Afghanistan
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America’s foreign policy conundrum — RT
From Afghanistan to Iraq to Egypt to Libya, when it comes to US foreign policy, America’s hands are not just full, they’re often tied. Continue reading
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‘Ask Afghans what would help them, don’t ask Karzai’ By John Riddell
Mike Skinner, co-founder of the Afghanistan-Canadian Research Group and a researcher at the York Centre for International and Security Studies in Toronto, believes a simple question is being left out of the debate about Canada’s continued military involvement in Afghanistan: ”Why are we there?” It is a no-brainer to ask this but there are no… Continue reading
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STOP THE WAR COALITION UPDATE 11 November 2010
11 November, 2010 — Stop the War Coalition UPDATE: 1) DEFENDING THE RIGHT TO PROTEST ON 20 NOVEMBER 2) HOW TO JOIN OR SUBSCRIBE TO STOP THE WAR’S FACEBOOK 3) AFGHANISTAN: REASONS TO DEMONSTRATE VIDEOS 1) DEFENDING THE RIGHT TO PROTEST ON 20 NOVEMBER We asked our supporters to complain by email to the Hyde… Continue reading
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STOP THE WAR COALITION Newsletter No.1177: CUT WAR NOT PUBLIC SERVICES
11 November 2010 — STOP THE WAR COALITION IN THIS NEWSLETTER: 1) CUT WAR NOT PUBLIC SERVICES 2) WE WILL DEFY THE BAN ON OUR DEMONSTRATION 3) AS IF WE DON’T KNOW THEY LIE TO US 4) SOLDIER JOE GLENTON HANDS HIS MEDALS TO CAMERON 5) FACEBOOK, YOUTUBE AND TWITTER 1) CUT WAR NOT PUBLIC… Continue reading
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STOP THE WAR COALITION Newsletter No.1172 14 October 2010
The situation in Afghanistan, for both its people and the invading Nato armies, continues to deteriorate. 2010 is already the worst year for death tolls and violence since the war began. Continue reading
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Afghanistan: Global NATO’s First Ground War In Its Tenth Year by Rick Rozoff
The military alliance that 61 years ago identified its core mission as to “promote stability and well-being in the North Atlantic area” is now embroiled in the tenth year of a war in Afghanistan launched by its dominant member, the United States. South Asia is as far removed from the North Atlantic Ocean as possible… Continue reading
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US endgame in Afghanistan: The evil of three lessers By Eric Walberg
Obama is looking more and more like a White House caretaker, a prisoner of the Pentagon, if in fact he ever had any policy freedom in the first place. Hillary famously cracked “Whatever Stanley [McChrystal] wants, give it to him.” Now, with the unceremonious dumping of McChrystal, Dave will most certainly get what he wants,… Continue reading
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The American Occupation of Afghanistan and the Birth of a National Liberation Movement By Prof. Marc W. Herold
Edited Transcript of a Public lecture by professor Marc Herold, Massachussetts Institute of Technology M.I.T., Cambridge, Mass. August 2010 Continue reading
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URGENT: BLAIR RUNS AWAY AGAIN FROM DEMOCRATIC PROTEST
Tony Blair’s decision to cancel his party at Tate Modern gallery today, following him pulling out of a book-signing at Waterstone’s, is another victory for the anti war movement and for the overwhelming majority in Britain who oppose his wars. Continue reading
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The Latest Wikileaks Afghanistan Stories 25-26 August, 2010
26 August, 2010 — Creative-i 26/8/10 – WikiLeaks: CIA Red Cell Memorandum on United States Exporting Terrorism 26/8/10 – CIA shrugs off WikiLeaks “exporter of terrorism” release 26/8/10 – Wikileaks Posts Classified CIA Memo 26/8/10 – Wikileaks publishes ‘red cell’ CIA paper 25/8/10 – WikiLeaks leak lame, alleged CIA assassin accidently shoots self 25/8/10 –… Continue reading
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Wikileaks Afghanistan Stories 25 July – 8 August, 2010
