Thursday, May 21, 2009

TPM news links...

Arms Sent by U.S. May Be Falling Into Taliban Hands
Insurgents in Afghanistan, fighting from some of the poorest and most remote regions on earth, have managed for years to maintain an intensive guerrilla war against materially superior American and Afghan forces. (New York Times)

Senate Demands Plan for Detainees
Under pressure from Republicans and concerned about the politics of relocating terrorism suspects to U.S. soil, Senate Democrats rejected President Obama's request for funding to close the Guantanamo Bay prison and vowed to withhold federal dollars until the president decides the fate of the facility's 240 detainees. (Washington Post)

Netanyahu meets with Pelosi, Boehner
Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu repeated his concern about an Iran with nuclear weapons Tuesday in meetings with U.S. congressional leaders. (UPI)

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