(Heart) Breaking News Out of Afghanistan
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Ahh yes....I just now caught US president Mr. Hankey standing shoulder to shoulder with president of Israel on CNN muttering the usual condemnations about the `senseless` taking of innocent lives.
Sad....so sad.:-(
Sad....so sad.:-(
"Practice run for up-coming wedding season, I wonder?*
NATO Kills 10 Afghan Election Workers, Wounds Candidate
By Jason Ditz
September 2, 2010
NATO officials today were bragging about a “precision air strike” against a vehicle traveling on “a series of remote roads in Rostaq district” and assured that “no civilians were present” at the time of the attack.
No civilians, it turns out, except for the ones in the car, as Takhar provincial officials quickly confirmed that the vehicle’s passengers were all election campaigners preparing for this month’s parliamentary election. 10 were killed and two others, including a candidate for parliament, were wounded.
District governor Malim Hussain chastized NATO for the attack, saying the convoy of election workers was a ridiculous target and that NATO ought to realize that “a Taliban commander does not travel in a 100-vehicle convoy.”
NATO has promised to “investigate” the attack but was very clear in the first place about the strike being deliberate, and believing that the target was some sort of Taliban commander. The fact that the intelligence was wrong will likely be little consolation for the victims, particularly as NATO strikes seem to be escalating and killing an increasing number of innocent civilians.
Last weekend a group of militants killed five campaign workers and the world reacted with shock. One must wonder today, when NATO killed twice as many, if it will be shrugged off as just another of many “accidents” in the nine year war.
NATO Kills 10 Afghan Election Workers, Wounds Candidate
By Jason Ditz
September 2, 2010
NATO officials today were bragging about a “precision air strike” against a vehicle traveling on “a series of remote roads in Rostaq district” and assured that “no civilians were present” at the time of the attack.
No civilians, it turns out, except for the ones in the car, as Takhar provincial officials quickly confirmed that the vehicle’s passengers were all election campaigners preparing for this month’s parliamentary election. 10 were killed and two others, including a candidate for parliament, were wounded.
District governor Malim Hussain chastized NATO for the attack, saying the convoy of election workers was a ridiculous target and that NATO ought to realize that “a Taliban commander does not travel in a 100-vehicle convoy.”
NATO has promised to “investigate” the attack but was very clear in the first place about the strike being deliberate, and believing that the target was some sort of Taliban commander. The fact that the intelligence was wrong will likely be little consolation for the victims, particularly as NATO strikes seem to be escalating and killing an increasing number of innocent civilians.
Last weekend a group of militants killed five campaign workers and the world reacted with shock. One must wonder today, when NATO killed twice as many, if it will be shrugged off as just another of many “accidents” in the nine year war.
Ditz, is appropriately named...
You would be well advised to stop reading someone that can't look at a watch, a calender or a map, to determine cause and effect...
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/20/world/asia/20afghan.html
But hey, don't let that get in the way of your Chomsky style of thinking.
Just a few attrocities your heros did in the last few days JBeee....
Date Country City Killed Injured Description
2010.09.01 Thailand Pattani 2 0 A Buddhist couple in their 50's are brutally murdered by Jihadi gunmen.
2010.09.01 Pakistan Lahore 29 200 Twenty-nine Shia pilgrims in a procession are dismembered by a car bomb blast and two Sunni suicide bombers.
2010.09.01 Afghanistan Helmand 0 15 Fifteen people at a market are badly injured, many with limbs torn from their bodies, by a Taliban blast.
