Salem-News.com Afghanistan articles Page 30

Americans Forget; Afghans Do Not

In a fast moving media world the US public probably moved on long ago and has only vague and distant memories of the pictures of the “trophy” takers, while such things are burned into the minds of Afghan public.

(JAMESTOWN, RI) - The latest twist and turn in the Afghan misadventure takes the form of anti-American riots, protests, and bombs, by Afghans at Americans over the burning of the Koran by American military.

Mainstream media leads readers to believe that the uproar is solely because of the burning incident, however there is far more to it.

Wikileaks Launches The Global Intelligence Files

WikiLeaks has also obtained Stratfor’s list of informants and, in many cases, records of its payoffs.

(NEW YORK) - Today, Monday 27 February, WikiLeaks began publishing The Global Intelligence Files – more than five million emails from the Texas-headquartered "global intelligence" company Stratfor.

The emails date from between July 2004 and late December 2011.

Current Status of Wikileaks

The Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt has repeatedly attacked WikiLeaks this week in a bizarre manner

(NEW YORK) - An extrajudicial blockade imposed by VISA, MasterCard, PayPal, Bank of America, and Western Union that is designed to destroy WikiLeaks has been in place since December 2010.

The EU Commission is considering whether it will open a formal investigation, but two lawsuits have been filed.

Explosive WTC 7 Evidence Lights Up TV Screens Nationwide

AE911Truth Documentary Excerpt Makes Waves on 100+ PBS Stations

(NOVATO, CA) - AE911Truth produced a five minute version of the 15-minute mini-documentary, “Architects and Engineers: Solving the Mystery of Building 7”, for the Spotlight On series broadcast by PBS on dozens of public television stations nationwide.

Army Releases January Suicide Data

Lt. Gen. Thomas P. Bostick says he is encouraged by the 2011 Army suicide data that reflects a slight decrease in suicides from the record year experienced in 2010.

(WASHINGTON DC) - The Army released suicide data today for the month of January. During January, among active-duty soldiers, there were 16 potential suicides: five have been confirmed as suicide and 11 remain under investigation.

U.S. Commander Apologizes Over Qur`an Mistreatment

Several hundred people also gathered at protests in Kabul.

(PRAGUE Radio Free Europe ) - The commander of international troops in Afghanistan has confirmed that foreign troops have "improperly" disposed of Islamic religious materials, including the Qur'an.

U.S. General John Allen on February 21 offered "sincere apologies" to Afghanistan's government and people...

Former Afghan FM: US Seeking to Legitimize Taliban through Negotiations

Some analysts are skeptical of the prospects for meaningful peace negotiations with the Taliban.

(TEHRAN FNA) - A prominent Afghan opposition figure said that the US is seeking to legitimize the Taliban through holding negotiations with the belligerent group, but meantime underlined that the US has failed to attain its goal.

"… No doubt the Taliban is eager to negotiate with the US since the group sees the talks a positive step towards its legitimacy," former Afghan Foreign Minister Abdullah Abdullah told FNA.

Afghanistan: Taliban vs. Zal Khalilzad

Taliban are not considered a Pashtun nationalist movement, on the contrary, they mimic ideological and political inspirations from Arabs and others.

(SEATTLE) - “Khalilzad: A Satan whispering in the Hearts of Men”, was the title of in an email sent to many recipients by two Piled higher and Deeper (PhDs) expressing their views about Mr. Zal Khalilzad.

Indeed, it is alarming news to hear a hardcore neocon Mr. Khalizad arriving on his white horse to rescue his forefather’s land from the fraudulent Karzai government and Taliban’s mayhem.

U.S./NATO Bombers Massacre Children in Eastern Afghanistan - Once Again!

Press statement by the ANSWER Coalition.

(WASHINGTON D.C.) - The terror campaign by against the people of Afghanistan has led to another massacre of children.

If Iran or Syria or Russia massacred children, it would be top news in the U.S. mass media.

Is Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse Just Parroting Nonsense?

I can’t say whether Whitehouse believes what he says, or if he just figures it’s best to parrot the propaganda in order to get votes.

(RICHMOND, R.I.) - Last night I talked to Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse to remind him of some of the US assaults on Iran, like installing the Shah, shooting down an Iranian airliner, providing weapons and intelligence to Iraq for war against Iran.

And throughout all of this Iran did nothing to us.