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Interesting Interview with Ex- State Department Mathew Hoh on Afghanistan - Valleyism and Civil War

Posted by majestic starchild on October 31, 2009, 4:48 am

He is still working within the elite framework (e.g. it was right to 'chase' the Taliban out of power) but still seems able to draw a more rational conclusion (although no coverage of other motives).

I also 'love' the interviewer's comment:

JUDY WOODRUFF: You don't think there's any argument the U.S. can make to the Afghan people that we're there to -- as we have been, to promote democracy, that could change their view of what you say is...

Deliciously blatant example of opinion conveyed as fact!

http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/military/july-dec09/hoh_10-29.html

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