2010.09.01 Afghanistan Kandahar 2 2 Two Afghans are blown to bits by a Taliban bomb hidden on a motorcycle.
2010.08.31 Iraq Mosul 2 1 Two brothers are shot to death by suspected Mujahideen.
2010.08.31 Afghanistan Kabul 3 12 Three supreme court employees are riddled with bullets by Holy Warriors.
2010.08.31 Afghanistan Badakhshan 3 0 Three Oxmam humanitarian workers are taken out in a brutal roadside blast.
2010.08.31 Israel Hebron 4 0 A pregnant woman is among four young Jews gunned down in cold blood by Hamas terrorists.
2010.08.31 India Bandipora 1 2 An Indian soldier is ambushed and killed by Pakistani terrorists.
2010.08.31 India Kishtwar 1 0 A cop is murdered inside his home by Hizb-ul- Mujahideen.
2010.08.31 Pakistan Kurram 7 1 At least one woman and two children are among seven murdered in two home invasions by Religion of Peace radicals.
2010.08.31 Somalia Mogadishu 8 14 Five men and three women are taken down by al-Shabaab bombers.
2010.08.30 Iraq Baghdad 1 3 Jihadi car bombers kill a civilian.
2010.08.30 Somalia Mogadishu 4 8 Four guards at the presidential palace are killed during an al-Shabaab mortar attack.
2010.08.30 Afghanistan Jalalabad 1 3 The Taliban assassinate a local official with a bomb.
2010.08.29 Thailand Narathiwat 1 0 A 2-year-old boy dies after being shot in the head by Muslim militants.
2010.08.29 Thailand Pattani 2 0 A middle-aged Buddhist couple are shot to death in their pickup by Islamic separatists.
2010.08.29 Philippines Bukidnon 0 2 'Irate Muslims' throw a grenade into a Catholic church during mass.
2010.08.29 Iraq Mosul 5 12 A woman is among five Iraqis murdered by Islamic terrorists.
2010.08.29 Pakistan Khyber 2 4 The Taliban kill two local soldiers with a roadside bomb.
2010.08.29 Chechnya Tsentoroi 7 5 A wave of armed Islamists attack a village, killing at least seven.
2010.08.29 Afghanistan Kabul 6 0 Five election workers and a candidate are kidnapped and murdered by Taliban freedom fighters.
2010.08.28 Pakistan Khyber 1 0 A local soldier is kidnapped and shot full of holes by Mujahideen.
2010.08.28 Yemen Abyan 10 2 Ten local soldiers are ambushed and killed by terrorists who burn their bodies while chanting 'Allah akbar.'
2010.08.28 Thailand Narathiwat 1 0 A 40-year-old man is shot in the head by Muslim militants.
2010.08.27 Iraq Mosul 1 0 The body of a Christian man is found several days after he is kidnapped.
2010.08.27 Iraq Shurqat 3 3 A suspected al-Qaeda attack leaves three dead.
2010.08.27 Iraq Baaj 3 0 Three Iraqis are gunned down by Muhahid.
2010.08.27 Iraq Mahaweel 2 0 A blast takes down two civilians.
2010.08.27 Thailand Yala 1 0 A young woman is shot to death by Religion of Peace proponents.
2010.08.27 Iraq Kirkuk 1 3 A child is taken down by Islamic bombers.
2010.08.27 Iraq Mosul 2 0 A middle-aged Buddhist couple is brutally murdered by Muslim gunmen as they are returning from market.
2010.08.27 Pakistan Ghaziabad 1 0 A 35-year-old mother of three is killed by her brother on suspicion of unauthorized sex.
2010.08.27 Nigeria Borno 3 0 Boko Haram Islamists shoot three policemen to death in two drive-bys.
2010.08.27 Thailand Pattani 1 0 A 21-year-old man is murdered by Muslim gunmen.
2010.08.26 Thailand Pattani 1 0 A 42-year-old civilian dies from injuries after being shot twice in the chest by Muslim militants.
