The New 'Forgotten War'

It???s like in the movies or Television drama series where CIA death squads are in operation to eliminate ???enemies??? of the United States. In Afghanistan, this movie is being played in real time with real people being killed and at times entire villages razed by an angry mob called the CIA paramilitaries.
A United Nations investigator released a preliminary report citing widespread civilian deaths in Afghanistan, often at the hands of unaccountable units led by the CIA or other foreign intelligence agencies, including the Mossad ??? or Israel???s secret service.

The British Intel is also involved in the secret battle in which the target is mostly civilians who knows too much about the Taliban and Taliban close allies in villages and cities.

These ops ??? illegal according to the rules of wars ??? were condemned by Philip Alston who is the United Nations Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions Professor Philip Alston.

???My focus is on extrajudicial executions or what might be called unlawful killings. The principal actors whose conduct I have been examining include the Government, particularly the police, the international military forces and the anti-government elements, including the Taliban. The bottom line of my report is that there are many killings which are avoidable,??? he said after delivering a devastating report that showed the CIA were killing civilians with impunity in Afghanistan.

Is Mr Hirsh being naïve, or disingenuous, when he refers to unilateral action in Pakistan by the US in the conditional.
Even if we dismiss the reports of covert actions by US special forces in the Pakistani tribal areas along the Afghan border how are we suppose to sweep under the carpet the aerial bombardments by Predators? It's been only six weeks since the US killed eleven Pakistani border police.
It's ludicrous to suggest, as Mr Hirsh does, that unilateral US intervention in Pakistan is a highly controversial proposal dreamed up by Obama, when in fact it is actual, current US policy.
William Myers, Madrid, Spain

POPPY FIELDS OF MASS DESTRUCTION ---- TIME TO AWAKEN

The beautiful and delicate poppy that now paints the landscapes of Afghanistan with vibrant colors, has long been the symbol for sacrifice. The aesthetic is as soothing to the sense of sight, as it is exasperating to the conscience.

http://pacificgatepost.blogspot.com/2008/04/poppy-fields-of-mass-destruction.html

Drastic action is required.

No Pakistani govt could survive for very long if it embraced a serious military move against the tribal areas, a string of petty emirates each with thousands of fundamentalist, basically illiterate "subjects" most all of whom live in 14th century poverty. Therefore only occasional feints, a few brief firefights and many more years of feckless "negotiations" will ensue as "The Taliban" consolidates its position of authority within these strange societies. These areas are not only remote geographically but remote in every other sense of the word. A military campaign in the Waziristans, for instance would be next to impossible due to the extraordinary , costly logistics alone. The terrain is very rugged with hills higher than most US mountains, mountains that make the Rockies look like termite mounds. This terrain entirely favors the defense and is a major reason why neither the Pakistani Army, nor NATO forces want to launch any major offensives to "seek and destroy" Islamic militants in their own neighborhood. So far, anytime the Taliban has come out of these protected zones and gone on the attack, they have suffered serious defeats and major losses of life and weaponry. A "tit for tat" situation exists and is likely to remain so.

My comment got cut off so I'll finish it here. Bush had his chance and blew it. Now it's time to rethink this whole thing. I can't see how anyone in Pakistan right now is a threat to us. If there's any threat at all, they're in Europe or they're already here. Pakistan may be no friend of ours and if so, why are we sending them billions that Pakistani government sympathizers can use to finance the Taliban.

Why do we consider a bunch of tribals in mud huts to be threats to the biggest superpower in the world. I mean they got lucky once and might even get lucky again. Knocking down some buildings is pretty bad but throwing trillions of dollars down the drain is even worse. You contain them, keep an eye on them, just like we should have done with Saddam. Invading a nuclear power, on the other hand, is quite a hell of a risk. Bush had

Please, Obama can only learn so fast. Can this wait until he is comfortable with Iraq and Afghanistan?

