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In the 1980s, the U.S. government began funneling aid to mujahedeen rebels in Afghanistan as part of an American proxy war against the Soviet…
FROM: Colonel Tom Davis Director, U.S. Africa Command Office of Public Affairs Kelley Barracks, Stuttgart, Germany TO: Mr. Tom Engelhardt, Editor …
They call it the New Spice Route, an homage to the medieval trade network that connected Europe, Africa, and Asia, even if…
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