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Entries by Patricia DeGennaro from 10/2007

Afghan Poppy Power

| Posted 10.08.2007 | Politics
Read More: Pesticides, Taliban Opium, Poppy, Afghanistan, Afghan, Aghan Poppy Crop, Taliban, Opium, Poppy Crop, Politics News

Afghanistan actually has poppy eradication success. It is high time that U.S. foreign policy people stop telling others what is best for them and start engaging in what works.

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Bursting the Blackwater Bubble

| Posted 10.09.2007 | Politics
Read More: Erik Prince Before Congress, Iraq War, Erik Prince, Private Contractors, Blackwater, Halliburton, Blackwater Iraq, Blackwater USA, Iraq, Erik Prince Blackwater, Politics News

It's no wonder the Maliki government can't move forward. It is almost impossible, thanks to continual intervention by a mixed bag of external military institutions and private contractors.

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The Making of a Messier Middle East

| Posted 10.26.2007 | Politics
Read More: Iraq War, Iran Revolutionary Guard, Kyl-Lieberman Amendment, Iran Nuclear, War With Iran, Middle East, Iranian National Guard, Kyl-Lieberman Iran, International Atomic Energy Agency, Iran Terrorists, Iran Nuclear Weapons, Politics News

The ability for this country to fight another war under the current conditions is absurd.

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Partners for Peace: Israel and Palestine

| Posted 10.29.2007 | Politics
Read More: Israel Foreign Policy, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Palestine, Gaza, Middle East, Palestinian State, Condoleezza Rice, Middle East Politics, Condoleezza Rice Palestinian State, Lebanon, Israel, Foreign Policy, Irgun, Hamas, Politics News

Will this effort end up in the same trash bin as the rest, allowing experts like me to continue arguing the same points about why there should be peace?

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