World-News

http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2010/02/23-8

Air Strike on Civilians Reverberates Beyond Afghanistan
http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2010/02/23-0

On Ending the US War in Afghanistan
http://www.commondreams.org/video/2010/02/23-0

With 1000 US Soldiers Dead in Afghanistan, Time to Revive the Anti-War Agenda
http://www.commondreams.org/view/2010/02/23-7

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Marjah: 'This is not Fallujah'

So says McChrystal as the US surge goes full steam ahead in Marjah - a new "gentler" war.

By Eric Walberg

Marjah also represents the US project of replacing the UN with NATO as the world's peacekeeper. The coalition of almost 60 nations is pursuing an illegal war launched by the US , with the UN -- the only legitimate forum for world peacekeeping -- now in tow solely as window dressing.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article24854.htm



Civilian body counts 28 civilian deaths in Marjah

The Afghan human rights commission reported Wednesday that 28 civilians have been killed so far in NATO's offensive on the Taliban stronghold of Marjah, and urged pro-government forces to take greater care in distinguishing between noncombatants and militants.

http://www.newsday.com/news/world/afghan-body-counts-28-civilian-deaths-in-marjah-1.1777740



33 Civilians Killed by NATO Airstrike in Afghanistan

At least we said we're sorry. I know an "aw, shucks" statement would calm my rage if those had been my kids. Yup. Like a charm.

http://snipurl.com/ui5g2



In war, casualties are more than numbers; they have names

Let's relate those numbers to people - people dying one at a time, or in groups of three, or in a house of 12.Innocent people. Slain civilians caught up in a war that is far from being over.

http://snipurl.com/ui5g4



Taliban Controlling Marjah by Night

By Tom Mellen

Militants are regaining control of Marjah, residents have reported, less than a month after Western military officials claimed to have seized the Afghan town from the Taliban.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article25031.htm


From Information Clearing House

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Fiction of Marjah as City Was US Information War

Gareth Porter, Inter Press Service: "For weeks, the US public followed the biggest offensive of the Afghanistan War against what it was told was a 'city of 80,000 people' as well as the logistical hub of the Taliban in that part of Helmand. That idea was a central element in the overall impression built up in February that Marjah was a major strategic objective, more important than other district centers in Helmand."

http://www.truthout.org/fiction-marja-city-was-us-information-war57470



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