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History Forum / General / General Topics / October 20073 Neo-colonial bombing wars in a row: Afghanistan, Iraq, next March Iran? And another million dead in our name?
1. Oct. 24 airpower summary: Supplying the illegal warfighter http://www.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123073289 103 bombing raids on Afghans and Iraqis today x 4 = Over 412 killed this day in their own country. This does not even include all the illegal killing by helicopters and helicopter gunships. Oct. 25 airpower summary: Invader F-16s support occupier forces http://www.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123073524 101 bombing raids raids on Afghans and Iraqis today x 4 = Over 404 killed this day in their own country. This does not even include all the illegal killing by helicopters and helicopter gunships. 2. A remarkable article about bombing non-Christian people to smithereens in their own countries: DEATH from ABOVE http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Middle_East/IG12Ak01.html >From Dresden and Tokyo to Hanoi, and now Iraq's Baquba and Afghanistan's tribal villages, the US military has been "HOOKED ON AIRPOWER". That addiction will only grow stronger as US ground troops gradually withdraw from Iraq and Afghanistan, increasingly leaving civilians to continue to take the heat. - by Tom Engelhardt (Jul 11, '07) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3. A FALLACY that BOMBS - literally http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Middle_East/IG12Ak06.html US and Israeli reliance on air power to fight urban guerilla warfare has unintended consequences. Dead civilians, decimated homes, schools and hospitals strengthen and unify opponents and portend an ominous future for US geopolitical goals. By Khody Akhavi (Jul 11, '07) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4. 60,000 Iraqis (men, women and children), with a legitimate right to resist the illegal occupation and attacks by foreigners from faraway, now in US concentration camps in Iraq. http://www.guardian.co.uk/news/gallery/2007/sep/21/iraq.internationalnews?pictur e=330787966 5. http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/05/29/opinion/edinderfurth.php Losing the 'other war' in Afghanistan? By Karl F. Inderfurth Published: May 29, 2007 WASHINGTON: Controversy rages over the war in Iraq, but what about the so-called other war in Afghanistan, for which there is immoral bipartisan support in the United States and in the international community? Is there a danger of losing in Afghanistan? The answer is yes. My question: A 'danger'? What silliness: It is not a 'danger', it already is a fact: This colonial war was lost a long time ago. As it was never about winning the hearts and minds, but always about oil and gas and pipelines and new military bases and access to Central Asia's resources, i.e., about geo-political power and pure greed. It is just a matter of time and the Western colonial invaders can no longer sustain the slow but permanent and persistent bleeding in money and casualties and will be forced to leave. These are the US-lackey forces, so-called International Security Assistance Force = mainly Europeans contributing to an illegal, immoral and neo-colonial bombing war on dirt-poor Muslims in Afghanistan: No. of illegal mercenaries by country Albania 138 Italy 2395 Australia 907 Latvia 97 Austria 3 Lithuania 195 Azerbaijan 22 Luxembourg 9 Belgium 368 Macedonia 129 Bulgaria 401 Netherlands 1516 Canada 1730 New Zealand 138 Croatia 199 Norway 508 Czech Rep. 233 Poland 937 Denmark 454 Portugal 162 Estonia 128 Romania 536 Finland 85 Slovakia 70 France 1073 Slovenia 42 Georgia - Spain 715 Germany 3155 Sweden 340 Greece 146 Switzerland 2 Hungary 225 Turkey 1220 Iceland 11 United Kingdom 7740 Ireland 7 United States 15108 ISAF total 41144 National Support elements 4140 Source: Nato First, however, I'm sure they will kill many tens of thousands more. We have seen immoral bombing wars and millions of dead before: In Vietnam, another ill-conceived, immoral and illegal colonial bombing war on darker skinned non-Christians in their own country. 3 - 4 million perished in the American orgy of colonial violence in Asia. And a new horrible and racist orgy of violence by Western nations is happening again, now even in two countries in Asia simultaneously. There is no question whatsoever who or what the real 'axis of evil' is here: Western 'Christian' nations bombing poor Muslim people to smithereens in their own countries in Asia. And we know why. UTTER CONTEMPT and TOTAL CONDEMNATION Michael McKinley - USA On Oct 27, 12:43 am, m9mckin...