24 October 2012, Syrian President, Bashar al-Assad, has pardoned 290 non-violent prisoners, like those who committed crimes such as theft, forgery and military desertion.
This is not the first time prisoners have been pardoned. Since the start of the Syrian Civil War, about one thousand non-violent prisoners have been set free.
Those prisoners not being let go are those who have killed, or have smuggled weapons and drugs.
“Economic growth in 2012 has slowed to a trickle, and that has spooked a lot of people.”-Jake Dollarhide, Longbow Asset Management
“Our low cost feedstock [natural gas] advantage enabled us to deliver volume growth, despite weakening demand. These difficult conditions [bad economy] may have extended staying power, as the new reality is that we are operating in a slow growth and volatile world.”-Andrew Liveris, Dow Chemical CEO
On 24 October 2012, Liveris explained the 2,400 job cuts (inadvertently announced the day before) as being necessary because Dow officials see the world economy getting worse.
Some analysts were surprised by the elimination of jobs and 20 factories: “Dow had very strong volumes in an uncertain macroeconomic environment. When I heard the announcement they were cutting jobs, I thought they had a really bad quarter, but it seems that business is A-OK.”-Hassan Ahmed, Alembic Global Advisors
Stock market investors are overjoyed at the announcement of the elimination of jobs (as they always are), and Dow Chemical stock values shot up 5 to 6% the morning after the job cuts were announced.
Dow reported net revenue for this past quarter at $582 million USD. But that’s down from the same quarter last year, when they reported $900 million. (note: various U.S. media sources are reporting slightly different revenue numbers) Dow officials say their sales are down across the board. The only area they see possible increase in sales is in their plastics made from cheap natural gas.
Their natural gas supplies come from the U.S. Gulf of Mexico operations, and Saudi Arabia. Dow has no plans for cutting workers from those operations. About 1,500 of the job losses will come from Dow’s paint and solar cell factories.
20 factories in Japan, Belgium, Netherlands, United Kingdom, Spain and the United States will be closed. Bloomberg reports that Dow did not want to make the layoffs public, but mistakenly emailed the announcement to some media outlets!
Despite stock investors buying up Dow stock, the chemical company said it will also cut $500 million from their own investing and capital spending. That’s the exact opposite of what U.S. President Barack Obama has been saying is needed to revive the economy. Obama has been stressing that unAmerican Corporate America needs to increase spending on investments and capital.
21 October 2012
In Uruzgan Province, an Australian Digger was killed: “The soldier was clearing the compound when an IED detonated, killing him instantly.”-David Hurley, Australian Defence Force
In in the northern provinces of Faryab and Sar-e-Pul, China’s National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) began pumping out oil in the Amu Darya basin. China has a 25 years contract for oil mining in Afghanistan, thanks in part to the U.S. led occupation of the Central Asian country. CNPC expects to pump out 1,950 barrels per day.
The Afghan Foreign Ministry announced that no peace deal can be made with Mujahideen unless they are given immunity. One problem is that many Mujahideen leaders are currently not allowed to take part in peace talks, under United Nations rules.
In Logar Province, local government officials say a U.S./NATO rocket attack killed four children, and wounded two as they walked to school. Mujahideen report that it was mortar rounds from a U.S./NATO base, called Kizr, that landed on a house, killing all six children.
20 October 2012
French Foreign Minister, Laurent Fabius, revealed that French troops could be out of Afghanistan by the end of December 2012!
In Helmand Province, six local cops were killed by two of their co-workers! Also, a bicycle bomb went off near the governor’s office, no details on casualties.
In Paktia Province, a Russian Mi-8 helicopter working for U.S./NATO/ISAF, was shot at. No one was hurt, four bullet holes were found in the fuselage.
19 October 2012
In Khost Province, Afghan government forces turned on each other, killing three and wounding one. Reports say Afghan border police, National Army and National Police shot at each other. Government officials say it was caused by a “personal issue”.
