Friday 11 June 2010

Warmonger Assessments of Afghan War Officially Downgraded To 'Making Progress'

On Monday, June 7, the Afghanistan war completed its 104th month, becoming the longest-ever war the United States has fought. Costs continue to rise,outpacing that of the Iraq war for the first time last month -- a trend that appears likely to continue. McChrystal has curtailed his statements to indicate 'progress' rather than any semblance of a 'victory'.

Also on Monday -- probably not a coincidence - 12 NATO soldiers were killed, seven of them Americans. It was the deadliest day for coalition forces since last October. An additional five troops lost their lives on Sunday, and five more on Wednesday, making this one of the war's worst weeks for coalition casualties in its nearly nine years.

Another nugget of news from Afghanistan this week came in a New York Times report: an ongoing investigation sees compelling evidence that Afghan private security contractors have been bribing Taliban militants with US funds to escalate violence and thus boost the need for their services. "A series of events last month," they reported, "suggested all-out collusion with the insurgents." They spoke to a NATO official in Kabul who "believed millions of [American] dollars were making their way to the Taliban". The fallout? None, really. No declarations from party leaders. The only US politician who seemed to notice was Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-Ohio). "Our troops are dying in Afghanistan, and now it turns out we may be funding their killers," he said.

9 comments:

  1. Is it possible that the attack on Kandahar will be called off?

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  2. A possibility, RZ. As the casualties mount, they may get cold feet. The western storm troops have never moved against anyone who looked as if they could put up a fight. Remember the pre-spin around the 'elite' Presidential Guard in Iraq who the Coalition knew were just cannon fodder? Doesn't apply to the Taliban. I don't see a big appetite for war with North Korea either, do you?

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  3. WHITE ARYANS vs DARKIE IRANIANS

    RACE WAR WHITE POWER

    BNP (Black National Party)

    The BNP (Black National Party) has been created to expedite the work of the Race Equality Secret Service (RESS).

    The BNP (Black National Party) gets stronger as "STORMFRONT" gets weaker.


    http://raceequalitysecretservice.blogspot.com/2010/02/bnp-black-national-party.html

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  4. No, there will be no war on the peninsula.It is still being used as a ping pong ball for the super powers. IMO the Korean war was to save Japan not Korea.

    The Afghans are not buying into the West. This is very problematic for U.S./NATO. It seems Karzai might go it alone. He knows he has to bring the Taliban into the fold. It would not surprise me if he has some one talking to Mullah Omar.

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  5. Yes. Rings true. Why would Karzai feel for the West anything other than the contempt they have shown for him and his people. Western puppets tend to get what they deserve. You have probably noticed that not many Afghan leaders in modern times have failed to be assassinated eventually. The Afghans are an unforgiving people. A bit like the Irish.

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  6. http://realityzone-realityzone.blogspot.com/2010/06/wilkerson-cheney-and-far-right-take.html


    Listen very carefully to what Wilkerson says about Powell telling W

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  7. Fascinating clip, RZ. Wilkerson has been interviewed on the BBC a few times and I have always been impressed by his realism and common sense.

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  8. Col. Wilkerson is very credible.
    This is what pisses the Neocons off the most.

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