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Military Resistance 8L14

ACTION REPORTS

A Soldier Said The U.S. Has NowBeen In Afghanistan Longer Than

The Russians And That TheAfghan People Just Want To Be

Left Alone And Live Their LivesHes Not Going Back Anyway

Once Is Enough
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[12/21/10 Outreach To New York NationalGuard]

[At a Military Resistance Organization meeting 12.21.10 Alan S. said that the

National Guard soldiers encountered below were more open to engaging indiscussion and accepting publications opposed to the war than on any previousoccasion at the commuter terminals so far this year. That is importantinformation. T]

From: Alan S, Military Resistance OrganizationTo: Military Resistance NewsletterSent: December 21, 2010Subject: 12/21/10 Outreach To New York National Guard

At one of NYCs commuter terminals a soldier recognized me as I approached nodoubt from a previous outreach.

Although he hadnt read the last handout he was willing to tell me the U.S. hasnow been in Afghanistan longer than the Russians and that the Afghan peoplejust want to be left alone and live their lives.

He feels our government is beginning to appreciate that and will pull out beforelong.

I said he was right but remained dubious.

He answered by telling me hes not going back anyway once is enough.

I handed him two information packets containing the most recent Traveling Soldier [seebelow], a Military Resistance newsletter [youre reading one now], a GI Rights pamphletand the Military Resistance/IVAW contact card [see below].

I asked that he hand the information packets to others since hed been given itpreviously.

Little did I know by the time I encountered another group of National Guard soldiersminutes later hed already beaten me to them and had given them the packets!

I thanked him and was encouraged that they paid attention to me and gave me time toconverse with them as did the other soldiers, and they also seemed pleased and

happy that somebody cared to pay attention to them and talk with them.

Two more troops were stationed at another area both willing to talk; one taking aninformation packet but the other refusing, saying he didnt read much but was happy totake a card.

Further on I gave another soldier a card.


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He told me thered be a New York National Guard deployment to Afghanistan in2012.

I gave him extra cards.

Nearby two more troops were engaged in conversation with a cop. I moved off until I

saw the cop leave.

I reapproached and handed out my last information packet to a private who seemedquite interested in my conversation with his patrol mate, a sergeant, who claimed wellprobably win in Afghanistan. He felt the Russians probably could have won but didntpersevere and the reason the Afghans succeeded was the U.S. had helped them.

I asked him about the British and Alexander the Greats failures there and he said thosewere good counterexamples to his position. He also said the mention of U.S. terrorists,as opposed to the ones he brought up from the Middle East, were food for thought:Timothy McVeigh, Eric Rudolph and the Jewish Defense League.

I mentioned a book Ive recently read, War in the Shadows, Volume I, a history ofguerrilla warfare. This got even more attention.

We could have gone on but patrol time had ended.

The observing private had come closer so as not to miss anything so I gave him extracards for those who also might have wanted to talk.

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FROM YOU!An effective way to encourage others to support members of the armed forcesorganizing to resist the Imperial war is to report what you do.

If youve carried out organized contact with troops on active duty, at base gates,airports, or anywhere else, send a report in to Military Resistance for the ActionReports section.

Same for contact with National Guard and/or Reserve components.

They dont have to be long. Just clear, and direct action reports about what workwas done and how.

If there were favorable responses, say so.

If there were unfavorable responses or problems, dont leave them out. Reportingwhat went wrong and/or got screwed up is especially important, so that othersmay learn from you what to expect, and how to avoid similar problems if possible.


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Identifying information locations, personnel will be omitted from the reports.

Whether you are serving in the armed forces or not, do not identify members ofthe armed forces organizing to stop the wars.

If accidentally included, that information will not be published.

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"WE SHOULD JUST END IT. BRING THETROOPS HOME"

"I never wanted my son to be a little old obituaryin the paper"

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Military Resistance Mission Statement:

1. The mission of Military Resistance is to bring together in one organizationmembers of the armed forces and civilians in order to give aid and comfort tomembers of the armed forces who are organizing to end the wars of empire inAfghanistan and Iraq. The long term objective is to assist in eliminating all warsof empire by eliminating all empires.

2. Military Resistance does not advocate individual disobedience to orders ordesertion from the armed forces. The most effective resistance is organized bymembers of the armed forces working together.