In Parwan Province, reports that Bagram airbase was attacked by Mujahideen. This time a food warehouse operated by a military contractor was hit with machine gun fire, and rocket propelled grenades. The contractor says the warehouse caught fire and burned into Saturday.
In Balkh Province, 15 people were killed, 18 wounded, after the mini-bus they were in ran over a landmine.
In Herat Province, Mujahideen report that a U.S./NATO helicopter crashed at Shindand airbase. They say the copter went down due to mechanical problems.
18 October 2012
In Parwan Province, another U.S./NATO supply convoy was attacked. Local police say Mujahideen managed to put a bomb on one of the fuelers, which exploded. However, Mujahideen say they blew up the fueler with a remote controlled landmine. The driver was killed.
In Zabul Province, Mujahideen claim to have destroyed four vehicles in a U.S./NATO convoy, killing or wounding eight people.
International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) admitted that hundreds of Afghan government troops are sacrificing themselves for the United States! The ISAF report stated that, so far for 2012, Afghan National Army (ANA) troops are dying or being wounded at the rate of 243 per month! ISAF reported that Afghan National Police (ANP) troops are dying or being wounded at the rate of 292 per month! That’s more than 500 Afghan government personnel killed or wounded per month, fighting for empire of the United States!
ISAF also said: “An International Security Assistance Force service member died as a result of a non-battle related injury in eastern Afghanistan.”
Officials with the U.S. created North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) made a surprise visit to Kabul: “My clear message is that the whole international community will stay committed to helping Afghanistan in the future…”-Anders Fogh Rasmussen, NATO Secretary General
Amnesty International claims a 20 years old woman was beheaded by her mother-in-law, for refusing to be a prostitute. Most reports of violence against women focus on men, but in this case it was the woman’s mother-in-law that was forcing her to engage in prostitution, and when she refused the mother-in-law paid a man to kill her.
People in the region of North Waziristan, Pakistan, reported that four mortar rounds impacted in their area. The mortar fire came from Afghanistan.
Yet another U.S. based private security company (Jorge Scientific) is in trouble after a video showed their employees behaving like total retards! American Broadcasting Company revealed the video, which came from two former employees who quit because of rampant drug and alcohol abuse by co-workers.
In Nanagarhar Province, several cops joined the Mujahideen. Mujahideen made their names public.
17 October 2012
Major battles in Paktia Province. Mujahideen claim to have shot down two U.S./NATO helicopters. Reports say this happened as the copters were about to land to pick up wounded ANA troops. At least 53 people were wounded, including 45 Afghan government personnel, after a mini bus packed with explosive went off. A 14 years old girl was killed. The mini bus driver was trying to target a U.S./NATO base.
In Badghis Province, Mujahideen claim to have destroyed a U.S./NATO minesweeping tank. They say the two crewman were killed.
In Helmand Province, four U.S./NATO supply trucks were destroyed, and two drivers killed by Mujahideen.
In Uruzgan Province, a local cop joined the Mujahideen.
In Nangarhar Province, seven ANA personnel joined the Mujahideen.
16 October 2012
U.S./NATO officials admitted that a recent airstrike killed children, and not Mujahideen! ISAF said: “During an operation in Helmand province Sunday against suspected insurgents laying IEDs, ISAF forces may have accidentally killed three innocent Afghan civilians.”
This comes as U.S./NATO forces called in an airstrike in Gahzni Province. At least 17 people were killed. Afghan government officials claim most of those killed were from Pakistan.
In Parwan Province, Mujahideen claim to have fired more artillery rockets at Bagram airbase.
In Nanagarhar Province, Mujahideen claim to have fired more artillery rockets at Jalalabad airbase.
In Zabul and Kandahar provinces, Mujahideen claim to have destroyed several U.S./NATO convoy vehicles, and captured an Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) and a “hatchback” along with other military equipment.
15 October 2012
In Herat Province, a doctor, two nurses, and their driver were kidnapped. They all worked for the International Red Crescent. So far, no one knows why they were kidnapped, or by whom.
