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War support flags in Britain as nation remembers fallen

Britain's Foreign Secretary David Miliband and its top commander in Afghanistan yesterday tried to revive support for the fight against the Taliban as thoughts on Remembrance yesterday turned to those killed. Full Article at Taiwan News

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  1. all those who have been killed in Afghanistan this year - heroes who have lost their lives on Afghan streets so that we might be safer on Britain's streets
    Gordon Brown – Gordon Brown SOURCE: Taiwan News 3 weeks ago
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    Gordon Brown – Gordon Brown SOURCE: France 24 3 weeks ago
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  4. Sadly, the government of Afghanistan has become a by-word for corruption. And I am not prepared to put the lives of British men and women in harm’s way for a government that does not stand up against corruption.
    Gordon Brown – Gordon Brown SOURCE: The Telegraph 3 weeks ago
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  1. People pass by the Darulaman Palace in Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday, Nov. 29, 2009.
  2. SHARAN, AFGHANISTAN - NOVEMBER 29: Soldiers with the Afghan National Army (ANA) eat breakfast in their barracks at Forward Operating Base (FOB) Rushmore November 29, 2009 near Sharan, Afghanistan.
  3. MATAKHAN, AFGHANISTAN - NOVEMBER 26: SPC John Dever of Chicago, IL with Blackfoot Company 1st Battalion 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment has Thanksgiving dinner while standing watch in a guard tower November 26, 2009 in Matakhan, Afghanistan.
  4. KABUL, AFGHANISTAN - NOVEMBER 26: An Afghan man attends the animal market ahead of the Muslim feast of Eid al-Adha on November 26, 2009 in Kabul, Afghanistan.
  5. ROME - NOVEMBER 25: Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi (not in frame) greets NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen during a meeting in Palazzo Chigi, on November 25, 2009 in Rome, Italy. The meeting focused on NATO military alliance involvement in Afghanistan and in the Balkans.
  6. LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 25: A student takes part in a protest organised by the 'Stop the War Coalition', demanding that UK troops be withdrawn from Afghanistan, in Parliament Square on November 25, 2009 in London, England.
  7. SHARAN, AFGHANISTAN - NOVEMBER 24: Haji Mohammad Deputy Provincial Governor of Paktiki Province discusses regional security issues with the battalion commander for the U.S. Army's 1st Battalion 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment Lt. Col.
  8. TRURO, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 24: Widow Christina Schmid stands with a bouquet of flowers as the coffin of her husband, Olaf Schmid is placed in a hearse after a service at Truro Cathedral on November 24, 2009 in Truro, England.
  9. WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 23: U.S. Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan Richard Holbrooke speaks during a briefing at the State Department November 23, 2009 in Washington, DC. Holbrooke briefed the media on State Secretary Hillary Rodham Clinton's recent trip to Afghanistan.

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  2. UK Conservative Party UK Conservative Party
  3. Barack Obama Barack Obama
  4. Gordon Brown Gordon Brown
  5. NATO NATO
  6. David Cameron David Cameron