However, Military Resistance respects and will assist in the defense of troops whosee individual desertion or refusal of orders as the only course of action open tothem for reasons of conscience.

3. Military Resistance stands for the immediate, unconditional withdrawal of allU.S. and other occupation troops from Iraq and Afghanistan.

Occupied nations have the right to independence and the right to resist Imperialinvasion and occupation by force of arms.

4. Efforts to increase democratic rights in every society, organization, movement,and within the armed forces itself will receive encouragement and support.

Members of the armed forces, whether those of the United States or any othernation, have the right and duty to act against dictatorships commanding theirservices, and to assist civilian movements against dictatorship.


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This means control of the organization by the membership, through electeddelegates to any coordinating bodies that may be formed, whether at local,regional, or national levels.

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Coordinating bodies report their actions, decisions and votes to the membershipwho elected them, and may be overruled by a majority of the membership.

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It is productive for organizations working together on common projects to discussdifferences about the best way forward for the movement.

Debate is necessary to arrive at the best course of action.

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9. Members may not be active duty or drilling reserve commissioned officers, oremployed in any capacity by any police or intelligence agency, local, state, ornational.

10. I understand and am in agreement with the above statement. I pledge todefend my brothers and sisters, and the democratic rights of the citizens of theUnited States, against all enemies, foreign and domestic.

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IRAQ WAR REPORTS

An Honest Lt. General ProvesObamas A Shit-Eating Liar:

Lt. General Says His Soldiers Will Be TheLast Ones To Leave Iraq Because WeHave To Get All The Combat Forces Out

And Then We Shut Down All TheOperations

26 Dec 2010 By Serena Chaudhry, Reuters

The United States officially ended combat in Iraq at the end of August and the just under50,000 troops left are supporting Iraqi security forces in an advisory and assistance role.

While the numbers are expected to fall further in coming months, Lieutenant GeneralJack Stultz, head of the U.S. army reserve, said he expected some of his reservists whoare working on the troop withdrawal to remain in Iraq until the last minute.


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"Well be the last ones to leave because we have to get all the combat forces outand then we shut down all the operations," said Stultz, who flew in from the UnitedStates to visit troops in Balad for Christmas.

Obamas Stupid Lie:

February 27, 2009 By PETER BAKER, New York Times [Excerpt]

CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. President Obama declared the beginning of the end ofone of the longest and most divisive wars in American history on Friday as heannounced that he would withdraw combat forces from Iraq by August 2010 andall remaining troops by December 2011.

LIARTRAITOR

SOLDIER-KILLERDOMESTIC ENEMY

UNFIT FOR COMMANDUNWORTHY OF OBEDIENCE:

November 6, 2010. REUTERS/Jason Reed


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AFGHANISTAN WAR REPORTS

Poway High Grad, Kenneth Necochea Jr.,

Dies In Afghanistan

Specialist Kenneth Necochea Jr.

December 14, 2010 By Blanca Gonzalez, UNION-TRIBUNE

As a student at Poway High School, Kenny Necochea was a gentle, quiet kid whodeveloped a passion for history. As a young man in the Army, he started making plansfor the future and considered a career as a fireman or police officer.

He had been in Afghanistan, part of the 101st Airborne Division based at Fort Campbell,Kentucky, since early June and was looking forward to a leave in mid-January.

Specialist Kenneth Necochea Jr. was killed Dec. 12 in a suicide attack in Afghanistan.He was 21.

Five other American soldiers were also killed when a vehicle packed with explosivesblew up at the entrance of a joint NATO-Afghan base in Kandahar province. Spc.Necochea and his fellow soldiers were assigned to 2nd Battalion, 502nd InfantryRegiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team.

Friends said Spc. Necochea was a personable, polite young man with a strong faith,great smile and good sense of humor.

Laura Dossett of Tennessee, met him when he was stationed at Fort Campbell and theyquickly became close. He was so shy (when they first met) but once we got to knoweach other, he opened up, Dossett said. He was such a gentle, sweet soul. He was astrong Christian. He was one of the only boys who ever willingly went to church withme.


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Dossett recalled that he brought her mother flowers the first time he met her. Shewondered Whats he buttering me up for, but she learned that was just Kenny beingKenny. My family just loved him.

