Thursday, October 29, 2009

Greecing Americans Up For an Afghan Surge

Gonna be a doozy, too, from what I heard.

Related
: Why Obama Doesn't Want to Talk About Afghanistan

I assume the purpose of this piece is to keep Afghanistan front and center as you flip through the War Daily's pages -- and advance the immigration agenda as well.


"8 Afghan emigrants die trying to reach Greece" by Associated Press | October 28, 2009

ATHENS - A small boat loaded with Afghan families smashed onto the rocks and sank off an island in the Aegean Sea yesterday, causing three women and five children to drown.

My cynicism on the news selection in no way diminishes the tragedy here!

The deadly accident highlighted the plight of thousands of migrants who risk their lives every year to reach the European Union. Athens accused neighboring Turkey, from where the vessel set off, of doing little to stop thousands of illegal immigrants from arriving in Greece. Human rights groups, however, urged Greece to improve its treatment of migrants and its handling of asylum applications....

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Nothing else going on in Greece, huh, Globe?