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Obama spokesman praises departing ambassador to Afghanistan
2012-05-22 22:38:00 Veteran diplomat Ryan Crocker's decision to step down as the United States ambassador to Afghanistan will not derail President Barack Obama's strategy there, White House press secretary Jay Carney said on Tuesday. "That strategy will continue, obviously. The leadership team is strong and the president looks forward to the further implementation of his strategy," Carney ...
Obama: Americans can?t wait for Afghanistan to be 'perfect'
2012-05-22 01:40:00 President Barack Obama on Monday acknowledged "risks" in his decision to withdraw U.S. combat forces from Afghanistan by the end of 2014 but said war-weary Americans can't wait for that strife-torn country to be "perfect." "I don't think that there is ever going to be an optimal point where we say, this is all done, ...
U.S. commander: Americans in Afghanistan to fight through 2014
2012-05-21 00:16:00 The commander of NATO-led forces in Afghanistan bluntly warned Sunday that American soldiers will face combat in that war-torn country right up to the time they leave, December 31, 2014. General John Allen told reporters not to buy into a "narrative" that the handover of security responsibilities to Afghan forces next year means US troops ...
NATO chief insists no rush to exits in Afghanistan
2012-05-20 19:07:00 The United States and NATO leaders insist the Afghanistan fighting coalition will remain whole despite France's plans to yank combat troops out early, but leaders wary of plummeting public support for the war are using an alliance summit Sunday to show they want to move quickly away from the front lines.
Afghanistan Diary Part 4- Purgatory Again (September 2011)
2012-05-15 18:07:00 We have now been at Camp Leatherneck for two weeks. My platoon wants to start doing their job but the outgoing unit is still here. When you deploy you are normally replacing a unit that has reached the end of their tour. There are usually a couple of weeks when you change over with that ...
22 Imigran Asal Afghanistan dan Pakistan Diamankan di Riau
2012-05-15 12:46:00 Sebanyak 22 orang imigran gelap asal Afghanistan dan Pakistan masuk ke wilayah Riau. Awalnya imigran ini berhasil diamankan jajaran Kodim 0303 Bengkalis, Riau.
By: IT and Comm
U.S. ARMY VETERAN EXPLAINS WAR
2012-05-11 14:00:00 The following is a thought-provoking speech delivered by political activist and former United States soldier, Mike Prysner. He goes on to explain how the institution of racism is pivotal in enforcing war and fooling the masses into dying for oppressive causes. As if it weren't any more clear, the speech exposes how the poor are sent to obliterate other poor people on a sadistic global checkerboard for the elite. Good morning Vietnam, Afghanistan, Iraq and the list that goes on...
U.S. secretly released prisoners in Afghanistan: report
2012-05-07 06:37:00 WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States has been secretly releasing detainees from a military prison in Afghanistan as part of negotiations with insurgent groups, the Washington Post reported in its Monday editions. The "strategic release" program has allowed American officials over the past several years to use prisoners as bargaining chips to reduce violence in restive provinces, it said, citing U.S. officials who it said spoke on condition of anonymity. The freed detainees are often fighters who would not be released under the legal system for military prisoners in Afghanistan. ...
Americans favor limited U.S. role in Afghanistan
2012-05-05 02:39:00 Most Americans want U.S. troops out of Afghanistan and oppose a significant long-term commitment to support that nation's economy and security, a Reuters/Ipsos poll showed on Friday. But the poll also indicated that most Americans favor keeping some U.S. forces in Afghanistan to help train that nation's troops, and to continue missions targeting al-Qaeda. Taken together, the findings suggest "Americans essentially want to be done with Afghanistan," said Ipsos pollster Chris Jackson. ...
Military commanders warned to get troops in line
2012-05-04 18:48:00 I’m quite likely going to ANGER some of my readers and friends with this post, and to be very frank about it, I don?t give a DAMN! Military commanders warned to get troops in line WASHINGTON ? From tasteless photos to … Continue reading →
By: TexasFred's
Obama?s Speech In Afghanistan ? May 1, 2012 ? FULL TEXT
2012-05-02 03:09:00 The New York Times Published: May 1, 2012 Good evening from Bagram Air Base. This outpost is more than seven thousand miles from home, but for over a decade it has been close to our hearts. Because here, in Afghanistan, more than half a million of our sons and daughters have sacrificed to protect our ...