It seems to me that Obama has discussed, or at least touched on, these issues with Pakistan. He certainly includes Pakistan when discussing the need for more troops in Afghanistan. He clearly realizes that there is no way to defeat the Taliban and to destroy Al Quaida without engaging Pakistan in a more productive way.

John MCCain doesnt know Shiite and Sunni are Bitter enemy since saddam days,Also this spring, McCain twice appeared to mistake again twice Sunnis and Shiites, two branches of Islam that split violently

John MMcain doesnt know where is Pakistan ,McCain responded: ???I'm afraid it's a very hard struggle, particularly given the situation on the Iraq/Pakistan border." The ABC posting added: ???Iraq and Pakistan do
not share a border.

???Somalia??? for ???Sudan???: As recounted in a reporter???s pool report from McCain???s Straight Talk Express bus on June 30, the senator said while discussing Darfur, a region of Sudan: "How can we bring pressure on the government of Somalia?"
Senior adviser Mark Salter corrected him: ???Sudan

???Germany??? for ???Russia??? memorializes McCain referring to President Vladimir Putin of Russia ??? following a trip to Germany ??? as ???President Putin of Germany.

This spring, McCain said troops in Iraq were ???down to pre-surge levels??? when in fact there were 20,000 more troops than when the surge policy began.

In perhaps the most curious incident, McCain said earlier this month that as a prisoner of war in Vietnam, he had tried to confuse his captors by giving the names of Pittsburgh Steelers starting players when asked to identify his squadron mates. McCain has told the story many times over the years ??? but always correctly referred to the names he gave as members of the Green Bay Packers

""Wakakaka"""' This the Guy going to Be President of United?..........I laugh my Ass off.

In Phoenix earlier this month, McCain referred to Czechoslovakia, which has been divided since Jan. 1, 1993, into the Czech Republic and Slovakia. He also referred to Czechoslovakia during a debate in November and a radio show in April.

You are right about Pakistan being the real crucible of terror in the world. However, it would be unfair to say that Barack Obama has also missed it. Rather, he has already spoken about bombing Pakistan's north-west frontier borders in order to eradicate al-Qaeda terrorists, if need be. I think he should emphasize upon this plan more emphatically.

Perhaps someone whould interview McCain about this since he is the self-proclaimed expert at knowing how to win wars. What puzzles me about his claim is if he really knows how to win wars, howcome we are still in both Afghanistan and Iraq?? If he is such an expert WHY didn't he SHARE HIS UNLIMITED EXPERTNESS AT WINNING WARS with President Bush and the military commanders?? Please, I am not trying to be funny, I WANT AND DESEVE answers from McCain; I believe we ALL do!! Since he absolutely KNOWS how to win wars and did not share his UNLIMITED KNOWLEDGE with our President and the Military generals, then it is CLEAR he wanted these wars to go on for years to come! WHY?? Does he derive pleasure from all the killing that goes on in these wars?? Dos he have some sick reasoning to punish the Iraqis, especially, to get back at the Viet Cong?? What kind of sick thinking is McCain all about?? The truth of the matter is McCain knows NOTHING about winning war. He was shot down and taken prisoner, what did THAT teach of about winning wars?? ZILCH!! WHAT WARS has McCain WON to give him the experience of winning wars, especially when he was NEVER IN COMMAND DURING WAR?? TRUTH: McCain is feeding America's citizenry with a pack of self-serving lies to benefit him!! Come on, fellow citizens, think! McCain's claims are delusional at best! Lately he has proven he is very short on foreign affairs.

Obama knows where Pakistan is.


More then I can say for McSame!

POPPY FIELDS OF MASS DESTRUCTION ---- TIME TO AWAKEN

The beautiful and delicate poppy that now paints the landscapes of Afghanistan with vibrant colors, has long been the symbol for sacrifice. The aesthetic is as soothing to the sense of sight, as it is exasperating to the conscience.

http://pacificgatepost.blogspot.com/2008/04/poppy-fields-of-mass-destruction.html

Drastic action is required.