2010.08.26 Afghanistan Kunduz 8 1 Eight policemen are machine-gunned to death by Taliban ambushers.
2010.08.26 Pakistan Bajaur 1 0 Islamists murder the son of a surrendered militant.
2010.08.26 Somalia Mogadishu 14 8 Fourteen Somalis are shredded by two al-Shabaab bomb blasts.
2010.08.26 Iraq Muqdadiya 6 0 Six Sunnis are gunned down by suspected al-Qaeda.
2010.08.26 Thailand Pattani 1 0 A 52-year-old man is killed in a Muslim ambush.
Date Country City Killed Injured Description
2010.09.01 Thailand Pattani 2 0 A Buddhist couple in their 50's are brutally murdered by Jihadi gunmen.
2010.09.01 Pakistan Lahore 29 200 Twenty-nine Shia pilgrims in a procession are dismembered by a car bomb blast and two Sunni suicide bombers.
2010.09.01 Afghanistan Helmand 0 15 Fifteen people at a market are badly injured, many with limbs torn from their bodies, by a Taliban blast.
2010.09.01 Afghanistan Kandahar 2 2 Two Afghans are blown to bits by a Taliban bomb hidden on a motorcycle.
2010.08.31 Iraq Mosul 2 1 Two brothers are shot to death by suspected Mujahideen.
2010.08.31 Afghanistan Kabul 3 12 Three supreme court employees are riddled with bullets by Holy Warriors.
2010.08.31 Afghanistan Badakhshan 3 0 Three Oxmam humanitarian workers are taken out in a brutal roadside blast.
2010.08.31 Israel Hebron 4 0 A pregnant woman is among four young Jews gunned down in cold blood by Hamas terrorists.
2010.08.31 India Bandipora 1 2 An Indian soldier is ambushed and killed by Pakistani terrorists.
2010.08.31 India Kishtwar 1 0 A cop is murdered inside his home by Hizb-ul- Mujahideen.
2010.08.31 Pakistan Kurram 7 1 At least one woman and two children are among seven murdered in two home invasions by Religion of Peace radicals.
2010.08.31 Somalia Mogadishu 8 14 Five men and three women are taken down by al-Shabaab bombers.
2010.08.30 Iraq Baghdad 1 3 Jihadi car bombers kill a civilian.
2010.08.30 Somalia Mogadishu 4 8 Four guards at the presidential palace are killed during an al-Shabaab mortar attack.
2010.08.30 Afghanistan Jalalabad 1 3 The Taliban assassinate a local official with a bomb.
2010.08.29 Thailand Narathiwat 1 0 A 2-year-old boy dies after being shot in the head by Muslim militants.
2010.08.29 Thailand Pattani 2 0 A middle-aged Buddhist couple are shot to death in their pickup by Islamic separatists.
2010.08.29 Philippines Bukidnon 0 2 'Irate Muslims' throw a grenade into a Catholic church during mass.
2010.08.29 Iraq Mosul 5 12 A woman is among five Iraqis murdered by Islamic terrorists.
2010.08.29 Pakistan Khyber 2 4 The Taliban kill two local soldiers with a roadside bomb.
2010.08.29 Chechnya Tsentoroi 7 5 A wave of armed Islamists attack a village, killing at least seven.
2010.08.29 Afghanistan Kabul 6 0 Five election workers and a candidate are kidnapped and murdered by Taliban freedom fighters.
2010.08.28 Pakistan Khyber 1 0 A local soldier is kidnapped and shot full of holes by Mujahideen.
2010.08.28 Yemen Abyan 10 2 Ten local soldiers are ambushed and killed by terrorists who burn their bodies while chanting 'Allah akbar.'
2010.08.28 Thailand Narathiwat 1 0 A 40-year-old man is shot in the head by Muslim militants.
2010.08.27 Iraq Mosul 1 0 The body of a Christian man is found several days after he is kidnapped.
2010.08.27 Iraq Shurqat 3 3 A suspected al-Qaeda attack leaves three dead.
2010.08.27 Iraq Baaj 3 0 Three Iraqis are gunned down by Muhahid.
2010.08.27 Iraq Mahaweel 2 0 A blast takes down two civilians.
2010.08.27 Thailand Yala 1 0 A young woman is shot to death by Religion of Peace proponents.
2010.08.27 Iraq Kirkuk 1 3 A child is taken down by Islamic bombers.
2010.08.27 Iraq Mosul 2 0 A middle-aged Buddhist couple is brutally murdered by Muslim gunmen as they are returning from market.
