WASHINGTON POST– Off a dusty street flanked by piles of rubble and bombed-out car skeletons, the Saleh family is rebuilding their home with American aid money they got because three family members were accidentally killed in crossfire between U.S. forces and insurgents. In another neighborhood of the battleground city of Ramadi, a new boat motor and fishing nets are tucked … Read More
COMMON DREAMS– Anyone who thinks the United States is really going to withdraw from Afghanistan in July 2011 needs to come to this giant air base an hour away from Kabul. There’s construction everywhere. It’s exactly what you wouldn’t expect from a transient presence. Step off a C-17 cargo plane, as I did very early Friday morning, and you see … Read More
GUARDIAN– As the war in Afghanistan enters its final chapter, Sean Smith’s brutal, uncompromising film from the Helmand frontline shows the horrific chaos of a stalemate that is taking its toll in blood. Warning: contains distressing scenes and strong language Read Sean Smith’s extraordinary diary of his time on the Afghanistan frontline.
DEMOCRACY NOW– RUSH TRANSCRIPT AMY GOODMAN: President Obama said Monday the US military is on target to withdraw all its combat troops from Iraq by the end of this month. Speaking before the Disabled American Veterans national convention in Atlanta, the President pledged the American presence in Iraq would soon transform from a primarily military to a diplomatic one. PRESIDENT … Read More
EXAMINER– Three more U.S. troops fighting for their country were killed Friday, raising the death toll to 66 in July – the deadliest month in the 9-year war in Afghanistan. The previous monthly high was in June when 60 were killed. In June there were a total of 102 U.S. and allied deaths, the first time NATO monthly fatalities reached … Read More