In Ghazni Province, a U.S./NATO supply convoy was attacked. Mujahideen claim they killed six security guards and destroyed three fuelers.
In Khost Province, a Afghan National Army soldier joined the Mujahideen.
In Wardak Province, a U.S./NATO supply convoy was attacked. Mujahideen claim they killed security guards and destroyed one tanker truck.
A former member of the Iranian Revolutionary Force, Fatima Khazarpoor, claims that Iranian government officials have been holding secret talks with Mujahideen. The talks concern a variety of issues including what will happen post U.S./NATO pullout. She says Iranian officials have been meeting with Pakistani officials as well. Khazarpoor now lives in Afghanistan and says she and her family have been threatened by Iranian agents. Is this just another scam to justify keeping U.S./NATO troops in Afghanistan?
Australian Prime Minister, Julia Gillard, paid a visit to Afghanistan, over increased Green on Blue attacks: “I spoke to President Karzai about our concern about insider attacks and sought an assurance from him that everything that can be done is being done.”
14 October 2012
In Parwan Province, Mujahideen claim they attacked the convoy of Afghanistan’s Second Vice President, Karim Khalili. Mujahideen say they killed eight security guards, wounded several more, but are not sure if they were successful in assassinating the Second Vice President.
Five of the seven Red Coat Royal Marines, arrested a few days ago, have been officially charged with murdering an Afghan man.
In Farah Province, reports that local police tortured a man to death, then hid his body in a pile of garbage.
In Helmand Province, a U.S./NATO airstrike killed three children and two adults collecting firewood. U.S./NATO claims the victims were Mujahideen planting mines.
In Bamiyan Province, a United Nations helicopter made an emergency landing. UN Assistance Mission to Afghanistan officials say it was due to mechanical problems.
In Kandahar Province, Mujahideen claim they repelled several airborne assaults by U.S./NATO forces.
13 October 2012
In Herat Province, Mujahideen say they used a “sticky bomb” to blow up a police car. The bomb, similar to a Limpet Mine, was attached to the side of the vehicle.
ISAF said: “One coalition forces service member and one coalition forces civilian died following an improvised explosive device attack in southern Afghanistan.” Independent reports say the deaths were the result of multiple bomb attacks in Kandahar Province. Besides the ISAF personnel killed there were four Afghan intelligence agents killed, and three wounded as well.
Also in Kandahar Province, two local police joined the Mujahideen in Panjwaee.
In Zabul Province, co-ordinated explosions killed two people and wounded three. Also, Mujahideen claim a U.S./NATO helicopter crashed and caught fire. Mujahideen say the helicopter was having mechanical problems and that they did not shoot it down.
In Baghlan Province, Mujahideen claim to have set two U.S./NATO supply trucks on fire.
12 October 2012
In Farah Province, a NATO heavy transport, carrying a armored fighting vehicle (AFV), was ambushed by Mujahideen. Both the transport and AFV were destroyed.
In Ghazni Province, a U.S./NATO nighttime airstrike killed 14 people. ISAF says the airstrike killed Mujahideen. The United States must now consider children and mothers Mujahideen, because three children and their mother were among those killed.
In Maidan Wardak Province, a Canadian man and U.S. woman were kidnapped. No word on what the two civilians were doing in the province.
Seven U.K. Red Coat Royal Marines were arrested for violating British Rules of Engagement (RoE). One Red Coat Marine confessed that an Afghan was killed in violation of the RoE. The incident took place in Helmand Province last year, no further details.
In Nangarhar Province, reports saying that U.S./NATO forces at Jalalabad airport have been hit with at least ten artillery rockets.
In Kandahar Province, local government police are reporting that religious leaders are now openly condemning the Karzai government. Police officials also claim the religious leaders are actually from Pakistan and Iran. Also, Mujahideen claim they fired artillery rockets at several U.S./NATO bases.
In Paktia Province, a security guard/local militiaman joined the Mujahideen.
11 October 2012
In Kandahar Province, an 88 years old man shot at U.S./NATO personnel, who were conducting reckless searches of homes, destroying property. He hit three of them before being killed by return fire.
