Gates: U.S. would support Afghan peace talks with Taliban
10.10.08
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U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said the United States would be prepared to reconcile with the Taliban if the Afghan government pursued talks to end the seven-year conflict in that country. The Taliban has been battling a U.S.-led coalition since it was toppled from power in 2001 for harboring Osama bin Laden's al Qaeda terrorist network.
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Myanmar Ruling Government Remains Clueless
06.01.08
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The US heavily criticized Myanmar's response to the cycle today, while the leaders of the country remain in a state of denial over their failures to response and aid their own people. The state-run newspaper, The New Light of Myanmar, said in an editorial that "people can easily get fish for dishes by just fishing in the fields and ditches". It also noted "large edible frogs are abundant".
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