Tag Archives: Afghanistan
Chase Madar> How Dystopian Secrecy Contributes to Clueless Wars
“Al-Qaeda remains a simmering menace, but as an organization hardly the greatest threat to the United States. In fact, if you measure national security in blood and money, as many of us still do, by far the greatest threat to the United States over the past dozen years has been our own clueless foreign policy.” […]
Kathy Kelly> Tales in a Kabul Restaurant
The Afghan Atrocities Update by Kathy Kelly May 21, 2013 Kabul–Since 2009, Voices for Creative Nonviolence has maintained a grim record we call the “The Afghan Atrocities Update” which gives the dates, locations, numbers and names of Afghan civilians killed by NATO forces. Even with details culled from news reports, these data can’t help but […]
Greg Palast> Now that the SOB is dead…” Novel Idea: Asking an Afghan about Afghanistan
“I am moved to recount a bit of my lengthy talk with the Afghan minister after reading reams of meretricious bunkum about Afghanistan from the pens of US propaganda repeaters pretending to be reporters.” By Greg Palast for Vice Magazine Friday, 10. May 2013 GregPalast.com “Now that the sonovabitch is dead, why is the US still angry […]
SAMIR NAJI al HASAN MOQBEL> Gitmo Is Killing Me
Kathy Kelly shared a link. Please take action today! Call the White House (202-456-1111, 202-456-1414), U.S. Southern Command (305-437-1213) and Department of Defense (703-571-3343) to express concern over the hunger strike and insist on Guantanamo’s closing. GUANTÁNAMO BAY, Cuba OP-ED CONTRIBUTOR By SAMIR NAJI al HASAN MOQBEL Published: April 14, 2013 New York Times Opinion Pages Matt Rota […]
Polly Mann> GI Jane and the Enemy Within
GI Jane and the Enemy Within By Polly Mann March/April 2013 www.worldwidewamm.org Recent legislation authorized women in the military to engage in armed combat. Many of us have been working for change in the opposite direction. Women Against Military Madness had its inception in 1981 when statistics showed that more women than men opposed war […]
Kathy Kelly: Obama’s Afghan Plan Displays “A Hawkish President Who Likes to Appear Dovish”
Published on Feb 13, 2013 To watch the full interview with Kathy Kelly on Democracy Now!, visit http://owl.li/hGkru . As President Obama announces plans to withdraw another 34,000 troops from Afghanistan, longtime peace activist Kathy Kelly says his plan will still sadle Afghans with “ongoing war.” Kelly, the co-coordinator of Voices for Creative Nonviolence, has just […]
I am hurting too> The hurt of militarized authoritarianism in Singapore, Afghanistan and the world
I am hurting too The hurt of militarized authoritarianism in Singapore, Afghanistan and the world By Dr Hakim ( Dr Teck Young, Wee ) 9th Feb, 2013 via Kathy Kelly, Voices for Creative Nonviolence It’s hard for me, an ordinary citizen of Singapore, a medical doctor engaged in social enterprise work in Afghanistan and a […]
Nobel Laureate Mairead Maguire’s Speech in Afghanistan
Nobel Laureate Mairead Maguire’s Speech in Afghanistan Mairead Maguire, 1976 Nobel Peace Prize Recipient, observed International Human Rights Day by speaking in Kabul, Afghanistan. She joined with over 100 Afghans and Several other Internationals in raising the voice of the 2 Million Friends Campaign organized by the Afghan Peace Volunteers. December 13th, 2012 by January GandhiToday.org The […]
Noah Shachtman> Military Stats Reveal Epicenter of U.S. Drone War
Military Stats Reveal Epicenter of U.S. Drone War Forget Pakistan, Yemen, Somalia, and all the other secret little warzones. The real center of the U.S. drone campaign is in plain sight — on the hot and open battlefield of Afghanistan. Article and photo by Noah Shachtman November 9, 2012 Posted November 13, 2012 From The Danger Room via Ground […]
James Jeffrey> Drone warfare’s deadly civilian toll: a very personal view
Drone warfare’s deadly civilian toll: a very personal view I was minutes from ordering a drone strike on a Taliban insurgent – until I realised I was watching an Afghan child at play James Jeffrey guardian.co.uk Wednesday 19 September 2012 16.36 EDT A US Predator drone in Afghanistan. The strike in Somalia means armed drones are […]
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