David LeMaster, assistant principal at Poway High, remembered Spc. Necochea as a

low-key student in his history class. He was a nice, sweet kid. His classmates liked himand he worked well in groups, LeMaster said. Although he didnt participate much inclass discussions, he was great one-on-one, LeMaster said. Like many kids, he wasnttoo thrilled about (history) at first but he left the class excited about the subject.

According to the Department of the Defense, Spc. Necochea was an Infantryman whojoined the Army in February 2009 and arrived in Fort Campbell in June of 2009. Hisawards and decorations include the National Defense Service Medal, and Army ServiceMedal.

In a June 2010 blog posting, his mother, Donna Wright of San Diego, encouragedfriends to send care packages and letters to him. His requests included beef jerky,

chocolate chip cookies and hard candy, she wrote. In an Aug. 29 posting she wrote thather son had received a medal. This medal means Hes been in battle, been shot at andhas shot at others. I cant tell you how terrifying it was to hear this news, she wrote.

Laurie Davidson of Selah, Wash., has known Spc. Necochea since he befriended herson, Spc. Markus Jensen at Fort Campbell. The two formed a special bond and plannedon becoming police officers or opening a business together after they got out of theArmy, she said.

Everybody who met Spc. Necochea loved him, Davidson said. He was so easy to talk to He was the type of person you wanted to spend time with, he always had somethinggood to say.

A California native, Kenneth E. Necochea Jr. was born March 1, 1989. He graduatedfrom Poway High in 2007.

Survivors include his father, Kenneth E. Necochea of Poway; his mother and stepfather,Donna and Neal Wright of San Diego; and several siblings.

Soldier From Sunrise Killed InAfghanistan

December 14, 2010 By Mike Clary, Sun Sentinel

SUNRISE Before he returned to Afghanistan late last month after a 15-day leave,Army Spc. Jorge Villacis responded to his familys fears about his safety with a smilingreassurance.

"He just said, I have to go back and finish the job. And then Ill be home," said thesoldiers sister, Jessica Geribon of Pembroke Pines. "He didnt like to stress."


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The 24-year-old Sunrise man was among six Army soldiers killed Sunday inAfghanistans Kandahar province when his unit was attacked by an insurgent using avehicle rigged with an improvised bomb, the Defense Department announced Tuesday.The suicide attack used enough explosives to bring down the building the soldiers werein, their commander, Maj. Gen. John Campbell, told The Associated Press on Tuesday.

Killed in the same attack was a second Florida soldier, Spc. Patrick D. Deans, 22, ofOrlando.

All were assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade CombatTeam, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), based at Fort Campbell, Ky.

Villacis death came just less than a month after one of his closest friends, Staff Sgt.Juan Rivadeneira, 27, was killed in a similar incident in Kandahar. Two other soldierswith the 502nd Infantry Regiment died in that attack.

Jessica Geribon, along with her husband Ricardo, her sister Jannina Salterini of

Miramar, and Villacis parents Jorge and Segunda Villacis, of Hollywood, were all at theSouth Florida VA National Cemetery, west of Lake Worth, on Nov. 30 for Rivadeneirasburial.

As she stood next to Rivadeneiras flag-draped casket, Jessica Geribon said she couldnot help thinking, "I dont want to be here again for my brother. I dont want to relive this."

Villacis and Rivadeneira met at Fort Campbell and became friends. Rivadeneirasheritage was Venezuelan. Villacis parents are from Ecuador.

Through the soldiers friendship, their families became close. In November 2009,members of both families celebrated that most American of holidays, Thanksgiving,

together at Fort Campbell.

The two soldiers deployed together in June, but served in different units in Afghanistan.

Melissa Rivadeneira, Juans widow, who lives in Miami, rushed to the Geribons homeSunday when she got word of Villacis death. "She told me, Now they are togetheragain," said Jessica Geribon.

Born in New Jersey, Villacis graduated from American Senior High School in Hialeah.He worked as a mechanic before enlisting in the Army in September 2008. He alsoattended Broward College, and planned on returning to school.

At home, he liked to toss the football in the yard with his nieces and nephews, playMadden NFL video games, and root with passion for the New York Yankees.

Said Ricardo Geribon, "He is a hero. He was just a great kid, with a wonderful smile. Hewas never mad at anyone."

At the time of his enlistment, he lived in Sunrise.


