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Afghanistan: Just Show or..... by: jimstaro Mon Mar 08, 2010 at 12:34:28 PST Afghan president to host April peace conference Is this just show from our puppet, or rather cheney's cabal hand picked leader, or does he really care and wants to end the devisions and violence leading to the occupation forces pulling out but helping in finally rebuilding, and promised some nine years ago, what has long been a destroyed country under constant war. There's More... :: (0 Comments, 389 words in story)

Sign The Kucinich Out Of Afghanistan Resolution Petition!! by: FreeSociety Tue Mar 02, 2010 at 17:04:06 PST Afghanistan "Awash with US Cash and US Blood" Congressman Dennis Kucinich will introduce a new resolution on Thursday, March 4, 2010, that will force the U.S. Congress (against their will) until debating the merits of continuing to fund the fraud and folly of the Afghnistan foreign occupation.   It is expected that the resolution will be taken up for consideration on the following Wednesday, March 10, 2010, and that the debate will be subject to a rule providing for three hours of debate. Dennis Kucinich urges that we all sign the petition in favor of this resolution, and getting out of Afghanistan on his web site: http://kucinich.us/ Sign the Petition at: http://kucinich.us/ There's More... :: (1 Comments, 163 words in story)

*New Resolution By Dennis Kucinich by: FreeSociety Fri Feb 26, 2010 at 14:42:00 PST Afghanistan "Awash with US Cash and US Blood" WASHINGTON - February 26 - Congressman Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) today made the following statement about the ongoing war in Afghanistan: "The Washington Post reports that nearly one billion dollars per year in cash, suspected to include U.S. aid, opium receipts or both, is moving from Afghanistan to Dubai, where friends and family of Afghanistan's President Karzai have multimillion dollar villas. "Dubai real estate deals and a number of crooked enterprises connected to the Karzai family have created crony capitalism in a country awash with U.S. cash and U.S. blood. "Nearly 1000 U.S. soldiers have died. And for what? Hundreds of billions spent. And for what?  To make Afghanistan safe for crooks, drug dealers and crony capitalism? "Next Thursday, I will bring a privileged resolution to this House so that Congress can claim our constitutional right to end this war and to bring our troops home.  Please support the resolution."       --Congressman Dennis Kucinich There's More... :: (9 Comments, 51 words in story)

Know those you call 'enemy', in their own land! by: jimstaro Thu Feb 25, 2010 at 07:15:36 PST Many today may disagree as many did back in our failed policy occupation, Vietnam, but one of the main lessons many of us did learn is to respect those fighting you, as we occupied, and what they will do and bring at you in the battles of Guerilla War, in their land. For a soldier trains to be a warrior to defend his country and you're fighting warriors defending their country! There's More... :: (0 Comments, 158 words in story)

ACTION: Stop the Extradition of Marc Hall to Iraq by: jimstaro Fri Feb 05, 2010 at 14:13:52 PST (9 am. - promoted by ek hornbeck) US military plans to extradite stop-lossed Iraq war vet to Iraq for court martial over protest rap song IVAW Press Release: Please Share! Fort Stewart, Ga. - The US military plans to extradite a stop-lossed Iraq war veteran to Iraq "within a few days" to face a court martial for allegedly threatening military officers in a protest rap song he made. Spc. Marc Hall has been jailed in the Liberty County Jail near Fort Stewart, Ga., since Dec. 11 because he wrote a song called "Stop Loss" about the practice of involuntarily extending military members' contracts. "It is our belief that the Army would violate its own regulations by deploying Marc and it would certainly violate his right to due process by making it far more difficult to get witnesses. It appears the Army doesn't believe it can get a conviction in a fair and public trial. We will do whatever we can to insure he remain in the United States," said Hall's civilian attorney, David Gespass. >>>>>> There's More... :: (2 Comments, 120 words in story)

HONORING THE FALLEN: US Military KIA, Iraq & Afghanistan/Pakistan - January 2010 by: jimstaro Fri Feb 05, 2010 at 09:49:38 PST April 5, 2009 Dover 'Old Guard' Dover 'Old Guard' team shoulders heavy burden There's More... :: (0 Comments, 3609 words in story)