In Kunar Province, Mujahideen claim to have launched artillery rockets, and fired mortar rounds at two U.S./NATO bases.
ISAF said: “An International Security Assistance Force service member died following an insurgent attack in southern Afghanistan.” It might be a Georgian soldier, as the government of Georgia also reported: “Corporal Abashidze died while fulfilling a combat task under the ISAF mission in Afghanistan.” Soldiers from Georgia are operating alongside U.S. Marines in Helmand Province.
In Helmand Province, Mujahideen claim they attacked a U.S./NATO armored personnel carrier (APC) in the middle of the night. They say that at 03:00 hours they climbed on top of the APC, dropping two grenades into it. The explosions killed the crew, and the Mujahideen captured a U.S./NATO machine gun. Also, Mujahideen in Maktab area of Helmand, claim that U.S./NATO forces have been seen abandoning their outposts.
Near Kabul city construction of the Afghan National Military Academy was begun. The academy is being paid for by United Kingdom, at a cost to the British taxpayer of about $42 million USD. The academy is being model on the British Sandhurst military school, and it will be staffed with 120 trainers from the British Empire. This is just a sneaky way the United Kingdom will maintain a military presence in Afghanistan.
In Kabul Province, a security chief in charge of Bagram Prison was possibly wounded by an explosion. Reports are confusing, but the prison boss and two other security guards were attending a ceremony when an explosion took place. Some reports say all three men were wounded, other reports say the prison boss was not hurt.
In Balkh Province, a security chief and his bodyguard were killed by an explosion. Five other security officials were wounded.
10 October 2012
In Nangarhar Province, a U.S./NATO supply convoy was ambushed. Two supply trucks were burned, no word on casualties.
In Pakistan, Imran Khan, the current boss of the Pakistani Tehrik-e-Insaf (PTI), said the war being fought by Mujahideen against the U.S. led occupiers in Afghanistan, is justified.
U.S. President, Barack Obama, nominated USMC General Joseph Dunford to lead the war effort in Afghanistan and oversee plans to withdraw most of America’s combat forces by the end of 2014.
NATO has revealed plans to stay beyond the 2014 pull out date. They call it a “post combat mission”.
ISAF said: “Afghan and coalition forces killed Haqqani leader, Nasrullah, in an operation in Paktiya Province…”
In Kandahar Province, people of Muhammad Khelo village say U.S./NATO personnel conducted an illegal night time raid. Seven family members were arrested and one was killed.
In Paktika Province, hundreds of people protested against the continued illegal night raids by U.S./NATO forces.
In Helmand Province, seven cops were killed when a car bomb went off (some reports say it was a roadside bomb).
09 October 2012
In Wardak Province, a U.S./NATO supply convoy was ambushed. At least three supply trucks were destroyed, and several security guards killed.
In Helmand Province, local people say a U.S./NATO drone crashed. Mujahideen say a “large” aircraft crashed in their area. Also, one cop was killed and two other cops were wounded when they failed to defuse a bomb. Also, three civilians were killed when they drove over a mine.
UN special envoy to Afghanistan, Jan Kubiš, said the United Nations will not let the puppet government of Afghanistan fall, after the 2014 pull out date: “The International Community stands shoulder by shoulder with Afghanistan and will not allow any crisis in Afghanistan which have been predicted by various groups.”
Afghan Defense Ministry officials announced three Afghan National Army (ANA) personnel killed, 14 wounded in battles with Mujahideen. ANA claims to have killed seven Mujahideen, wounding nine and capturing ten. The battels took place in Khost, Paktiya, Ghazni, Zabul, Nimroz and Kunar provinces.
Australian Defense Minister, Stephen Smith, said: “Australian and ISAF commanders continue to be confident that we are on track to transfer to Afghan-led security in Uruzgan over the next 12 to 18 months.”
In Uruzgan Province, a senior religious leader was assassinated. He was shot. The gunmen got away.
