Criminal, Immoral And Now A Farce

The new head of the British Army, General Sir David Richards,
is believed to favour sending 5,000 more British troops to
Afghanistan on top of the 8,000 already there. This should, he
argues, be part of a massive 30,000 increase in the number of
occupation troops, with the US supplying 25,000 additional
troops

Last month the British ambassador to Afghanistan, Sir Sherard
Cowper-Coles, is reported to have said that the US strategy in
Afghanistan is destined to fail. "The coalition presence -
particularly the military presence - is part of the problem,
not the solution," he said.

Only last week the U.S. Army Gen. David Petraeus said that
negotiations with the Taliban might be considered.

What is going on? Generals, diplomats and politicians are
tripping over themselves in their confusion. British troops
might be asking themselves what they are doing in Afghanistan
since their political and military commanders seem to have no
idea.

The wars and occupation of both Afghanistan and Iraq are
criminal and immoral and now a bloody farce, with at least a
million dead in Iraq and spiralling civilian deaths and
another British soldier killed this week in Afghanistan. As
Stop the War has consistently argued, the only way to end this
mass slaughter and destruction is by the withdrawal of all
foreign troops, a view shared by the vast majority of people
in Iraq, Afghanistan, America and Britain.

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Hi, Thanks for posting.

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New pamphlet on Afghanistan
http://www.stopwar.org.uk/index.php?...d=774&Itemid=1

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Steering Committee & Officers Written by Stop the War Coalition Tuesday, 10 April 2007 The following delegates were elected to the Stop the War Coalition Steering Committee in 2007.
STEERING COMMITTEE AND OFFICERS
President
Tony Benn

Officers
Chair: Andrew Murray (Unite – T&G section)
Convenor:Lindsey German
Treasurer (acting):Robin Beste
Steve Bell (Communication Workers Union)
Andrew Burgin
Jeremy Corbyn MP
Noreen Fatima (StWC Muslim Network)
Kate Hudson (CND)
Sabah Jawad (Iraqi Democrats Against Occupation)
Chris Nineham
Trevor Phillips (University and Colleges Union)
John Rees (SWP)
Jane Shallice
Carol Turner

National Members Of the Steering Committee


Jim Brann
David Crouch (Media Workers Against the War)
Fred Leplat
Explo Nani Kofi
Ismael Patel (Friends of al Aqsa)
Ghada Razuki
Bernard Regan
Ken Smith (Socialist Party)
Peter Tobin (South Asia Solidarity Forum)
David Wilson
Walter Wolfgang (Labour CND)

In addition to the organisations indicated above, the following are represented on the Steering Committee: British Muslim Initiative, CAMPACC, Communist Party of Britain, DAYMER, FEDBIR, Friendship Across Frontiers, GMB, Globalise Resistance, Green Party, International Socialist Resistance, Iraq Occupation Focus, Labour Against the War, Muslim Association of Britain, National Union of Journalists, National Union of Students, Palestine Solidarity Campaign, PCS union, Respect, RMT, Transport Salaried Staffs Association, Unison

Two representatives each from local coalitions in Scotland, Wales and sixteen English regions are also members.

Vice Presidents of the Coalition
George Galloway MP
Alice Mahon
Tam Dalyell
Tariq Ali
Caroline Lucas MEP
Keith Sonnet (Unison)
Louise Christian
Katie Clark MP

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Originally Posted by Unregistered

What is going on? Generals, diplomats and politicians are tripping over themselves in their confusion. British troops might be asking themselves what they are doing in Afghanistan since their political and military commanders seem to have no idea.

Seems the Generals have been smoking too much shit. Don't you remember General? It's all about the drugs. Drugs finance political corruption and the CIA. I knew you would come around.