| The abrupt decision is likely to meet stiff resistance from coalition commanders who say the Afghan army and police are too weak to fill the security void that would be created by a sudden removal of some 30,000 armed contractors operating here. There are 52 licensed security companies in Afghanistan but dozens more operating without licenses, according to NATO officials |
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Margaret Bassett passed away August 21, 2011. She was a treasured member of the Opednews.com editorial team for four years.
Margaret Bassett--OEN editor--is an 89-year old, currently living in senior housing, with a lifelong interest in political philosophy. Bachelors from State University of Iowa (1944) and Masters from Roosevelt University (1975) help to unravel important requirements for modern communication. Early introduction to computer science (1966) trumps them. It's payback time. She's been "entitled" so long she hopes to find some good coming off the keyboard into the lives of those who come after her.
