And waving our red weapons o'er our heads
Let's all cry 'Peace, Freedom, Liberty!'
Shakespeare - Julius Caesar
Thursday 8 January 2009
Afghanistan Massacre of the Day - Karzai's Latest Condemnation
This incident was reported across the world as 'X (Place Number Here)Taliban Killed'. You would think the international press, even the US poodles, would know that NATO press releases are never true.
On the day Bush ends his period in office, millions of Afghans will be battling the bitter cold of winter and possible starvation.Eight years after Bush launched his "war on terror" following the September 11 attacks, much of the human cost of it remains under-reported.Increased fighting in the country has gradually decreased the ability of the UN, humanitarian agencies and NGOs to deliver basic services to the most vulnerable Afghans. The UN now categorises 79 of the 364 districts of the country as areas of "extreme risk," and international staff almost never travel by road. The lack of access is likely to increase in the short term, further debilitating the delivery of basic services like food, health and education. Not only is the country facing a worsening security situation, but even the best case scenario, which sees the influx of additional troops next year as some kind of good thing, predicts increased fighting and greater violence in the short term.
On the day Bush ends his period in office, millions of Afghans will be battling the bitter cold of winter and possible starvation.Eight years after Bush launched his "war on terror" following the September 11 attacks, much of the human cost of it remains under-reported.Increased fighting in the country has gradually decreased the ability of the UN, humanitarian agencies and NGOs to deliver basic services to the most vulnerable Afghans.
ReplyDeleteThe UN now categorises 79 of the 364 districts of the country as areas of "extreme risk," and international staff almost never travel by road.
The lack of access is likely to increase in the short term, further debilitating the delivery of basic services like food, health and education. Not only is the country facing a worsening security situation, but even the best case scenario, which sees the influx of additional troops next year as some kind of good thing, predicts increased fighting and greater violence in the short term.