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    NATO Troops under Fire from the Taliban

    Yesterday, ten French paratroopers were ambushed and killed in Afghanistan. Today, as many as ten people died from a missile strike on a suspected militant hideout in Pakistan. Meantime, French President Nicolas Sarkozy has arrived in Kabul, where Anand Gopal is reporting for the Christian Science Monitor .

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    By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    Yesterday, ten French paratroopers were ambushed and killed in Afghanistan. Today, as many as ten people died from a missile strike on a suspected militant hideout in Pakistan. Meantime, French President Nicolas Sarkozy has arrived in Kabul, where Anand Gopal is reporting for the Christian Science Monitor.

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    Is the World Moving toward a New Kind of Cold War?
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    2. 7:37The Rise of Russia and China: A New Cold War?
    3. 40:46McCain and Obama Draw Even in Polls
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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Christian Bordal

      Managing Producer, Greater LA

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      Andrea Brody

      Senior Producer, KCRW's Life Examined and To the Point podcast

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      Frances Anderton

      architecture critic and author

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      Anand Gopal

      New America Foundation

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    The full episode

    1 of 3
    Is the World Moving toward a New Kind of Cold War?
    1. 1:36NATO Troops under Fire from the TalibanYou’re reading this
    2. 7:37The Rise of Russia and China: A New Cold War?
    3. 40:46McCain and Obama Draw Even in Polls
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