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    <title><![CDATA[Afghanistan Study Group | In the Press | CIP RSS Feeds]]></title>
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    <dc:date>2012-05-18T21:42:48+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[It&#8217;s time to bring the troops home]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/time-to-bring-troops-home</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/time-to-bring-troops-home#When:09:18:30Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[Davis' remarks echo judgments made earlier by Marine Captain Matthew Hoh and Colonel Andrew Bacevich, and thousands of veterans of the Afghan war]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Common Defense Campaign, Afghanistan Study Group, Middle East, Afghanistan, Advocacy, Quotes,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2012-05-02T09:18:30+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Conscientious Quitter]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/conscientious-quitter</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/conscientious-quitter#When:10:50:52Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[Matthew Hoh spent years fighting in Iraq as a Marine, then he joined the State Department and was assigned to Afghanistan. What he saw there convinced him that the only thing he could do in good conscience was quit]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Common Defense Campaign, Afghanistan Study Group, Middle East, Afghanistan, Interviews,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2012-02-23T10:50:52+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[February 20, 2012: Bring The War Dollars Home: Raleigh]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/february-20-2012-bring-war-dollars-home-raleigh</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/february-20-2012-bring-war-dollars-home-raleigh#When:12:04:34Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[The Town Hall Meeting in Raleigh, February 20th, brought together 150 peace advocates to send the message for a need to reorder our priorities.  We need to “Bring Our War Dollars Home and Restore Our Communities"]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Common Defense Campaign, Afghanistan Study Group, Middle East, Afghanistan, Quotes,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2012-02-20T12:04:34+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[What&#8217;s the Real Truth about the War in Afghanistan?]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/whats-the-real-truth-about-war-in-afghanistan</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/whats-the-real-truth-about-war-in-afghanistan#When:09:44:52Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[An Army Lieutenant Colonel praised by superiors for his "devotion to mission accomplishment" says reports of "progress" in Afghanistan are Pentagon spin. We hear from him and others]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Common Defense Campaign, Win Without War, Afghanistan Study Group, Middle East, Afghanistan, Transparency & Accountability, Interviews,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2012-02-08T09:44:52+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Officer Blows Whistle on Afghan War]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/officer-blows-whistle-on-afghan-war</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/officer-blows-whistle-on-afghan-war#When:11:00:09Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[Lt. Colonel Daniel Davis just submitted a classified report to members of Congress, arguing that the Department of Defense has intentionally and consistently misled the American people and Congress when it comes to measuring progress and conduct in what is now America's longest war. Lt. Col. Davis and Matthew Hoh with the Center for International Policy discuss.]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Common Defense Campaign, Win Without War, Afghanistan Study Group, Middle East, Afghanistan, Transparency & Accountability, Interviews,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2012-02-07T11:00:09+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Afghanistan 2013: America&#8217;s Next Groove]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/afghanistan-2013-americas-next-groove</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/afghanistan-2013-americas-next-groove#When:10:32:48Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[Last night, former State Department official and US Marine Matthew Hoh, now a Senior Fellow at the Center for International Policy, and I had a very good discussion with Chris Matthews]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Common Defense Campaign, Afghanistan Study Group, Middle East, Afghanistan, Quotes,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2012-02-03T10:32:48+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Early End to U.S. Combat Role in Afghanistan Draws Cheers, Jeers, Confusion]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/early-end-to-u.s.-combat-role-in-afghanistan-draws-cheers-jeers-confusion</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/early-end-to-u.s.-combat-role-in-afghanistan-draws-cheers-jeers-confusion#When:11:49:40Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[U.S. Defence Secretary Leon Panetta's surprise announcement Wednesday that U.S. troops will phase out their combat role in Afghanistan by mid-2013 is drawing mixed reactions]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Common Defense Campaign, Afghanistan Study Group, Afghanistan, Quotes,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2012-02-02T11:49:40+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[US Seeks to End Combat in Afghanistan by 2013]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/us-seeks-to-end-combat-in-afghanistan-by-2013</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/us-seeks-to-end-combat-in-afghanistan-by-2013#When:10:35:25Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[Matthew Hoh of the Center for International Policy and The Atlantic's Steve Clemons join Hardball to discuss the significance of the announcement]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Common Defense Campaign, Afghanistan Study Group, Middle East, Afghanistan, Interviews,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2012-02-02T10:35:25+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Tyrants or liberators?]