breaking the silence , Afghanistan 1 of 6

John Pilger dissects the truth and lies in the 'war on terror'. Award-winning journalist John Pilger investigates the discrepancies between American and British claims for the 'war on terror' and the facts on the ground as he finds them in Afghanistan and Washington, DC. In 2001, as the bombs began to drop, George W. Bush promised Afghanistan "the generosity of America and its allies". Now, the familiar old warlords are regaining power, religious fundamentalism is renewing its grip and military skirmishes continue routinely. In "liberated" Afghanistan, America has its military base and pipeline access, while the people have the warlords who are, says one woman, "in many ways worse than the Taliban". In Washington, Pilger conducts a series of remarkable interviews with William Kristol, editor of The Weekly Standard, and leading Administration officials such as Douglas Feith, Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, and John Bolton, Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security. These people, and the other architects of the Project for the New American Century, were dismissed as 'the crazies' by the first Bush Administration in the early 90s when they first presented their ideas for pre-emptive strikes and world domination. Pilger also interviews presidential candidate General Wesley Clark, and former intelligence officers, all the while raising searching questions about the real motives for the 'war on terror'. While President Bush refers to the US attacks on Afghanistan and Iraq as two 'great victories', Pilger asks the question - victories over whom, and for what purpose? Pilger describes Afghanistan as a country "more devastated than anything I have seen since Pol Pot's Cambodia". He finds that Al-Qaida has not been defeated and that the Taliban is re-emerging. And of the "victory" in Iraq, he asks: "Is this Bush's Vietnam?"«

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[prolecat]

Only 300 million? only? This is fucking war your lucky your getting a damn thing. You look at this through historical eyes right? Well how many times did Hitler or Saddam give the countries they fought anything? why are we expected to bear the cost of rebuilding their country just because we blew it up?

[MrSNOWBLAST]

@prolecat and you know what the best part is ? you're unintended spot on. the comparison is brilliant , hitler vs sadam vs uncle sam. btw hitler was sponsored by the (prescott) bush family and sadam was put in the saddle by the cia and fought an american sponsored war against iran.( which were sponsored by the russians) germany was forced to pay back every penny after WW1 (by usa) and that resulted in WW2.

[MrSNOWBLAST]

@MrSNOWBLAST @ prolecat and you are right america gave nothing to the countries it fought. instead they took technology scientists oil and the list continues. ow yeah you were right about something else, even tho you tried to be sarcastic, however : indeed ONLY i bet it will cost a whole lot more to clean up all illegal weaponry like daisy-cutters which are used in abundance by (YES AGAIN) UNCLE F@@#%$#ING SAM

[abbekhan]

PROBLEM is when your faith allow you kill,rape,torture,kidnaping slaves etc and founder of faith tooks there sinns on cross then you have licence to kill,

BIBEL SAYS JESUS IS GOD AND JESUS IS BEGOTON SON OF GOD AND JESUS MOTHER IS GOD MOTHER,JESUS TOOK ALL SINNS OF CROSS BELIVERS,

Its only this cross worshiping faith they kill in millions and millions in there colonies,convert by force whole s america worship to cross,its common among this faith killings,ISLAM and muslims are there victom

[amirony2000]

Long live John Pilger ,Thanks for discovering truth .

[8712222q]

Shame shame shame

[vulpinerose]

I agree with every word you type.

We lose more liberty every day.

We will get a new president ,and he will ignore the will of the people also.

1 jail in 1 small  town ,anywhere in America has more prisoners than the central jail in Cairo.I've seen it with my own eyes. I tell people and they don't believe me .

Just because we are told that we are free ,does not make it so.

[strongbadassman]

too bad the problem do not start and end with Obama, it started with President Clinton's war on terror, the consolidation of power to major corporation and the Pentagon under Bush, and if the system doesn't change and the congress and senate bogged down by lobbyist Zionist or corporate and personal interest, there will be no political will or power there anymore, their only obstacle left is people power, hence they must now enslave us taking away our liberties and commit us to slavery.

[vulpinerose]

Barak Obama is President because he promised to stop this war.He will only have 1 term if he does not honor this promise.

The people of America do not want this war to go on anymore.

The soldiers are our sons,and daughters, they are only there because they owe the government money for going to college.

Or because they could not get a job.

It is shameful, but I tell the truth.

[8712222q]

Bring troops back home

peace