In Kandahar Province, people of Nasiro village say a U.S./NATO airstrike hit one of their homes killing one person.
“Perhaps the greatest roadblock will be the huge legacy of public debt, which now averages almost 110% of GDP for the advanced economies, the highest level since World War Two!“-Christine Lagarde, IMF managing director
12 October 2012, officials with the International Monetary Fund, and the World Bank, issued dire warnings about any possible economic recovery, and they blamed the worsening economy on war and big corporations!
The IMF’s Lagarde said government spending on war prevents government spending on true economic growth: “This leaves governments highly exposed to subtle shifts in confidence. It also ties their hands, especially as they seek to build the infrastructure of the 21th century while respecting social promises.”
The IMF and the World Bank held meetings in Tokyo, Japan, this past week. The new President of the World Bank, Jim Yong Kim, said big corporations should not be counted on to create jobs: “I’ve learned that the best solutions to economic and social problems lie with individuals and communities coping with these challenges in their daily life.”
According to Kim, one of those solutions would be to make loans easier to get, for emerging economies: “We’re developing new diverse instruments [loans] customized to their needs. As emerging economies take on a growing role in the global economy, I am personally committed to ensuring they have a strong voice within our institution.”
And that’s the point, this new financial help is not intended for countries like the United States, in fact the IMF says the U.S. and Europe need to get their acts together: “Whether you turn to Europe, to the United States of America, to other places as well, there is a level of uncertainty that is hampering decision makers from investing, from creating jobs….We need action…”-Christine Lagarde, IMF managing director
For the most part World Bank’s Jim Yong Kim played good cop, confidently presenting hope for recovery, while the IMF’s Christine Legarde played bad cop, hitting the audience with a dose of reality: “The recovery is still too weak. Job prospects, for untold millions, are still too scarce. And the gap between the rich and poor is still way too big.”
“As the Asia-Pacific region continues to grow in importance, we must ensure we are capable of operating in a complex environment in order to continue to promote peace, cooperation and stability here.”-Rear Admiral Chuck Gaouette, commander of the Stennis CSG
12 October 2012, two Carrier Strike Groups (CSG) led by USS Stennis and the USS Washington, conducted joint flight operations and anti-submarine drills in the Andaman Sea.
The Andaman Sea is just west of Myanmar. The two CSGs employ more than 10,000 USN and USMC personnel.
Rear Admiral Gaouette mentions the importance of increasing the presence of the United States in the Asia Pacific area (aka forward presence operations), but no mention of the original plan to send the USS Stennis to the Persian Gulf.
At the beginning of 2012, Iranian military officials gave a dire warning: “…we are not in the habit of repeating a warning and we warn only once.”-Major General Ataollah Salehi, Iranian Army, 03 January 2012 threat against USS Stennis
Iranians claim the USS Stennis deliberately sailed through Iranian naval war games, and sailed danger close to Iranian oil platforms.
In July it was announced the USS Stennis would return to the Persian Gulf, four months ahead of schedule. The aircraft carrier left its home port in Bremerton, Washington, on 27 August 2012 for an eight month deployment.
So far, the two CSGs have spent a lot of time in and around the now hotly disputed South China Sea. Most of the countries that border the South China Sea are currently in a war of words over who has rights to access natural resources, mainly petroleum. Those countries include Korea, Japan and China.
In September it was revealed that the Stennis CSG is armed with a new Advanced Precision Kill Weapons System (APKWS). These weapons come from a Red Coat British empire company, BAE.
The APKWS is basically “…a standard unguided 2.75-inch (70 millimeter) rocket into a precision laser guided rocket to give warfighters a low cost surgical strike capability.”-BAE statement
Admiral Jonathan Greenert says the updated short range missile (now that it’s guided it’s a missile) system is needed to fight off smaller Iranian attack ships. Greenert wants all U.S. military vessels, deploying to the Persian Gulf, to be equipped with the BAE system. Reports are confusing as it seems the Stennis CSG is not completely updated with APKWS. Greenert said the cost to update a CSG is about $250 million (U.S. taxes going to make money for the Red Coats).
