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IGNORANCE and ARROGANCE of OUR
AFGHAN FOLLY
by
Andrew Alexander
[Daily Mail, Friday, August 17,2007]
AFGHANISTAN is all set to become
Gordon Brown's IRAQ
It is liable to taint his reputation as
surely as Iraq tainted Tony Blair's -unless he is prepared to grasp the
nettle and pull out.
THE DEATH RATE FOR BRITISH SOLDIERS
IS HIGHER THAN IRAQ AND CAN BE EXPECTED TO WORSEN.
AS some of us who have followed this
doomed attempt to pacify Afghanistan warned months ago, this would not
be easier than Iraq as certain ministers claimed.
At least in Iraq, the biggest problem
is the locals murdering each other. In Afghanistan, the locals may be
all too ready each other - as they have for centuries in a traditional
lawless land - but they can and do unite in the goal of driving out
FOREIGN INVADERS.
We should know, having fought three
AFGHAN WARS
and been bested in them when we
ruled India and disposed of powerful forces.
There seems no comprehension in the
Government about the grim prospects ahead. The full folly of our
approach is summed up in a piece by
FOREIGN SECRETARY -DAVID MILIBAND
IN THE
SPECTATOR
His article: -
'WHY we are in AFGHANISTAN for
the LONG HAUL'
is at once
IGNORANT-PATRONISING-SUPERFICIAL-COMPLACENT
AND DEVOID OF
UNDERSTANDING OF THE COUNTRY
ITS HISTORY
OR
ITS PEOPLES.
IT IS NONSENSE, OR PERHAPS WE SHOULD
SAY
POPPYCOCK.
Mind you, he has visited the place and
'seen for himself' the problems. This is typical politician's FANTASY.
Of course he has not seen for himself.
Do you imagine that he had trailed up and down the country's
dangerous roads, traversed its mountain passes, stopped off in villages
for the night, inspected farms in the poppy growing areas or visited the
competing warlords' territories?
HE DID NOT
'SEE'
-He talked - with various officials,
British and Afghan, under conditions of maximum security. He arrived on
July 24 and left for Karachi on the 25th. Political tourism -it's
Wednesday, this must be Pakistan.
In his article, he sees Afghanistan as
a country needing rescue, a place of considerable poverty -when was it
not? - and one which can only be a 'success' with help from outsiders to
'rebuild' its infrastructure (such as it is). According to HIM on his
lightning tour,
'you can sense the quiet pride of
the Afghans' in their determination to rebuild their country.
IN THAT CASE,
WHY NOT LET THEM
GET ON WITH IT
rather than our troops act like a
magnet for militants all over the Middle East?
ARE THE AFGHANS SUPPOSED TO BE
TOO STUPID IDLE OR INCOMPETENT TO BUILD SCHOOLS OR RESTORE ROADS OR
INSTALL POWER PLANTS THEMSELVES?
YOU MIGHT THINK SO FROM THE TENOR OF
HIS ARGUMENTS.
We might also note that a
$1.2 billion contract
for rebuilding infrastructure was last
year granted to
2 American Firms
- Well! -there's a surprise!
[Would one be the Halliburton
company which supplies virtually everything needed in the
Iraq/Afghanistan theatre of war - has close links with Bush and his
cronies.]
Apparently the Afghans also need our
guidance in establishing effective(Western-style) political institutions
(Of the Tony Blair variety which shows the world
how to destroy a unique Nation-State of parliamentary democracy
from within by undermining its foundations, institutions and
constitution)
Miliband claims that under our
guidance, progress has been made in establishing a constitution,
elections and a GOVERNMENT.
But the writ of the government under
President Karzai has scarcely run outside the capital, Kabul at all.
Moreover, the crop of poppies this year , the basis for so many drugs,
has risen to record levels.
[AS for all Mr Miliband's claptrap
uttering will some kind soul let him down lightly and let him know that
very little has changed in Afghanistan for centuries -except the name of
the capital -once referred to Cabal when brave British/Indian regiments
were cut to ribbons and when as in Iraq today when they had a victory
the fruits of that victory were on many occasions later given up to the
defenders. Not much has changed in over 150 years.]
However, we and the others from NATO
insist we will help with
LAW and ORDER
[Something we don't have in ENGLAND
at the present time.]
We will 'train' the Afghan police,
which is as condescending as it is
SILLY.
Afghans know their own country-its
faults and weaknesses.
[In ENGLAND they should be known but
nothing has been done about it, possibly we should invite a hill tribe
of Afghans to come here to frighten the life out of our millions of
troublemakers.]
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DO YOU THINK
-any senior British bobbies can teach
them much of real use beyond how to install speed cameras and parking
meters?
IF YOU SAY, 'but we can teach Afghan
policemen how to fight', then that is
SILLY, TOO.
since half the problem with Afghans is
that fighting
IS IN THEIR BLOOD.
And weapons are everywhere, as they
have always been.
According to Miliband, we must keep the
Taliban (among others) at bay to prevent Afghanistan becoming a training
ground for guerrillas.
BUT THAT IS PRECISELY WHAT WE HAVE
MADE IT.
Islamic militants, whose numbers we
continuously boost, can go to Afghanistan and receive basic training
(there are numerous sight-seeing tours from
Britain to enable them to visit their relatives and gain on the holiday
training in demolition and how to fire entrances to airports or what
have you. ) in how to shoot ,make explosives,
plant bombs and all the rest
WITH BRITISH TROOPS PROVIDING PERFECT
TARGET
[ALL FOR FREE FROM THE BROWN-
MILIBAND TOUR COMPANY OR SHOULD IT BE OIL COMPANY?]
