THE SELF IMPOSED JULY 2011 DEADLINE FOR TROOP WITHDRAWAL FROM AFGHANISTAN WAS NOT MENTIONED BY PRESIDENT OBAMA DURING ITS DECEMBER 16 AFGHANISTAN-PAKISTAN ANNUAL REVIEW BUT HE DID SAY THAT THE UNITED STATES WAS MAKING SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS AGAINST THE TALIBANS AND THAT "WE ARE ON TRACK TO MEET OUR GOALS". ON FRIDAY, HOWEVER, THREE PEACE ACTIVISTS, MEMBERS OF A GROUP OF AMERICAN CIVILIANS BACK FROM A VISIT TO AFGHANISTAN, WERE AT A PANEL SPONSORED BY GRANDMOTHERS AGAINST THE WAR AND THE PEACE AND JUSTICE TASK FORCE OF ALL SOULS CHURCH IN UPPER MANHATTAN TO SPEAK ABOUT A DIFFERENT AND MUCH MORE SOBER REALITY. WBAI FRED NGUYEN WAS THERE AND HE FILED THIS REPORT:
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