Yahoo Via Reuters: ‘Sixteen Afghan Civilians Killed In Rogue U.S. Attack’

Full piece here.

Not much to say, other than there are greater risks placed on other troops now, and the mission:

“U.S. officials said an American staff sergeant from a unit based in Washington state was in custody after the attack on villagers in three houses. Multiple civilians were also wounded, a spokesman for the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) coalition said.”

Addition:   A backlash.  More here.

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Repost-From Michael Yon: ‘The Battle For Kandahar’Dexter Filkins Book On Afghanistan And Iraq: “The Forever War”Monday Quotations-Henry Kissinger

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Via Yahoo: ‘Putin Likens U.N. Libya Resolution To Crusade Calls’

Full post here.

Maybe Putin needs to maintain his cred:

“The resolution is defective and flawed,” Putin told workers at a Russian ballistic missile factory. “It allows everything. It resembles medieval calls for crusades.”

What is in Russia’s best interests when it comes to Gadhafi?

The Telegraph has more on events.

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Do we try and invest in global institutions as flawed as they are?:  Daniel Deudney On YouTube Responding to Robert Kagan: Liberal Democracy Vs. Autocracy

Just your average comrade: From Sky News Via Drudge: Putin Meets Reagan?

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