Comments on: TALIBAN = 9/11??Afghanistan by Hypnosis

By: Kiers

Kiers — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 00:25:01 +0000

Greg! kudos. you are the ONLY voice exposing Afghanistan. Imagine it! like the movie "wag the dog". The MSM broadcasts pictures of the MOST REMOTE...REMOTE...INHOSPITABLE crevices, ravines, terrain, fighting an invisible enemy......There is a cognitive disconnect that there are MASSIVE forces set up in the hills of these REMOTE locations bashing our military.

Afghanistan is about Baluchistan, Iran, Central Asia, anything but what is mentioned in MSM.

By: Matty Matt

Matty Matt — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 13:40:54 +0000

Thanks Greg; and thanks for the comments about the NHS in a previous post. (I owe you a cajun martini at Marion's for that!(wink))

It is still a complete mystery to many in Britain - from all political persuasions - that there is so much vitriol from some Americans towards the Health Reform over there; even comparing Obama to Hitler for fuck's sake. Cut a bit of military spending maintaining an empire and the US could just about create something similar.

Just for some people to remember: Britain created the NHS in 1948 when it was still living with rationing and recovering from a war fighting...Hitler and the Nazis. Still an institution many Britons are absolutely proud of. See? The Brits can get something right sometimes.

On topic: Nafeez Mosaddeq Ahmed on 'Our Terrorists':

'Not only did Western intelligence services continue to foster Islamist extremist and terrorist groups connected to al-Qaeda after the Cold War; they continued to do so even after 9/11.'

Whole thing on link:

http://www.newint.org/features/2009/10/01/blowback-extended-version/

By: I. Ali

I. Ali — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 04:53:45 +0000

If Taliban=monsters, then Bush/Obama/Clinton? If ALL "Taliban" are monsters, are all members of our Government- who have done far more damage than the Taliban have ever perpetrated- at least as monster-ish as them? Mr. Palast, why regurgitate old and in many ways discredited information in lieu of a proper analysis that reveals all sides of the story for us-the readers- to make our own determination? Perhaps their were reasons why the Taliban restricted the movement of women? Perhaps if given an opportunity they would have adopted a more traditional form of the 1400year Sharia Law that would have been complementary to THEIR situation. Afghanistan has know nothing but war for decades. We cannot even begin to understand the type of impact that has on a society, its security, and its development.

The more we just castigate the Taliban (whoever they are) as some insane radical group of women hating Jihadist, the more we distort the picture without being honest about the parties involved, the more we lose on an opportunity to truly dialog with the stakeholders in this conflict toward a solution. But then again, a solution with a stable government run by Sharia law (as the people want it) doesn't coincide with the industry of reporting about this war, never mind the billions spent on executing it...

By: christy

christy — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:46:09 +0000

Could the continuation of the war in Afghanistan be to satisfy the insatiable appetite of the US military complex for weapons and war? After all someone has to keep cheney's cronies in business.

By: Paul

Paul — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:31:43 +0000

You said: "So, why are we now re-invading Afghanistan? Beats me."

Surely not. Surely you know that the reason we went into Afghanistan in the first place was because the Taliban reneged on a deal to allow the construction by Unocal of a trans-Afghan gas pipeline. Surely you know that the disposition of US forces there has nothing to do with attacking the enemy but with defending the proposed route of the trans-Afghan pipeline.

Surely you know that the US forces still in Kosovo and other former Soviet satellites are dotted along the routes of existing oil and gas pipelines. And that they're positioned on the side of the pipelines closest to Russia.

Surely you know that the illegal attack upon Iraq was initially called "Operation Iraqi Liberation" even though the excuse of liberating Iraqis was only used later. And surely you know that psychopaths love to give clues to their victims in order to enhance the torment of their actions, and so it is no coincidence that the acronym for Operation Iraqi Liberation is "OIL."

Surely you know of the Carter Doctrine, and so you can surely see that the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, the humanitarian actions in Kosovo and the like, were all realizations of that doctrine.

In short, Afghanistan is all about oil and gas, as were Iraq, Kosovo, etc. Given the vilification of Hugo Chavez, it looks like Venezuela is on the list.

By: Celia Harrison

Celia Harrison — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 09:57:13 +0000

I am so thankful for the few people in this country like you who still have the courage to speak the truth. You are my hero. I have been through a lot in my life and my eyes have been opened. I can now see the spin from the government and MSM immediately. I start trying to figure out the real story behind the scenes and a lot of the time I get it right. If independent investigative reporters like you had not pointed a lot of the lies out we would not be able to see them as well. Thank you.

By: value

value — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 08:10:15 +0000

"So, why are we now re-invading Afghanistan?"

The answer is quite simple: to keep the machine running.

Also, "the Taliban" or "the terrorists" are just terms used today for anybody who fights against the occupiers in Afghanistan. Your labeling these insurgents "monsters" and praising the truly cowardly drone attacks that seem to kill mainly innocent villagers made me cringe.

Greg, I really appreciate your reporting but I must urge you to watch your language here.

Sincerely,
v.

By: thomas hagelund

thomas hagelund — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 01:32:29 +0000

greg-you speak truth to power-if only the twain could meet..i bought yr dvd and donated it to our local library;after loan program of my own personal circle-great,good stuff..you are a nat'l treasure &my kinda american hero..i.f. stone would be proud..Now,let's get you some airtime on primetime USA...maybe my local public stations(t.v.&radio)could be coerced? If you ever need anybody to carry yr water,cameras,hold the boat in s. america or on the potamac,please give me a holler..Sincerely,tommy