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/tyrants-or-liberators</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/tyrants-or-liberators#When:11:23:58Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[Former US diplomat in Afghanistan Matthew Hoh, who resigned as a mark of protest against the US Afghan policy, stated that “the insurgency in Afghanistan (as it did in Pakistan) only arrived after the US troops did”]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Common Defense Campaign, Afghanistan Study Group, Middle East, Afghanistan, Interviews,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2011-12-01T11:23:58+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[War-Gaming the Defense Budget as Deadline Nears]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/war-gaming-defense-budget-deadline-nears</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/war-gaming-defense-budget-deadline-nears#When:13:41:44Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[“The hawks in this administration and at various think tanks would like to see a presence well beyond 2014,” said Matthew Hoh, a senior fellow at the left-leaning Center for International Policy]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Common Defense Campaign, Afghanistan Study Group, Quotes,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2011-10-18T13:41:44+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Former State Department Official Matthew Hoh Talks About Afghanistan]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/matthew-hoh-talks-about-afghanistan</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/matthew-hoh-talks-about-afghanistan#When:12:38:13Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[Matthew Hoh, who in 2009 famously quit his State Department post in Afghanistan to protest U.S. strategy there, spoke on August 11th as part of the Dallas Peace Center’s dinner lecture series, and he didn’t mince words about how he thinks the war in Afghanistan is going. ]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Common Defense Campaign, Afghanistan Study Group, Middle East, Afghanistan, Policy Research, Interviews,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2011-08-18T12:38:13+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Our Future in Afghanistan]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/our-future-in-afghanistan</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/our-future-in-afghanistan#When:15:53:23Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[We’ll spend this hour with former State Department official Matthew Hoh, who resigned his position in 2009 in protest of U.S.]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Common Defense Campaign, Afghanistan Study Group, Middle East, Afghanistan, Interviews,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2011-08-10T15:53:23+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[At a Crossroads in Afghanistan?]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/at-a-crossroads-in-afghanistan</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/at-a-crossroads-in-afghanistan#When:16:25:05Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[CIP senior fellow Matthew Hoh appeared on MSNBC's Hardball with Chris Matthews to talk about the US role ]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Common Defense Campaign, Afghanistan Study Group, Middle East, Afghanistan, Interviews,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2011-08-08T16:25:05+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Jeff Santos Show]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/jeff-santos-show</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/jeff-santos-show#When:13:03:58Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[Matthew Hoh appears on the Jeff Santos Show to discuss the continued US role in Afghanistan]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Common Defense Campaign, Afghanistan Study Group, Middle East, Afghanistan, Interviews,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2011-07-15T13:03:58+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Assassination in Afghanistan Creates a Void]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/assassination-in-afghanistan-creates-a-void</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/assassination-in-afghanistan-creates-a-void#When:14:08:59Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[A suicide bomber struck mourners in Kandahar today, further evidence that Afghanistan faces both increased]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Common Defense Campaign, Afghanistan Study Group, Middle East, Afghanistan, Interviews,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2011-07-14T14:08:59+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Matthew Hoh and Zaher Wahab speak in Oregon]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/matthew-hoh-and-zaher-wahab-speak-in-oregon</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/matthew-hoh-and-zaher-wahab-speak-in-oregon#When:14:25:39Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[The last week in June, Peace Action West joined with groups around Oregon to present two ]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Common Defense Campaign, Afghanistan Study Group, Middle East, Afghanistan, Interviews,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2011-07-11T14:25:39+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Military and Civilian Challenges in Afghanistan]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/military-and-civilian-challenges-in-afghanistan</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/military-and-civilian-challenges-in-afghanistan#When:15:40:32Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[As America's longest war completes its tenth year, President Obama has promised a troop withdrawal ]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Common Defense Campaign, Afghanistan Study Group, Middle East, Afghanistan, Interviews,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2011-06-09T15:40:32+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[What about Afghanistan?]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/what-about-afghanistan</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/what-about-afghanistan#When:12:53:25Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[This insurgency, as Matthew Hoh points out, "is composed of multiple, seemingly, infinite groups,"]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Common Defense Campaign, Afghanistan Study Group, Middle East, Afghanistan, Quotes,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2011-05-18T12:53:25+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Matthew Hoh on Changing Course in Afghanistan]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/matthew-hoh-on-changing-course-in-afghanistan</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/matthew-hoh-on-changing-course-in-afghanistan#When:15:47:16Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[Late last week I had a chance to sit down for a talk with Matthew Hoh. You might remember his name from ]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Common Defense Campaign, Afghanistan Study Group, Middle East, Afghanistan, Interviews,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2011-05-16T15:47:16+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[With Killing of Bin Laden, Why Are 50,000 U.S. Troops Still in Afghanistan]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/with-killing-of-bin-laden-why-are-50000-troops-still-in-afghanistan</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/with-killing-of-bin-laden-why-are-50000-troops-still-in-afghanistan#When:16:29:46Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[After two tours of duty in Iraq and serving in the State Department in Washington, D.C., Matthew Hoh ]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Common Defense Campaign, Afghanistan Study Group, Middle East, Afghanistan, Interviews,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2011-05-02T16:29:46+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Obama fulfills Bush goal; U.S. plans to exploit new intel]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/obama-fulfills-bush-goal-us-plans-to-exploit-new-intel</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/obama-fulfills-bush-goal-us-plans-to-exploit-new-intel#When:13:22:11Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[But