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WASHINGTON — The prospect that U.S. Army Gen. Stanley McChrystal may ask for as many as 45,000 additional American troops in Afghanistan is fueling growing tension within President Barack Obama’s administration over the U.S. commitment to the war there.

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Letters: Poland and Hitler (Independent)

Norman Davies, focusing on the Polish experience of September 1939 (”We must not forget the real causes of the war”, 29 August), reminds us that Poland’s leaders were well aware of Czechoslovakia’s recent fate at Hitler’s hands.

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Letters: Poland and Hitler (Independent)

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The UK’s Pirate Party leader discusses filesharing

  • Monday Aug 31,2009 10:47 PM
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But they really should change the name. Unfortunately, they just won’t be taken seriously by many people with a name like The Pirate Party ! The Pirate Party ’s Andrew Robinson discusses filesharing in The Guardian. UK Pirate Party .

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Getting Realistic on Afghanistan (Time Magazine)

The fact is, some hard decisions are coming on Afghanistan.

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Re: The X Factor 2009 – Miss Fitz – Auditions 2 – Six of a Kind. T & C Response to the Xfactoruk 09 – www.youtube.com The X Factor is a television music talent show franchise originating in the United Kingdom, where it was devised as a replacement for the massively successful Pop Idol. The competitions, now held in various countries, are contested by aspiring pop singers, and talent filled aspiring performers drawn from public auditions. The “X Factor” of the title refers to the undefinable …

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Many of President Barack Obama’s top advisers on Afghanistan agree with military commanders that more troops are needed to reverse Taliban gains in the country’s east and south, U.S. officials said on Monday.

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Obama aides see need for more troops in Afghanistan (Reuters via Yahoo! News)

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After two of the deadliest months of the war in Afghanistan, the commander of U.S. forces there said Monday that “success is achievable” but will require a change in strategy. 

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Gen.: Afghanistan success ‘achievable’ (Politico via Yahoo! News)

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“The British government decided it was ‘in the overwhelming interests of the United Kingdom’ to make Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed al – Megrahi , the Lockerbie bomber , eligible for return to Libya, leaked ministerial letters reveal.” … “The letters were sent two years ago by Jack Straw, the justice secretary, to Kenny MacAskill, his counterpart in Scotland , who has been widely criticised for taking the formal decision to permit Megrahi’s release,” the Times reported …

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North Texas Conservative: British Petroleum Deserves To Be Boycotted

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German Pirate Party to Win Several Seats in Germany!

  • Monday Aug 31,2009 08:11 PM
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The Swedish Pirate Party winning one seat in the European Parliament was a major milestone for the party on the world stage. It inspired several people in. … Lord Mandelson Defends Plan to Disconnect UK File-Sharers | Uk credit card live today: but in visit to full persuade them they staleness be right threatened. It. The rest is here: Lord Mandelson … UrbanSurvival » Blog Archive » Only What’s Actioniable: The British government is considering new rules …

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Five months after President Barack Obama ordered a dramatic increase in American civilian experts in Afghanistan to undergird a new military push, the so-called civilian surge is moving too slowly, U.S. officials and outside experts warn.

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A ‘civilian surge’ to Afghanistan is just starting (AP via Yahoo! News)

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