Sep 10 2009

Battle Space

Published by Oliver North under LtCol North

KHAN NESHIN, Afghanistan — We’re with the 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion in southern Helmand province, just 75 kilometers from Pakistan, in “battle space” that was the heart of Taliban territory until a…

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Sep 03 2009

Common Sense: Bankrupting the Taliban

Published by Oliver North under LtCol North

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan — Last month, our Fox News’ “War Stories” team was in Colombia, covering the tough fight against a narco-insurgency, the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC. This month, we’re in…

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Aug 28 2009

No Respect

Published by Oliver North under LtCol North

BAGRAM, Afghanistan — It is amazing how a change of geography can alter perception. In the weeks leading up to this, my 16th Fox News deployment to cover the fight against radical Islamic terror, the news was full…

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Aug 28 2009

No Respect

Published by Oliver North under LtCol North

BAGRAM, Afghanistan — It is amazing how a change of geography can alter perception. In the weeks leading up to this, my 16th Fox News deployment to cover the fight against radical Islamic terror, the news was full…

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Aug 20 2009

Drugs, Money and Narco-Terror

Published by Oliver North under LtCol North

WASHINGTON — Last week’s brief “Three Amigos” summit in Guadalajara, Mexico, has been all but forgotten in the growing storm over “health care reform.” That may be what the three North American heads of state,…

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Aug 13 2009

Common Sense: Who is Winning?

Published by Oliver North under LtCol North

WASHINGTON — Racing through the Phoenix airport, a Wall Street Journal headline immediately captured my eye: “Taliban Now Winning.” I grabbed the newspaper and headed for my flight. By the time I arrived in Washington,…

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Aug 06 2009

Ransom

Published by Oliver North under LtCol North

WASHINGTON — Former President William Jefferson Blythe Clinton has returned from Pyongyang, North Korea, with Al Gore’s employees Laura Ling and Euna Lee. The two women, reporters for Gore’s Current TV operation,…

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Jul 30 2009

Jihad, USA

Published by Oliver North under LtCol North

GEORGETOWN, S.C. — They don’t look like al-Qaida terrorists. Their photos in the local newspaper look menacing enough — but more like a crew that might knock over a convenience store or an ATM at a gas station. Their…

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Jul 23 2009

Sacrifice in Afghanistan

Published by Oliver North under LtCol North

GEORGETOWN, S.C. — He was standing at the counter when I entered the store. As he paid the clerk, he turned, and I noticed, in this order, his beard, his T-shirt, which had “Marines” emblazoned on the front, and his…

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Jul 16 2009

Narco-Terror

Published by Oliver North under LtCol North

BOGOTA — He calls himself “Cesar,” but his real name is Gerardo Aguilar Ramirez. As “comandante” of the 1st Front of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia — and one of the top 10 leaders of the hyper-violent…

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