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In addition to his sisters and parents, he leaves his wife Melissa, and three children,Zachery, 7, Julian, 2, and Joselyn, 1, at Fort Campbell.

Funeral arrangements are pending, but Jessica Geribon said her brother will likely beburied at the VA National Cemetery.

"One of the last things I told him was, Just remember, when you leave you take a part ofour hearts with you," said Jessica Geribon. "He said, Please, dont suffer for me."

This year 37 soldiers, sailors and Marines from Florida have been killed inAfghanistan, among more than 1,400 American casualties since the war began in2001, according to Defense Department records.

Soldier From Redwood City Killed InAfghanistan

December 15, 2010 By Heather Murtagh Daily Journal Staff

Army Spc. Derek T. Simonetta, a 21-year-old from Redwood City, was among sixsoldiers killed in an insurgent attack in Afghanistan Sunday, according to the Departmentof Defense.

Simonetta was killed Dec. 12, in Howz E Madad, Afghanistan, Kandahar province, by animprovised explosive in a vehicle.

Simonetta, an infantryman, attended Carlmont High School in Belmont where he met hisfuture wife Kimberly. He moved to Redding and transferred schools, but remained in

touch with Kimberly while in high school.

He was a well-behaved young man and very good natured. Im very sad to hear of thisnews. I thank him for his sacrifice, said Carlmont teacher Jaime Garcia who hadSimonetta as a student his freshman year.

Simonetta joined the Army in September 2008 and arrived at Fort Campbell in Kentuckythe following February. During his tenure, he earned the National Defense ServiceMedal; Afghanistan Campaign Medal; Global War on Terrorism Service Medal; andArmy Service Ribbon.

Simonetta is survived by his wife, Kimberly A. Simonetta of San Carlos; mother, Tanya

Simonetta of Redding and father, James E. Lemp of Redwood City.

Simonetta was one of six soldiers killed in the attack. Other soldiers who were killedinclude: Cpl. Sean Collins, 25, of Ewa Beach, Hawaii; Cpl. Willie McLawhorn Jr., ofConway, N.C.; Spc. Patrick Deans, 22, of Orlando, Fla.; Spc. Kenneth Necochea Jr., 21,of San Diego; and Spc. Jorge Villacis, 24, of Sunrise, Fla.


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All six were supporting Operation Enduring Freedom and were assigned to the 2ndBattalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Divisionat Fort Campbell.

Have A Happy New Year And Remember,Calling & Driving Do Not Mix

Taliban fighters staff a highway patrol checkpoint in Nangarhar province December 13,2010. REUTERS/Stringer

Hows It Going In Andar,Ghazni?

Insurgent Leaders Have FilledThe Void Left By The Government.

They Settle Land And WaterDisputes And Dictate School

Curriculums


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Battalion Patrols Engage In RegularFirefights With The Taliban, Often Up

CloseThe Insurgents Are Employing MoreSophisticated Improvised Explosive

Devices Using Remote Control DevicesAnd Safe-Arming Switches To Set Off

Explosions

The Americans had also helped the Afghan forces take away a man who anAfghan intelligence officer believed was related to a local Taliban judge, but who agroup of villagers said was a Kuchi a Pashtun nomad.

As the man was taken away, the village children who earlier had smiled when thesoldiers arrived now wore expressions that were full of uncertainty.

December 25, 2010 By RAY RIVERA, The New York Times & By Pamela Constable,Washington Post [Excerpts]

JUMAH KALA, Afghanistan The villagers gathered on mounds of dirt to watch as theAmerican armored vehicles rolled in. The streets were narrow and banked by high mud

walls; the bulky vehicles could barely squeeze through. The villagers had not seen acoalition patrol here in at least two years, they told the American commander as hestepped out to greet them.

And how long has it been since youve seen the governor? the commander, Capt.Aaron T. Schwengler, asked the villagers as they crowded around him.

Ten years, one man said through an interpreter.

But the villagers do see the Taliban, and on a nightly basis.

Insurgent leaders here and in many of the other small farming villages that dot much of

the Andar District in Ghazni, one of Afghanistans more troubled provinces, have filledthe void left by the government. They settle land and water disputes and dictate schoolcurriculums. They issue curfews and order local residents, by way of night letters, notto talk to foreign forces.

