If you enjoyed the excitement & tactical brilliance of Bush's Iraq escapade, you'll LOVE Obama's Afghanistan adventure! Robert Fisk discusses why Afghanistan will be a worse disaster for the US than Iraq was. Tom Hayden explains why there aren't enough US troops in the world to subdue Afghanistan, let alone "Af-Pak"! Steve Fournier shows how these bloodbaths based on lies are driving our soldiers--generally good, decent people--insane. Literally.
Fisks remarks taken from an hour-long speech made available by TUCradio.org. Tom Hayden article from the Huffington Post (Jan. 29, 2009), edited & read aloud by KD. Steve Fournier "rant" (his term) specially recorded for New World Notes. Thanks to all, particularly Maria Gilardin (of TUC) & Steve Fournier. "New World Notes" is produced by Kenneth Dowst for WWUH-FM, "Public Alternative Radio," at the University of Hartford. Feedback to kdowst at hotmail dot com.
Steve Fournier, of Hartford, Connecticut, is a lawyer and political activist. He was Green Party candidate for U.S. House of Representatives in 2008. For more of his "rants" see www.currentinvective.com/
Robert Fisk is a distinguished foreign correspondent and authority on the Middle East. He lives in Beirut and writes for The Independent
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