First Bush then Obama and their NATO allies have been killing twice as many civilian women and children than civilian men in America’s Afghan war
By Marc W. Herold, RAWA, 12 April 2009
“Omission is the most powerful form of lie” – George Orwell
“During a war, news should be given out for instruction rather than information” – Joseph Goebbels
On March 31, 2009, Jon Stewart in his “Daily Show” announced Commander-in-Chief Obama’s mission of “Redefinition Accomplished” was in full swing.(1) A new Orwellian vocabulary more soothing and politically correct has been invented and marketed to the American citizenry by Obama. But as Peter Baker of the New York Times noted, “for all the shifting words, Mr. Obama has left the bulk of Bush’s national security infrastructure intact so far.”(2) In the real world, average Afghans and Pashtuns in the Pakistani border areas experience this continuing brutality daily as I shall now document, but Americans are largely oblivious remaining enthralled in the puffery of “Yes, We Can” and “Change We Can Believe In.” The phrase “civilian casualties” is non-existent in Obama’s vocabulary as a search of Google reveals. Dead Afghan and Pashtun civilians have simply been redefined as non-existent.
Lies damned lies and statistics. To start with the figures do not reveal how many terrorists were captured or killed. It is well known fact that Obama is more focused against the real Al-Qaeda threats. USA had wars on many fronts prior to his take over as president. The figures will be realistic only and only if statistics on all fronts are given and not just Afghanistan. Please be aware that Afghanistan is not Obama’s creation but handed over from Reagan and Bush era. Why blame him for it? He has created no new conflict zones. The Al-Qaeda attacked the twin towers and Bush attacked Iraq. How can you even compare Bush actions with Obama. Obama merely tried to discern the enemies of USA and focus his energies in nuetraliseing them. The article is incomplete with out any suggestions. Marc should objectively analyse the situation, judge the actions and suggest solutions rather than use limited statistics to cheat readers.