Biden’s “normalcy” means return of “ancien régime”

November 17, 2020November 17, 2020 Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

There has been a spate of reports in the American media that the US president-elect Joe Biden is assembling his cabinet of ministers. Most reports mention that Biden’s secretary of state will be Susan Rice, former US ambassador to the United Nations and National Security Advisor in the Barack Obama administration. Reportedly, Biden’s choice for US defence secretary is likely to be Michele Flournoy, who had previously served as a senior defence adviser in Bill Clinton and Barack Obama’s administrations.
Biden’s “normalcy” means return of “ancien régime”

Years after they fought in Afghanistan, US troops watch as their children deploy to the same war

October 8, 2020October 8, 2020 Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

Years after they fought in Afghanistan, US troops watch as their children deploy to the same war

President Donald Trump made a surprise announcement on Wednesday night, just 90 minutes before the vice presidential debate, that the remaining U.S. troops in Afghanistan “should” be home by Christmas.

President Ghani says Afghan government fulfilled all commitments for Taliban peace talks

September 2, 2020September 2, 2020 Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

Press TV – September 2, 2020 Afghanistan’s President Ashraf Ghani says the government has fulfilled all its commitments for peace negotiations with …
President Ghani says Afghan government fulfilled all commitments for Taliban peace talks

A Pakistani Olive Branch Extended In Efforts to End the Afghani Conflict

August 30, 2020 Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

By Vladimir Odintsov – New Eastern Outlook – 30.08.2020 In the face of the obvious failure of US policy in Afghanistan, Pakistan has stepped up its …
A Pakistani Olive Branch Extended In Efforts to End the Afghani Conflict

[2009] How the US Funds the Taliban

August 16, 2020August 16, 2020 Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

How the US Funds the Taliban
With Pentagon cash, contractors bribe insurgents not to attack supply lines for US troops

Welcome to the wartime contracting bazaar in Afghanistan. It is a virtual carnival of improbable characters and shady connections, with former CIA officials and ex-military officers joining hands with former Taliban and mujahedeen to collect US government funds in the name of the war effort.