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Tom Engelhart's last post of the year over at TomDispatch, is In Nightmares Begin Responsibilities: Why War Will Take No Holiday in 2010. It's a great one! Here's a tidbit:
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And from a few days ago at TomDispatch, an excellent account of the cost of the surge in Afghanistan, by Jo Comerford. Here's Tom's introduction:
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