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U.S. General Stanley McChrystal Assumes Command in Afghanistan

Agence France Presse June 14, 2009.

McChrystal was tapped after his predecessor was sacked in May when the U.S. said it needed 'new thinking' in an escalating war.

After the Latest U.S. Airstrike, Can Anyone Wonder Why Do 'They' Hate Us?

Liliana Segura, AlterNet AlterNet: War on Iraq. May 8, 2009.

In the eyes of the children whose families die in U.S. led wars, the Americans are the terrorists.

After U.S. Strikes, Afghans Describe 'Tractor Trailers Full of Pieces of Human Bodies'

Jeremy Scahill, Rebel Reports. May 7, 2009.

Rage spreads in Afghanistan after a U.S. bombing kills some 130 people; Meanwhile the Pentagon spins a cover-up and Obama readies more troops.

Poor and Unemployed, Young Afghan Men Turning to Part-Time Work for the Taliban

Fetrat Zerak, Institute for War and Peace Reporting. April 24, 2009.

Says one 22-year-old with a family of eight: "I'm just fighting for the money. If I find another job, I'll leave this one as soon as possible."

In Afghanistan, Taliban Taking Cut of Reconstruction Funds

Fetrat Zerak, Institute for War and Peace Reporting. March 24, 2009.

"The Taliban have two goals," says one official. "Money to make themselves stronger. Second, they want to show their power."