2002-01-11 (Friday) - 12:40 p.m.

"The United States and its opponents are preparing for a new phase of combat in Afghanistan, with information suggesting that after March a renewed anti-US struggle is likely to begin in the country.

"The movement will not be led by Al-Qaeda or the Taliban, but will be a combination of various Afghan factions inside and outside of Afghanistan, and even including some elements of the Northern Alliance.

And informed sources have revealed to Asia Times Online that this new movement wants to solicit the either direct or indirect support of Iran, which has serious reservations over the US presence in the region," writes Syed Saleem Shahzad in the January 8 edition of Asia Times.

Gee, who would have thought people don't like it when the U.S. is running their country?

email me if you care to,
micah

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