What's wrong in Afghanistan?

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Tuesday April 04, 2006 · 8:58 PM PDT

2006/04/04 · 20:58

The invasion of Afghanistan was overwhelmingly supported in the U.S. even by most of those who later opposed the war in Iraq. One of the more powerful arguments among those who opposed it was that the Bush administration simply couldn't be trusted to follow through with the promised "Marshall Plan" for Afghanistan and to provide the real security and economic revitalization needed to provide a stable country.

The worst case scenario in which the country descended back into the factional fighting and anarchy that followed the withdrawal of the U.S.S.R. from Afghanistan and which opened the door for the Taliban to take over has not come to pass. However, the reality has not been a lot better in many respects.

From the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientist we have the following report from Sarah Chayes on conditions southern Afghanistan around Kandahar. Read More

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Friday January 14, 2005 · 11:57 AM PST

2005/01/14 · 11:57

This, http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/health/2002149492_chavez14m.html, is a very disturbing story that I hope does not represent a new trend.

Jamie Chavez knew her Richland obstetrician felt strongly about limiting medical-malpractice awards. He bent her ear and offered pamphlets every time Chavez, pregnant with her first baby, visited him for prenatal care.

But she couldn't believe Dr. Mark Mulholland's reaction in November when she refused to sign a petition at the doctor's office for an initiative to limit jury awards in malpractice cases.

"I was kind of fired as a patient," she said.

If you follow the link and read the whole story, Read More

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