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CLG_News Donating Member (387 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-23-09 10:48 PM
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Obama's Gates to redo his Afghan coup
Edited on Mon Mar-23-09 10:59 PM by CLG_News
http://www.legitgov.org/#breaking_news

US will appoint Afghan 'prime minister' to bypass Hamid Karzai --White House plans new executive role to challenge corrupt government (that it installed) in Kabul 23 Mar 2009 The US and its European allies are ­preparing to plant a high-profile figure in the heart of the Kabul government in a direct challenge to the Afghan president, Hamid Karzai, the Guardian has learned. The creation of a new chief executive or prime ministerial role is aimed at bypassing Karzai. Many US and European officials have become disillusioned with the extent of the corruption and incompetence in the Karzai government (first US/Unocal coup d'etat), but most now believe there are no credible alternatives, and predict the Afghan president will win re-election in August.

US seeks 'to bypass Afghan president' 23 Mar 2009 The US and European allies plan to create a new chief executive role in Afghanistan to bypass President Hamid Karzai, a report says. The Guardian reported on Monday that the creating of the role, possibly a prime ministerial role, will be followed by planting a high-profile figure in the heart of the Kabul government. (The US tires of its CIA assets, then kills thousands or millions of people in its 'do-overs.' Witness: Saddam Hussein, al-Qaeda (literally, 'the database'), Osama bin Carlyle Group, and Unocal's Hamid Karzai.)

US unleashes robots in Afghanistan war --'BigDog' built by Boston Dynamics and funded by DARPA 23 Mar 2009 America has called out its new weapon to send into battle in Afghanistan - a terrifying pack of robotic "BigDogs". The state-of-the-art headless four-legged metal beasts have been designed to navigate the country's treacherous terrain. And - as it leaps towards the enemy on animal-inspired articulated legs - the BigDog also lets off an eerie lawnmower buzz.

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EFerrari Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-23-09 10:52 PM
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1. Would someone please explain to me how it's a good idea
to subvert the little bit of political life that Afghanistan has? This sounds like a terrible idea to me.
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cliffordu Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-23-09 10:55 PM
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2. Sounds like a load o' crap to me.....
:shrug:
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catnhatnh Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-23-09 11:27 PM
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3. Your third link
tripped my security as being a predator site.... I'd advise others to avoid. Too bad as I wanted to see what these robots were...
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asphalt.jungle Donating Member (792 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-23-09 11:33 PM
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4. The Sun may be a hack murdoch tabloid, but it's safe
Edited on Mon Mar-23-09 11:34 PM by asphalt.jungle
the "BigDogs" are just wow.



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lonestarnot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-23-09 11:36 PM
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5. "Obusha's Gates"
:wtf: President Obama, not Obusha! Not here!
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