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http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapc...ing/index.html


WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The U.S. military plans to help the Afghanistan government recruit, train and arm local Afghans to fight a resurgent Taliban, U.S. military officials say.
U.S. soldiers patrol near Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan on Wednesday.

U.S. soldiers patrol near Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan on Wednesday.

U.S. officials describe the proposal as a "community-based" security effort.

The main job of the local units is to be an "early warning system" and be armed mainly for defensive operations, a U.S. military official said.

Participants will get uniforms so they can be readily identified, officials said.

The first phase of the program is expected to begin next year in Wardak province, where the Taliban have overrun many local government institutions.

For the United States, the most sensitive part of the proposal will be the use of American military funds to purchase small arms, most likely AK-47 rifles, that will be given to local Afghans, according to a U.S. military official.

U.S. commanders acknowledge concerns that arming local groups is risky, as it could lead to new armed conflicts between tribes, putting American troops in the middle of unexpected firefights.
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The Afghan government will select men for the new security program. It will train them and technically arm them, although the funds will come from the U.S. military.

The Afghans will be responsible for ensuring the loyalty of people in the program, but the United States will oversee the effort and collect biometric information, such as eyeprints and fingerprints, on all participants, according to the U.S. military official.

U.S. officials are emphasizing that because of tribal diversity, the Afghan program differs from the Awakening Councils in Iraq, which include tens of thousands of Sunni gunmen and was credited with helping reduce violence there.






Sound familiar?

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gay :S

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wat

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Basically, we are giving Buk's people guns, again. Who will be the next Osama Bin Laden? Don't know if that was sarcastic or not, but there's the cliffs.

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And here we thought we were only there to look for Bin Laden. Turns out we're involved in the same kind of nation building that brought about the first Bin Laden. Thank you American tax payers.

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Politicians? I know alot of intelligent taxpayers, then again driving through town, I see alot of ignorant bastards that can't see the the lines on the road correctly, let alone the ---- the government does.

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Uhm, newsflash, we gave buk himself a ------- gun. A couple of them, actually. Game's already over, so stop posting these threads. :3

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hopefully they just use the guns to shoot eachother :6

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http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/11/30/AR2008113002217.html

:D

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Bye bye Posse Comitatus Act http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Posse_Comitatus_Act


Recent legislative events
On September 26, 2006, President Bush urged Congress to consider revising federal laws so that the U.S. military could seize control immediately in the aftermath of a natural disaster, in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.

These changes were included in the John Warner National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 (H.R. 5122), which was signed into law on Oct 17, 2006, subsequently repealed in their entirety.[2]

Section 1076 is titled "Use of the Armed Forces in major public emergencies". It provided that:

The President may employ the armed forces... to... restore public order and enforce the laws of the United States when, as a result of a natural disaster, epidemic, or other serious public health emergency, terrorist attack or incident, or other condition... the President determines that... domestic violence has occurred to such an extent that the constituted authorities of the State or possession are incapable of maintaining public order... or [to] suppress, in a State, any insurrection, domestic violence, unlawful combination, or conspiracy if such... a condition... so hinders the execution of the laws... that any part or class of its people is deprived of a right, privilege, immunity, or protection named in the Constitution and secured by law... or opposes or obstructs the execution of the laws of the United States or impedes the course of justice under those laws.[3]

The actual text is on pages 322–323 of the legislation.

As of 2008, these changes have been repealed in their entirety, reverting to the previous wording of the Insurrection Act.

"Washington Post: 20,000 More U.S. Troops To Be Deployed For “Domestic Security”
http://www.infowars.com/?p=6261&cp=18

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the Canada is in afghanistan since october 2001 because of the war on terror (9/11)... we now have a dead toll of 104 military

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the Canada is gay

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Hrm. 104 down, the rest of the population of Quebec to go.

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Nothing else to say guys beside that canadian and especially quebecers should die? I guess your general knowledge is limited... i feel bad for you, must not be funny to live up such a big reputation and failing :P

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nope, that pretty much covers it.

except for unibroue and all their employees. they can stay.