Bombing And Spraying Afghanistan

German Defense Minister Franz Joseph Jung said, "We have to do everything to avoid that civilians are affected. We are in talks with our American friends about this." The issue has split German Chancellor Angela Merkel's "Grand Coalition." While Merkel's Christian Democrats generally support the war, their coalition partner, the Social Democratic Party (SDP), is suddenly feeling pressure on its portside from the newly formed united Left Party. SDP leaders have come out against renewing the current mandate to deploy German troops in Afghanistan, a vote that will come sometime this fall. The rising tide of Afghan civilian deaths-over 1,800 killed in 2007-has helped fuel a push for United Nations participation to end the conflict. Leading the drive is British Secretary of Defense, Des Browne. http://www.counterpunch.org/hallinan07182007.html

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