Author: Norman Solomon
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The War Stampede
Disputes are raging within the Obama administration over how to continue the US war effort in Afghanistan. A new leak tells us that Washington's ambassador in Kabul, former four-star Gen. Karl Eikenberry, has cautioned against adding more troops while President Hamid Karzai keeps disappointing American policymakers. This is the extent of the current debate within…
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The Next Phase of Healthcare Apartheid
In Washington, "healthcare reform" has degenerated into a sick joke. At this point, only spinners who've succumbed to their own vertigo could use the word "robust" to describe the public option in the healthcare bill that the House Democratic leadership has sent to the floor… Read the full column
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Norman Solomon on his trip to Afghanistan on KQED’s This Week in Northern California
On the October 23rd This Week in Northern California
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Uncle Sam in Afghanistan: Good Help Is Hard to Find
Almost eight years after choosing Hamid Karzai to head the Afghan government, Uncle Sam would like to give him a pink slip. But it's not easy. And the grim fiasco of Afghanistan's last election is shadowing the next. Another display of electioneering and voting has been ordered up from Washington. But after a chemical mix…
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Interviews on Afghanistan
Norman Solomon was interviewed on KRCB and on KPFK about his trip to Afghanistan.