Despite beefed-up coalition patrols in recent months, the insurgents are still sheltering inthis remote wheat-farming area.

Without question, security has eroded.


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Insurgent attacks in Andar have surged 113 percent since 2008, and in neighboring DehYak 106 percent, according to military figures.

Battalion patrols engage in regular firefights with the Taliban, often up close. And theinsurgents are employing more sophisticated improvised explosive devices, imported

from the lawless tribal areas of Pakistan, using remote control devices and safe-armingswitches to set off explosions.

Fighters from the Haqqani network, based out of North Waziristan, Pakistan, haveincreasingly targeted the southwest part of the province. Military officials say traditionalTaliban fighters under the leadership of the Quetta shura have increasingly hit otherareas in the province.

The September parliamentary elections further illustrated the Talibans grip oneastern Ghazni, about 90 miles south of Kabul. In Andar, a district of about100,000 people, only three people voted.

There was no election at all here. The Taliban are everywhere, and not a singlegovernment employee dares come to work, said Abdul Bari, an educator reachedby phone in Ghaznis Andar district.

Some Ghazni leaders have blamed Taliban intimidation and the poor state of security forthe turnout. But it also reflected the disaffection many Pashtuns, the ethnic majority,here feel toward the Kabul government.

Either way, the result was a victory for the Taliban.

It certainly gave some credibility that its a strong insurgency, said Lt. Col.David G. Fivecoat, commander of the Third Battalion, 187th Infantry, the American

Army unit that took charge of the area from Polish forces in September. It gavethem street cred.

One place the governments minimal footprint can be seen is in the schools. Thegovernment pays teachers salaries and buys books. But even here, the Taliban asserttheir influence. At a school of about 1,300 boys and 30 teachers in the nearby village ofChawni, the Taliban recently posted a letter on the wall detailing the curriculum that wasto be taught.

So here they get money from the government, books from the government, andthey think its perfectly legitimate to teach what that Taliban tells them, saidCaptain Schwengler, who commands the Third Battalions Company B.

Checkpoints improved security on some roads. But reconciliation efforts with localTaliban have been largely futile.

So, too, has the push to recruit local police officers, under a fledgling program to providetemporary security until Afghan national security forces can be built up enough to takeover.


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About 2,100 local police officers have been recruited in 13 locations across the countrysince the program began in July, according to NATO officials, but none here.

The long-term nature of the challenge was clear to Captain Schwengler during hiscompanys recent visit to Jumah Kala, a village of about 1,000 people.

While talking with a crowd of schoolchildren, he asked them what they wanted tobe when they grew up. Hands shot up. Schoolteacher, some boys shoutedgleefully. Doctor, others said.

Who wants to be a policeman? the captain asked. Hands dropped.

What about the army? the captain said, pointing to a nearby Afghan NationalArmy soldier who patrolling with the Americans that day. Silence.

For now, the American units main focus here has been on restoring security: pushingthe Taliban out so that governing and development can proceed. We cant buildsomething if were getting shot at, the captain said.

At one familys mud compound this month, an American soldier who was keeping watchup on a shed roof accidentally broke a chunk off as he climbed down. The soldierscasually apologized without offering compensation for the broken roof. A minor incident,but still one that upset the family and did little to build their faith in the soldiers.

At another family compound where soldiers heard there might be weapons, an elderlypatriarch showed the soldiers around as his wife and children stood off in a corner infear.

Suddenly, as the father disappeared around a corner with the soldiers, the childrenbegan crying, believing that he was being taken away. He returned moments later, to

gasps of relief from the children.

The Americans had also helped the Afghan forces take away a man who anAfghan intelligence officer believed was related to a local Taliban judge, but who agroup of villagers said was a Kuchi a Pashtun nomad.

As the man was taken away, the village children who earlier had smiled when thesoldiers arrived now wore expressions that were full of uncertainty.

[Thanks to Michael Letwin, New York City Labor Against The War & Military ResistanceOrganization, who sent this in.]

