The present-day U.S. military qualifies by any measure as highly professional, much more so than its Cold War predecessor. Yet the purpose of today’s professionals is not to preserve peace but to fight unending wars in distant places. Intoxicated by a post-Cold War belief in its own omnipotence, the United States allowed itself to be drawn into a long series of armed conflicts, almost all of them yielding unintended consequences and imposing greater than anticipated costs. Since the end of the Cold War, U.S. forces have destroyed many targets and killed many people. Only rarely, however, have they succeeded in accomplishing their assigned political purposes. . . . [F]rom our present vantage point, it becomes apparent that the “Revolution of ‘89” did not initiate a new era of history. At most, the events of that year fostered various unhelpful illusions that impeded our capacity to recognize and respond to the forces of change that actually matter.

Andrew Bacevich


Monday, July 12, 2010

War News for Monday, July 12, 2010

Karzai to push for removing up to 50 ex-Taliban officials from U.N. blacklist

Distrust Slows U.S. Training of Pakistanis


Reported security incidents

Abu Ghraib:
#1: Unknown gunmen on Monday sabotaged two power towers in Abu-Ghraib district, western Baghdad. “The two towers have been totally destroyed,” a local security source told Aswat al-Iraq news agency.


Kirkuk:
#1: Police said they found the body of a man who had been shot and bore signs of torture, in eastern Kirkuk, 250 km (155 miles) north of Baghdad, on Saturday


Mosul:
#1: An Iraqi soldier was wounded in a search raid west of Mosul city on Sunday, according to a security source in Ninewa. “The soldier was killed in a hand-grenade blast that targeted a military force raiding a house in al-Muthanna neighborhood, Talafar district, (60 km) west of Mosul,” the source told Aswat al-Iraq news agency.

#2: A wanted person blew himself up on Sunday after being holed up by the police, leaving a cop wounded southwest of Mosul, according to a security source. “The police chased a wanted man in the village of Tal al-Shei’er, southwest of Mosul. Holed up, the gunman detonated his explosive vest, leaving a policeman wounded,” the source told Aswat al-Iraq news ageny. He did not give further details.

#3: Two civilians were wounded in a blast from a hand-grenade hurled at the police by unidentified gunmen who later escaped in central Mosul city on Sunday, a local police source in Ninewa said. “Gunmen threw a hand-grenade at a police checkpoint on Ghazi street, central Mosul, from a commercial street thronging with pedestrians,” the source told Aswat al-Iraq news agency.

A man threw a hand grenade at an Iraqi police checkpoint wounding two policemen in central Mosul, police said.

#4: A roadside bomb targeting an Iraqi police patrol wounded one policeman in eastern Mosul, police said.


Tal Afar:
#1: Gunmen threw a hand grenade at an Iraqi army patrol while they were searching a house killing one soldier in Tal Afar, 420 km (260 miles) northwest of Baghdad, police said.



Afghanistan: "The Forgotten War"
#1: Rockets fired by Taliban insurgents have hit the Nato base near Kandahar in Afghanistan on the morning of July 12 2010, Bulgaria's defense ministry said in a statement. The attack occurred at 10.26am Afghan time. There were no Bulgarian casualties in the attack.

#2: Afghan and NATO-led troops eliminated 13 Taliban fighters including their commander Mullah Shahabudin in southern Zabul province, spokesman for provincial administration Mohammad Jan Rasouli said. "Afghan and international troops raided Taliban hideout in Shahbaz village of Shahjoi district early today as a result 13 rebels including their commander Mullah Shahabudin were killed," Rasouli told Xinhua.However, he did not say if there were any casualties on the troops.

#3: Nine police officers died when their remote checkpost was overrun by insurgents in the Emam Saheb district of Kunduz province late on Saturday, provincial district head Ayub Aqyar said.

#4: A homemade bomb also killed the head of Qaleh Zaal district police in Kunduz, along with his driver, provincial spokesman Mohboobullah Saidi said.

#5: In usually peaceful Badakhshan province, five police died when their vehicle hit a roadside bomb in Kishim district, provincial police chief Aqa Noor Kintoz said.

#6: Police detained more than 200 people, including Afghan refugees, in a search operation in the northwestern city of Peshawar on Monday. The crackdown took place three days after a deadly attack in the nearby Mohman tribal region on the Afghan border that killed 107 people. Police did not say whether any of the detained were linked to the attack, but said they would release innocent people after screening.

#7: Three civilians were killed and another sustained injuries as their car ran over a mine in Sapera district of Afghanistan's eastern Khost province on Monday. "This morning at 8 a.m. local time a civilian car ran over a roadside bomb planted by insurgents in Sapera district as a result three workers with a local road construction firm were killed," Mohammad Azim governor of Sapera district told Xinhua. He said that another civilian sustained injures in the blast.

#8: A roadside bomb struck a car in Afghanistan's southern Halmand province, leaving five civilians dead and wounding four others on Monday, spokesman for provincial administration Daud Ahmadi said. "The gruesome incident organized by militants occurred in Nad Ali district at 12:00 noon time claimed the lives of five innocent civilians and injured four others, all ordinary villagers," Ahmadi told Xinhua.

#9: An explosion occurred in northwest Pakistan's Kohat area on Monday as no casualty was reported, according to local TV channels. According to initial reports the blast took place outside the guest house of Malik Sawab Khan, a local elder.

