Afghanistan

[Toedancer]

Another Afghan soldier has murdered Nato troops, this time 4 French soldiers.
Rasmussen says 'isolated', no worries. Rasmussen is a liar. Why did Canada choose Kandahar? To build-up its military creds. It's a mess.


A new report characterizes the Canadian effort as valiant and important, but also "flawed" and "ill-starred."
It says Canada didn't know how dangerous Kandahar was when it lobbied for the assignment, and it cut NATO out of the process to get there. Why?
]http://www.cbc.ca/dispatches/news-promo/2012/01/20/why-was-it-kandahar-for-canadas-troops/
The audio http://www.cbc.ca/video/news/audioplayer.html?clipid=2188428048
Rasmussen and Nato are liars - 'isolated' ]http://www.enewspf.com/latest-news/latest-national/30252-statement-by-nato-secretary-general-anders-fogh-rasmussen-on-death-of-four-french-soldiers-in-afghanistan.html
The report paid for by U.S. military saying huge distrust and hate.
]http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/jan/20/nato-afghan-alliance-mistrust?newsfeed=true
"They reported pervasive illicit drug use, massive thievery, personal instability, dishonesty, no integrity, incompetence, unsafe weapon handling, corrupt officers, no real NCO corps, covert alliances/informal treaties with insurgents, high Awol rates, bad morale, laziness, repulsive hygiene and the torture of dogs."[They are all revolting. Most revolting is Clinton begging Sarkozy not to pull the troops.

[Toedancer]

As soon as all the Nato troops leave, the Taliban get Afghanistan back says a 'secret and leaked' report.  Yet we're still training them until 2014, the idiocy continues.


http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/02/01/us-afghan-nato-report-idUSTRE81006N20120201

[Toedancer]

The two U.S. 'advisers' who were shot in the Interior Ministry were apparently 'mocking' the protesters and making fun of the Koran. It's never been said if the shooter was a trained Afghan police or military or whether indeed he was snuck in and was a taliban sympathizer. The room was soundproof and there was a numerical keypad to get into it.
They were shot in the back of the head suggesting while they were doing the mocking they had no 'clue' they were in any way insecure.
The U.S. has called it a cowardly act and there is a manhunt on; no doubt the guy is in Pakistan by now.
http://www.news.com.au/world/us-advisers-shot-in-afghanistan-mocked-protests-over-burning-of-koran/story-e6frfkyi-1226282154777


Meantime Rasmussen says NATO are showing great 'restraint' in not shooting protesters dead and trust has not been broken. Rasmussen is a lying liar. http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5h3HFah-x-ivXQ_QBtrFRwc68fw_g?docId=CNG.39f8b6bfcebe7ab6a0ac27478bec43e7.c1


Last year NATO said they were over 740 trainers short, no trainers, no handover. Gee, sounds like every other nation knows what a cockup this is and won't send anymore. So I guess NATO is going to be staying longer. Most of the Afghan police/army are illiterate and they are suppose to be training them to fly Choppers. What could go wrong? And Pakistan still won't open the border. What a Failure this has been.


To top it all off these are the 5 men Obama may release from Gitmo to 'improve' peace talks.  http://www.theatlanticwire.com/global/2012/02/these-are-taliban-prisoners-release/48274/  Fazl (mentioned below) among them. His job will be to make sure the Taliban realize permanent military bases are a good thing. Then he wants to raise his family in Saudi Arabia.

http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/lead/article2785854.ece

[Toedancer]

Mainstream news is reporting a 'rogue' U.S. soldier murdered 16 Afghanis, 9 children/3 women in their homes in the dead of night.


http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-17330205


The HP article gives more details - that there were more than one soldier and that they were drunk and laughing, bodies contained multiple bullets and then they poured chemicals on top of the bodies to burn them. This is a fucking HORROR!


http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mobileweb/2012/03/11/soldier-shooting-afghanistan_n_1337406.html

[Antonia]

Yes, well, multiple tours, constant PTSD, a volunteer army, a perfect storm of factors to contribute to utter psycho behaviour.

Sad thing is, as somebody (I forget who) tweeted, they'll be out before Bradley Manning.

[Toedancer]

Full blown cover stories happening now. The AmeriKans won't admit soldier was drunk. WTF is a soldier with mental health issues doing drinking booze in the wee hours of the morning, let alone what he is doing in AFghanistan. Karzai crooked and unbelievably rich puppet (on Americans tax money) will make demands, get them cuz he knows the U.S. knows AFghan army is in no shape to take over. This is a crime against humanity, and will surely go down in history as the most shameful biz amerika has ever got into. and truly why are we training afghans when we know goddam well the taliban walks right in after nato leaves? A pox on Obama/Harper/Sarkozy/and all the rest of the fuckers!

[Toedancer]

Bales did it, lawyer and all of Amerika is covering it up. It makes me sick.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panjwai_shooting_spree


The dead - http://blogs.aljazeera.com/asia/2012/03/19/no-one-asked-their-names


I dont' like aljazeera, but in this case I make an exception.