By: Suzie-Q
Obama: A 'new chapter' in Afghanistan
2012-05-02 01:39:00 President Barack Obama, on a surprise nighttime trip to Afghanistan, told war-weary Americans that he would keep his promise to wind down the unpopular conflict by the end of 2014 but also vowed he would not abandon the strife-torn country prematurely. In a televised address from an aircraft hangar at Bagram Air Base, Obama said ...
No surprise here, mosque used as bombmaking factory
2012-04-29 01:14:00 And of course the media will remain silent, since anything that makes islam look bad is immediately declared to be racist and islamophobic. 250kg of explosives seized at mosque following Afghan raid with Light Dragoons, based in Swanton Morley near Dereham The surprise raid, using Chinook helicopters, forced insurgents to flee before they could ...
Afghanistan Diary Part 3- Boots on the Ground (September 2011)
2012-04-26 17:58:00 Today we left the friendly confines of Manas Airbase for Afghanistan on an Air Force C-17. It was a quick two hour ride and then we were all hard at work again locating and separating our bags from everyone else’s. This task should not be taken lightly folks. Imagine you have just taken a flight ...
Afghanistan Diary Part 2- Purgatory (September 2011)
2012-04-25 21:46:00 I write this from the vacation ?hot spot? that is Kyrgyzstan. My Marines and I are staying in a lovely 40 man suite complete with a bed and, well…a bed. We are here waiting for a military flight to take us into Afghanistan in a day or so. After all of the flying across many ...
Afghanistan: ?Things are Good, not Great?. DoD Blogger Roundtable
2012-04-24 17:37:00 He is what we would call a straight shooter! Maj. Gen. John A. Toolan, Jr., U.S. Marine Corps, met with the DoD Blogger Roundtable to discuss Afghanistan after returning from a year in command of U.S. Marines and allied forces in the Helmand and Nimroz provinces of Afghanistan. He provided a sobering but positive perspective of the situation next to the borders of Pakistan and Iran and the general was ready to share his thoughts on the current events in Afghanistan with the roundtable bloggers. Celebrating opening of new women's center See Photo Credit Below Imagine a new cell phone network connecting villages, additional and improved roads laid down to make it possible for farmers and villagers to connect, the Kajaki dam controlled by the Afghan government and providing power and irrigation for the villagers, a security situation improved to the point that the Afghan government is seen as "the winning side" and you have described what the Marines, allies and Af...
U.S. to defend Afghanistan for decade after drawdown
2012-04-23 15:15:00 Washington has pledged in a newly agreed strategic pact to help defend Afghanistan militarily for at least a decade after the country formally takes control of its own security, an Afghan official said Monday.
Afghanistan, U.S. agree on strategic pact text
2012-04-23 00:21:00 Afghanistan and the United States on Sunday agreed on a draft of a long-awaited deal that will define the scope and nature of a U.S. presence in the country for up to a decade after the pullout of most NATO combat troops in 2014. The U.S. Ambassador to Kabul, Ryan Crocker, and Afghan national security adviser, Rangin Spanta, initialed copies of the agreement, paving the way for President Barack Obama and his Afghan counterpart, Hamid Karzai, to review it. ...
US, Afghanistan finalize strategic drawdown pact
2012-04-22 17:06:00 Afghan and U.S. officials finalized a long-awaited strategic partnership deal Sunday that is meant to set forth guidelines for U.S. involvement in Afghanistan as forces draw down, the two governments said.
French election outcome could complicate Afghanistan policy
2012-04-20 21:43:00 The White House said Friday it was "monitoring" the outcome of France's elections, the results of which could pose fresh challenges for President Barack Obama on issues like the war in Afghanistan.
Afghanistan Diary Part 1 (August 2011)
2012-04-19 01:11:00 The fact that anyone would find what rattles around in my brain to be an interesting read is very humbling, if indeed these individuals exist. I am a United States Marine and have been serving for just under 18 years now. I have thoroughly enjoyed this career and will certainly miss the camaraderie and esprit ...
