Should Australia pull its troops out of Afghanistan? By TOM SWITZER, from The Sydney Morning Herald of Australia The conflict in Afghanistan has lasted more than 10 years, longer than the combined length of our participation in World War I and II. Never have so many people on both sides of the Pacific been questioning [...]
Whether in our own personal lives or in the lives of countries around the world, we always see that “force” or unyielding behavior does not always win. Countries throughout history have realized repeatedly that conquering a resisting country’s territory does not mean that the people will suddenly turn into slavish sycophants who will suddenly obey [...]
Original article written by Quentin Sommerville, from the BBC The Attackers Came In Waves Gunmen have stormed the British Council office in the Afghan capital, Kabul, killing at least nine people and taking over the compound for hours. A suicide car bomb destroyed the compound wall and a number of heavily armed men forced their [...]
AFGHANISTAN? WHY ARE WE THERE? TO KILL HEALTHY YOUNG AMERICANS? TO MAKE MILITARY POWER GROUPS RICH? From the Associated Press Afghanistan (AP) — A military helicopter crashed in eastern Afghanistan, killing 31 U.S. special operation troops and seven Afghan commandos, the country’s president said Saturday. An American official said it was apparently shot down, in [...]
The Truth may hurt for a little while… But a lie hurts forever… (old proverb) Wikileaks is out to punish the U.S. Government, simply by telling the truth. The U.S. Government is in a defense posture, telling everyone: “Truth is bad! We will be hurt!” Wikileaks release a ‘risk to lives and US security’ 24 [...]
The thinking at the Pentagon and the US/UK Military Industrial Complex has become so standard that people can now predict their future behavior. The war in Afghanistan was winding down with predicted troop withdrawals in 2011. The Western Public’s attitude towards this military activity was turning decidedly negative. A new area for making military profits [...]
The deaths come days after a rogue Afghan soldier killed three UK servicemen Four British servicemen have been killed in separate incidents in Afghanistan in the last 24 hours. The Ministry of Defence said a soldier from the Royal Logistic Corps died in a blast in the Nahr-e Saraj district of Helmand province. His death [...]
Mountain people are generally stronger and braver than people who live on the plains. As children in the mountains, going anywhere is hard work. Gravity is constantly surrounding the growing child and he learns that going to the top of a mountain requires sweat and endurance. Food is not plentiful in mountainous areas. There is [...]
