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by Michael S. Rozeff

09/21/09

Why is it companies are forced to supply a prospectus, but the government isn’t? If I am to pay for this war, then I insist on acting like an investor in ‘Afghanistan.’ If the government wants my support, then let them issue a prospectus and let me decide on the merits or demerits of this project. Let me assess the risks, and let me see in writing what the returns are supposed to be. Let me see what this business of state-building is supposed to be about. I’d like to understand why we are in Afghanistan. What is it supposed to accomplish? How much will it cost? What is the strategy of the management? That’s just for starters. I’d like to be able to control how much of my money goes into this investment. I’d even like to be able to sue the promoters for fraud if they make material misstatements or misrepresentations of facts...

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Die Präsenz des US-Geheimdienstes in Afghanistan soll deutlich verstärkt werden.

https://www.heise.de/tp/blogs/8/145575

 

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Schäuble stellt die parlamentarische Kontrolle der Dienste infrage.
https://www.heise.de/tp/r4/artikel/31/31158/1.html

 

Weiter Kritik an deutschem Bombenbefehl

Nach Aussagen der amerikanischen Besatzung der Jagdbomber soll der befehlsgebende Oberst nicht alle Möglichkeiten zur Vermeidung ziviler Opfer genutzt haben.

https://www.heise.de/tp/blogs/8/145562

 

Erwartbare Reaktionen auf ein Video mit Terrordrohungen

Medien und Sicherheitsbehörden handeln im Reflex auf die Drohung, dass mit Nichtabzug der deutschen Soldaten aus Afghanistan bittere Konsequenzen zu erwarten seien,

https://www.heise.de/tp/blogs/6/145551

 

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Fallen soldier thought Afghan mission 'useless': family

"That war, he thought it was a bit useless, that they were wasting their time there," he was quoted telling Le Soleil.

https://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2009/09/18/couturier-ramp-ceremony-jonathan.html

 

Nato forces rely on illegal Afghan militias, report says

Troops in Afghanistan said to use private armies for detention and interrogation.

https://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/sep/16/nato-forces-afghan-militias


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https://www.commondreams.org/view/2009/09/18-0

 

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Germany must pull out of Afghanistan

The policy of denying we were involved in the harsh reality of war was bound to fail - now we must help the nation find peace.

https://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/sep/18/germany-now-afghanistan1

 

Exclusive: Army chief: 'We must tackle Taliban grievances'

Lieutenant-General Sir Graeme Lamb told The Independent that many in the Taliban's rank and file carry a sense of "anger and grievances which have not been addressed".

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Berlusconi: Best to exit Afghanistan soon

Premier Silvio Berlusconi said Thursday it would be best for international troops to leave Afghanistan soon, after a bomb blast in Kabul killed six Italian soldiers in Italy's deadliest day yet in the conflict.

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White House Issues Yardsticks for Success in Afghanistan

Nancy A. Youssef, McClatchy Newspapers: "The White House Wednesday presented Congress with eight general yardsticks to measure success in Afghanistan and Pakistan, but didn't say how they'd help the administration determine how well U.S. policy in the region is working."

https://www.truthout.org/091709B?n

 

Afghanistan: Where Empires Go to Die

Dahr Jamail, Truthout: "On September 7 the Swedish aid agency Swedish Committee for Afghanistan reported that the previous week US soldiers raided one of its hospitals. According to the director of the aid agency, Anders Fange, troops stormed through both the men's and women's wards, where they frantically searched for wounded Taliban fighters. Soldiers demanded that hospital administrators inform the military of any incoming patients who might be insurgents, after which the military would then decide if said patients would be admitted or not. Fange called the incident 'not only a clear violation of globally recognized humanitarian principles about the sanctity of health facilities and staff in areas of conflict, but also a clear breach of the civil-military agreement' between nongovernmental organizations and international forces. Fange said that US troops broke down doors and tied up visitors and hospital staff."

https://www.truthout.org/091709R?n

 

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https://www.commondreams.org/video/2009/09/17-0

 

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Gen. Stanley McChrystal, the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan, is privately requesting between 30,000 and 40,000 more troops, a request that has produced "sticker shock" and "huge resistance" among key lawmakers, sources told FOX News.

https://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,551120,00.html


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Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders has joined Wisconsin Sen. Russ Feingold in declaring that the United States needs to start thinking about how to extract its military from Afghanistan.

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US Peace Activists Call for Near-Term Withdrawal of Foreign Troops From Afghanistan

Amy Goodman, Democracy Now!: "The coming weeks hold critical significance for the US occupation of Afghanistan. The Senate is expected to vote on the Obama administration's $128 billion request to fund war operations in Afghanistan and Iraq for the coming fiscal year. Next week, the Obama administration will unveil a report on whether US benchmarks for success in Afghanistan are being achieved. It's widely believed President Obama will receive a military request to escalate the Afghan war with thousands of additional troops. The apparent congressional unease over a troop escalation comes near Friday's eight-year anniversary of the vote authorizing the attack on Afghanistan. We speak to Norman Solomon of the Institute for Public Accuracy on his recent trip to Afghanistan and CODEPINK's Medea Benjamin."

https://www.truthout.org/091509V?n

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Mullen Confirms: More troops Requied for Afghan Escalation
https://www.commondreams.org/headline/2009/09/15-8

Eight Years Later: Speak Out Against the War in Afghanistan
https://www.commondreams.org/video/2009/09/15

 

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