2010.08.27 Pakistan Ghaziabad 1 0 A 35-year-old mother of three is killed by her brother on suspicion of unauthorized sex.
2010.08.27 Nigeria Borno 3 0 Boko Haram Islamists shoot three policemen to death in two drive-bys.
2010.08.27 Thailand Pattani 1 0 A 21-year-old man is murdered by Muslim gunmen.
2010.08.26 Thailand Pattani 1 0 A 42-year-old civilian dies from injuries after being shot twice in the chest by Muslim militants.
2010.08.26 Afghanistan Kunduz 8 1 Eight policemen are machine-gunned to death by Taliban ambushers.
2010.08.26 Pakistan Bajaur 1 0 Islamists murder the son of a surrendered militant.
2010.08.26 Somalia Mogadishu 14 8 Fourteen Somalis are shredded by two al-Shabaab bomb blasts.
2010.08.26 Iraq Muqdadiya 6 0 Six Sunnis are gunned down by suspected al-Qaeda.
2010.08.26 Thailand Pattani 1 0 A 52-year-old man is killed in a Muslim ambush.
I wonder if these lads couldn't use some instruction in "Anger Management". :lol:
I wonder if most of those these deaths are a direct result of insurgency. In this year alone, civilian deaths/injures went up by 31% and the majority of those deaths (76%) were caused by insurgents.
The vicious calculus of insurgency | Erica Gaston | Comment is free | guardian.co.uk
Now, I don't want to start a fire here, so let's keep this civil. What is the credence to this? Is this something normal because of war? Should we accept these casualties without questioning why U.S. troops are stationed in these areas? Most importantly though, will these casualties of war be worth the supposed reform of these areas?
We failed to push any reform in Iraq and if we fail to do the same in Afghanistan, there is a serious problem here.
The vicious calculus of insurgency | Erica Gaston | Comment is free | guardian.co.uk
It seems to me that Afghans are basically saying, 'get the hell out of here NATO, more people are dying!' Are the deaths of these people as a sacrifice really worth it?
Now, I don't want to start a fire here, so let's keep this civil. What is the credence to this? Is this something normal because of war? Should we accept these casualties without questioning why U.S. troops are stationed in these areas? Most importantly though, will these casualties of war be worth the supposed reform of these areas?
We failed to push any reform in Iraq and if we fail to do the same in Afghanistan, there is a serious problem here.
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Read this today, will it happen who knows, but seems some would like it to.
Death by a Thousand Cuts
By Rich Carroll
Historians will define by abstract terms the year 2018 as the death of the United States of America; the year when Sharia law superseded Constitutional law. These same historians will write that America followed the course of another great civilization, Athens, in their pursuit of self-indulgence and a grasp for humanism while ignoring the slow signals of erosion from within. Athens enemies took advantage of this internal weakness and absorbed them, as Islam accomplished with the United States slowly but inexorably.
The first “cut” of the slow death occurred by Muslims manipulating a lax American immigration system. This opened the doors for a predatory migration that would consume American tax dollar resources in the form of various “aid”. Muslims would cluster in their own communities, not accepting American traditions and values, and use liberal American loophole laws to secure their own sharia traditions through countless lawsuits.
