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Thursday, 18 May

22:21

Imran Khan And The Independence Of Pakistan "IndyWatch Feed Asia"

Pakistan has never been independent. It has always remained a toy in the hands of the United Kingdom and the United States. During the Western war against the Afghan communist regime, it became a rear base for Bin Ladens mujahideen and Arab fighters. However, for the past decade, a cricket champion like no other has been trying to liberate it, make peace with India and create social services: Imran Khan.

The post Imran Khan And The Independence Of Pakistan appeared first on OrientalReview.org.

05:49

Imran Khan and the independence of Pakistan "IndyWatch Feed War"

By Thierry Meyssan | Voltaire Network | May 16, 2023

Imran Khan, world cricket champion and former Prime Minister. He is fighting for a modern, more social and independent state.

The Pakistani population is rising up against its army and its political personnel. Everywhere, demonstrations are forming in support of the former Prime Minister, Imran Khan, who has just been released but is the subject of a hundred legal proceedings.

WHO IS IMRAN KHAN?

Imran Khan comes from an illustrious Pashtun family. His father is descended from an Indian general and governor of the Punjab, and his mother from a Sufi master who invented the Pashto alphabet. He was educated in Lahore, then in England at Oxford. He speaks Saraiki, Urdu, Pashto and English....

Wednesday, 17 May

23:56

How Many People Has the U.S. Government Killed? "IndyWatch Feed War"

By David Swanson, World BEYOND War, May 17, 2023

Of course I can only touch on one aspect of recent history here.

Im looking at the new report from Costs of War.

Five years ago, I think Nicolas Davies credibly and conservatively estimated 6 million people directly killed in U.S. wars since 2001 in Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Syria, Yemen, Libya, and Somalia.

What Costs of War has now done is to go with the highly dubious but corporate-respectable estimate of 900,000 directly killed in all of those wars, but leaving out Libya and Somalia. Theyve then documented a pattern of four indirect deaths for every direct death. By indirect deaths, they mean deaths caused by a wars impact on:

1) economic collapse, loss of livelihood and food insecurity;
2) destruction of public services and health infrastructure;
3) environmental contamination; and
4) reverberating trauma and violence.

Then theyve multiplied 900,000 by 5 = 4.5 million direct and indirect deaths.

Applying the same ratio to 6 million would have resulted in 30 million direct and indirect deaths.

But, of course, its possible that the common insistence on underestimating direct deaths if Im right about that tells us more about the proportion of deaths that are direct and indirect, rather than about the total number of deaths. If there are, for example, act...

14:59

US criminal activities in Asia and North Africa. Part 1 "IndyWatch Feed Asia"

The United States has personally witnessed its disastrous foreign policy in West Asia in the twenty-first century, from the force landings to the development of its infamous democracy to the alleged surgical strikes. The success of Washingtons destabilization of the continent with fear and destruction over the past 20 years has come at the cost of numerous civilian deaths, American soldiers murdered in vain, higher prices in stores, and humiliating losses.

The US began its military campaign in West Asia in 2001, sending hundreds of thousands of soldiers first into Afghanistan and then into Iraq. But as US troop casualties soared, the wars became extremely unpopular at home. Still, Washington had to pursue its bankrupt policies in order to extend its hegemony and justify its status as world policeman. To achieve this goal, the US has resorted to what the Pentagon defines as surgical air strikes using combat aircraft and, increasingly, armed drones. The US claims that it is carrying out surgical strikes with allegedly extreme precision. International human rights organizations have all criticized this precision, which has killed many civilians in dozens of countries around the world.

The Western media, meanwhile, plays the part of the Pentagons dirty propaganda machine, desperately pounding the drums of war for the American public. The footage of soldiers embarking attempted to elicit sympathy and urgency from the American public, many of whom were unaware that these military missions were unlawful. The mainstream Western media also played a sinister role, for example, by publishing only videos of US missile salvos but not showing any footage of where the missiles landed. Were there ever videos of the moments before the US missiles came crashing down on their screaming victims in terror? Or a few days later, as women and children are pulled from under the rubble?

The purpose of Washingtons military adventures and aggressions in West Asia, besides serving the military-industrial complex, was the so-called defense of its number one representati...

14:06

America Has Been Invaded "IndyWatch Feed World"

The end of Title 42 has been an absolute disaster. There is no telling how many migrants entered the border last week. These are not simply women and children seeking a new life. The majority of those entering are military-aged MEN who feel entitled to enter America illegally. These are not struggling individuals. American Door Dash drivers were sending food deliveries to the border as over 60,000 migrants lined up around the immediate border area in anticipation of midnight on May 11.

One extremely troubling issue is El Salvadors recent crackdown on gang crime. The nation locked up all affiliated gang members and saw a drastic decrease in crime. The gang members who escaped had nowhere to go, and no one wanted to infringe on Mexicos feared cartels. Neighboring Honduras was forced to follow suit after declaring a state of emergency over violent crime in November 2022. Guatemala would be wise to go this route as well, but gangs will be more successful when selling to people using the USD.

