French army chief rules out military victory in Afghanistan

PARIS (AFP) — The head of the French military General Jean-Louis Georgelin on Wednesday backed comments by a senior British military officer’s view that the war in Afghanistan was unwinnable.

A British officer “was saying that one cannot win this war militarily, that there is no military solution to the Afghan crisis and I totally share this feeling,” Georglin told French television channel Public Senat.  >>>>>

Afghan president blames “the West” for Islamic extremism

The propaganda used to justify the US-led occupation in Afghanistan typically leaves out any explanation of the origins of tendencies such as Al Qaeda, the Taliban movement and other Islamist groups resisting American and NATO troops. The spin merchants of the so-called “war on terror” would have people believe that the US and its allies are fighting religious fanatics who have no support in the country and are motivated by an inexplicable and irrational hatred of Western civilisation.  >>>>>

More than 90 Afghans killed in coalition strikes

An investigation has found that more than 90 civilians, mostly women and children, were killed in coalition air strikes days ago, an Afghan government minister told AFP Sunday.   >>>>>

Someone is not telling the truth.  Westerners usually rely on the initial reports of the West to form their opinions (which is why our echo chamber gives a more realistic view — we collect news from all parts of the world), and conclude them to be more factual.  The truth dies with that and the withholding of news from outside sources.  I’m inclined to believe the Afghan government, as they were implanted by the U.S.  What benefit do they gain from reporting something that didn’t happen?  Nothing.  It seems that the Taliban and the U.S.-recognized government of Karzai are on the talking point — The U.S. committed more war crimes and are doing what they can to cover it up:  business as usual. 

Afghanistan criticises US attack

Afghanistan’s president has criticised US forces for “unilateral operations” in the west which, the government says, killed at least 70 civilians.  >>>>>

 

 

These are a people who have always claimed that they do not support, nor were responsible for 9/11.  When asked, most Americans still can’t come up with the reason for why we attacked Afghanistan.  The real reason was planned years before the war, to seek a safehaven in controlling oil distribution via a pipeline.  The spark to war was the claim that Osama, who was living in Afghanistan be arrested and extradited without a tria, etc.  Afghanistan needed more evidence, and they were right.  We have already proven that we have lied our way into Iraq.  Since Afghanistan is misunderstood, and more impoverished than Iraqis (who weren’t at all), Americans are less likely to complain.

We have no true justification for being in either war, including by way of U.S. and international laws – much less the sovereign laws of the very same nation(s).  Karzai, our implanted head of state, who controls the patch of Afghanistan that he controls, continues to complain about what amounts to be war crimes.  When an ally is doing this, and those defending the occupation, how much more of a megaphone does one need?  These war crimes are not isolated incidents.  We are just having a tough time suppressing the complaints. 

Pakistan’s ISI may be out of control

Recently, The New York Times revealed that US intelligence officials had concluded that Pakistan’s powerful Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) agency was responsible for the July 7 bomb attack on the Indian Embassy in Kabul, which killed more than 60 people. As a result, Pakistan’s new prime minister, Yousuf Raza Gilani, finds himself in a tight spot. While angrily dismissing accusations of the ISI’s involvement, Gilani has vowed to act decisively should he be presented with evidence to the contrary. Gilani’s indignation aside, the ISI has long been alleged to support Islamic militants.  >>>>>

Is the NYT talking abou the same ISI described here?  The Bush Administration consciously took the decision in “the post September 11 consultations” with Lt. General Mahmoud Ahmad to directly “cooperate” with Pakistan’s military intelligence (ISI) despite its links to Osama bin Laden and the Taliban and its alleged role in the assassination of Commander Masood, which coincidentally occurred two days before the terrorist attacks.” — Michael Chossudovsky

Maybe because the US knew that Osama really didn’t do it.  Are the ISI “out of control” because their loyalties seem to be shifting?  Who’s control should they have been under before?  India, US or Israel?

NATO-led soldiers ‘accidentally’ kill four Afghan civilians

KABUL (AFP) – NATO-led soldiers operating in southern Afghanistan “accidentally” killed four civilians and wounded three others in a rocket attack intended for insurgents, the alliance force said Sunday.  >>>>>

Even those in the newswire don’t believe it; by being compelled to place quotation marks around the word accidentally.