Afghan Resistance Statement OnThe 31st Anniversary Of The


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Russian Army Invasion OfAfghanistan:

If God Willing, Afghanistan WillProve To Become A Bleeding WoundFor The Invaders Once Again, The

Global Colonialist Power Will BreatheIts Last Here

They Have Packed The Prisons Of

Kandahar, Bagram And Other Tens OfPrisons With The Innocent Afghans; HasBrought About An Atmosphere Of TerrorAnd Fear Throughout The Country As A

Result Of Night Raids Against TheHouses Of The Common People

26 December Islamic Emirate Of Afghanistan

The 6th Jaddi (the Hijri Lunar year) which coincides with 27th December, is the day ofthe former Soviet Unions aggression against Afghanistan.

Three decades ago, on this day, 700 soldiers of the Red Army dressed in the uniform ofthe Afghan Army killed Hafizulla Amin, the former communist ruler of Afghanistan at TajBeg Palace, near the capital Kabul.

With this, 80,000 Red Army soldiers entered Afghanistan through land and air which, atone point, reached 150,000 soldiers. To confront the coward aggression of their northernneighbor--the former Soviet Union-- the Afghans chose the path of armed Jihad as perthe requirement of their religious obligation and other humane values. The Sovietsinvasion expedited the tempo of the struggle which had already been going on againstthe communist government, giving it a new impetus.

The Soviet troops remained engaged in a military muscle showdown against thefreedom- loving and Islamist people of Afghanistan almost for ten years from December1979 to February 1989.


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After passage of a few years; reviewing and revision of new strategies and troops re-enforcement, they were not able to have a tangible achievement. Contrarily, the situationhad slipped into a deepening crisis, following the prolongation of the war and expansionof battles.

The decrepit Soviet Unions economy was not strong enough to fund the aggression.

Hence, the last ruler of the former Soviet Union, Mikhail Gorbacheve admitted the bitterreality in 1989, saying openly, the crisis of Afghanistan was a bleeding wound for theSoviet Union. He promised to put an end to the invasion.

The struggle against the Soviet Unions invasion of Afghanistan and the Soviets ultimatedefeat came to be known epically as the miracle of the century. The Afghans provedonce again as saviors of the world from the fangs of another global anaconda.

The rulers of the Soviet Union themselves conceded that historically, the invasion wastheir big mistake ushering in collapse of the empire existing by the name of the SovietUnion; bringing to and end the rule of the communist empire in central Asia and Eastern

Europe; dissolving the Warsaw pact and crumbling into pieces the Wall of Berlin.

Consequently, the spell of awe and fear from the Soviet Union which had gripped theglobe, melted away simultaneously.

After the disintegration of the Red Empire, as a result of the Afghan Jihad, the stage wasset for the Western Empire under the leadership of USA to exercise unipolarism andarrogance in the world.

Instead of taking a lesson from the shameful end of the invading Soviets, the Americanarrogant authority, contrarily, turned to colonizing and oppressing miserable people.

This gun boat approach on the part of the Americans led to the Americans attacking themiserable people of Afghanistan like the former Soviet Union had done this before; tocommence a bloodbath against the oppressed people and occupy the country itself bydent of advanced weapons. The Americans did fulfill their wicked designs practically.

At the start, like the former Soviet Union, they had thought, that it was easy to swallowand ingest Afghanistan.

The present rulers of the setting puppet regime had encouraged the White House toinvade Afghanistan. Thus, they deceived them and used their power for realization oftheir own whims of power-grabbing. Even now, they are trying to keep the Americansunaware of the ground realities in Afghanistan -- encouraging them to unleash further

atrocities and brutalities on the common people.

The Global insatiable colonialism as per its trait has deprived the brave people ofAfghanistan of their freedom, ironically, under the misleading slogan of democracy.

They have packed the prisons of Kandahar, Bagram and other tens of prisons with theinnocent Afghans; has brought about an atmosphere of terror and fear throughout thecountry as a result of night raids against the houses of the common people.


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They think, the tactic of terrorizing and oppressing people will vouchsafe them victory, orthey will subjugate the Afghans through force and coercion.

But despite their showdown of their military might during the past decade, neither theyhave stabilized the country nor did they silence the Jihadic resistance of the Afghans.

If God willing, Afghanistan will prove to become a bleeding wound for the invaders onceagain, the global colonialist power will breathe its last here.

On this 31st anniversary of the former Soviet Unions invasion, while condemning theinvasion of the Soviets, and believing it as an incendiary spark which kept the 3-decadelong war of Afghanistan ignited, the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, meanwhile, remindthe Americans to learn lesson from the shameful fate of the invading Soviets by usingsagacity and rationale and immediately pull their invading troops out of Afghanistan.

THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO COMPREHENSIBLE

REASON TO BE IN THIS EXTREMELY HIGH RISKLOCATION AT THIS TIME, EXCEPT THAT THE

PACK OF TRAITORS THAT RUN THEGOVERNMENT IN D.C. WANT YOU THERE TO

DEFEND THEIR IMPERIAL DREAMS:That is not a good enough reason.

Spc Steven Galvin from Holstein, Indiana, of 2nd Platoon Bravo Company 2-327Infantry, sights towards a Taliban position from a house during battle in Chowkay districtnear the Pakistani border in Kunar province, eastern Afghanistan, Dec. 20, 2010. (APPhoto/Rafiq Maqbool)


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Spc Andrew Vanderhaegeen from Rockester MN, of 2nd Platoon Bravo Company 2-327Infantry takes cover behind a latrine during an attack by Taliban on Badel Combat OutPost near Pakistani border in Kunar province, eastern Afghanistan, Dec 23, 2010. (APPhoto/Rafiq Maqbool)

Pfc. Kyle Garcia from Ridgefield, Wash., right, along with Spc. Steven Galvin fromHolstein, Iowa, of 2nd Platoon Bravo Company 2-327 Infantry, returning fire under attackby Taliban on Combat Out Post Badel in eastern Afghanistan near the Pakistan borderon Dec. 24, 2010. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)


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U.S. soldiers in bunker position during attack by Taliban on Combat Out Post Badel ineastern Afghanistan near Pakistan border Dec 25, 2010. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)

MILITARY NEWS

NOT ANOTHER DAYNOT ANOTHER DOLLAR

NOT ANOTHER LIFE

The remains of Army Spc. Sean R. Cutsforth of Radford, Va., at Dover Air Force Base,Del. on Dec. 18, 2010. Cutsforth, 22, of Radford, Va., died Dec. 15 at Ghazni Province,Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit using small arms fire.(AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)


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New Scams Target Service Members

Who Try To Get Payday LoansOnlineThieving Shit-Eating Scum Threaten

Servicemembers By DemandingPayment To Avoid Arrest Or A Lawsuit

12.20.2010 By Karen Jowers, Army Times [Excerpts]

New scams have cropped up that target service members who try to get payday loansonline.

A Marine and a retired service members spouse have reported being contacted bysomeone claiming they had committed an illegal act by applying for a payday loanonline, and demanding payment to avoid arrest or a lawsuit.

The Military Lending Act prohibits lenders from giving military personnel loans with anannual percentage rate higher than 36 percent. Payday lenders typically charge interestequivalent to 400 percent APR.

The Pentagons interpretation of the law limits the interest rate cap to payday loans,

refund anticipation loans and vehicle title loans.

The Military Lending Act was drafted to control lenders and punish them. ... The servicemember may have done something that wasnt smart, but he hasnt broken the law,said Army Col. Shawn Shumake, director of the office of legal policy for the under-secretary of defense for personnel and readiness.

The two people targeted were at Camp Lejeune, N.C., and Parris Island, S.C., saidMichael Archer, regional legal assistance officer for Marine Corps Installations East.

Were trying to ... find patterns and see if theres a way to deal with it, Shumake said.Were also exploring ways to alert service members, including through the legal

assistance community and financial counselors.

The FDIC is leading an investigation into that scam, said Michael Benardo, chief of theagencys cyber fraud and financial crimes section.

The callers in both variations of the scam had information about their intended victims. Itis unclear how they are getting that information or if they have a connection to thelenders.


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Benardo advises to always make sure youre dealing with reputable organizations. Ifyou get a cold call, dont jump to conclusions and do what they say. If the caller haspersonal information about a victim, it could be a sign of identify theft, so check creditreports and consider placing a fraud alert by contacting one of the three national creditreporting companies: TransUnion, Equifax or Experian.

Officials also advise contacting local law enforcement authorities and the nearestmilitary legal assistance office.

The Marine and the spouse could not be reached for comment, but here is what theyreported to their legal assistance offices, according to Archer:

Parris Island: After the spouse applied for a payday loan online, she was calledby Officer Jones from the department of law and justice. The caller had somesensitive information including the name of the spouses bank and the last fourdigits of her Social Security number. The caller asked for money and said if shedid not comply, he would have her arrested.