The second “cut” was a growing Muslim population saw they could easily remove American traditions by merely being “offended.” America’s school children could no longer celebrate Christmas, Easter, Thanksgiving and Halloween in the public school system because secular humanists within our educational system were all too eager to accommodate the “diverse” culture of Islam and erode traditional American values. Each new “victory” for Islam encroaching upon those things traditionally and uniquely “American” gave Muslims renewed vigor to pursue being “offended.” Civil lawsuits flooded our court system because a Muslim was either offended at having to hear the word “bacon” or felt they were discriminated against because someone stared at their clothing. Muslim religious footbaths were installed in public schools to appease them and lapdog liberal leaders under the guise of “tolerance” began recognizing Muslim religious holidays. American school children were encouraged to wear Muslim clothing to show these new immigrants how “culturally diverse” we could be.
The third “cut” occurred with Muslims building mosques on our forefather’s land. The building increased to 4 new mosques a week using unlimited Islam oil dollars, Muslims had unlimited resources to buy-out existing American churches and businesses and they did this with no one noticing. The gutless generation did not question mosques going-up every day in their neighborhoods nor the fact Christian churches were not allowed on Islamic land in the Middle East. No one asked, “if this is a peaceful religion why aren’t Baptist Churches allowed in Saudi Arabia and why are Christians in the Middle East killed daily?
A large mosque was built at ground zero in New York; a trophy to showcase Islam’s victory over infidels on 911. A portion of this mosque would house the sharia financial arm of Islam in the United States.
The predatory migration continued, and each new generation of Muslims saw how easily Americans would stop their traditions to appease any request from the new invaders. The cuts continued; small, unnoticed, but steady. Aided by organizations such as the ACLU and NEA, Islam was able to make greater strides to avoid “blending in” to American culture; but rather changing it to meet Allah’s goals of global domination.
A gutless American population stood-by and allowed this to happen. A generation of historically inept citizens who were preoccupied with Hollywood glitorillia and electronic gadgetry didn’t see the final tiny cut that would cause their death. These people did not know sharia law classes were being taught at their local taxpayer funded university. They did not know the word “God” had been removed from all textbooks and that liberal and Arabic publishers greased with Islam oil dollars, framed Islam as “peaceful” by distorting history within the pages of their books. Parents did not see the slow indoctrination performed on their children behind the walls of the local elementary school.
These parents did not care because in the daily news media reviews of “slaughter” by Islam, they clung to some psychotic belief that “most Muslims are peaceful.”
The gutless generation of Americans were too consumed with frivolous pursuits to take a peek at the history and goals of Islam. These Americans had never felt the sting of battle or the sacrifice for liberty. America had a generation of people who couldn’t find Athens on a map, let-alone realize this once great Greek culture collapsed because of traitorous politicians, and a populace hungry for pornography, homosexuality, drugs, secular humanism and the pursuit of whatever made them “happy” without thought to being vigilant for preservation.
When a generation of people allows their cross and flag to be removed because it “offends” a foreign visitor, they have pretty much bled to death. A generation not worthy of the sacrifices made to keep them free and oblivious to the small cuts don’t deserve what we had. Someone turn out the lights and bury the flag. At least under ground it won’t be burned by a “peaceful” Muslim.
Death by a Thousand Cuts
By Rich Carroll
Historians will define by abstract terms the year 2018 as the death of the United States of America; the year when Sharia law superseded Constitutional law. These same historians will write that America followed the course of another great civilization, Athens, in their pursuit of self-indulgence and a grasp for humanism while ignoring the slow signals of erosion from within. Athens enemies took advantage of this internal weakness and absorbed them, as Islam accomplished with the United States slowly but inexorably.
The first “cut” of the slow death occurred by Muslims manipulating a lax American immigration system. This opened the doors for a predatory migration that would consume American tax dollar resources in the form of various “aid”. Muslims would cluster in their own communities, not accepting American traditions and values, and use liberal American loophole laws to secure their own sharia traditions through countless lawsuits.
