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westminster banner drop set for overnight vigil
two protestors climbed up on the scaffolding at the front of parliament (inside the security area) this afternoon. they are protesting about the afghanistan war prior to a commons debate tomorrow. the STWC have called a protest at noon tomorrow before the debate. the protestors have vowed to remain on the front of parliament overnight and until the debate more >>
Afghan Security Forces Beat Angry Customers to Prevent Run on Kabul Bank
Via: Guardian: Afghan security forces used batons on unruly customers scrambling to withdraw their savings today from the country’s biggest bank, which is mired in a scandal of corruption and mismanagement. Kabul Bank’s troubles have threatened to add a financial crisis to Afghanistan’s other woes, with military and civilian casualties at record levels as a [...] more >>
Pentagon's Half-Billion-Dollar PR Budget to Sell Afghan War
$547 million. That’s the Pentagon’s P.R. budget. They’re using it to spread mistruths and misplaced hope in ‘progress’ with one goal in mind: to extend the brutal, costly Afghanistan War. General Petraeus' media blitz is only the tip of the iceberg in the Pentagon's effort to sell war to the American people. The Defense Department has a budget of more than $500 million for public relations efforts directed at U.S. citizens, a slice of a much larger information operations effort to influence public opinion. But no matter how much they spend on P.R. and information operations, the facts on the ground show that the Afghanistan War isn't making us safer, and it's not worth the costs. Join us as we fight back against the spin. More info: http://facebook.com/RethinkAfghanistan more >>
Activists Occupy Parliament!
Two activists have today occupied the Houses of Parliament, with banners against the illegal war in Afghanistan, and even a section 6 legal warning. They intend to stay for as long as possible. more >>
Florida Minister: September 11 Quran Burn Still Planned
The U.S. is murdering Muslim civilians, with all manner of weaponry, across several countries, but burning the Quran is going to piss some people off? Oh ok. And Petraeus and Clinton are mentioning this yokel… What’s going on here? Via: ABC News: The leader of a small Florida church that espouses anti-Islam philosophy said Wednesday [...] more >>
“U.S.-Led Airstrikes Kill 14 In Afghanistan”
Aljazeera: At least 14 people have been killed in two U.S.-led airstrikes in Afghanistan's southern province of Helmand, according to a provincial statement. In the first airstrike, two civilians and six militants have been killed in Sangin district in the east of the province, the provincial governor's office said in the statement on Saturday. more >>
More Afghan Poll Sites to Stay Closed as Security Woes Rise
Reuters: About 15 percent of planned polling stations for this month's Afghan parliamentary election will not open because of poor security, officials said on Tuesday, with fears of attacks rising in insurgency strongholds in the east. The September 18 parliamentary election is seen as a litmus test for stability in Afghanistan ahead of a war strategy review to be conducted by the White House in December. more >>
Inside Corrupt-istan, a Loss of Faith in Leaders
The New York Times: THE government of President Hamid Karzai may be awash in corruption, venality and graft, but if you walk the tattered halls of the ministries here, it is remarkably easy to find an honest man. One of them is Fazel Ahmad Faqiryar, who last month took the politically risky course of trying to prosecute senior members of Mr. Karzai’s government. more >>
Japanese journalist says Afghan kidnappers were not Taliban but corrupt Afghan soldiers
AFP: A Japanese freelance journalist released at the weekend after five months’ captivity in Afghanistan said in an online posting Monday that his kidnappers were not Taliban but corrupt Afghan soldiers. Kosuke Tsuneoka, 41, who had been missing in northern Afghanistan since April, has been under the protection of the Japanese embassy since Saturday, and was Monday travelling back to Japan via Dubai. more >>
Afghan journalist stabbed to death in Kabul-palace
Reuters: Sayed Hamid Noori, an anchor for state network Radio Television Afghanistan (RTA), was stabbed repeatedly near his home late on Sunday. Possible motives and identity of the killer remain unclear. Afghanistan remains one of the most dangerous places in the world for journalists. At least 14 have been killed because of their work since the Taliban were ousted in 2001... more >>
