The base-building frenzy in Afghanistan one of the greatest construction booms in modern history–and it was in the middle of nowhere.
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Murder Is Not an Anomaly in War
By Chris Hedges Published March 19, 2012 TruthDig.com The war in Afghanistan—where the enemy is elusive and rarely seen, where the cultural and linguistic disconnect makes every trip outside the wire a visit to hostile territory, where it is clear that you are losing despite the vast industrial killing machine at your disposal—feeds the culture…