Salem-News.com Afghanistan articles Page 34

The warmongers want another war, and its close

It appears that pro war forces have now realized they cannot produce any smoking nuclear gun, for there is none.

(Jamestown, RI) - The same forces that dragged us into a war with Iraq resulting in over one million deaths are now hard at work desperately trying to immerse the US in yet another catastrophic war.

This time the target is Iran, and tragically they are having great success, for we are getting ever closer to the impending war.

US silent war, loud weapons on Iran

The US silent war with Iran is no longer silent. It is gradually becoming loud and deafening.

(TEHRAN) - From silent war to loud weapons, from covert operations to overt operations, the US government has resorted and will resort to any possible means in an effort to incapacitate a nation whose sin is the very nature of its policy of no submission to force.

In line with its silent war with Iran, a US court in Manhattan made a mockery of justice, issued a default judgment against Iran, and accused Tehran of being involved in the 9/11 terrorist attacks...

UN Refugee Agency helps 200,000 vulnerable Afghans during cold winter months

As in previous years, the UN refugee agency’s assistance focuses on isolated rural places of high return.

(KABUL) - Winter is often the worst time of year for very vulnerable displaced Afghan families. But once again, UNHCR and its partners are delivering winter supplies to help these families, whether returning refugees or internally displaced, face the freezing temperatures.

As part of a coordinated response, together with Afghan authorities and other aid agencies, UNHCR will provide around 34,500 Afghan families – more than 200,000 individuals – with blankets, plastic sheets, fuel, and warm clothes such as sweaters, shawls, gloves, socks and waterproof shoes to stay warm and dry.

Stranglehold Afghanistan: How Politics and Lies Are Destroying an Army

First the Army lies to the President - followed by the Mitt Romney knife in the back...

(CINCINNATI) - American troops in Afghanistan are running out of fuel and food as Christmas approaches. The war rages on as it has for a decade and America is losing, nothing new there.

American supplies are being blockaded in Pakistan because US drones killed 24 Pakistani soldiers.

Marine Commandant Defends Medal of Honor Recipient Dakota Meyer

Everything about Dakota Meyer's service was honorable; and then everything went to hell in a handbasket after he reported BAE's attempt to sell military hardware to Pakistan.

(SALEM) - A McClatchy Newspaper reporter alleges in a series of articles, that the government beefed up the story of U.S. Marine Sergeant Dakota Meyer, who was awarded the Medal of Honor in September.

This is not sitting well with Marines, particularly the top Marine officer, the Commandant, Gen. James F. Amos.

Catering to Caustic Comments

There's nothing related to America’s national security that would justify indiscriminate bombing of any country because they might someday develop an atomic bomb.

(MANAMA, Bahrain) - I've written frequently about unacceptable political behavior-- wars, occupations, deception, hate--the negative things that make the news every day, and some things that never see the light of the media.

Say Good Bye to the America You Knew, Obama Signed the Defense Bill

It is slightly mellowed, but the rights of Americans have been radically compromised by the new defense bill.

(SALEM) - Critical attention has been focused on the National Defense Authorization Act; a controversial provision allowing for the indefinite detention of U.S. citizens.

Obama alluded to being willing to veto the bill, but instead he did the worst possible thing, signing it into law, and as a result we no longer have our civil rights or the ability to challenge our government without fear of this reprisal.

US: Congressional Candidate Turns Himself In for Indefinite Military Detention

The right of people to defend themselves and their land, by any means necessary, against a foreign aggressor, is THE most fundamental human right.

(SUNDANCE, Wyoming) - As someone who could be said to “substantially support al-Qaeda, the Taliban, or associated forces,” I am writing to turn myself in under the new NDAA law.

Please send a US military brigade, preferably the Marines (semper fi, guys!) to indefinitely detain me.

PTSD: Anxiety, Fear or Terror

December 7 1941, a sacred day for PTSD.

(MOLALLA, Ore.) - This sermon is based upon two sources; Time Magazine has a major article on Dec. 5 2011 with the title 'Anxiety or more explicitly, the two faces of Anxiety'.

I didn't know that there were two faces and further, I didn't know that there was a comparison like 'anxiety, anxianter and axientiest, which is the same as the comparison between good, better and best', which seems to be the basis of this article.

Poetry: Medal Of Honor & The $1 Value Meal

A British military contractor has been on the offensive with slanderous and libelous statements about this hero of the highest order.

(CLEVELAND / SALEM) - As we reported in a recent article, a Marine who received the Medal of Honor for his heroic rescue of 36 human beings, has been under assault by a British military contractor for alleged "drinking" problems and also for supposedly for having "mental" problems.

Of course none of this was on the radar of the contractor BAE Systems, until after former Marine Sergeant Dakota Meyer blew the whistle on the company's attempt to sell high-powered sniper scopes to the Pakistani military.