@yahoo.com wrote: > It is not a 'danger', it already is a fact: > > This colonial war was lost a long time ago. As it was never about > winning the hearts and minds, but always about oil and gas and > pipelines and new military bases and access to Central Asia's > resources, i.e., about geo-political power and pure greed. Not many Americans are moving to "colonize" Iraq or Afghanistan I think these wars being "colonial" in nature While Iraq has it's oil, what does afghanistan have, poppies? > It is just a matter of time and the Western colonial invaders can no > longer sustain the slow but permanent and persistent bleeding in > money and casualties and will be forced to leave. Insurgencies are tough nuts. > There is no question whatsoever who or what the real > 'axis of evil' is here: Western 'Christian' nations bombing > poor Muslim people to smithereens in their own countries in Asia. An interesting fact is that in many of those "countries in Asia" they would alternatively cut off your head or hands for making statements like that against your country. How many Americans have died for the right of people to make such claims? > And we know why. > > UTTER CONTEMPT and TOTAL CONDEMNATION > > Michael McKinley - USA zetar...@gmail.com wrote: > On Oct 27, 12:43 am, m9mckin...@yahoo.com wrote: > [quoted text clipped - 29 lines] > > > > Michael McKinley - USA Neo-colonialism is an effort by ex-colonial powers to gain access to energy resources (oil, gas, pipelines) via military bases and military contracts with local power groups either in that country itself or in neighbor countries. Bush's war on Afghanistan is all about oill and gas in the Caspian states. How many US bases are there now in Afghanistan, Turkmenistan, Takijistan, etc.? Even Cheney had a report out 10 years ago about the huge importance of the Caspian region. Of course, the war on Iraq is all about oil and stage the next war on oil and gas-rich Iran. http://www.fpif.org/papers/03petropol/politics_body.html When rich western powers attack small Muslim countries in the Middle East and in the Caspian region, the essence is all neo- colonialism: To get hands on oil, gas and pipelines. That surely makes them neo-colonial robber-type illegal and immoral wars out of greed, lust for global power, and of course also 'Christian' racism. And millions will die. Total condemnation. Hitler's crimnal wars and excuses were excepted by the german masses, Bush's criminal wars and excuses are (mostly) excepted by the american masses. A GOOD german was a dissenter opposing Hitler. A GOOD american is a dissenter opposing Bush. The cases are equivalent, although Bush has not yet attacked as many countries as Hitler did and he has not build gas ovens, ut he surely uses Guantanamo and Gulag prisons of torture all over the world. Total condemnation. Michael McKinley On Oct 27, 8:40 am, m9mckin...@yahoo.com wrote: > Neo-colonialism is an effort by ex-colonial powers to gain access While America was once a colony it had never really been a colonial power much less an ex-colonial power. Yeah there was the short manifest destiny revival period at the end of the Spanish American war but this was rejected in the end after a very short run. > to energy resources (oil, gas, pipelines) via military bases and > military [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > colonialism: > To get hands on oil, gas and pipelines. There are easier ways to get oil then pay $750 billion by going to war. Abandoning the oil embargo against Iraq would have been an easy way. The price per barrel would have been a whole lot better and supply would have been much improved. > That surely makes them neo-colonial robber-type illegal and > immoral wars out of greed, lust for global power, and of course [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > ut he surely uses Guantanamo and Gulag prisons of torture > all over the world. Also in the USA you are expressly granted the freedom of dissent codified in the US Constitution. Bush couldn't take that away from you even if he wanted. I am not convinced he wants that though. > Total condemnation. > Michael McKinley- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - I think nonviolent dissent is a freedom everyone should enjoy. Interesting that dissent garnered you a death sentence, or worse, in both Iraq and Afghanistan before both invasions. If they in the end opt for liberal democracies like we have in the Europe or the USA they too can enjoy this freedom. |
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