Bush’s ‘Policy Shift’ in Afghanistan: Domination, “Relevance”, and Re-Election
Published on commondreams.org, October 14, 2003
A UN Security Council delegation is visiting Afghanistan from now until 8 November, reportedly to decide on the proposed expansion of the International Security Assistance Force from the capital Kabul to the rest of the country. A NATO agreement to expand the force is part of an effort by the US and European powers to enhance their image internationally. On the NATO side, the operation is seen as a way to give the organization a …
In Afghanistan, U.S. Replaces One Terrorist State with Another
Published in Foreign Policy in Focus, October 3, 2003
If you harbor a terrorist, if you support a terrorist, if you feed a terrorist, you’re just as guilty as the terrorists. And the Taliban found out what we meant…
– U.S. President George W. Bush to military personnel in Fort Stewart, Ga., on Sept. 12.
But now all Afghans have found out what it means, as U.S.-backed warlords keep alive the Taliban’s legacy: Two years after the start of U.S. bombing to topple …