U.S., NATO ready plan to hand off Afghanistan combat
2012-04-18 13:51:00 The United States and its NATO allies are readying plans to pull away from the front lines in Afghanistan next year as President Barack Obama and fellow leaders try to show that the unpopular war is ending.
Coordinated attacks rock Afghanistan
2012-04-15 13:44:00 The Taliban claimed responsibility for a series of coordinated attacks on and near several foreign embassies rocked Kabul on Sunday, as gunmen fired rocket-propelled grenades into the residences of Western diplomats near the so-called "green zone" of the Afghan capital. The Taliban also were said to be behind a raid on a jail in northern ...
Elite female night raiders break down barriers in Afghanistan
2012-04-11 19:05:00 KABUL (Reuters) - Crouching behind a wooden barrier, 27-year-old Sergeant Sara Delawar fires her M-4 rifle at a target showing the silhouette of a man, part of a training exercise for Afghan special forces. Anxious to defuse tensions stoked by foreign male soldiers raiding Afghans' homes at night in what is a conservative Muslim country, Afghanistan has begun training elite female troops to join Afghan male soldiers on operations. "Before we joined this unit, our operations were done by foreign troops and they did not know our culture. ...
Afghanistan: What the end of U.S. night raids means
2012-04-10 13:35:00 Night raid. The phrase bears with it images of both daring and terror -- from a SEAL team taking down Osama bin Laden to a sinister midnight knock on the door in Soviet times. In Afghanistan, the night raid is altogether more miserable, resulting often in civilian deaths and worsening relations between Afghan President Hamid Karzai and the U.S.
Afghanistan, U.S. reach deal on controversial night raids
2012-04-08 12:53:00 KABUL (Reuters) - Afghanistan and the United States have reached an agreement to curb night raids on Afghan homes, giving Kabul veto power over the operations despised by most local people and control over treatment of any detainees, Afghan officials said on Sunday. Night raids on suspected militants have helped fan rising anti-Western sentiment ahead of a withdrawal by most Western combat troops to be completed by 2014, but are backed by NATO commanders as a key anti-insurgent tactic. ...
Surfing the Web..
2012-04-01 18:05:00 Wherein I pass along links I think others might find of interest, from my 'surfing' around the web.. Laughing Wolf posts over at Blackfive about An Unexpected Opportunity for those wishing to support Cooking with the Troops Charilyn recently posted a Nate Update (This woman is one of my Heroes, her faith and love and ...
Pentagon reports joint NATO-Afghan investigation clears troops of malice
2012-03-16 14:02:00 So it was not an intentional quran burning. It was an accident. With qurans that were marked to be destroyed. But don’t let that stop another episode of muslims gone wild. Also, don’t dare mention the numerous INTENTIONAL attacks on churches, synagogues, and temples of all faiths. That would be racist. Koran-burning probe clears troops ...
Afghanistan A Lost Cause And A Hopeless Case
2012-03-13 08:10:00 Afghanistan A Lost Cause And A Hopeless Case Blissfully ignorant and happy to stay that way A Commentary by J. D. Longstreet When a country has chosen to isolate itself from the remainder of the world in a Luddite fashion (taken to the "nth" degree) and huddle together in tribes while choosing to live in abject squaller as their ancestors did in the seventh and eighth centuries, plus perceive any offering to help them advance into a modern age as an insult to them and their god of choice, then any one, any country, attempting to help will ultimately find their efforts are utter failures and the people to whom they have offered assistance will return their magnanimous offers with out and out hatred and rage. Such is the case with the US and Afghanistan today. The people and the rulers of Afghanistan have shown us they are quite content living their savage, primitive, ignorant, corrupt lives, as the cesspool of the world. Fine. Let them. Afghanistan isn't worth ...
