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WikiLeaked ‘Afghanistan War Logs’ Include U.S. Military Whitewashing War Crimes
Posted: 27 July 2010 by Little Alex in Af-Pak War, Political ScienceTags: Abu Laith al-Libi, AEF, Afghan mujahideen, Afghan War Diary, Afghanistan Eradication Forces, Afghanistan War Logs, al-Qaeda, Amnesty International, Andrew Exum, Bradley Manning, Bush Administration, Carl Hulse, CIA, civilian casualties, COIN, COINdinistas, Cold War, counterinsurgency, Dana Milibank, Daniel Ellsburg, David Kilcullen, David Leigh, Declan Walsh, Dennis Kucinich, Der Spiegel, Gareth Porter, Germany, Greg Jaffe, Guardian, Gus Lubin, Haqqani Network, human rights, international law, IRGC, Isabelle Schafer, ISAF, Jackie Calmes, Julian Assange, Kevin Poulsen, Kim Zetter, Michael Hastings, NATO, Newspeak, NY Times, Obama, Obama Administration, Pentagon Papers, Peter Finn, Quetta Shura, Rahmat Gul, Reaper drones, Richard Norton-Taylor, Rick Rowley, Rob Evans, Robert Gibbs, Ron Paul, Shum Khan, Stanley McChrystal, Taliban, Task Force 373, TF 373, US, US military, War, war crimes, War on Terror, war spending, whistleblowers, Wikileaks
The massive dump of U.S. military records relating to the war in Afghanistan confirms prior knowledge in some areas and shines light to other grim realities of aggressive war and occupation.
Daily Briefing—28th-29th June 2010
Posted: 28 June 2010 by Editors in Daily BriefingTags: Afghanistan, Alexander Cockburn, ANA, Andy Worthington, Anthony Fenton, ASF, Behzad Yaghmaian, Blackwater, BP, Brazil, Burundi, Canada, Chicago Police, China, CIA, David Petraeus, Dennis Kucinich, espionage, France, G20, Germany, Glenn Greenwald, Guantanamo Bay, Gulf oil spill, Hezbollah, Hizbollah, IMF, India, Iran, Israel, Jon Burge, journalism, Lara Logan, Leon Panetta, Manuel Noriega, media, Michael Hastings, Middle East, military industrial complex, Mississippi, Noah Shachtman, NYPD, Palestinians, Panama, Pierre Nkurunziza, police brutality, propaganda, renminbi, Right to Information Act, Russia, SCOTUS, Spencer Ackerman, Stanley McChrystal, Syria, Taiwan, terrorism, torture, Turkey, USS Harry Truman, Xe
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Report: Days Before ‘Forced’ Resignation, McChrystal Warned NATO ‘Not to Expect Progress’ This Year
Posted: 27 June 2010 by Little Alex in Af-Pak WarTags: Af-Pak War, Afghanistan, Carlotta Gall, COIN, COINdinistas, counterinsurgency, David Kilcullen, David Petraeus, Eric Schmitt, Hamid Karzai, Haqqani Network, Henry Kissinger, ISAF, Jane Perlez, Michael Hastings, Mullah Omar, NATO, Obama Administration, Quetta Shura, Sirajuddin Haqqani, Stanley McChrystal
The recently-resigned U.S. top commander in Afghanistan told ISAF allies the local insurgency was enhanced since the Obama-led surge. Karzai’s best option is negotiating with leaders of opposing militant factions.
More Substance Than Gossip in Rolling Stone’s McChrystal Profile
Posted: 23 June 2010 by Editors in Af-Pak WarTags: Af-Pak War, Afghanistan, AntiWar radio, COIN, COINdinistas, COMISAF, David Petraeus, Gareth Porter, George Will, Hamid Karzai, Hillary Clinton, human rights, ISAF, Joe Biden, John Kerry, John McCain, Kandahar Surge, Karl Eikenberry, Marja Surge, Michael Hastings, NATO, Newspeak, Obama, Obama Administration, Petraeus Doctrine, Scott Horton, Stanley McChrystal, US, War, War on Terror
The controversial article which led to today’s resignation by the top commander in Afghanistan and David Petraeus as his replacement is discussed as if it was a celebrity gossip column. It actually makes the substantive case that the occupation of Afghanistan is regressively destructive.