Matthew Hoh, a senior fellow at the Center for International Policy and the director of the Afghanistan Study Group, said removing]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Common Defense Campaign, Afghanistan Study Group, Middle East, Afghanistan, Quotes,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2011-05-02T13:22:11+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Bin Laden&#8217;s Killing Could Alter Af-Pak, Other Policies]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/bin-ladens-killing-could-alter-af-pak-other-policies</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/bin-ladens-killing-could-alter-af-pak-other-policies#When:13:18:29Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA["I am hopeful that this provides closure to the American public for 9/11, and that closure provides]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Common Defense Campaign, Afghanistan Study Group, Middle East, Afghanistan, Quotes,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2011-05-02T13:18:29+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Fears David Petraeus will &#8216;militarise&#8217; CIA]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/fears-david-petraeus-will-militarise-cia</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/fears-david-petraeus-will-militarise-cia#When:13:25:49Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA["The new team is like shifting deckchairs on the deck of Titanic," he complained. "The policy is not ]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Common Defense Campaign, Afghanistan Study Group, Americas, Quotes,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2011-05-01T13:25:49+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[The President&#8217;s Dilemma]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/the-presidents-dilemma</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/the-presidents-dilemma#When:13:40:49Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[“Unless the people force this issue from the grass roots, sources in the Pentagon tell me we’re looking]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Common Defense Campaign, Afghanistan Study Group, Middle East, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Quotes,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2011-04-27T13:40:49+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Why Afghanistan could upend Obama’s reelection strategy]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/why-afghanistan-could-upend-obamas-reelection-strategy</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/why-afghanistan-could-upend-obamas-reelection-strategy#When:13:46:39Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[“Unless the people force this issue from the grass roots, sources in the Pentagon tell me we’re looking]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Common Defense Campaign, Afghanistan Study Group, Middle East, Afghanistan, Quotes,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2011-04-26T13:46:39+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[1 in 5 US veterans jobless in 2010]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/1-in-5-us-veterans-jobless-in-2010</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/1-in-5-us-veterans-jobless-in-2010#When:14:28:35Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA["Some are annoyed by the fact that the US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has 600,000 outstanding]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Common Defense Campaign, Afghanistan Study Group, Americas, Quotes,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2011-04-17T14:28:35+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Burning Issue]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/burning-issue</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/burning-issue#When:16:54:26Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[As Afghan protests continue in response to Qu'ran burning in Florida, Matthew Hoh marks the struggle]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Common Defense Campaign, Afghanistan Study Group, Middle East, Afghanistan, Interviews,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2011-04-04T16:54:26+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[This Week]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/this-week-march</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/this-week-march#When:17:02:39Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[Director of the Afghanistan Study Group, Matthew Hoh, talks to us about why local governance can’t seem ]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Common Defense Campaign, Afghanistan Study Group, Middle East, Afghanistan, Interviews,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2011-04-03T17:02:39+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[War Stories: Promoting the war in Libya]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/war-stories-promoting-the-war-in-libya1</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/war-stories-promoting-the-war-in-libya1#When:17:07:16Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[The Pentagon, NATO, and others fight an information war to go alongside the real ones in the battlefield ]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Common Defense Campaign, Afghanistan Study Group, Middle East, Afghanistan, Interviews,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2011-03-25T17:07:16+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Wake Up! End the Silence on Afghanistan]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/wake-up-end-the-silence-on-afghanistan</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/wake-up-end-the-silence-on-afghanistan#When:15:14:46Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[“Unless the people force this issue from the grassroots, sources in the Pentagon tell me we’re looking]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Common Defense Campaign, Afghanistan Study Group, Middle East, Afghanistan, Quotes,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2011-03-23T15:14:46+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Blue Dog Democrat Heath Shuler Votes For Speedy Afghanistan Withdrawal]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/heath-shuler-votes-for-speedy-afghanistan-withdrawal</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/heath-shuler-votes-for-speedy-afghanistan-withdrawal#When:15:18:21Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA["It would be a great service to our country if someone like Rep. Shuler, a centrist or Blue Dog Democrat]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Common Defense Campaign, Afghanistan Study Group, Middle East, Afghanistan, Quotes,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2011-03-22T15:18:21+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Kill Team Photos, New Abu Ghraib?]