Archive for February 5th, 2010
Afghan-Taleban: You Can’t Bribe the Mujahideen Like Karzai
Voice of Jihad | 4 February 2010 The Impracticable Decision of the London Conference The London Conference is the eighth conference on Afghanistan held since the flagrant invasion by the crusading invaders eight years ago. The conference was convened to find an effective way for reconstruction, stabilization and elimination of the current [...]
Will Turkey Vote for Sanctions on Iran?
Reuters (India) | By Ibon Villelabeitia | 5 February 2010 Turkey's balancing act may soon face test on Iran ISTANBUL Reuters) - Even for a country that boasts about being a bridge between East and West, the Middle East and Europe, Turkey's diplomacy this week must have seemed a bit of a perilous balancing act. Underlying unique [...]
Information War: 13-Year Old Confirms Taliban Stereotypes to BBC
BBC | By Orla Guerin | 5 February 2010 Bombs and beatings: Life among the Taliban In Pakistan an account of life with the Taliban has emerged from a 13-year-old girl called Meena, who says her own family tried to turn her into a suicide bomber. There is no independent confirmation of her account but police say they believe she is telling [...]
New details on Kunduz massacre disprove German government claims
World Socialist Web Site | By Ulrich Rippert | 5 February 2010 New details about the massacre in Kunduz, Afghanistan, at the beginning of September last year, which costs the lives of 142 people including many civilians, disprove the statements and declarations made by the German government concerning the incident. (more...)
Torture and the American Soul
Volume 55, Number 13 · August 14, 2008 The Battle for a Country's Soul By Jane Mayer Seven years after al-Qaeda's attacks on America, as the Bush administration slips into history, it is clear that what began on September 11, 2001, as a battle for America's security became, and continues to be, a battle for the country's soul. In looking [...]
Americans Torture, Shoot, and then Convict Pakistani Woman of Attempted Homicide
Democracy Now | 4 February 2010 Ignoring Torture Claims and Questionable Evidence, New York Jury Convicts Pakistani Scientist Aafia Siddiqui A New York jury has convicted the US-educated Pakistani neuroscientist Aafia Siddiqui of attempted murder for shooting at US forces while jailed in Afghanistan in 2008. None of the Americans were injured, [...]
