
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Howie Klein
Aug 23, 20214 min read
The Inside Truth About Afghanistan-- Guest Post By Steven Holden
The past week has been hard on all who fought in both Iraq and Afghanistan. For, to talk of one, you must talk of the other. This story...
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Noah
Aug 23, 20215 min read
Midnight Meme Of The Day! A Dangerous, Perverse Joke Called Susan Collins
by Noah I believe that the president has learned from this case. The president has been impeached. That's a pretty big lesson. -$enator...
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Howie Klein
Aug 22, 20216 min read
Graveyard Of Empires-- This Time Owned By Trump & Pompeo
I'm pretty sure Congressman Adam Kinzinger (R-IL) voted for Trump-- and even more certain that he regrets that and wishes he hadn't....
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Howie Klein
Aug 21, 20213 min read
Anti-Patriot Republicans Want It Both Ways
Trump's Decisions Still Haunt America From the video above-- Maddow: "He's leading his supporters in the unbridled, chest-pounding...
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Howie Klein
Aug 20, 20215 min read
Lessons Are Meant To Be Learned-- And In Afghanistan, They Couldn't Be Clearer... Or Less Learned
The U.S. Shouldn't Be Playing The Great Game In Central Asia The Afs don't have much of a national identity or any real societal...
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Howie Klein
Aug 20, 20217 min read
Not Everyone Wants To Leave Kabul... Plus The Jew(s) Of Afghanistan
This morning, the White House released this statement: "On August 19, the U.S. evacuated approximately 3,000 people from Hamid Karzai...
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