Hi Tracy,

I know you understand some german so try

http://dinlilleavis.dk/tndr_net/main/DLA/poesi/fon_t12.html

If its too complex, just translate the last sentence.

Note the year on bottom too.

Bad place to be.

Agnes
>http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124986154654218153.html
>
>SNIPPET:
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>The Taliban have gained the upper hand in Afghanistan, the top American commander there said, forcing the U.S. to change its strategy in the eight-year-old conflict by increasing the number of troops in heavily populated areas like the volatile southern city of Kandahar, the insurgency's spiritual home.
>
>Gen. Stanley McChrystal warned that means U.S. casualties, already running at record levels, will remain high for months to come.