The second “cut” was a growing Muslim population saw they could easily remove American traditions by merely being “offended.” America’s school children could no longer celebrate Christmas, Easter, Thanksgiving and Halloween in the public school system because secular humanists within our educational system were all too eager to accommodate the “diverse” culture of Islam and erode traditional American values. Each new “victory” for Islam encroaching upon those things traditionally and uniquely “American” gave Muslims renewed vigor to pursue being “offended.” Civil lawsuits flooded our court system because a Muslim was either offended at having to hear the word “bacon” or felt they were discriminated against because someone stared at their clothing. Muslim religious footbaths were installed in public schools to appease them and lapdog liberal leaders under the guise of “tolerance” began recognizing Muslim religious holidays. American school children were encouraged to wear Muslim clothing to show these new immigrants how “culturally diverse” we could be.
The third “cut” occurred with Muslims building mosques on our forefather’s land. The building increased to 4 new mosques a week using unlimited Islam oil dollars, Muslims had unlimited resources to buy-out existing American churches and businesses and they did this with no one noticing. The gutless generation did not question mosques going-up every day in their neighborhoods nor the fact Christian churches were not allowed on Islamic land in the Middle East. No one asked, “if this is a peaceful religion why aren’t Baptist Churches allowed in Saudi Arabia and why are Christians in the Middle East killed daily?
A large mosque was built at ground zero in New York; a trophy to showcase Islam’s victory over infidels on 911. A portion of this mosque would house the sharia financial arm of Islam in the United States.
The predatory migration continued, and each new generation of Muslims saw how easily Americans would stop their traditions to appease any request from the new invaders. The cuts continued; small, unnoticed, but steady. Aided by organizations such as the ACLU and NEA, Islam was able to make greater strides to avoid “blending in” to American culture; but rather changing it to meet Allah’s goals of global domination.
A gutless American population stood-by and allowed this to happen. A generation of historically inept citizens who were preoccupied with Hollywood glitorillia and electronic gadgetry didn’t see the final tiny cut that would cause their death. These people did not know sharia law classes were being taught at their local taxpayer funded university. They did not know the word “God” had been removed from all textbooks and that liberal and Arabic publishers greased with Islam oil dollars, framed Islam as “peaceful” by distorting history within the pages of their books. Parents did not see the slow indoctrination performed on their children behind the walls of the local elementary school.
These parents did not care because in the daily news media reviews of “slaughter” by Islam, they clung to some psychotic belief that “most Muslims are peaceful.”
The gutless generation of Americans were too consumed with frivolous pursuits to take a peek at the history and goals of Islam. These Americans had never felt the sting of battle or the sacrifice for liberty. America had a generation of people who couldn’t find Athens on a map, let-alone realize this once great Greek culture collapsed because of traitorous politicians, and a populace hungry for pornography, homosexuality, drugs, secular humanism and the pursuit of whatever made them “happy” without thought to being vigilant for preservation.
When a generation of people allows their cross and flag to be removed because it “offends” a foreign visitor, they have pretty much bled to death. A generation not worthy of the sacrifices made to keep them free and oblivious to the small cuts don’t deserve what we had. Someone turn out the lights and bury the flag. At least under ground it won’t be burned by a “peaceful” Muslim.
Hey, is that like playing the race card?
Can you debate the topic? Or just try and shut down any discussion with insults meant to shame anyone with a dissenting opinion?
I wouldn't call that particular piece necessarily fear or hate mongering as much as it is extremely paranoid.
How about overly cautious?
Have you ever noticed, most the people who have an issue these aggressive groups, tend to be Soldiers?
Have you ever given much thought to the notion, that we may still be harbouring that extremely strong urge to defend and protect?
As apposed to being fearful, paranoid, hating, bigoted, or any other label that is less then positive?
If it is some sort of psychological construct from soldiers' inherent desire to defend and protect then sure, I can see that as an influence on that opinion. If it is simply the desire of your average American then I see it as a bit less forgivable.
I'm noticing now in some other forums where the military has a strong presence, that the influence you've described definitely exists. Thanks for the insight. I learned something new today.