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/kill-team-photos-new-abu-ghraib</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/kill-team-photos-new-abu-ghraib#When:17:15:44Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[Could this be the new Abu Ghraib scandal, or even worse? German newspaper Der Spiegel has ]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Common Defense Campaign, Afghanistan Study Group, Middle East, Afghanistan, Interviews,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2011-03-21T17:15:44+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[GOP Leader Says U.S. Can’t Force Karzai on the Afghans, Backs Rapid Exit]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/us-cant-force-karzai-on-the-afghans-backs-rapid-exit</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/us-cant-force-karzai-on-the-afghans-backs-rapid-exit#When:15:23:45Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[Hoh told me that having our young men die or get maimed for the Karzai regime was more than]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Common Defense Campaign, Afghanistan Study Group, Middle East, Afghanistan, Quotes,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2011-03-19T15:23:45+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[UN Reported Fraction of Afghan Civilian Deaths in US Raids]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/un-reported-fraction-of-afghan-civilian-deaths-in-us-raids</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/un-reported-fraction-of-afghan-civilian-deaths-in-us-raids#When:15:29:10Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA["Commanders are under pressure to find targets for these raids, because it has become a metric of success]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Common Defense Campaign, Afghanistan Study Group, Middle East, Afghanistan, Quotes,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2011-03-18T15:29:10+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Matthew Hoh testifies in front of Congressional Progressive Caucus Taskforce on Peace and Security]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/matthew-hoh-testifies-in-front-of-congressional-progressive-caucus</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/matthew-hoh-testifies-in-front-of-congressional-progressive-caucus#When:17:17:20Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[The Congressional Progressive Caucus Taskforce on Peace and Security held a briefing on Afghanistan]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Common Defense Campaign, Afghanistan Study Group, Middle East, Afghanistan, Interviews,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2011-03-16T17:17:20+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Some House Dems Push Quicker Afghan Withdrawal]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/some-house-dems-push-quicker-afghan-withdrawal</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/some-house-dems-push-quicker-afghan-withdrawal#When:15:47:30Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[“The idea that were going to have a conditions based withdrawal has a logical fallacy to it,” Hoh said.]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Common Defense Campaign, Afghanistan Study Group, Middle East, Afghanistan, Quotes,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2011-03-15T15:47:30+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[In Case You Missed It]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/in-case-you-missed-it</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/in-case-you-missed-it#When:16:23:45Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[It's been a year since the US offensive in Marjah in Afghanistan but has anything changed? Matthew ]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Common Defense Campaign, Afghanistan Study Group, Middle East, Afghanistan, Interviews,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2011-02-18T16:23:45+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[US Budget Battles: Defending Defense Amid Cuts]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/us-budget-battles-defending-defense-amid-cuts</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/us-budget-battles-defending-defense-amid-cuts#When:16:15:30Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[“Saddam Hussein had a brutal government, but most Iraqis would prefer to have that than to have]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Common Defense Campaign, Afghanistan Study Group, Middle East, Afghanistan, Quotes,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2011-02-18T16:15:30+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Jeremy Scahill Testifies Before Congress on America&#8217;s Secret Wars]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/jeremy-scahill-testifies-before-congress-on-americas-secret-wars</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/jeremy-scahill-testifies-before-congress-on-americas-secret-wars#When:10:28:00Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[Matthew Hoh, recently told me that the night raids are "a really risky, really violent operation"]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Common Defense Campaign, Afghanistan Study Group, Middle East, Afghanistan, Quotes,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2010-12-09T10:28:00+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[U.S. Should Reconsider North Korea Strategy, Experts Say]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/us-should-reconsider-north-korea-strategy-experts-say</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/us-should-reconsider-north-korea-strategy-experts-say#When:11:09:43Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[Washington must also be prepared to hold bilateral discussions with Pyongyang to thaw negotiations after a suspension of more than two years, according to Selig Harrison]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Common Defense Campaign, Afghanistan Study Group, Asia Project, Asia, North Korea, Quotes,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2010-12-07T11:09:43+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Making Afghanistan Real]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/making-afghanistan-real</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/making-afghanistan-real#When:13:44:45Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA["Another four years of war—at the current rate—we’re talking about 2400 more coalition and American soldiers dying”]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Common Defense Campaign, Afghanistan Study Group, Middle East, Afghanistan, Quotes,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2010-11-22T13:44:45+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[America&#8217;s Failed War of Attrition in Afghanistan]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/americas-failed-war-of-attrition-in-afghanistan</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/americas-failed-war-of-attrition-in-afghanistan#When:13:40:19Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA["A lot of times, yeah, the right guys would get targeted and the right guys would get killed," says Matthew Hoh]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Common Defense Campaign, Afghanistan Study Group, Middle East, Afghanistan, Quotes,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2010-11-22T13:40:19+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Afghanistan Receives Money From Iran]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/afghanistan-receives-money-from-iran</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/afghanistan-receives-money-from-iran#When:17:04:54Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Common Defense Campaign, Afghanistan Study Group, Middle East, Afghanistan, Interviews,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2010-10-27T17:04:54+00:00</dc:date>
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