Afghanistan
After 911 it marked the first phase of the War on Terror. But history may be repeating itself: first a British army was defeated here at the height of Empire, then the Soviets were forced to withdraw, now Coalition forces are facing increasing resistance
By wmw_admin on May 27, 2012
The Western media resounds with condemnation of Syria over the latest civilian deaths, in contrast to its coverage of collateral casualties in Afghanistan. In the latest incident, a NATO airstrike wipes out an entire family of eight
Posted in Afghanistan |
By wmw_admin on May 20, 2012
Because Britain along with other Western powers didn’t invade Afghanistan to close down the drugs trade, the invasion was to restore the drugs trade after the Taliban had all but closed it down
Posted in Afghanistan, Hidden and Revisionist History |
By wmw_admin on May 13, 2012
An increasingly familiar story plays itself out in Afghanistan’s Helmand province
Posted in Afghanistan |
By wmw_admin on May 13, 2012
“The Americans told the villagers, ‘A bomb exploded on our vehicle. … We will get revenge for this incident by killing at least 20 of your people,”". Includes video
Posted in Afghanistan |
By wmw_admin on May 7, 2012
“We look at detainees who have influence over other insurgents — individuals whose release could have a calming effect in an entire area,” one U.S. official said. “In those cases, the benefits of release could outweigh the reasons for keeping him detained.”
Posted in Afghanistan |
By wmw_admin on May 3, 2012
US strategists believe that they could destroy or significanly downgrade Iran’s armed forces in about three weeks
Posted in Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq |
By wmw_admin on April 26, 2012
Three days later the sixteen-year-old was killed – by a US drone
Posted in "The War on Terror", Afghanistan |
By wmw_admin on April 22, 2012
Soldier wrote detailed report claiming US generals ‘have so distorted the truth … the truth has become unrecognisable’
Posted in Afghanistan |
By wmw_admin on April 21, 2012
Taliban claims responsibility in Black Hawk crash, believed to have killed four U.S. soldiers
Posted in Afghanistan |
By wmw_admin on April 15, 2012
Marking the onset of the Spring offensive, Afghan insurgents attack Western embassies in Kabul and the headquarters of NATO forces in the city
Posted in Afghanistan |
By wmw_admin on April 1, 2012
Lawyer for soldier accused of killing 17 Afghan civilians says military authorities are obstructing his attempts to fully investigate the massacre
Posted in Afghanistan, Behind The "News" |
By wmw_admin on March 31, 2012
Another Taliban sympathiser in the ranks of the Afghan security forces turns on his fellows
Posted in Afghanistan |
By wmw_admin on March 30, 2012
The corporate media is finally acknowleding what was reported in the independent media from the outset. Multiple eyewitness’s who say Sgt Robert Bales was not alone in carrying out the Khandahar massacre
Posted in Afghanistan, The Media |
By wmw_admin on March 28, 2012
At this point, only Presidential ‘rule by decree’ can secure rule at home and only massacres and cover-ups can sustain the occupations abroad. James Petras asks: how much longer can this last?
Posted in Afghanistan |
By wmw_admin on March 27, 2012
While the official version of events now splits the Kandahar massacre into two episodes, more eyewitness accounts emerge that indicate more than one U.S. soldier was involved
Posted in Afghanistan |
By wmw_admin on March 27, 2012
The situation goes from bad to worse: after two British soldiers are killed by an Afghan soldier in Helmand and another Coalition Forces member is shot by an Afghan policeman in eastern Afghanistan
Posted in Afghanistan, Current Affairs |
By wmw_admin on March 18, 2012
A probe into the massacre of 16 civilians in southern Kandahar province by an Afghan parliamentary team has concluded that as many as twenty US soldiers were involved
Posted in Afghanistan |
By wmw_admin on March 16, 2012
Afghan President Hamid Karzai has publicly questioned whether more than one US soldier was involved in the massacre of 16 Afghan civilians
Posted in Afghanistan |