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Friedensbewegung: Krieg beenden!

„Zur jüngsten Eskalation im Afghanistankrieg, dem gestern weitere drei Bundeswehrsoldaten zum Opfer gefallen sind, erklärten die Sprecher des Bundesausschusses Friedensratschlag in Kassel…“ Pressemitteilung des Bundesausschusses Friedensratschlag vom 24. Juni 2009 https://www.uni-kassel.de/fb5/frieden/regionen/Afghanistan/tote7.html


In Afghanistan führt die Bundeswehr nach Verteidigungsminister Jung noch immer keinen Krieg

„Nicht nur die vermehrten Kämpfe und die toten und verletzten Soldaten, sondern allein schon die Ausgaben für militärische und zivile Aufgaben zeigen ein anderes Bild..“ Artikel von Florian Rötzer in telepolis vom 24.06.2009 https://www.heise.de/tp/r4/artikel/30/30592/1.html


Stell dir vor, es ist Krieg und keiner sagt es

„Nicht erst seit dem jüngsten tödlichen Zwischenfall befindet sich die Bundeswehr in Afghanistan im Kampfeinsatz. Dass die Regierung das weiter leugnet, wird sich für sie nicht auszahlen. Eine große Debatte über den Sinn des Engagements lässt sich auf Dauer nicht unterdrücken - noch nicht einmal bis zur Wahl…“ Leitartikel von Thomas Steinmann in der FTD vom 24.06.2009 https://www.ftd.de/meinung/kommentare/:Leitartikel-Stell-dir-vor-es-ist-Krieg-und-keiner-sagt-es/531315.html


Dem Frieden eine Chance geben! Soldaten lehnen deutschen AWACS-Einsatz in Afghanistan ab

„Die im Arbeitskreis DARMSTÄDTER SIGNAL – dem kritischen Forum für Staatsbürger in Uniform (Ak DS) – zusammengeschlossenen Angehörigen der Bundeswehr verurteilen die Absicht der Bundesregierung, das militärische Engagement in Afghanistan durch die offizielle Beteiligung deutscher Besatzungen auf dem Luftraumüberwachungssystem AWACS auszuweiten…“ Artikel von Helmuth Prieß und Jörg Wiebach in NRhZ-Online - Neue Rheinische Zeitung, Online-Flyer vom 24.06.2009 https://www.nrhz.de/flyer/beitrag.php?id=13949


Aus: LabourNet, 25. Juni 2009



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Since 2001, the US Air Force has dropped nearly 31 million pounds (14,049 metric tons) of bombs on Afghanistan. The UN estimates that US airstrikes alone accounted for 64 percent of the 828 Afghan civilians killed last year.

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Airstrikes in Afghanistan have caused many civilian casualties, resulting in an official request by the Afghan government to the US military to stop air and ground strikes within civilian populations.

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McChrystal Looks to Spin Afghan Civilian Deaths Problem

There are growing indications that his command is preparing to deal with the issue primarily by seeking to shift the blame to the Taliban through more and better propaganda operations and by using more high-tech drone intelligence aircraft to increase battlefield surveillance rather than by curbing the main direct cause of civilian casualties.

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Treating Civilian Deaths as a ‘Sore Point’
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New Film Chronicles Civilian Slaughter In Afghanistan

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The footage you are about to see is poignant, heart-wrenching, and often a direct result of U.S. foreign policy. - Warning - Viewer discreation advised.

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Afghanistan: Warum alle Fraktionen des Widerstandes sich jetzt Taliban nennen, wie die einfachen Leute überleben und die schleichende Islamisierung des Widerstands.

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As US troops and private contractors surge in Afghanistan, a new report reveals a system rife with abuse. Also, why is an executive of a major war contractor on the commission investigating contractors?

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Remy Ourdan, Le Monde: "They are trying to be more discreet and less murderous than in Iraq. In Kabul, foreign mercenaries don't let loose with rapid fire at intersections and the laws attempt to compel them to cooperate with Afghan companies. However, with the improvement of the situation in Iraq and since Barack Obama announced that Afghanistan and Pakistan were the 'central front' of the war against al-Qaeda, they've been arriving."

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A tacit agreement operates between the Obama administration, the U.S corporate media, most progressive U.S. liberals, and the United Nations Assistance Mission for Afghanistan (UNAMA).

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US plans push for 'information war' in Afghanistan

The emphasis on public relations comes amid concern among US and NATO officials about the effect of civilian casualties from US-led air strikes. Insurgents have sought to exploit public outrage over the casualties.

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Afghanistan violence hits all-time high since U.S. invasion

The violence that has surged for two years in Afghanistan reached a new high last week, and more difficulty lies ahead, the United States' top war zone commander said Thursday.

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NATO to send 10,000 extra troop to Afghanistan

NATO Defense Ministers agreed here Friday to send extra troops to Afghanistan for security during upcoming elections and to continue anti-piracy naval operation off the coast of Somalia.

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Civilian Casualties of (Our Fully Funded) War
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