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		<title>A Decade of War: A Biblical Reflection</title>
		<link>http://washingtonmemo.org/2011/10/07/a-decade-of-war-a-biblical-reflection/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Oct 2011 12:01:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Theo Sitther</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Earl Zimmerman How can we mark the tenth anniversary of the Afghanistan War, now the longest war in our history?  I feel more sorrow than anger. U.S. forces first attacked Afghanistan on October 7, 2001 in retaliation for the 9/11 attacks on the Pentagon and the World Trade Center.  The Obama administration chose to [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=washingtonmemo.org&#038;blog=3767563&#038;post=5961&#038;subd=washingtonmemo&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>A Decade of War: Religious Leaders Speak Out</title>
		<link>http://washingtonmemo.org/2011/10/05/a-decade-of-war-religious-leaders-speak-out/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Oct 2011 22:19:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Theo Sitther</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In June of this year thirty-eight religious leaders sent a letter to President Obama calling for an end to U.S. military operations in Afghanistan. The letter also calls for untying development aid from the military counterinsurgency strategy. The letter states that “militarized aid has worked to undermine long term sustainability while proving ineffective in addressing [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=washingtonmemo.org&#038;blog=3767563&#038;post=5956&#038;subd=washingtonmemo&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>A Decade of War: The Human Cost</title>
		<link>http://washingtonmemo.org/2011/10/04/a-decade-of-war-the-human-cost/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Oct 2011 12:00:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Theo Sitther</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Friday, October 7, 2011 will mark a decade of war for the United States. On October 7, 2001 President George W. Bush addressed the nation and launched a war in Afghanistan. In response to the attacks on September 11, 2001, the United States chose a path of military violence rather than trying to understand the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=washingtonmemo.org&#038;blog=3767563&#038;post=5934&#038;subd=washingtonmemo&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The costs of war</title>
		<link>http://washingtonmemo.org/2011/09/08/costs-of-war/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Sep 2011 12:53:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rachelle Lyndaker Schlabach</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As we approach the ten year anniversary of the September 11, 2001 attacks, it is worth taking note of the staggering costs of war in Afghanistan and Iraq over the past decade. A recent study by researchers at Brown University suggested that as many as 225,000 people have died as a result of the two [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=washingtonmemo.org&#038;blog=3767563&#038;post=5876&#038;subd=washingtonmemo&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Aid, Not War in Afghanistan &#8211; An Open Letter from Religious Leaders</title>
		<link>http://washingtonmemo.org/2011/06/22/aid-not-war-in-afghanistan-an-open-letter-from-religious-leaders/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jun 2011 13:43:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Theo Sitther</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mennonite Central Committee along with thirty seven other religious groups has signed a letter to President Obama calling for an end to U.S. military operations in Afghanistan. The letter also calls for untying development aid from the military counterinsurgency strategy. The letter states that “militarized aid has worked to undermine long term sustainability while proving [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=washingtonmemo.org&#038;blog=3767563&#038;post=5418&#038;subd=washingtonmemo&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Funding Our Priorities</title>
		<link>http://washingtonmemo.org/2011/02/23/funding-housing-and-hunger/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Feb 2011 21:51:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christina Warner</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Early Saturday February 19 the House of Representatives passed legislation (H.R. 1) that would cut federal spending by $61 billion.  The cuts come mainly in programs dedicated to assistance for vulnerable populations in the U.S. and internationally. &#160; You can let your Senators know that this approach to the budget is neither responsible nor just. [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=washingtonmemo.org&#038;blog=3767563&#038;post=4865&#038;subd=washingtonmemo&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Justice in a Land of Plenty</title>
		<link>http://washingtonmemo.org/2010/09/10/justice-in-a-land-of-plenty/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Sep 2010 18:08:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Theo Sitther</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The MCC Washington Office just published a new resource for congregations to reflect and advocate for trade justice. According to the Ecumenical Advocacy Alliance, &#8220;Trade justice is people-centered, respects human rights, and guarantees food security, livelihoods and sustainable development for the whole of society. It recognizes the right of all people to have a say [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=washingtonmemo.org&#038;blog=3767563&#038;post=4051&#038;subd=washingtonmemo&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>MCC grieves loss in Afghanistan</title>
		<link>http://washingtonmemo.org/2010/08/09/mcc-grieves-loss/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Aug 2010 20:36:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rachelle Lyndaker Schlabach</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) worker in Afghanistan, Glen D. Lapp of Lancaster, Pa., was killed last week in a shooting incident in Afghanistan’s northeastern Badakhshan province. Read the full MCC news release. To read more about MCC Washington&#8217;s work on Afghanistan and view related resources, click here.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=washingtonmemo.org&#038;blog=3767563&#038;post=3893&#038;subd=washingtonmemo&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Militarized Aid in Afghanistan</title>
		<link>http://washingtonmemo.org/2010/04/22/militarized-aid-in-afghanistan/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Apr 2010 13:10:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mary Stata</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Theo Sitther writes about Afghanistan in the latest issue of the Peace Office Newsletter entitled &#8220;Contested Directions in International Peacekeeping&#8221;. After months of debate, deliberation, and speculation, United States President Obama announced his strategy for Afghanistan on December 1, 2009.  This strategy includes the deployment of an additional 30,000 U.S. military forces as well as [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=washingtonmemo.org&#038;blog=3767563&#038;post=3435&#038;subd=washingtonmemo&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Beyond the &#8216;War on Terror&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://washingtonmemo.org/2010/03/22/beyond-the-war-on-terror/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Mar 2010 18:20:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mary Stata</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Theo Sitther writes about Afghanistan for Sojourners: A stark reality for the people of Afghanistan is their daily struggle against extreme poverty. Unemployment is almost 40 percent, according to a U.S. government estimate from 2008 (later statistics are hard to come by). Because of this, many Afghans lack access to basic health care, education, food, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=washingtonmemo.org&#038;blog=3767563&#038;post=3302&#038;subd=washingtonmemo&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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