BAE is the result of a merger between British Aerospace and Marconi Electronics. It is the sixth largest military contractor for the United States. They just won a $97 million U.S. taxpayer dollar contract to “reset” Bradley armored personnel carriers (more U.S. taxes going to make money for the Red Coats).
Speaking of U.S. taxpayer money being spent outside the U.S., according to officials with the city of Phuket, Thailand, U.S. military personnel spent up to $326,000 USD during their five day shore leave. And that’s just one out of dozens of port of calls made by the U.S. Navy and Marines around the world.
U.S. military personnel are paid with tax dollars, but while thousands of sailors and Marines are spending hundreds of thousands of U.S. taxes in foreign ports (for who knows what), their loved ones back home in the states are spending money to donate items to sailors and Marines!
According to he Wythe-Bland Navy for Moms project, for the end of year holiday season at least 4,800 care packages and cards will be sent to USN and USMC personnel (supposedly most people back in the states think these highly paid warriors are somehow deprived).
Someone should do a study to see how much is spent in the U.S. on care packages versus how much is spent by USN and USMC (as well as USAF & USA) personnel in other countries!
Don’t bitch at me! I’m former military, as is my father, uncle, grandfathers, great grandfathers, and my son (until he had a stroke, which the USA conveniently label “prior existing condition” so he doesn’t get VA help!). What I can’t stand is inefficiency, waste and ignorance. Here we have prime examples of U.S. taxpayer money being spent on weapon systems made by foreigners, U.S. military personnel spending huge amounts of their taxpayer funded paychecks in the countries they visit rather than at home where the economy is going down the toilet, and their loved ones struggling to put together care packages ’cause they think that somehow their warriors are deprived!?
The city of Phuket, Thailand, also reported that 19 sailors (only 19 out of the thousands that make up a CSG?) volunteered to help build a drainage line for rainwater runoff at an orphanage.
08 October 2012
In Helmand Province, a car bomb exploded at a police station, killing two intelligence agents and wounding at least 15 people.
The christian based International Red Cross (IRC) said the U.S. occupation has made life worse for most Afghans: “I am filled with concern as I leave this country. Since I arrived here in 2006, local armed groups have proliferated, civilians have been caught between not just one but multiple front lines, and it has become increasingly difficult for ordinary Afghans to obtain health care. Hardship arising from the economic situation, or from severe weather or natural disaster, has become more widespread, and hope for the future has been steadily declining.”-Reto Stocker, former boss of IRC-Afghanistan
The Afghan Human Rights Commission (HRC) says that since the U.S. occupation began cases of rape and ‘honor’ killing have increased! Just in the first six months of 2012, at least 100 women and girls have been raped and/or killed: “Honor killings are mostly committed by the family members specifically the husbands of the women and majority of the rape victims are girls who are under 18 years of age…”-Suraya Sobrang, HRC-Afghanistan
Sobrang also made the bold accusation that some of the very ‘authorities’ supposedly trying to make Afghanistan a better place, are actually instigating the rapes and killings.
In Kunar Province, local government officials claim Pakistan launched yet another round of artillery strikes against their province. No casualties reported.
A report by Crisis Group, says the U.S. backed Afghan government “….could collapse upon NATO’s withdrawal in 2014.” Seems to me this report is just what U.S./NATO needs to use as an excuse to stay.
In Nooristan Province, at least nine local government militiamen/security guards joined the Mujahideen.
In Paktia Province, two local government militiamen/security guards joined the Mujahideen.
07 October 2012
In Nangarhar Province, Mujahideen fired artillery rockets on Jalalabad airbase.
In Helmand Province, Mujahideen claim to have destroyed a U.S./NATO armored vehicle while it was refueling.
In Kandahar Province, four local police officers joined the Mujahideen.