Iraq War Inquiry Resumed: Tony's Turn by: jimstaro Fri Jan 29, 2010 at 06:28:43 PST (10 am. - promoted by ek hornbeck) Haven't posted anything in about a week or so on the Inquiry as I've had some other issues I've been following and there wasn't really much more coming out as to the tidbits of what was happening on this side of the pond, my interest in this as the Brits are holding these hearings and that's up to them to sort out there own leaderships guilt or innocence in justification for Iraq. Tony Blair's turn to testify is today and that's already started, you can tune in here as he will be testifying for some six hours, these live video's are then archived. Not much has been covered as to these hearings here in the states even when mention of our administration, and others, were talking about taking down Saddam before 9/11, on 9/11 and shortly after and more. There's More... :: (1 Comments, 2060 words in story)

Nov. 20 1969, Forty Years Ago: "A clump of bodies" by: jimstaro Sat Nov 21, 2009 at 05:20:46 PST (noon. - promoted by ek hornbeck) My Lai photographer Ron Haeberle exposed a Vietnam massacre 40 years ago today in The Plain Dealer November 20, 2009 There's More... :: (7 Comments, 1241 words in story)

Gen. Eric Shinseki: Short and Open Discussion by: jimstaro Fri Nov 13, 2009 at 06:03:18 PST (10 am. - promoted by ek hornbeck) If history judges correctly, one of the Best of the Military Leaders of these past, failed policies of civilian and military leaders, to present times one name will stand out above all the others as a true Understanding Leader and that will be one General Eric Shinseki. Those of us in the present already know much about what this military leader was put through and by whom, but he has been brought back to lead again, lead in the way he seems to have also done, with compassion and understanding for those he has been placed in command of, throughout his military careerer and his life. There's More... :: (1 Comments, 413 words in story)

Continuing the Veterans Day Messages...... by: jimstaro Thu Nov 12, 2009 at 09:51:56 PST (11 am. - promoted by ek hornbeck) On the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month, 11.11.09, I caught a couple of important discussions in the continuing known by us veterans are the results of wars and occupations of choice, or any war and occupation, as to the veterans and military personal once they've been sent to serve in and then return home, most being discharged from their service obligation after serving the time they signed up for, all at that point or later becoming the veterans of their service. This first one is just a news report I happened upon but hits on the issue many of us are long time advocates of and adds to the rest posted below it. There's More... :: (0 Comments, 1389 words in story)

Matthew Hoh: "I wish people would refute what I'm saying." by: jimstaro Fri Oct 30, 2009 at 07:07:44 PDT (9 am. - promoted by ek hornbeck) On October 29th 2009 the PBS News Hour had a discussion with Matthew Hoh the State Department Official who resigned over the Afghan War. Ex-State Department Official Explains Exit Over Afghan War Strategy A few of Matthews points made during their discussion and the video of same: There's More... :: (3 Comments, 822 words in story)

Malalai Joya: "A Woman Among Warlords" by: jimstaro Wed Oct 28, 2009 at 15:38:14 PDT (9 am. - promoted by ek hornbeck) The Extraordinary Story of an Afghan Who Dared to Raise Her Voice! On October 27th a forum was held at the CUNY's Center for Place, Culture and Politics. After the forum Grit TV's Laura Flanders held a discussion with some of the women at the forum and with Malalai Joya who wrote "A Woman Among Warlords: The Extraordinary Story of an Afghan Woman Who Dared to Speak Out" There's More... :: (3 Comments, 682 words in story)

Army Sgt. Richard Yarosh: Portrait in Smithsonian by: jimstaro Fri Oct 23, 2009 at 08:22:52 PDT (11 am. - promoted by ek hornbeck) Justified Honor and Remembrance for not only Sgt. Yarosh but all who served and are serving in these two theaters, burned soldier portrait to show at Smithsonian! This is and will be for a long time a great tribute to this soldier, and all the Fallen and Maimed of these two continuing occupations. And like "The Wall", until we can build a Memorial for the Fallen of both these conflicts, it should be a Reminder to this Nation of what We Allowed "In Our Names!"!! There's More... :: (0 Comments, 331 words in story)