By: Faultline USA
U.S. Scrambles to Contain Fury Over Attack in Afghanistan
2012-03-12 22:01:00 U.S. Scrambles to Contain Fury Over Attack in Afghanistan PANJWAI, Afghanistan ? American officials scrambled Monday to understand why a veteran Army staff sergeant, a married father of two only recently deployed here, left his base a day earlier to … Continue reading →
By: TexasFred's
Barack Hussein Obama and the downfall of America
2012-03-06 14:14:00 Barack Hussein Obama and the downfall of America How can you be certain that the political election season is upon us? The biggest military lightweight in recent American political history appears to have *grown a set*. Obama: I’m not bluffing … Continue reading →
By: TexasFred's
Outlaw Platoon:Book Review
2012-03-03 18:05:00 Received a copy of Outlaw Platoon by Sean Parnell with John Bruning to review, and I must say this is one of the best books I’ve recently read. I highly recommend it! The book pulls you immediately into the story of these young men and their leader,Parnell, and I found myself turning pages late into ...
4 Imigran Asal Afghanistan Tertangkap Saat Melarikan Diri
2012-02-26 15:12:00 Empat imigran asal Afhganistan yang melarikan diri dari Rumah Detensi Imigrasi (Rudenim) Manado Sulawesi Utara, Minggu (26/2) Pukul 02.20 Wita, tertangkap.
By: IT and Comm
Why Apologize to Afghanistan for Koran burning?
2012-02-26 01:55:00 Andrew C. McCarthy – National Review Online: The New York Times reports that President Obama has sent a formal letter of apology to Afghanistan?s ingrate president, Hamid Karzai, for the burning of Korans at a U.S. military base. The only upside of the apology is that it appears (based on the Times account) to be ...
More Quran protests leave 7 dead in Afghanistan
2012-02-24 21:51:00 More Quran protests leave 7 dead in Afghanistan KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) – The top U.S. commander in Afghanistan called on his troops to resist any urge to avenge the death of two American soldiers killed in riots over the burning … Continue reading →
By: TexasFred's
Surfing the Web..
2012-02-19 17:45:00 A 'surf' of the web to share stories I think others might find of interest... I came across this story 71-year-old Former Marine Running Across Country on an ElliptiGO to Raise Money for Injured Marines and wondered 'what's an ElliptiGO? this is it HERE ...Wow. Airman Mom shares Home Depot Helping Wounded Warriors Pete Damon ...
Erry Riyana Bantu Afghanistan Atasi Masalah Korupsi
2012-02-10 00:06:00 Meski belum sempurna, upaya pemberantasan korupsi di Indonesia rupanya ingin ditiru oleh Afghanistan. Salah satu caranya dengan meminta tokoh antikorupsi asal Indonesia sebagai penasihat.
By: IT and Comm
6 Imigran Gelap Asal Afghanistan Ditangkap di Perarian Sumut
2012-02-09 17:59:00 Aparat Direktorat Kepolisian Air Polda Sumatera Utara menangkap 6 imigran gelap berkewarganegaraan Afghanistan. Mereka diduga hendak mencari perlindungan suaka ke Christmas Island.
By: IT and Comm
6 Imigran Gelap Asal Afghanistan Ditangkap di Perairan Sumut
2012-02-09 17:59:00 Aparat Direktorat Kepolisian Air Polda Sumatera Utara menangkap 6 imigran gelap berkewarganegaraan Afghanistan. Mereka diduga hendak mencari perlindungan suaka ke Christmas Island.
By: IT and Comm
Taliban planning to take over Afghanistan when U.S. Leaves?
2012-02-02 16:56:00 Wonder if this report will change the president’s mind about withdrawing U.S. troops from Afghanistan: A NATO report leaked to British news outlets found that Taliban leaders are confident they will regain power in Afghanistan after the U.S. withdraws, and said the insurgency has not been seriously eroded by the military efforts of America and ...
By: GayPatriot
Wednesday Hero
2012-02-01 14:00:00 This Weeks Post Was Suggested By Cindy Pfc. Donny Eslinger & Smoke 20 years old from Jemison, Alabama 1st Battalion, 24th Infantry Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Bravo Company It was a mission just as important as any other they had encountered during their time in Afghanistan. This time the 1-24 ...