Crisi profonda in Afghanistan
USA, Canada e NATO minacciano di prolungare la guerra Il 13 marzo 2008, il parlamento del Canada votò il prolungamento della sua “missione” militare in Afghanistan fino al luglio 2011. La mozione presentata dal governo conservatore di minoranza venne votata anche dall’opposizione liberale. I guerrafondai avevano correttamente calcolato che se si fosse stabilita una data per il ritiro delle truppe, si sarebbe indebolita l’opposizione alla guerra che stava montando nell’opinione pubblica e si sarebbe guadagnato tempo per una partecipazione continuativa del Canada. Da allora, la situazione politica e militare in Afghanistan non ha fatto che peggiorare per le forze di occupazione ed i dirigenti politici stanno ora facendo balenare proposte per prorogare la data del ritiro per una missione militare che già costituisce una grave violazione della sovranità nazionale e dei diritti umani del popolo afgano. [http://www.anarkismo.net/article/17413] more >>
One Year After the Kunduz Air Strike - No Sign of a Full Investigation
Der Spigel: After the deadly German-ordered air strike in Kunduz on Sept. 4, 2009, German Chancellor Angela Merkel promised a full investigation. One year on, questions about the bombing in Afghanistan are still unanswered and many of the details remain classified. more >>
“US should leave Afghanistan before it is defeated totally”
Sify News: The US is heading for a catastrophic rout in Afghanistan like in Iraq and should hurry to leave these countries 'or for that matter, the entire Asian continent' before its defeat becomes complete, an editorial in a Pakistani paper said Saturday. 'America is heading for a defeat in Afghanistan. Before it is humiliated by its defeat becoming complete... more >>
Israel's War against Palestine: Now What? - An interview with Noam Chomsky
Wall.png In this interview with the Israeli Occupation Archive, Noam Chomsky discusses events in the Middle East, the structural reasons behind the United States' support for Israeli policies, and the value of boycott strategies. IOA: The Goldstone report, the Abu Dhabi Mossad assassination, the Gaza Flotilla attack: all these have severely weakened Israel's international reputation -- in Europe, in Turkey, in Egypt. How has the US-Israeli relationship fared through all this, and how has this affected the larger US strategic project in the Middle East and its efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan? more >>
Talibani Terrorists Brutally Beheaded a Shia Muslim in Ghazni, Afghanistan
Ahlul Bayt News Agency: A Shia man named Naurooz has been beheaded by Taliban in Sai Ganj area of Ghazni. He was from Nahoor District of Ghazni, and on the way for business travel to Ghazni city. This is not the first incident in this year. About a month ago, 10 Hazara Shia from Jaghori district of Ghazni were beheaded by Taliban. more >>
Taliban tries to stop the music in Afghanistan — again
McClatchy Newspapers: Mohammed Tariq was looking after his uncle's music shop one recent afternoon when two bearded men with turbans pulled up on a motorcycle to deliver an ominous warning. "Where is your uncle?" one of the armed men demanded of the 14-year-old boy. "Tell him to shut down this shop. If he doesn't, we will blow it up." more >>
NATO air strike kills 10 civilians: Afghan president
AFP: Ten Afghan civilians were killed Thursday in a NATO air strike on three vehicles carrying election campaign workers in northern Afghanistan, President Hamid Karzai said in a statement. Karzai strongly condemned the incident in his statement, confirming earlier reports of an air strike that killed election workers in Takhar province. more >>
Karzai’s Brother Calls for U.S. to Shore Kabul Bank as Withdrawals Accelerate
Dear Uncle $ugar, We have replenished our supply of suitcases and we’re ready to fill them up and head to the airport. Send money soon. Love and kisses, The Karzai Clan In other news: Brother of Afghan Leader Is Said to Be on CIA Payroll Afghan Drug Trade: “Most of the government officials are involved.” [...] more >>
Were Afghan schoolgirls who collapsed in classroom the victims of Taliban nerve gas attack?
Mail Online: Blood samples taken from Afghan schoolgirls who collapsed in an apparent mass poisoning showed traces of toxic chemicals found in nerve gas, the Health Ministry said today. Suspicion has fallen on the Taliban, the hard-line Islamist militia that opposes education for women and prohibited girls from going to school before it was ousted in the 2001 U.S.-led invasion. more >>
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