
Rethink Afghanistan
"Has it occurred to anyone in the White House national security circles
or the pundit class that these recent American deaths were wasteful and
immoral? - Tom Hayden, long-time activist and guest tomorrow at Brave New Conversations in Los Angeles. To rsvp, go to http://bit.ly/1lADwK
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Fifty-nine Americans died in October fighting to protect the corrupt Afghan electoral process that resulted in a second five-year term for Hamid Karzai. Since July and the run-up to the August election, ...

John Bakalian
http://wp.me/pAcJQ-wr End the War(s) NOW
“Why We Must Leave Afghanistan”, The Independent On Sunday; Malalai Joya’s new book “A Woman Among Warlords” buy one; Daniel Ellsberg Interview (replay)
“Why We Must Leave Afghanistan”, The Independent On Sunday; Malalai Joya’s new book “A Woman Among W
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Leading article: Why we must leave Afghanistan an Opinion from The Independent On Sunday [New poll in England shows 75% of citizens want all troops out within one year]

Joe Scarry
This David Brooks op-ed is stirring a lot of people up: He says reporting on the Ft. Hood tragedy "ignored the fact that the war narrative of the struggle against Islam is the central feature of American foreign policy. It ignored the fact that this narrative can be embraced by a self-radicalizing individual in the U....S. as much as by groups in Tehran, Gaza or Kandahar." Isn't what he's really that, "The consequences of our worldview have come home to America" ?Read More
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The well-intentioned public commentary that followed Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan’s rampage at Fort Hood denied any possibility of evil in his actions.

Paul Grasse It was about time for a real Antiwarfilm to hit the stage. We're using it over here in germany for public screenings and at antiwar-events. thanx a load. Fuck the war!

Rethink Afghanistan Los Angeles, CA fans: Join us this Thursday for a special screening of Rethink Afghanistan that includes Matthew Hoh, Daniel Ellsberg, Sonali Kolhatkar, and Robert Greenwald. RSVP to Cherita at cherita@bravenewfoundation.org
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Join us this Thursday, November 12th for a special screening of our breakthrough documentary, Rethink Afghanistan. We’ll be joined by several compelling voices speaking out against the war: Daniel Ellsberg, Matthew Hoh, Sonali Kolhatkar and our very own Robert Greenwald.

Rethink Afghanistan Here's what we were afraid of. Obama gives McChrystal just about everything he asked for.
Source: www.cbsnews.com
CBS Exclusive: Sources Say Force Will Grow to 100,000 - Nearly Filling Gen. McChrystal's Request; Long-Term Stay Planned

Rethink Afghanistan Very thoughtful, incisive article by the former special assistant to the UN Secretary General. "The reality is that the War of 9/11 against al Qaeda and its backers will not be won -- or lost -- in Afghanistan."
It's time to recognize the true state of the conflict in Afghanistan -- a civil war. By Nader Mousav
Source: www.foreignpolicy.com
Two conclusions are inescapable from the fiasco of Afghanistan's presidential elections and the McChrystal assessment: There is no electoral solution to Afghan government's crisis of legitimacy, and there is no military solution to the challenge of the Taliban. ...

Pubali "The Barack Obama administration is talking tough to Afghan President Hamid Karzai about the need for decisive action on corruption ... but its main objective is to prevent particularly corrupt and incompetent warlords from getting plum ministries as rewards for helping clinch his fraudulent reelection, IPS has learned."

Pubali "In our day, the American way of war ... has proved remarkably heavy. Elephantine might be the appropriate word. The Pentagon likes to talk about its "footprint" on the geopolitical landscape. In terms of the infrastructure it's built in Iraq and Afghanistan, perhaps "crater" would be a more reasonable image."
Source: www.tomdispatch.com
Tomdispatch.com is for anyone seeking a deeper understanding of our post-9/11 world and a clear sense of how our imperial globe actually works. Read more about the site's founder and editor Tom Engelhardt and his guest authors. Click here to e-mail Tom.

Kelly Rae Murphy HOW????
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Direct Democracy - Why the American People must disband Congress

Kelly Rae Murphy Please take the time.
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Ross Parry The US govt. is not going to leave Iraq or Afghanistan. They really want permanent bases there to keep control of the regions oil resources. The rest is just window dressing to keep everyone distracted.

Hamid Is there a conflict of opinions between Karzai and Obama? If yes, why?

Joe Scarry
The British public is paying very close attention to the costs of their nation's involvement in Afghanistan. (Oh yeah,they've seen this one before . . . . ) For instance, see the BBC: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/82048 33.stm
Ministry of Defence | Defence News | History and Honour | Field of Remembrance honours those lost in
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His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh joined two young war widows to open the Royal British Legion Field of Remembrance at Westminster Abbey in London earlier today, Thursday 5 November 2009.

John Bakalian
End the War(s) NOW: http://outofcentralasianow.wordpress.com /
Malalai Joya’s new book “A Woman Among Warlords”, buy one now and pass the word
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On Saturday, Nov. 7, Malalai Joya was at a gathering at San Jose State University in California to promote her book “A Woman Among Warlords” and to gather support for her people in Afghanistan. ...



























