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A Taliban spokesman claimed in early November that ninety-five American soldiers have been killed in Afghanistan . Since 9/11 Rick , through his lectures , guidebooks , public radio and television series , has calmed the American public by cutting through the emotional headlines and dealing with both the risk ( small ) and value ( greater than ever ) of international travel . To achieve this end , we seek a diverse student body and encourage applications and enrollment from American ethnic minority group members ( African American , Asian , Hispanic , and Native American ) and from persons with various educational and social backgrounds . Taking the Iranian view , Blix ticks off the reasons for having nuclear options : " They see 130,000 American soldiers in Iraq and they see American bases in Pakistan and in Afghanistan and more American military activities to the north of them . In the Third World , our support affirms to all that aggression comes with a heavy price , and that Americans will not sit back idly and watch brave people - - like those in Afghanistan and Nicaragua - - beaten into submission . And there is a loss of hope and confidence that good American energy and sense will straighten things out , loss of the faith that if we all pull together , we 'll solve our problems . Dennis Kucinich 's courageous and visionary presidential campaign excited a new generation of young Americans to involvement in the 2004 Democratic Primary elections . Protectionism serves as a hidden tax on the American economy , crippling once prosperous industries , throwing Americans out of work , and raising costs for consumers . As host of the public radio program , Travel with Rick Steves , public television series , Rick Steves ' Europe , and author of 30 European travel books , he encourages Americans to dive deep into Europe and become " temporary locals . Having at various times heard ethnic music from all over the world , from the minimalist chanting of Native American music , to the atonal wailing of Islamic muezzin , to the syncopation of African rhythms , to the tala and raga of India , I had trouble believing this to be authentic Maori music . Americans troops stationed in his country to remain , but if the current trend continues it will become difficult to justify this massive military presence . The Civic Forum draws from many American traditions , including that which informed our nation 's founding moment : the Committees of Correspondence , nongovernmental bodies of ordinary women and men who deliberated about the challenges facing the colonies and took action to insure a " new dawn of liberty .