All the while we are also feeding the
militants' propaganda machine. Such has been the casualty rate among
civilians from aircraft strikes that Nato says it must use smaller bombs
in future.
According to military commanders and
Nato politicians, the answer to the country's security problem, which
President Karzai complains has now been deteriorating for two years, is
more troops. The British Government seems to concur in this as it
transfers men from Iraq to Afghanistan.
WE HAVE HEARD THAT BEFORE
-We have seen it fail in Iraq where
the death toll sets new records.
We heard it all the time in Vietnam
where a force of 16,000 American advisers eventually became a
DEFEATED ARMY
OF
450,000
It is hard to believe, alas, that we
will have an effective
BRITISH ARMY
LEFT
IF ITS ROLL IS TO BE CONSIGNED TO
HOPELESS CAUSES
LIKE
IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN
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THE PEOPLE HAVE
SPOKEN-IS THE EU COMMISSION LISTENING?
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Ditch the EU TREATY after IRISH
REJECTION
SAY VOTERS
by
Daniel
Martin
Political
Reporter
[Daily Mail-Wednesday, June
18,2008]
MORE THAN HALF of voters believe Britain should
drop the controversial European Treaty in the wake of its
rejection in last week's
IRISH REFERENDUM'
The poll comes as the Tories launch a last-ditch
bid in the
HOUSE of LORDS
today to delay the
RATIFICATION OF
THE TREATY.
And
10,000 people
have signed a
PETITION
on the
DOWNING STREET-
WEBSITE
within the past few days
JUNE16-2008
, calling on the
GOVERNMENT
NOT TO RATIFY THE BILL
[WHY DON'T YOU?]
Downing Street
website is
http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/Abandon-Lisbon/
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JUNE 18-2008
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IF YOU CAN SAY
'WE WANT OUT-WITHOUT
A DOUBT'
THEN
[Only an ultimatum by millions of
subjects that the new EU TREATY can never be accepted such as signing
the
RENUNCIATION of EU CITIZENSHIP
http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/Optout
Details from petition creator
With the signing of the Maastricht
Treaty the people of Britain were given
DUAL CITIZENSHIP
-both
EUROPEAN and BRITISH
The extra tier of citizenship was
thrust upon the people without their consent -and in many cases
knowledge.
The PEOPLE of GREAT BRITAIN should be
allowed the option of opting out of the EUROPEAN CITIZENSHIP if they so
wish. The GOVERNMENT will then be able to provide those who have opted
out with
BRITISH DOCUMENTATION
-only such as British (not EU)
passports, driving licences and other national documents.
EU laws will also NOT APPLY to those who
HAVE OPTED OUT OF EUROPEAN CITIZENSHIP
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Let the people speak!
www.makeitanissue.org.uk
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www.noliberties.com
[Latest Addition - June07]
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www.eutruth.org.uk
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www.thewestminsternews.co.uk
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www.speakout.co.uk
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Daniel Hannan - Forming an OPPOSITION
to the EU
www.telegraph.co.uk.blogs
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GORDON BROWN WANTS TRUST-BUT WHY WON'T
HE TRUST YOU?
HELL ON EARTH IN IRAQ
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67% want powers back from
EU-ICM poll-June 21-2007-95%
of British people want a
REFERENDUM
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PETITION
FOR A
REFERENDUM
SIGN TODAY ON LINE
telegraph.co.uk/eureferendum
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July 18-2007
ALSO
JOIN THE 10 DOWNING
STREET PROTEST
Readers can add
their support to the growing clamour for a
REFERENDUM on the '"REFORM TREATY" by signing up to
a 10 Downing Street 0n-line petition
http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/EU-treaty-NON/
The Petition
reads as follows:
"We the
undersigned petition the Prime Minister to guarantee
that the British people will be permitted a binding
REFERENDUM on any and all attempts to resurrect the
EU " CONSTITUTION" (and any or all of its content)
regardless of nomenclature."
Deadline for the
PETITION is 31st January,2008
Eurofacts 27th
July 2007.
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'The Spirit of England'
by
Winston Churchill
In London on
St.George's Day -1953
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VOTE
-2007
TO
LEAVE
THE
EUROPEAN
UNION
WITH THE ONLY PARTY WITH A MANDATE
TO SET YOU
FREE
THE
UK
INDEPENDENCE PARTY
www.ukip.org
THE QUESTION THAT THE
VOTER MUST ANSWER
‘DO
YOU WISH TO BE GOVERNED BY YOUR OWN PEOPLE, LAW AND CUSTOM OR BY THE
CORRUPT ,EXPENSIVE UNACCOUNTABLE AND CORRUPT ALIEN BUSYBODY BRUSSELS’
-SIMPLE IS IT NOT?
TO RECLAIM YOUR DEMOCRACY DON'T VOTE
FOR THE TRIPARTITE PARTIES IN WESTMINSTER
BUT
SMALL PARTIES THAT SPEAK THEIR MINDS
WITHOUT SPIN AND LIES.
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ONLY
PRO-PORTIONAL
REPRESENTATION
WILL
BRING
DEMOCRACY
BACK
TO
THE
ENGLISH
PEOPLE
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SCOTLAND
-ITS PARLIAMENT -WALES-ITS
ASSEMBLY-ENGLAND-STILL
AWAITS ITS PARLIAMENT-WHY?
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Home
Rule
for
Scotland
WHY
NOT
HOME
RULE
for
ENGLAND
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