Richard Engel in Afghanistan at a "Tip of the Spear" by: jimstaro Mon Oct 12, 2009 at 06:49:55 PDT ( - promoted by buhdydharma ) The Video below, not a trailer, is the first video of this series that aired the night of 10.11.09 in an hour special, MSNBC broke it up online into six parts, the rest are linked below the video. One of many of the articles recently written as the focus, after seven years, once again turns to the Afghan occupation as does the debate on being there, occupied now going into the ninth year. It was not secured after ridding the Taliban government and al Qaeda was put on the run when we invaded, destroyed and occupied the innocent people of Iraq where we still have tens of thousands of soldiers and private contractors, some being of our now mercenary army. There's More... :: (0 Comments, 361 words in story)

10.07.09 Eight Years In: Chances Lost in Afghanistan by: jimstaro Wed Oct 07, 2009 at 04:01:57 PDT (9 am. - promoted by ek hornbeck) Afghanistan stopped being anything about 9/11 when the talk and the beating of the war drums started and got louder for invading an absolutely innocent people and country, a country led by our once good friend, and brutal dictator, that some wanted silenced. Now we enter the ninth year of occupying a country that if we had really kept our promises, as we didn't once before, and helped them might look and be a completely different country, for the innocent Afghans. There's More... :: (9 Comments, 259 words in story)

Swedes: US troops storm Afghan Hospital by: BentLiberal Mon Sep 07, 2009 at 02:47:19 PDT ( - promoted by mishima) (Cross-posted in Orange - Swedish Charity: US troops stormed through Afghan Hospital ) A Swedish charity that runs a hospital in Afghanistan is accusing the US military of storming into the hospital, breaking doors, and tying up staff while searching for militants. KABUL (Reuters) - U.S. troops burst into a Swedish charity-run hospital in Afghanistan and tied up patients' relatives and staff, the charity said on Sunday, in what it called a breach of deals between the military and aid groups. There's More... :: (5 Comments, 560 words in story)

Families Send Basics To Marines In Afghanistan by: jimstaro Thu Jul 23, 2009 at 04:19:40 PDT (11 am. - promoted by ek hornbeck) For Marines serving in Afghanistan, mail call can be a little bit like Christmas in July. A package from home can supply everything from basic needs to small luxuries. snip At a Piggly Wiggly grocery store in North Carolina, customers have been donating goods for Marines deployed with the 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment out of nearby Camp Lejeune. Assistant Manager Rosa Hamilton says some of the items catch shoppers off guard. "They were like, 'Clothes pins, huh? I never would have thought about that.' And we're like, 'Well, they don't have anywhere to hang their clothes,' " she says...........Rest Here Or bring up the NPR Player with this link amd listen to the report There's More... :: (1 Comments, 310 words in story)

"Camp Hell" Afghanistan by: jimstaro Sun Jul 19, 2009 at 05:51:22 PDT (10 am. - promoted by ek hornbeck) "Camp Hell"!! Pay attention 'kombat keyboard chickenhawk rambo' cheerleaders, as well as the greater majority of this population that have forgotten our Two Occupations and the Veterans of, this is what Service in and War, Wars of Choice, Occupations, Look and Sound like!! Despite 100 Attacks, Unit Leaves Afghan War With No Casualties 'Camp Hell' Attacked More Than Any Other Outpost in Afghanistan There's More... :: (2 Comments, 516 words in story)

HONORING THE FALLEN: US Military KIA, Iraq & Afghanistan/Pakistan - June 2009 by: jimstaro Sat Jul 04, 2009 at 07:09:35 PDT ( - promoted by buhdydharma ) Dover 'Old Guard' Dover 'Old Guard' team shoulders heavy burden There's More... :: (9 Comments, 3198 words in story)

HONORING THE FALLEN: US Military KIA, Iraq & Afghanistan/Pakistan - May 2009 by: jimstaro Thu Jun 04, 2009 at 12:50:41 PDT (8 am. - promoted by ek hornbeck) Dover 'Old Guard' Dover 'Old Guard' team shoulders heavy burden   There's More... :: (7 Comments, 3486 words in story)

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