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http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=51433957&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK When Pakistan's army drove the Taliban back from this small northwestern village, it also destroyed much of everything else here. F-16 fighter jets, military helicopters, tanks and artillery reduced houses, mosques and shops to rubble, strewn with children's shoes, shattered TV sets and perfume bottles.

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=51430908&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK The Obama administration asked a federal court Thursday to cancel its decision ordering the release of disturbing images of detainee abuse.

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=51430759&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK An independent U.N. human rights investigator said Thursday that the United States is failing to properly investigate alleged war crimes committed by its soldiers in Afghanistan and Iraq.

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=51430742&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK President Barack Obama warned Thursday that if Congress doesn't deliver health care legislation by the end of the year the opportunity will be lost, a plea to political supporters to pressure lawmakers to act.

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=51428905&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK Excerpts from text of prepared remarks that were read in U.S. District Court on Thursday by former Pfc. Steven Dale Green, as provided by his attorneys. His actual remarks deviated at times from the written statement, his attorneys said.

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=51427337&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK The Obama administration is creating a "cyber czar" within the White House to coordinate the nation's computer security. Critics already say the post will not have enough authority to haul the government into the digital age.

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=51396519&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK A former soldier convicted of raping and murdering an Iraqi teen and killing her family has apologized for the slayings.

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=51391558&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Iran has boosted its capacity to enrich uranium, another sign of anti-Western defiance by the leader seeking re-election in a vote next month.

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=51381726&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK Myanmar's military government said Thursday that its trial of Aung San Suu Kyi would have no political impact, though many have criticized the proceedings as a ploy to sideline the pro-democracy leader during elections scheduled for 2010.

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=51380827&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK The global financial crisis is leading cash-strapped governments around the world to crack down on people protesting against rising poverty and unemployment, Amnesty International said Thursday.