8 August, 2010 — Wikileaks Afghanistan Stories I have gathered together all the stories Creative-i collected since the release of the Afghanistan emails covering the period 25 July – 8 August, 2010. 8/8/10 – Bradley Manning: An American Hero 6/8/10 – NYT Passes Along Anonymous Denial of Civilian Deaths 6/8/10 – WikiLeaks’ Revelations and their… Continue reading
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Wikileaks Afghanistan Latest Stories 3-8 August, 2010
8 August, 2010 — Wikileaks Afghanistan Stories 8/8/10 – Bradley Manning: An American Hero 6/8/10 – NYT Passes Along Anonymous Denial of Civilian Deaths 6/8/10 – WikiLeaks’ Revelations and their Substance By Aurobinda MAHAPATRA (India) 6/8/10 – WHY IS THE US IN AFGHANISTAN – RUSSIA AND CHINA? Wikileaks: The Pakistan connection Pt.3 6/8/10 – CIA… Continue reading
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STOP THE WAR COALITION Newsletter No.1166, 7 August 2010
7 August, 2010 — Stop the War Coalition IN THIS NEWSLETTER: 1) WHEN DAVID BECKHAM WENT TO AFGHANISTAN: WHAT HAPPENED NEXT? 2) SUPPORT THE WIKILEAKS WHISTLEBLOWERS 3) VIVA PALESTINA AID CONVOY FOR GAZA: GET INVOLVED 4) REBRANDING THE OCCUPATION OF IRAQ 5) PROSECUTING TONY BLAIR 6) MAKE A DONATION TO STOP THE WAR Continue reading
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Wikileaks Afghanistan Latest Stories 28 July – 2 August, 2010
A digest of stories on the Wikileaks Afghanistan documents Continue reading
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LIVE IN LONDON? THIS IS NOW A MUST GO EVENT 26 July, 2010
SPEAKERS: Lance Corporal JOE GLENTON, just released from prison following court martial for refusing to fight in Afghanistan, CAROLINE LUCAS MP, JEREMY CORBYN MP, MARK STEEL, comedian and columnist, LINDSEY GERMAN, Stop the War Coalition, YASMIN KHAN, War On Want. Continue reading
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Leaked Afghan war archive paints bleak picture
The internet transparency group Wikileaks released a trove of over 91,000 leaked government and military documents painting a bleak picture of the last six years of the US-led occupation of Afghanistan. Continue reading
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STOP THE WAR COALITION Newsletter No.1164 22 July 2010
On Monday 26 July, Joe Glenton, the soldier who said no to the war in Afghanistan, will make his first public speech since his release from military custody. He will speak at Stop the War’s Time To Go rally in London, when he will be joined by Caroline Lucas MP, Mark Steel (comedian and Independent… Continue reading
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Coup in Kyrgyzstan, Drugs from Afghanistan, and the US By Anatoly ALIFEROV
While the Kyrgyz interim government was searching for the bank accounts of ousted President K. Bakiev, and Belorussian President A. Lukashenko invited him to settle down in Belarus, Moscow bloggers published a sensational finding: they unearthed evidence that the coup in Kyrgyzstan was backed by the US and that the whole intrigue revolves around the… Continue reading
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U.S. military suffers major defeat in Korengal Valley, forced to retreat By James Circello
The U.S. military has retreated from a base in the remote Korengal Valley, Afghanistan, after spending over four years trying to hold the ground. The U.S. forces even negotiated the terms of their defeat, paying the resistance fighters and leaving them the base fully intact with buildings, fuel, generators and military equipment, in order to… Continue reading
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War In Afghanistan Evokes Second World War Parallels By Rick Rozoff
The assault on Marjah was intended and presented as a warm-up exercise for the campaign in Kandahar province and city scheduled to begin as early as June, and the public relations blitz before the February attack on Marjah was of a scope customarily reserved for high-budget Hollywood releases and professional sports events. The self-celebratory propaganda… Continue reading
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