Afghan lives and freedom sucked into U.S. quagmire Afghanistan: 30 years of war; a decade of drought; a fraudulent election and government rife with corruption; a murderous Taliban army growing in technical sophistication and strength; eight years of a U.S. occupying army whose purpose has always been U.S. self-interest. This is the reality that is the daily life of Afghans. Afghan lives are the last thing considered in all the wrangling in the U.S. around the fraud-ridden election, and Gen. Stanley A. McChrystal's assessment of the U.S. war effort. Free and open discussion led by Htun Lin , News & Letters “Workshop Talks” columnist Niebyl-Proctor Marxist Library, 6501 Telegraph Ave. (at Alcatraz) Oakland, Ca. Sunday, November 15, 2009 6:30 pm For more information call (510) 658-1448 or email banandl@yahoo.com To read News & Letters articles on Afghanistan, visit http://www.newsandletters.org