The position of the US in Afghanistan is starting to resemble that of the US in Iraq circa 2004. This being so, US generals are begging for 20,000 more soldiers, in a move evocative of Gen Westmoreland's demads for more troops for Vietnam in 1967.

AP wire story:

ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5iWxiu65iLP4CvDJ7BEsBOx-u_vdwD9448U881

US will LOSE this war:
www.atimes.com/atimes/South_Asia/JJ30Df02.html

Transcript of WSQT audio:

Réécoutez l'émission Zéro Hebdo diffusée sur radio fpp le mardi 21/10/08
Reportages, articles publiés sur le réseau indymedia.org et ailleurs, musiques libres et militantes

Au programme de cette émission:

Al-Jazerra has posted this shocking video(available on Youtube) of racist remarks by Palin supporters at an Ohio GOP rally.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6rTps4Iau1E

WSQT is running the extracted audio with added commentary and music:

There have been two major developments in the war this weekend. The Status of Forces talks to legalize continued US presence in Iraq are "dead in the water" and the Iraqi Islamic party(the Vice Prez's party!) has cut off all contact with the occupiers after a raid on Friday killed one of their key people.

Iraq's leading Sunni party said Saturday that it is cutting contact with the U.S. to protest against an operation targeting its members in the Anbar province.

MEET THE GREATEST MAN IN CANADA....

HISTORIAN, GLEN KEALEY PROTESTED IN FRONT OF THE OTAWA, ONTARIO PARLIAMENT "CAPITOL" BUILDING FOR ONE-THOUSAND DAYS TRYING TO EXPOSE THE CORRUPTION OF THE CANADIAN GOVERNMENT, AND THEIR SINISTER PLANS.

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El martes 22 de octubre se realizo un debate en el programa "Espiral" (Canal 11-Mexico) sobre la legalizacion de la mariguana . En el debate estuvieron representantes de la PGR, del partido PSD, del Senado de la Republica y del municipio de Nezahualcoyotl.

El viernes 23 de octubre, Radio Formula llevo a cabo un debate sobre la legalizacion de la mariguana en Mexico. En el debate radiofonico participaron Alfonso Jesus Garcia, integrante de la Asociacion Mexicana de Estudios del Cannabis, AMECA), y Laura Leon, del Centro de Integracion Juvenil de Coyoacan ,DF.

Dear Radio Friend,
The latest Shortwave Report (October 24) is up at the website
http://www.outfarpress.com/outfarpress/shortwave.shtml in both broadcast quality (13.3MB) and quickdownload or streaming form (4.9MB) (28:59)

Public interest groups and tech innovators are cheering an FCC report that may clear the way for using empty TV channels to connect millions of people to the Internet. And dozens of small, independent magazines have been forced to shut down their operations.