The Independent

Saturday, November 21 2009

Middle East

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Karzai vows to take control of Afghan security by 2015

PRESIDENT Hamid Karzai said Afghan forces will assume responsibility for security within five years in an inauguration speech seeking to placate his impatient Western allies.

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Kevin Myers

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Kevin Myers: Armistice Day poppycock threatens our free speech

They started wearing the poppy on the BBC last week, midway through October, nearly a month before Armistice Day. They also ambushed the British National Party (BNP) leader Nick Griffin.

Ian O'Doherty

Ian O'Doherty

Ian O'Doherty: All hail Xenu. Or something

The Cult of Scientology is having a really, really bad week. They have been found guilty of fraud in France, and slapped with a large fine -- although given how expert they are at bilking money from the gullible morons who buy into their claptrap, they shouldn't have any problem raising it.

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