Haiti is in ruin and people have been attempting to flee for years. Venezuelas economy is a glimpse at how well socialism works. Nicaragua and Cuba are also unfortunate examples. There is a reason people want to leave their home countries for a better life. Yet, there are no checks and balances. Every border state has said theyve been overrun and overpowered by the huge influx of migrants.

An Afghan terrorist on the FBIs wanted list was recently caught trying to cross the border near San Diego. Do people think this man was alone? On the days leading up to the end of Title 42, 30% of apprehended migrants escaped border custody. These are merely the people who were caught. Chairman Mark Green, R-Tenn. Admitted we have no idea who is entering this country and being released into the U.S. interior. Green commented that it is chilling to think of the 1.4 million migrants who already evaded Border Patrol under Biden before Title 42 ended.

The US has been compromised. The border is wide open and those who wish to come in without respecting the nations asylum laws may do so with little pushback. Our nation is already facing a housing shortage crisis, and cities with leaders who claimed to be refugee friendly are desperately trying to find a way to house and feed all of these people who cannot le...

08:57

Up to 4.5 Million Dead in Post-9/11 War Zones Study "IndyWatch Feed War"

By Will Porter | The Libertarian Institute | May 16, 2023

The far-reaching effects of Americas War on Terror may have contributed to the deaths of some 4.5 million people, according to new research by Brown Universitys Costs of War project. While many of the fatalities were the direct result of violent conflict, indirect causes such as economic collapse and food insecurity have taken a far greater toll.

Published on Monday, the study examines the long-term impact of the post-9/11 wars and the devastating indirect toll inflicted in Afghanistan, Iraq, Pakistan, Syria, Yemen, Libya and Somalia all nations subject to US military intervention since 2001.

Some of these people were killed in the fighting, but far more, especially children, have been killed by the reverberating effects of war, such as the spread of disease, the paper said. These latter indirect deaths estimated at 3.6-3.7 million and related health problems have resulted from the post-9/11 wa...

06:32

Post 9/11 wars have led to more than 4.5 million deaths, says report "IndyWatch Feed War"

Post 9/11 wars have led to more than 4.5 million deaths, says report

The vast majority of casualties were 'indirect' deaths from the consequences of war, say researchers at Brown University's Cost of War project

MEE staff Tue, 05/16/2023 - 21:32

Iraqi security forces member inspects damage outside the Zawraa Park in the capital Baghdad, on 18 November 2020 (AFP)

Since 9/11 at least 4.5 million people have died as a consequence of wars in the Middle East, North Africa, and Asia, a new report says.

A research report from the Costs of War project at Brown Universitys Watson Institute estimates that of the 4.5 million fatalities, there were at least 3.6 to 3.7 million indirect deaths caused by a variety of factors.

The categories in the report are economic collapse and food insecurity; public services and health infrastructure destruction; environmental contamination; reverberating trauma and violence, and other impacts.

The US invaded Afghanistan and drove the Taliban from power in retaliation for the 11 September 2001 attacks, which had been planned while al-Qaeda's leader, Osama bin Laden, was living in the country under Taliban protection.

The number of deaths caused by post-9/11 conflicts has been a source of intense controversy, as politics and inexact science have intersected in heated debates of conflicting interests.

In 2015, the Nobel Prize-winning Physicians for Social Responsibility estimated that more than one million people had...

02:23

Ex-Guantanamo detainee Mansoor Adayfi has Yemeni passport restored "IndyWatch Feed War"

Ex-Guantanamo detainee Mansoor Adayfi has Yemeni passport restored

Adayfi had been living in Serbia since his release from Guantanamo

MEE staff Tue, 05/16/2023 - 17:23

Mansoor Adayfi took to Twitter to announce that his Yemeni passport was restored (Twitter)

Mansoor Adayfi, a Yemeni citizen who spent 14 years in US captivity in Guantanamo Bay and was never charged with a crime, has had his Yemeni passport restored.

Adayfi took to Twitter to announce the news. He thanked his lawyer and said, After six years of hard work my passport was issued and arrived safely.

In sha Allah (God willing), I will be able to travel. Wow! finally. Around the world.

He was 18 when he was arrested in Afghanistan, a few months before he was set to begin university, and was held without charge until he was 32.

Once he was released from Guantanamo, he was barred from returning to Yemen where his family lives because it was a security risk to return detainees to what it deemed unstable countries, the US Congress decided.

Yemen refused to grant Adayfi a passport. He was sent to Serbia and was effectively stateless - until now.

Thirty prisoners are being held in the US-owned enclave in Cuba. Most have been held without formal charges. More than half of Guantanamo detainees are eligible for transfer.

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