Archive for February 14th, 2010
For Americans: Liberty and Justice under Presidential “Findings”
Antiwar | By Philip Giraldi | 13 February 2010 Civis Romanus Sum “I am a Roman citizen” was a proud boast in the first century A.D. It implied the obligations of citizenship but also guaranteed privileges and rights that would be observed and protected by the Roman government. Among those rights was the ability to demand one’s day in [...]
Marjah and Mogadishu: Bracing for Civilian Deaths
IRIN | 14 February 2010 AFGHANISTAN-SOMALIA: Two towns braced for urban warfare KABUL/NAIROBI, 12 February 2010 (IRIN) - Continents apart, the civilian populations of Marjah, a key town in Helmand province, Afghanistan, and Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia, are steeling themselves for intense urban warfare. Major offensives are being [...]
Taleban Call the Marjah Incursion a “Publicity Stunt”
BBC | 14 February 2010 Nato aims to add to Afghan gains Thousands of US, UK and Afghan troops are trying to consolidate gains on the second day of a major offensive against the Taliban in southern Afghanistan. They are advancing carefully, clearing countless improvised explosive devices (IEDs) from the Helmand districts of Marjah and [...]
Afghan-Taleban vow guerrilla warfare
Pak Tribune | 12 February 2010 Taliban vow guerrilla warfare against Afghan, NATO troops KABUL: The Taliban vowed on Thursday to fight back with a “hit and run” guerrilla campaign against Western and Afghan forces preparing to storm one of their key strongholds in southern Afghanistan. Thousands of US Marines and NATO and Afghan [...]
US Demonizing and Destabilizing Venezuela
Pravda.ru | By Lisa Karpova | 10 February 2010 US Attempts to Demonize and Destabilize Venezuela Will Not Work The United States has been conducting a strident program of disinformation about Venezuela, all aimed at a repeat performance of their 2002 attempt at a coup against the democratically elected government of Hugo Chavez and Venezuela. [...]
The 700 Military Bases of Afghanistan
Foreign Policy in Focus | By Nick Terse | 11 February 2010 In the nineteenth century, it was a fort used by British forces. In the twentieth century, Soviet troops moved into the crumbling facilities. In December 2009, at this site in the Shinwar district of Afghanistan’s Nangarhar Province, U.S. troops joined members of the Afghan [...]
Civilized World Must Protect Iran and Consequently Itself
Pravda.ru | By Lisa Karpova | 9 February 2010 Just one look at the map will tell you...something ominous is brewing. Iran is completely surrounded by elements of the evil empire. Iran is on a hit list. Since the dissolution of the Soviet Union, the empire has drawn up a hit list after which several countries, one after the other, have been [...]
Sukhoi’s T-50: Russia’s Answer to USA’s F-22 Raptor
Pravda.ru | 11 February 2010 Sukhoi's T-50 Ready To Fight with USA's F-22 Raptor Last week, Russia’s answer to USA’s F-22 Raptor, the PAK FA T-50, performed its first-ever test flight. The maiden flight marked the new era in the aviation industry of Russia – the era of the 5th generation fighter jet. The jet has been awaited since [...]
Marjah: As Expected Taleban Retreat from Marjeh for Guerrilla Warfare
As the Afghan-Taleban website (alemarah.info) seems to be inaccessible for some days, the following report may represent the Resistance view. Islâmi Davet | 14 February 2010 Taliban retreating from stronghold, reports say Taliban militants are retreating from the Afghan district of Marjah without protracted resistance, reports [...]
The Marjah Offensive: “We don’t want Falluja” — McChrystal
New York Times | By Dexter Filkins | 12 February 2010 News Analysis: Afghan Offensive Is New War Model KABUL, Afghanistan — For all the fighting that lies ahead over the next several days, no one doubts that the American and Afghan troops swarming into the Taliban redoubt of Marja will ultimately clear it of insurgents. And that is [...]