[Toedancer]

It's almost over. Taliban wins, Nato loses. There will be tons of war propaganda from the U.S./Nato, but all is lost. Deaths of nato military are not being reported in the msm.




http://icasualties.org/oef/

[Toedancer]

I guess I spoke too soon, even when it's over, it's not over. Guess who is going to pay for the 350,000 Afghani troops? Yep you guessed, all of us. Can't wait to see this discussed in parliament.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-17751753
Oh, if we're stuck paying for this totally dysfunctional country's troops, then can we at least make it illegal for all government officials who have become fabulously wealthy on taxpayers monies, not be allowed to have visas!


P.S. These are war crimes http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2012/04/18/150864735/pentagon-condemns-actions-of-soldiers-posing-with-suicide-bombers-remains


Pentagon is only investigating because a soldier released the photos to the L.A. Times, wanna bet he will be prosecuted, just like Leah Bolger for 'interrupting' a committee hearing and speaking truth.

[Toedancer]

Did you read this utter contrived BObamba election year bullshit?
http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2012/05/01/remarks-president-obama-address-nation-afghanistan


"A united America of grit and resilience, where sunlight glistens off soaring new towers in downtown Manhattan, and we build our future as one people, as one nation." 


Meantime in the pact he/Karzai just signed (w/o telling the American people first) keeps the war going for another DECADE after the pullout in 2014.   
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/afghanistan/8712701/US-troops-may-stay-in-Afghanistan-until-2024.html


Worse they may have to call the helicopters in TO THE ROOF OF THE U.S. EMBASSY! From Twitter - DUCK & COVER/THIS IS NOT A DRILL https://twitter.com/#!/USEmbassyKabul/statuses/197502599786807296

[Toedancer]

NATO head wants Canada to extend Afghan mission after 2014

Read it on Global News: The head of NATO says he wants Canadian soldiers to extend their stay in Afghanistan beyond 2014.

This is not news as we know, this is trickling in now so as to get Canadians softened up for the decisions they've already made before they even get to Chicago. And since it's not a combat mission, no vote is needed, we don't have any say in this. So what's gonna happen when Harpo finds $millions of taxpayer money behind the couch to pay our part in the Afghan army? While the soldiers of that army continue to murder NATO soldiers.

[Toedancer]

Pakistan has opened it's supply route to the Merkins at a cost of $1Million per day. And the Merkins are hosting Pakistan's PM in Chicago. Talk about Hosing!  http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Asia-South-Central/2012/0516/Pakistan-s-price-US-to-pay-365-million-more-a-year-to-reopen-supply-lines


And now that the U.S. has had plenty of time to get all the military ducks in a row to blast the hell out of Iran,

A bill in the House of Representatives has just been passed which inches the United States dangerously close to war with Iran just days ahead of a second round of diplomatic talks with Iran about its nuclear program.

The vote, passed 401-11, effectively calls for a military attack on Iran when it obtains a “nuclear weapons capability"

No We Don't Know What That Means Exactly, read on.

http://news.antiwar.com/2012/05/17/house-bill-shifting-red-line-for-war-on-iran-passes-overwhelmingly/

Ducks In A Row - http://news.yahoo.com/us-envoy-israel-us-ready-strike-iran-152828071.html

Canada WILL be part of the illegal war. How does that make people feel? Do you intend to do anything about it? I think I might just withdraw completely from the internet world. Because my disgust would be at the whole fucking disgusting shebang at what's going on right now all around us, with our basic consent.

[Toedancer]

As I thought and so easy to dismiss Canadians - While Canada isn't currently considering an extension of the mission, Baird told Solomon there has been a request for financial assistance and development aid from Canada.[]Baird confirmed "those are things Canada is considering."
Fcuk! So there is MONEY, but not for Canadians who need it. http://www.ottawacitizen.com/health/A%20father%E2%80%99s%20fight%20for%20war-damaged%20son/6649889/story.html


This gov't is a disgusting piece of shit. As told by a Father who 'rescued' his son from Petawawa.  http://www.ottawacitizen.com/health/A%20father%E2%80%99s%20fight%20for%20war-damaged%20son/6649889/story.html

[Toedancer]

I wonder how many $Millions or $Billions it cost the U.S. and Canada to get the AFghan supply route running again? How the F can anyone tell where taxpayer money went?
Hillary said "sorry', but didn't use the A apology word. Expect a new announcement from Can. 'authorities' they can get their shit out of Afghanistan. Goo-gaw child's sandbox.



http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/04/world/asia/pakistan-opens-afghan-routes-to-nato-after-us-apology.html?pagewanted=all#comments

[Toedancer]

A woman was executed, shot 5 times in the head at close range outside of Kabul, for 'adultery', while the crowd of men roared in jubilation. Earlier in the week a 30 year old woman and her 2 children were beheaded by her divorced husband, an 'honour killing'.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/07/07/taliban-execute-woman_n_1656253.html


Canada just pledged $227M for aid, altogether internationally that is $16Billion
http://www.vancouversun.com/business/Canada+pledges+another+227M+Afghanistan+Tokyo+conference/6901363/story.html


And they're going to 'reaffirm' support for women and girls, lying sacks of shit that they are.
And make sure the money isn't going to the corruptos, which they can't do, lying sacks of shit that they are.




International monetary aid to Afghanistan has not been used for the benefit of the people but has simply “changed pockets” going to American and European organizations and over-priced experts, says an analyst.

http://www.presstv.com/detail/2012/07/08/249921/intl-aid-has-no-effect-on-afghan-lives/