[ Editor’s Note: Gordon takes us down the Yellow Brick Road of the horrible situation we now find ourselves in, with not major solutions in sight or even under discussion. For those of you suffering from depression you need to take a pill before reading this as it is a long sad story. But few…
BAGRAM AIR FIELD, Afghanistan (AP) — The top U.S. commander in Afghanistan said Tuesday that “some hundreds” of U.S. forces — in addition to the 8,400 that President Barack Obama announced would stay in the country last week — will be based outside Afghanistan, but will be ready to quickly deploy into the warzone if…
Afghanistan keeps dropping out of the headlines. Despite its endless bleeding, its Enduring Freedom torment, caused by America’s anti-communist obsession, and perpetrated by its imperialist instinct for world control at all costs, it’s just not interesting for the thrill-seeking msm, and is embarrassing to its lame-duck Nobel laureate president. It doesn’t get much help from…
Ramstein, Germany, is the hub for America’s global drone war, from North Africa to South Asia. The overseas hub for America’s “war on terror” is the massive Ramstein Air Base in southwest Germany. Nearly ignored by US media, Ramstein serves crucial functions for drone warfare and much more. It’s the most important Air Force base…
Insider accounts published in the British, French and Indian media have revealed that US officials threatened war against Afghanistan during the summer of 2001. These reports include the prediction, made in July, that “if the military action went ahead, it would take place before the snows started falling in Afghanistan, by the middle of October…
The United States will leave more troops in Afghanistan at the end of the year than previously announced, President Barack Obama said. America’s combat mission in Afghanistan “came to a responsible end” a year and a half ago, Obama said. Forces there are now focused on “two narrow missions”: training and terrorism prevention. “But even…
