Archive for July, 2010

 Now that the Afghanistan invasion has lost its McChrystal ball you may be wondering what comes next. Remember the time is rapidly approaching for the launching of major military actions according to the perhaps new ‘kill at will’ policy that is hoped will bring the Taliban to their knees. As a major puppet in this [...]

In the coming “War on disclosure” there will probably be a lot said about this ‘evil’ person behind the Wikileaks on Afghanistan, as well as ‘destabilizing’ the military, political and social position there. That is when a simple and straight forward approach to what these documents may or may not represent is needed. If you [...]

What follows is from the Guardian and it contains some links to material either in the leaked documents or related to them. These are provided to assist in getting to some areas quickly. Of course there is no substitute to looking at the Guardian site at link . From there you can navigate through a [...]

As was mentioned in the recent posting on this site there is still a great deal more to come in the leaked material on Afghanistan. At the moment there is some comment from the US giving a that was then this is now type of approach to the material. Other matters such as they are [...]

The recent leaking of the Afghanistan documents represents a very significant moment in the proper assessment of what is happening there. The sheer volume of these documents is quite amazing and there is still about 15,000 more to come. The Editorial at the Guardian starts with the simple proposition that,” A leaked trove of US [...]

An article written by Anwar Iqbal Sunday, 25 Jul, 2010 at link notes that.”The United States has assured its allies in South Asia that it has no plans to quit the region and will stay engaged with Afghanistan as well. The assurance followed reports in the US media that President Barack Obama’s intention to start [...]

You may wish to look at the latest NATO release regarding the Kabul Conference and compare it to the views expressed about the Australian government position by Faulkner and Gillard.You can see the release at link. The heading at the site is, ”NATO supports roadmap for transition to Afghan security lead”. Today at the Guardian [...]

The Kabul conference is now underway. Right from the start statements are being made that show the crass ineptitude of the Faulkner ‘beat the Taliban” statements showing the Australian government position. In an article on today’s Guardian site at link. It appears that all is not well with the beat the Taliban camp, as Faulkner [...]

The Kabul conference could prove a major event in the future of the invasion of Afghanistan and provide an inside look at just what is happening in Afghanistan as far as the Afghan government is concerned. In a further guardian article at link there is an observation that,” As the big names of world politics [...]

Backflips and backdowns are stock in trade for politicians, particularly our own. It is always a greater disgrace and shame when these actions involve the loss of and the continuing loss of life. Talk is cheap and it seems that real thinking and assessment is either a very expensive commodity or it just gets in [...]

In a very exhaustive article Tom Englehardt has examined the present and future position in Afghanistan. The level of thought applied to much of his analysis and determinations leaves the stupid and facile Gillard “We’ll fight on” approach exactly where it belongs, in a rubbish bin. It is a matter of constant amazement how little [...]

The death toll in Afghanistan is something that is even starting to concern the ever hopeful military machine. As the unfortunate sons and daughters are thrown into the conflict over whatever it is over there is a growing appreciation that the June figures are just the beginning. General David Rodriguez has made a start in [...]

In a recent article William Astore looks quite closely at the wars that the US have been starting and continuing for a long time. He sees what he calls seven reasons for the continued US resort to violence. You can read the entire article at link. These seven reasons are fairly comprehensive but do not [...]

This is to update matters regarding the British withdrawal from Sangin in Afghanistan. What follows is another Guardian article about the position there. It at least contains comments from local members of the population, however, where the truth lies may be another matter. From past experience the comments expressed by the mayor and those from [...]

As far as the invasion of Afghanistan is concerned the UK is starting to come to grips with the monstrosity that has been created by those who blindly follow the US and others into that area. The Guardian has an article you can read at link with some interesting observations including,” British forces are to [...]

There has been some interesting analysis done of the position in Afghanistan. If you adopt the no war attitude this page has it may be interesting but it is really all empty rhetoric, measurable only in the loss of human life to all sides and the devastation of the country that ‘hosts’ the ‘war games’. [...]

The leader of the Republican party in the US is facing some strong criticism from the usual quarters after making a statement saying that the war in Afghanistan cannot be won. Whatever a “win” in the Afghanistan invasion means it seems that it is only talk of victory that is acceptable to the Republicans. A [...]