These Pictures Of Life In Afghanistan Are Like Nothing You've Ever Seen
• http://www.businessinsider.com, Jana KasperkevicPartensky agreed to share snapshots of his life in Afghanistan
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Afghanistan
Afghans Reach Deal With U.S. On Night Raids
• http://www.npr.org, by The Associated PressThe Afghan government and the U.S. have reached a deal governing controversial night raids by American forces, both sides said.
Should Pro-Family Americans Support the Taliban?
• Lew Rockwell blogThe American taxpayer is also subsidizing a culture that forces young boys into slavery of the most sordid and squalid sort — to serve as sex toys for the prominent wealthy men who can buy them. This widespread practice that flourishes under the U.S.
Rapidly Ending the War in Afghanistan Solves Many Problems
• http://original.antiwar.com, by Ivan ElandSo many government efforts run aground on problems with poor incentives.
Deal Close on Night Raids, U.S. and Afghan Officials Say
• New York TimesAfter years of insisting that American forces end covert nighttime raids on Afghan homes, President Karzai’s government was close to completing a deal that would give the Afghan authorities legal oversight of the raids, while allowing American forces
AFGHANISTAN: A Tale of "Three Tragedies"
• www.globalresearch.ca, by Felicity ArbuthnotMarch was another month of tragic, needless lives lost, the searing grief of mother’s and father’s for lost son’s and daughters.
Lawyer says U.S. blocks investigation of Afghan massacre
• ReutersThe lawyer defending the U.S. soldier accused of murdering 17 Afghan civilians claims U.S. authorities are blocking his ability to investigate the incident. John Henry Browne, the lawyer for Staff Sergeant Robert Bales, said U.S. forces in Afghani
Afghan Witnesses Say Sgt. Robert Bales Did Not Act Alone
• http://news.antiwar.com, by John GlaserChild witnesses to the massacre of 17 Afghan civilians by Staff Sgt. Robert Bales say there was more than one U.S. soldier party to the crime, contradicting the story told by the Pentagon.
Support in U.S. for Afghan War Drops Sharply, Poll Finds
• nytimes.com, By ELISABETH BUMILLER and ALLISON KOPWASHINGTON — After a series of violent episodes and setbacks, support for the war in Afghanistan has dropped sharply among both Republicans and Democrats, according to the latest New York Times/CBS News poll.
The Massacre of the Afghan 17 and the Obama Cover-Up
• http://www.globalresearch.ca, by Prof. James PetraAfter the cold-blooded murder of the 17 Afghan villagers in Kandahar Province the US military and the ever-complicit Obama regime constructed an elaborate cover-up, exposing the Administration up to charges of conspiracy to suppress the essential fac
Afghan army-uniformed man kills two British soldiers
• http://rt.comA man in Afghan army uniform opened fire at British servicemen, killing two. The attacker was eliminated in reprisal fire.
Cover-up in Kandahar of "the Actions of a Group of US Soldiers"
• http://www.globalresearch.ca, by Joe Giambrone"An Afghan elder who lives in Zangawat, a village near the base, said U.S. soldiers threatened residents with retaliation after an American vehicle hit a buried bomb three days before the shootings. " (LA Times)
Afghanistan Crimes: Absolving Higher-Ups
Stephen LendmanCulpability goes up the change of command to the top
U.S. general: Delay cut in Afghan war force
• Washington PostThe top U.S. commander in Afghanistan indicated on Thursday that he believes there should be no American troop draw-downs in 2013, leaving the total at the 68,000 who will remain following scheduled withdrawals this year.
Afghan Massacre: Will Justice Be Found and Done?
• Lew Rockwell blog"There's no forensic evidence." "There's no medical examiner's evidence. There's no evidence about how many alleged victims or where those remains are." "So it's fascinating from a defence lawyer's perspective. Prove it."
US soldier in Afghan massacre 'swindled pensioner out of life savings and $1.2m in debt'
• Daily MailHe was $1.2million in debt after 'defrauding pensioner of life savings' Claims he was NOT drunk and cannot remember shootings Captain speaks of admiration for Bales quitting his job after 9/11 to serve
Extraps
• Lew Rockwell blogSSG Robert Bales plotted and executed an attack that killed innocent Afghan civilians. SSG Robert Bales is being sheltered in another nation. Afghan authorities have demanded he be given to them for punishment. The sheltering nation has refu
Conservative Responsibility for Iraq and Afghanistan
• http://www.fff.org, by Jacob G. HornbergerAmong the favorite mantras of conservatives is “With freedom comes responsibility.”
Afghan Villagers Were Threatened by US Troops Ahead of Massacre
• www.antiwar.comWitnesses: Troops Lined Up All Men From Mokhoyan, Told Them They'd 'Pay'
America's war in Afghanistan: murdered civilians, mistreated veterans
• http://www.guardian.co.uk, Amy GoodmanWe may never know what drove a US Army staff sergeant to head out into the Afghan night and allegedly murder at least 16 civilians in their homes, among them nine children and three women.
US Afghan Detainees Sent to Torture Prisons
Stephen LendmanTorture is official US policy
They Had Names
• http://www.commondreams.org, by Abby ZimetIn the wake of the massacre in Afghanistan, there has been much media coverage of the shooter, and almost none of the victims.
Did One Man Massacre and Burn 16 Afghan Civilians at Panjwai??
• Lew Rockwell blogwitnesses report seeing helicopters dropping chaff during the attack, a measure used to hide targets from ground attack. "Gillani added that locals suspect the massacre was revenge for attacks carried out last week on US forces that left several i
Murder Is Not an Anomaly in War
• By Chris Hedges truthdig.comThe war in Afghanistan—where the enemy is elusive and rarely seen, where the cultural and linguistic disconnect makes every trip outside the wire a visit to hostile territory,
America's war in Afghanistan: murdered civilians, mistreated veterans
• guardian.co.uk/ by Amy GoodmanThe longer this misguided occupation continues, the greater the human toll – on all sides – accrues.
To the Chinese and the Indians, the spoils of a terrible war
• http://www.independent.co.uk, David Randall , JonaAllies pay in blood while others plot to exploit Afghanistan’s rich natural resources
Rape and Murder in Afghanistan
Stephen LendmanSuppressed war crimes that happen daily
Afghanistan Panjwai Killing of 16: Two Stories Wildly at Variance
• Lew Rockwell blogA new report could not be more different: "A parliamentary probe team on Thursday said up to 20 American troops were involved in Sunday’s killing of 16 civilians in southern Kandahar province." Another report says that the soldiers sexually assaulted
NPR and NYT on Americans v. Afghans
• http://www.salon.com, By Glenn GreenwaldThe New York Times yesterday conveyed important and exciting evidence of American progress in Afghanistan
Scoundrel Media Afghan Massacre Cover-Up
Stephen LendmanUp to 20 US soldiers involved in latest massacre.
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