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POPSAfghan president Karzai demands US end civilian casulties "Our demand is that there will be no civilian casualties in Afghanistan. We cannot win the fight against terrorism with airstrikes," Karzai said. "This is my first demand of the new president of the United States - to put an end to civilian casualties."
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POPSAngry Pakistani tribesmen attack Taliban after bombing Militants have unleashed a new wave of violence in Pakistan in recent months after the military launched major offensives against them in the rugged northwest including Bajaur and Swat regions. The mounting militant threat prompted the government to convene a closed joint session of the two-chambered parliament for a briefing by intelligence officials on internal security. The parliamentarians are due to begin debate on the situation after Pakistan's newly appointed intelligence chief briefed them this week on the militant threat. The growing violence comes amidst a stepped-up campaign by the United States against militant targets inside Pakistan
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POPSFrom Across the Pond - Step forward George Bush From Blog: And who will be joining in the call: leading voices in the worlds of the arts and politics, including the novelist Iain Banks, the artist David Gentleman and the human rights campaigner Bianca Jagger, have now joined forces to call for Mr Bush to face a war crimes trial in the Hague. Wonder how the Brits will handle the security and where they will force their citizens to assemble. Labour Against the War Anti-war protest planned for Bush visit to London Stop the War Coalition (STWC) described Bush as a "war criminal" and said the protest will be held outside the British parliament on June 15. And a Happy Fathers Day jr. bush, by the way, why isn't your new son-in-law in a military uniform!
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POPSWhere are these troops going to come from? Yeah. Shocking - we don't have enough troops ; the troops in Fort Bragg live in a literal cess pool ; there is not enough health care (physical or mental) for the troops coming back ; enlistment is down (even though I've heard otherwise) - yes, there is a problem and we are already over-working the troops in Iraq & Afganistan and in turn, destroying families. I don't get it and this just pisses me off.
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POPSNY Times Report 121 Verterans Linked To Killings This story is unbelievably astounding, to think the chickenhawks ordered up a war, an unnecessary war, sent our young, barely trained, people into it. Then, after much wartime physical and mental weariness, those who are still in one piece come home and take their place back into a society, they now are not familiar with. It's comparable to training dogs to a killing madness and after they've outworn their murderous usefulness, putting them up for adoption by unsuspecting families with children. Most of the time, these depressing events are not tracked, so we as a whole, are unaware of their existence. MORE BELOW:
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POPSThe Kite Runner: Thumbs up, a thousand times over Whenever I see this book mentioned, anywhere, I have to read the article or comments. If you are a reader and enjoy historical fiction, this is one excellent book. It haunted me for weeks after I heard it on audio. I also *heard* the most recent one "A Thousand Splendid Suns". You will not go wrong committing yourself to this one. I'm glad it's been made into a movie. If it bears any resemblance to the book, it will win an Oscar easily; and I'm talking an Oscar from the *old school*. Literally, check it out.
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POPS'We love our troops Remembrance Day is always sad, dreary and a quiet time to reflect... there is no question that Canadians 'love' our troops ... don't all agree with the situation in Afghanistan but the support for out guys has never been stronger.
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POPS'Taliban surrounded' in Kandahar fight Go Troops! "The people are fleeing because the Taliban are taking over civilian homes..." Hiding among women and children.....trying to force our forces and allies to kill innocents along with them.
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POPSFear the Reaper And the most astonishing thing? The Reaper may be unmanned, but it does have a pilot--on the ground. The remote ground station for the UAV is a half a world away, at Creech Air Force Base in Nevada.
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POPSTHE ENDLESS SUMMER OF DISTRACTION This is a well written remarkable story of how our military is showing signs of... ("You've got to know when to hold 'em. Know when to fold 'em. Know when to walk away. Know when to run." The reference to his hit song, "The Gambler," is not facile. The Prussian military theorist Carl von Clausewitz wrote that war, in its complexities and uncertainties, most resembles a game of cards -- let's say Texas Hold'em in honor of the President's adopted state. Over the last four-plus years, we've shoved hundreds of billions of dollars into the Iraqi pot, suffered sobering losses in killed-in-action/wounded-in-action, yet we're still holding losing cards dealt from a stacked deck. Even so, the Bush administration has recently doubled-down instead of folding, hoping to hit an inside straight despite long odds.) MORE BELOW:
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POPSBush vetoes kids' health insurance program A**hole!!!, a**hole!!!, a**hole!!! Just to compare - Iraq and Afganistan wars cost $190 000 000 000 for USA in 2008! THE PRESIDENT OF USA HAS TOO MUCH POWER! You may call that democracy but I think it's DEMONCRAZY!
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POPS Halliburton Cheney Halliburton pulls out then the invasion, then halliburton gets the building contracts. oh sorry that was Afganistan & Iraq, cant possibly be three in a row can it ???
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POPSA Very British Adventure Steve Bell strikes again my friends. I just saw it and thought the dying Redcoats brought the reality of our history home
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