Afghan religious leaders now offering a $300,000 USD reward for the killing of the producer of the U.S. made anti-Islam movie. They are also offering $100,000 for the killing of the French cartoonist who published anti-Islam comics. One religious leader said he will sell all his land to help pay the reward.
06 October 2012
In Kunar Province, Mujahideen claim to have launched a assault on a major U.S./NATO base in Narang.
In Ghazni Province, two children of a local police officer were assassinated.
A British man died after being infected with a rare hemorrhagic fever. The man caught Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever while in Afghanistan, he died after returning to United Kingdom.
International Security Assistance Force confirmed that two U.S. personnel were killed in Wardak Province. They were shot.
Afghan elected officials held closed door meetings with defense and intelligence bosses, to discuss how to retaliate against Pakistan. The issue behind the supposed Pakistani artillery attacks is directly connected to the border. When the British created Pakistan, at the end of the 1940s, they got Afghan leaders to agree to give up the eastern part of Afghanistan to help create the new Pakistan. The new elected officials of Afghanistan refuse to recognize that agreement and want the land back.
The United States is now contradicting an earlier NATO report concerning Green on Blue attacks. NATO had said it was due to disrespect and mistreatment of Afghan troops by U.S./NATO troops. Now, in line with the Afghan puppet government, the U.S. is blaming Pakistani Haqqani Network!
In Kandahar Province, local government officials say a night time U.S. led airstrike killed five people. Also, Mujahideen claim to have attacked a U.S./NATO outpost with 82mm recoiless guns. They say the base caught fire and U.S./NATO forces had to evacuate.
In Herat Province, two artillery rockets hit Herat airbase. Also, a police chief was assassinated.
In Paktia Province, an Afghan National Army soldier joined the Mujahideen.
05 October 2012
U.S. Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta said: “I think it would be helpful if the president [Karzai] every once and awhile expressed his thanks for the sacrifices that have been made by those who have fought and died for Afghanistan, rather than criticizing them.” You’re the invader/occupier you numb nuts!!!
In Kunar province, an Afghan National Army soldier shot and killed his commander, then joined the Mujahideen.
In Parwan Province, at least eight artillery rockets hit the U.S. run airbase at Bagram. No casualties reported. Mujahideen claim dozens of attacks launched across Afghanistan.
“He who starts a fire will be destroyed by fire in the end!”-Nouri al-Maliki, Prime Minister of Iraq
In an interview with RT (aka Russia Today) the Prime Minister of Iraq gave a dire warning for countries, like the U.S. and Israel, who’re instigating the war inside Syria.
Here’s al-Maliki’s responses to two of the questions, concerning the U.S./European/Israeli meddling in other countries’ affairs.
RT: Do you share the view that it’s foreign interference in Syria’s affairs that’s made the situation in the country so dangerous?
NaM: Absolutely. And they will keep driving it to an even more dangerous degree until eventually it will backfire on the states that are now sponsoring the Syrian opposition. All these states will face upheavals and unrest due to sectarian violence, foreign interference, the spillover effect and expansion. They’re already feeling it. If these countries keep sending arms and using force for a regime change, their stability will be in jeopardy, and the situation inside these countries will be no better than in Syria.
RT: Both the Iraqi government and its citizens still suffer from regular terror attacks. Who is behind this violence, international players interfering in your affairs or al-Qaeda militants opposing the political process? Or are there any other reasons that the Iraqi people are not aware of? Why is it so hard to take out these armed groups that are still out there?
NaM: Violence continues and it’s been down to all the factors you have mentioned. Foreign intervention is fully underway. What they want to do is to use these acts of violence to prepare for the next, post-Syrian stage. It’s the same states that are now interfering in Syria. They are sending arms and militants there, over and over again. Their goal is to change Syria, then Iraq, and ultimately the entire region. Also, al-Qaeda is back, it came to life again – regrettably, as part of the Arab Spring. It flooded the streets in the capitals of Egypt, Tunisia, Yemen. Its slogans, groups and terrorist attacks are clear signs of its revival, and Iraq couldn’t escape that. And those states that are interfering won’t escape it either.