Camp Lejeune: The Marine applied for a payday loan online and was later calledby someone from credit inquiries liquidation or a similarly named company,Archer said. The caller claimed the victim had violated banking regulations andwas being charged with check fraud. The caller expressed a willingness to settleout of court for $800, payable by credit card.

In the FDIC alert, officials noted they have received numerous reports of suspiciousphone calls claiming the victim is delinquent in the payment of a loan that may or maynot actually exist.

The caller provides sensitive information such as name and Social Securitynumber, and strongly urges the victim to make a payment over the phone to

avoid a lawsuit and possible arrest.

OCCUPATION HAITI

Cholera:Here Is The Face Of Capitalism In

Poor Countries Like HaitiA Handful Of Businessmen Along

With Their Flunkeys In Power Enrich


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Themselves At The Expense Of ThePoor

Spark Issue no. 882; November 22 - December 13, 2010

On November 15, clashes took place between the population, the police and soldiersfrom the United Nations in several Haitian cities. At least two people were killed andseveral others injured.

The Haitian population suspects that the cholera epidemic was brought by the soldiersfrom Nepal who arrived in Haiti on October 15. The first case of cholera, a disease thathad disappeared in Haiti over a century ago, reappeared five days later. The particularstrain of the disease in Haiti is also known to exist in Nepal. In addition, the epidemic inHaiti began along the Artibonite River, near a garrison of United Nations troops includingNepalese soldiers.

Haitians are fed up with being victimized by the carelessness of the ruling classes thatthis cholera epidemic demonstrates. It has already killed more than a thousand peopleand sickened some 14,000 more.

The following translation comes from La Voix des Travailleurs (Workers Voice), amonthly newspaper written by militants of the Organization of Revolutionary Workers inHaiti.

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The number of cholera deaths is undoubtedly higher than the numbers given officially.The health authorities rely on the figures given by the large hospitals in the central

areas.

But they dont bother to go into the more remote areas as they prefer to stay safely athome rather than visit the sick. Phone calls between Haitians in Port-au-Prince andthose in outlying areas show the epidemic continues to spread, especially in rural areaswhere the illness first appeared.

The heath minister and other officials lying as often as they breathe declaredthe epidemic contained even before there were another 300 deaths.

While they blab into the journalists microphones, the cholera continues to spread in fourother areas of the country.

Of course the epidemic is not contained.

It is a disease easily transmitted from feces to mouth, from contaminated water andfood, from a lack of a clean and stable environment for those ill. In a country that lacksnot only purified water and pipes for sewage but also soap, what can be expectedexcept the spread of this kind of disease?


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And where are the doctors, nurses and health aides needed to contain and treat thecholera?

The largest river in Haiti, the Artibonite, is contaminated by sewage. The most plausiblehypothesis, admitted by everyone except the United Nations troops, is that the river is atthe origins of the cholera epidemic.

And even more shameful is that the population near the river has to drink this unhealthypolluted water. They have no other choice.

Throughout the country, less than one in three schools has clean drinking water evenaccording to the ministry of education.

The situation is all the more alarming because all the factors exist in Haiti to spread thischolera epidemic: poverty, lack of awareness concerning drinking water, sanitationproblems, the lack of septic systems, not to mention the floods caused by HurricaneThomas.

Even in the cities, much of the population in the enormous slums has no place to urinateor defecate. With no toilets, people have to use the ground, which then contaminates thearea and nearby water.

Here is the face of capitalism in poor countries like Haiti, where a handful ofbusinessmen along with their flunkeys in power enrich themselves at the expense ofthe poor.

That is why we must get rid of this unjust, irrational and inhumane social system.

Troops Invited:Comments, arguments, articles, and letters from service menand women, and veterans, are especially welcome. Write to Box126, 2576 Broadway, New York, N.Y. 10025-5657 or send email [email protected]: Name, I.D., withheld unless yourequest publication. Same address to unsubscribe.

POLITICIANS CANT BE COUNTED ON TO

HALT THE BLOODSHEDTHE TROOPS HAVE THE POWER TO STOP

THE WARS
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DANGER: POLITICIANS AT WORK

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