Possible reasons below. (Disclaimer, none of these are the whole picture, of course, yet may hold some history and theories needing dialogue and strong efforts to counter trends.) Come back for more related items here or in this blogsite/including Comments...
America's Phoney War in Afghanistan (comments for this article and others here add important dimensions)
By F. William Engdahl
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One of the most remarkable aspects of the Obama Presidential agenda is how little anyone has questioned in the media or elsewhere why at all the United States Pentagon is committed to a military occupation of Afghanistan. There are two basic reasons, neither one of which can be admitted openly to the public at large.
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The Lost History Of Hemland
This is a must read - By Adam Curtis
If you look beyond the soldiers, and into the distance, what you are really seeing are the ruins of one of the biggest technological projects the United States has ever undertaken. Its aim was to use science to try and change the course of history and produce a modern utopia in Afghanistan.
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Sy Hersh: Military 'In War Against The White House'
By Susie Madrak
The army is also "in a war against the White House - and they feel they have Obama boxed in," Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter Seymour Hersh told several hundred people in Duke University's Page Auditorium on Tuesday night. "They think he's weak and the wrong color. Yes, there's racism in the Pentagon. We may not like to think that, but it's true and we all know it."
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Pakistan Feels The American Raj
By Eric Margolis
The eight-year war in Afghanistan has now set Pakistan on fire. What began in 2001 as a supposedly limited American anti-terrorist operation in Afghanistan has now become a spreading regional conflict that involves the United States, Pakistan, Afghanistan, India, Iran and Russia.
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The US Massacre at Al-Sukkariya
Attack on Syria Cover Up
By Real News
Erlich: The US massacre at Al-Sukkariya, Syria in 2008 was a clear violation of international law.
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Iranians Mourn Blast Victims
Video Report -
Iranian mourners have filled the streets of the capital, Tehran, to mark the deaths of their loved ones in Sunday's suicide attack in southeastern Sistan-Baluchistan.
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Why Liberals Kill
By Thaddeus Russell
The left may be pressuring President Obama to exit Afghanistan. But their heroes-from FDR to JFK-promoted U.S. involvement in more wars than all modern GOP presidents combined.
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US Joins Ranks of Failed States
By Paul Craig Roberts
In any failed state, the greatest threat to the population comes from the government and the police. That is certainly the situation today in the USA. Americans have no greater enemy than their own government. Washington is controlled by interest groups that enrich themselves at the expense of the American people.
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