October 7 marked the 11th anniversary of the American invasion of Afghanistan. During the past 11 years, 2,000 American soldiers and untold thousands of Afghan's have been killed. The “surge” is over, and US officials insist that the mission was accomplished.
US government has pledged to keep American troops in Afghanistan through 2024. The question is now: “how long will the American government continue to throw troops at a battle that the experts see ending with a Taliban victory?”
In other news:
Rocky Anderson, the Justice Party presidential candidate, has asked the D.C. Board of Elections to tally his write-ins. He cites that Title 3, section 6, of the U.S. code requires jurisdictions with presidential electors to tell the National Archivist the exact number of votes received by each qualified candidate for presidential elector.
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On September 30, Barry Commoner died at the age of 95. He was one of the founders of the Citizens Party in 1980, and its presidential nominee that year.