32 comments:

Anonymous said...

Death toll in Uganda bomb attacks at 60
The death toll from a pair of bombings that struck a restaurant and a rugby ground in Uganda's capital is around 60, a police spokeswoman told CNN...

Anonymous said...

Dang... only 1 American was killed in the bombings. What fucking noobs. Nevermind freedom fighters, next round see if you can get a better score and welcome onto our server. :-).

Anonymous said...

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Anonymous said...

Everybody KNOWS Jerusalem is a Television star, that doesnt get their decieving facts from Americans.

Anonymous said...

How to trick children into pretending to be mentally ill to escape Americans crap lives they rape into places around the globe.

SAY IT RIGHT.

Anonymous said...

The most amazing thing about Americans is their women. Like they think they are God's gift to men cause they have lived in a delusional world for so long. Would you marry a bowl full of sick. Me neither.

Anonymous said...

Just curious Iraqis. How is the Sunnis in prison for doing those bombings?? This was also organised by youtube who only ever show what they have to. Hope you havent killed innocent people yet as when I killed 13 American soliders in my rage at least they have the sense not to execute the PARTIALLY guilty person conerned.

Anonymous said...

Notice how Americans always have very little concerns for their own crimes but when it comes to others they lay down the full gauntlet. Just imagine how peaceful the earth would be if Americans suddenly disappeared. :-).

Anonymous said...

Have you figured it out yet you fucking thick noobs why terrorists do DOUBLE BOMBINGS FOR FUCKS SAKE THICK CUNTS.

Anonymous said...

So dont feed us your democracy Americans, your self-professed superiority and especially your freedom of speech on the net because we all know you can only speek of what a room full of idiots dictate as correct to suit themselves and going to the supermarket and their little white church each week and know nothing the fuck about life.

Anonymous said...

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Anonymous said...

Well neway the latest in Iraqi's gf wanganui(you can fuck us) is mental health took 13 hours to provide help to a mentally ill man. Thats not bad says Iraqis around these ways they want us dead rather then provide us with the help we need. So Americans can you please tell us how much money you have spent killing Iraqis and fucking their country up and how much money you have provided to give them professional help in all areas such as their babies they mutilate and kill and people in serious need of mental help who you would much rather poke with sticks to make your money and views??

Anonymous said...

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http://www.travelpod.com/travel-photo/panf007/nz-_oz_2003/1043287200/stone_towerx_wanganui.jpg/tpod.html

And the ruuish dump.

http://www.gangscene.co.nz/gangscene-motorcycle-gangs-omcg.html

Anonymous said...

Those first 2 links didnt work. Its the 2 towers that gives crying Americans instant hard-ons.

Anonymous said...

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Anonymous said...

Police probe pie shop fire.

Police are unsure wheather the fire that destroyed the Pete's Pies shop in Wanganui on Saturday night was deliberately lit.
Detective James Middleton said Wanganui police were asked to investigate because attending firefighters believed the fire might be suspicious.
Mr Middleton examined the scene with a fire safety officer and did not come away with any conclusions. He still had many inquiries to make.
He said he had an entirely open mind at this stage and was awaiting a report from the fire safety officer.

Anonymous said...

Other big news of Americans great work.

13 hours' wait as town(not big enough for a city yet 13 suicides in 1 month shhh) hid in terror.

Brother struggles to restrain mentally sick man.

Anonymous said...

since nov 2001 after brain injury from police... still no help. After TWO WEEK WAIT to get into mental health my friend overdoses on pills. Iraqis know better about waiting then us cause every1 runs away from the faggot Americans bullshit crap that they RAPE onto the earth.

PAY YOUR MONEY THAT YOU OWE YOUTUBE!!!

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Anonymous said...

Little lights keep flame burning.

One evening a man took a small candle from a box and began to climb a long, winding stairway.

"Where are we going?" asked the candle.

"We're going up higher than the house to show ships the way to the harbour."

"But no ship in the harbour could ever see my light," said the candle. "It's so very small."

"If your light is small," the man said, "just keep burning brightly and leave the rest to me."

When they reached the top of the long steps, they came to a large lamp. Then he took the candle and lit the lamp. Soon the great polished reflectors behind the lamp sent beams of light out across miles of sea.

We are God's taper. Our job is to keep on shinning, and our effectiveness is in his hands.

David Scoullar, Wanganui Hospital Chaplain (Catholic)

Anonymous said...

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Anonymous said...

Prayers go out to all those who didnt derseve death.

Anonymous said...

A hit. Yah! Im so happy Im gonna go out and buy a bj.

Anonymous said...

btw.. I hope you read the paper. There is a little rose in it just for you. :-).

Anonymous said...

Its funny aye cause these really brainy Americans can do what they like with your life and get well paid for it and when, as always happens, something goes wrong then you are the one who takes the blame for their crimes like Jesus Christ.

Anonymous said...

I am truely psychic. :-).

Anonymous said...

So I should join facebook because Americans have forced me too. No darling... I do things from my own free will.

Anonymous said...

Not join... I have an account. You know what I mean. If I ever wanted fame and acknowledgement dont you think I wouldve at least tried to be a runner but it isnt what I want and shouldnt have to be raped into that way cause of Americans games making money and views for their sick worlds.

Anonymous said...

I hope you whitty KKK freaks miss me when Im gone.

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