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An Open Letter to President Obama About Afghanistan From William R. Polk

The Nation | Posted 11.11.2009 | World

Read More: Russia, Afghanistan War, Nato, Afghan Election, Tribes, Durand Line, Kabul, Middle East, Taliban, Policy, Hamid Karzai, Afghan War, Chicago, Afghan Strategy, Un, South Waziristan, Soviet Union, Pentagon, Britain, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Troop Levels, Terrorism, Pashtun, Foreign Policy, Kashmir, Insurgency, Al Qaida, State Department, Pashtunwali, Soviet Afghan War, Counterinsurgency, World News

I was an early supporter of yours. So I hope you will accept the following analysis and proposals as being from a friend as well as a person with cons...

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My Exclusive Interview with Ken Guest -- Journalist/Analyst on Afghanistan (Part 2)

Kathleen Wells, J.D. | Posted 11.03.2009 | World

Read More: Hamid Karzai, Obama Afghanistan, Abdullah Abdullah, Tribes, Afghan President Karzai, Pushtun Tribes, Afghanistan, President Barack Obama, Pakistan, President Obama, Hamid Karzai US Criticism, Tribal, President Karzai, Obama, Afghanistan Tribal Areas, Karzai, Afghanistan War, Tribal Militias Afghanistan, Al-Qaeda, Afghan Taliban, Karzai Election, Ken Guest, Peter Galbraith, Taliban, World News
Kathleen Wells, J.D.

The path out of the Afghan quagmire lies in making the Afghan tribes the cutting blade of the strategy, not the US forces or the Afghan National Army.

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Amazon Tribe Teams Up With Google To Save Rainforest Home

sfgate.com | James Temple | Posted 10.19.2009 | Green

Read More: Google, Amazon Tribes, Amazon Rainforest, Tribes, Rainforest, Green Technology, Amazon, Google Earth, Green News

The chief of an endangered Amazon tribe will unveil today the product of an unusual partnership with Google Inc. that pairs high tech with indigenous ...

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Rugby Dreams

Betwa Sharma | Posted 09.29.2009 | World

Read More: Orissa, Bard College, Commonwealth Games, Rugby, Dinosaur, Tribes, World News
Betwa Sharma

Every summer, when Chandrika Gaipai returns home, she describes a rugby ball to her mother. "It looks like a dinosaur's egg," she says.

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The Treasure of Temporary Tribes

Chip Conley | Posted 03.16.2009 | Business

Read More: Tribes, Experience Economy, TED Conference, Tim Berners-Lee, Tedtalks, Business News
Chip Conley

Why would someone pay $6,000 to go to the TED conference when they could watch the talks online for free? There's great parties and lots of star-sightings. But, it's something deeper than that.

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Oxytocin Helps Us Move From Tribe to Community

Susan Kuchinskas | Posted 03.14.2009 | Living

Read More: Oxytocin, Tribalism, Trust, Paul Zak, Tribes, Brain Chemical, Friendship, Connection, Community, Building Community, Eye Contact, Handshake, Love, Smile, Openness, Relationships, Living News
Susan Kuchinskas

Herein lies the key to becoming a more trusting, more unified society: Practice. We will need to exercise our brains to approach each other with openness to connection.

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The TED Conference: Day One: Highlights

Christiana Wyly | Posted 03.09.2009 | Green

Read More: Tim Berners Lee, Entertainment, Change the World, Design, Bill Gates, Life-Changing, Nandan Nilekani, Clean Coal Myth, The TED Conference, Bill Gates Mosquitoes, World-Changing, Jacqueline Novogratz, Seth Godin, Palm Springs, Overpopulation, TED Unveiling, Tribes, Al Gore Clean Coal, Evolution, Homo-Evolutis, Disney, Technology, Oceans, TED.Com, Jake Eberts, Ted 2009, Worldchanging, TED Conference, Unveiling, Green News
Christiana Wyly

I decided to do a series of highlights to share some reflections from TED. The range of the unveilings in the fields of art, music, and technology have been astonishing.

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Uncontacted Tribes Discovered In Brazil (PHOTOS)

Huffington Post | Posted 06.07.2008 | Living

Read More: Lost Tribes, Survival International, Uncontacted Tribe, Tribes, National Indian Foundation, Tribe in Brazil, Uncontacted Tribe Photos, Uncontacted Tribe Pictures, Lost Amazon Tribe, Survival international.org, www.survival international.org, Brazil Tribe, Living News

The BBC reported last night that an uncontacted tribe had been discovered on the border between Brazil and Peru. According to the Guardian, there are...

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