[Peace-discuss] Afghan Civilians Imperiled by US/NATO Assault in Marjah

[Robert Naiman]

>From Rethink Afghanistan:

'Civilian Casualties "Inevitable" in Largest Military Operation of the
Afghanistan War'
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6QUhpHYyTBQ

On Thu, Feb 11, 2010 at 12:52 PM, C. G. Estabrook <galliher at illinois.edu> wrote:
> Sure they will, just as they always have.
>
> As the leading Western correspondent in the region, Patrick Cockburn, puts
> it, "The Script Calls for Victory, No Matter What."
>
> "...The US strategy is to expel, kill or capture the Taliban, prevent their
> return, and then provide aid and services to a grateful populace. Described
> as a sophisticated attempt 'to win the hearts and minds of Afghans', its
> covert and more realistic aim is to win the hearts and minds of the American
> press, particularly those back in the US who direct the efforts of reporters
> on the ground. The message the US military wants to send is that in
> Afghanistan it is fighting a winnable war and not blundering deeper into a
> quagmire..."
>
> http://www.counterpunch.org/
>
> Robert Naiman wrote:
>>
>> The United States and NATO are poised to launch a major assault in the
>> Marjah district in southern Afghanistan. Tens of thousands of Afghan
>> civilians are in imminent peril. Will President Obama and Congress act
>> to protect civilians in Marjah, in compliance with the obligations of
>> the United States under the laws of war?
>>
>>
>> http://www.dailykos.com/story/2010/2/11/836156/-Afghan-Civilians-Imperiled-by-US-NATO-Assault-in-Marjah
>>
>> --
>> Robert Naiman
>> Just Foreign Policy
>> www.justforeignpolicy.org
>> naiman at justforeignpolicy.org
>>
>> Change.org: End the war in Afghanistan
>> Timeline for Withdrawal and Political Negotiations
>>
>> http://www.change.org/ideas/view/end_the_war_in_afghanistan_establish_a_timeline_for_withdrawal_and_begin_political_negotiations
>>
>



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Robert Naiman
Just Foreign Policy
www.justforeignpolicy.org
naiman at justforeignpolicy.org

Change.org: End the war in Afghanistan
Timeline for Withdrawal and Political Negotiations
http://www.change.org/ideas/view/end_the_war_in_afghanistan_establish_a_timeline_for_withdrawal_and_begin_political_negotiations

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