Comments on: Bush Makes Surprise Visit to Afghanistan

By: LJD

LJD — Thu, 02 Mar 2006 13:06:54 +0000

Apparently theres a new anti-Bush debate strategy. When they talk about Iraq, you talk about Afghanistan. Whe they talk about Afghanistan, you talk about Katrina. When they talk about KAtrina, ....

By: anjin-san

anjin-san — Thu, 02 Mar 2006 02:38:55 +0000

Wish Bush had put this much energy into listening about warnings of the coming Katrina disaster that we now KNOW he was given. But lets not talk about that...

By: James Joyner

James Joyner — Thu, 02 Mar 2006 00:46:28 +0000

Yhio: I believe the techical name for the "jump-suit thing" Bush is sporting is "a jacket."

By: Yhoi

Yhoi — Thu, 02 Mar 2006 00:18:38 +0000

With that Blue jump-suit thing Bush is wearing, he's seems to be swiping the fashion sense of another authoritarian-minded scion of a political family: Kim Jong Il

By: Alexander

Alexander — Wed, 01 Mar 2006 22:58:33 +0000

I don't know about you, James, but I think those military babes are fiiiiiiinee.

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Mensa Barbie Welcomes You — Wed, 01 Mar 2006 21:39:57 +0000

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By: akjklja

akjklja — Wed, 01 Mar 2006 18:11:24 +0000

Afghanistan, which has long fallen off the media radar screen.

I am not sure how you define the "media radar screen," but just three days (or so) ago the NY Times had a front page story on the US prison at Bagram.

The revolt in Pul-i-Charkhi prison has been on the international wires and picked up in the Financial Times.

The Houston Chronicle--several days ago--reported on the liklihood of a Bush stopover in Afghanistan.

The Doha II Conference has also been reported on in multiple places.

The BBC had a big report on public opinion in Afghanistan last week.

The Christian Science Monitor had a front page story on the state of politics and redevelopment a couple of weeks ago.

The Washington Post has had several stories per week on the country.

The News International of Karachi and the Nation (Pakistan) have several stories a day on everything ranging from refugees to reconstruction. You can also get english news from Kabul reporters from KabulPress.org. Bassirat has a bunch of great info also--but its in French.

Anyone with access to an RSS news aggregator can get loads of information on what's happening in Afghanistan.

To say that Afghanistan is not on "the media radar screen" is purely subjective and reveals more about your own interests and concerns than any objective analysis.

By: G A Phillips

G A Phillips — Wed, 01 Mar 2006 15:56:30 +0000

What a cool dude! Bush rules!

By: CALIFORNIA YANKEE

CALIFORNIA YANKEE — Wed, 01 Mar 2006 13:37:26 +0000

President Bush Visits Afghanistan...

Reuters reports President Bush began his visit to South Asia with a surprise visit to Afghanistan. Air Force One flew to Bagram air base, headquarters of the U.S. presence in Afghanistan, from where helicopters ferried President Bush to the capital, Ka...

By: LJD

LJD — Wed, 01 Mar 2006 12:33:35 +0000

How long before some one looks at the lack of coverage by the media and claims it to be evidence of the President's innattention to Afghanistan...

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