Afghanistan: moral and military aspects
2012-01-20 08:43:00 The American invasion of Afghanistan was all the more bizarre since the Russians fled it just a few years ago. American politicians and military men universally predicted the Soviet failure, but rushed to fail on their own. The NATO contingent in Afghanistan is pathetically small—one-fifth of the number of Soviet troops who served there—and the Soviets lost. In Iraq and Afghanistan, American generals failed to convince their political leaders that saturation is a major factor in pacifying an occupied state. The lack of peacekeeping forces is especially odd on the background of huge conscripted armies elsewhere: when countries such as Russia and China pay to train their young in the mass murder called the art of war, why not use those conscripts for peacekeeping missions abroad? A lot of them would gladly accept the action for little pay. The United States lacked a goal in Afghanistan. Speaking thirty-three days after 9/11, Bush demanded of the Taliban a single thing: render Osa...
By: Samson Blinded
American failure in Afghanistan – the origin
2012-01-10 08:18:00 The American involvement in Afghanistan had little to do with fighting terrorists. Al Qaeda had no responsibility for 9/11: always eager to appropriate other terrorists’ laurels, Osama has only announced that he knew about the attack a few days in advance. It is unimaginable that Obama risked his dream of a caliphate and that the Taliban risked their state by attacking America. Even stretching the facts to allow for Al Qaeda’s involvement would justify a punishing raid, but not occupation. Not because the occupation is unjust—who cares about justice to others—but because it is impossible. As Machiavelli noted, nations which do not learn to live under state control are inherently ungovernable. An occupier can exterminate them but not rule over them. The Taliban were sensible enough to enforce their order in major cities but leave the rural areas alone. They did not try to defeat other groups, but merely pushed them out of sight. The Russians, and later the Americans, w...
By: Samson Blinded
Somebody?s Son
2012-01-06 14:38:00 (linking to Airman Mom’s Friday post Somebody’s Son ) SANGIN, Afghanistan (Dec. 27, 2011) Hospitalman Victor Castro, assigned to India Company, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marines, Regimental Combat Team 8, hands out candy to an Afghan child during a security patrol in Sangin, Helmand Province, Afghanistan. Marines conducted the patrol to help maintain security in the ...
A Short History of the Middle East
2012-01-03 09:22:00 From a purely American point of view, we have only one ally, Israel, in the Middle East and the Obama administration has treated it like an enemy. Israel has understandably concluded it cannot depend on the U.S. for support. In the midst of the turmoil, Israel is particularly vulnerable and will be until the current ...
By: 1913 Intel
Next Year?s Wars ? By Louise Arbour | Foreign Policy
2011-12-31 19:16:00 Ten conflicts to watch in 2012. 1. Syria 2. Iran/Israel 3. Afghanistan 4. Pakistan 5. Yemen 6. Central Asia 7. Burundi 8. Congo 9. Kenya/Somalia 10. Venezuela Next Year’s Wars – By Louise Arbour | Foreign Policy
By: 1913 Intel
U.S. Military Tests Out Green Tech in Afghanistan
2011-12-30 13:38:00 From All Things Considered: Saving money and lives, as well as improving national security, are the goals behind a U.S. military initiative to reduce its reliance on fossil fuels. At one outpost in remote Afghanistan, Marines are using solar power; the Navy is also experimenting with biofuels
Sebelum Tewas di Somalia, dr Andrias Ingin ke Afghanistan
2011-12-30 09:11:00 dr Andrias Karel Keiluhu tewas setelah tubuhnya ditembus peluru pria bersenjata di Somalia. Rupanya beberapa waktu sebelumnya, dr Andrias sempat menyatakan keinginan untuk bertugas di Afghanistan.
By: IT and Comm
Ron Paul planned ?No? vote for Afghanistan invasion
2011-12-28 19:29:00 Ron Paul planned ?No? vote for Afghanistan invasion In a statement released on Monday, a 16-year former aide to Texas Rep. Ron Paul writes that the presidential candidate ?was opposed to the war in Afghanistan, and to any military reaction … Continue reading →
By: TexasFred's
Marines' Robot Cargo-Copter Takes Flight in Afghanistan
2011-12-19 19:22:00 From Wired Top Stories: On Saturday, the Marine Corps flew history's very first combat resupply mission using a robot helicopter. The unmanned Kaman K-MAX successfully hauled a sling-load of cargo out to an unnamed base, presumably somewhere in southern Afghanistan. Read the whole a |
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