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2024?

Yes, 2024:
Obama Regime Pushing For A Deal With The Afghan Government That Would Allow U.S. Troops To Stay There Until 2024 And Beyond
Continued Troop Deaths And A President Pushing Another Decade Of U.S. Combat Operations
January 2, 2014 George Zornick, Washington Post [Excerpts]

The White Houses push for another 10 years (at least) in Afghanistan already the nations longest war could make waves. The administration is pushing for a security deal with the Afghan government that would allow U.S. troops to stay there until 2024 and beyond. According to details obtained by NBC News last month, Afghan officials want 10,000 to 15,000 U.S. troops to stay, whereas U.S. officials are considering 7,000 to 8,000. These troops would not be barred from combat operations against any group deemed an al-Qaida affiliate. By any definition, this is 10 more years of war, no matter what the White House says. The war in Afghanistan is extremely unpopular: The share of Americans who think the war wasnt worth it reached 67 percent in a July Washington Post-ABC News poll. White House press secretary Jay Carney said in 2012, The reason why U.S. troops are in Afghanistan in the first place is to disrupt, dismantle and ultimately defeat al-Qaida. But when I asked the Defense Department, in March of that year, about the last time U.S. forces killed an al-Qaida affiliate, the answer was 10 months prior. So were looking at a hugely unpopular war, continued troop deaths and a supposedly antiwar president pushing another decade of U.S. combat operations on increasingly restive members of Congress, including many in his own party.

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AFGHANISTAN WAR REPORTS

AFGHANISTAN THEATER
US Foreign Fighters Suffered Nine Combat Casualties During The Week Ending Dec 26 As The Total Rose To 40,297
January 3, 2014 www.michaelmunk.com [Excerpts] AFGHANISTAN THEATER: US foreign fighters suffered 18 combat casualties during the week ending Jan. 3 as the total rose to 40,315 The total includes 21,358 dead and wounded from what the Pentagon classifies as "hostile" causes and 18,957 dead or medically evacuated (as of Dec. 3, 2012) from what it calls "non-hostile" causes. US media divert attention from the actual cost in American life and limb by reporting regularly only the total killed (6,790: 4,489 in Iraq, 2,301 in Afghanistan) but rarely mentioning those wounded in action (51,795: 32,237 in Iraq; 19,558 in Afghanistan). They ignore the 59,908 (44,607 in Iraq, 18,463 in AfPak (as of Dec 3, 2012) military casualties injured and ill seriously enough to be medevacd out of theater, even though the 6,788 total dead include 1,455 (961 in Iraq, 494 in Afghanistan) who died from those same "non hostile" causes, of whom almost 25% (332) were suicides (as of Jan 9, 2013) and at least 18 in Iraq from faulty KBR electrical work.

NOTE: Its unclear whether the AfPak number for WIAs at some point started to include medical evacuations for non hostile injuries and disease. WIAs are usually updated on Wednesday at www.defenselink.mil/news/casualty.pdf

POLITICIANS REFUSE TO HALT THE BLOODSHED THE TROOPS HAVE THE POWER TO STOP THE WAR

Explosion Rocks U.S. Military Base In Kabul:

Camp Eggers Is A Short Walk From The Presidential Palace
January 5, 2014 New York Times KABUL, Afghanistan An explosion hit one of the entrances to a predominantly U.S. military base in the heart of Kabul on Saturday, hours after a separate suicide bombing in eastern Afghanistan killed a U.S. service member the first combat casualty of the year. Neither the extent of the explosion at the base, Camp Eggers, nor what caused it was immediately clear, though the U.S.-led coalition said it inflicted no casualties. The Afghan police also said they had no reports of deaths or injuries from the blast at Camp Eggers or from a separate explosion that appeared to have gone off around the same time a few miles away. The Taliban quickly claimed responsibility for setting off the explosion at Camp Eggers, but officials with the U.S. military said they were trying to determine what had happened. Camp Eggers is a short walk from the presidential palace, the headquarters of the U.S.military mission and the U.S. Embassy, along with a handful of other diplomatic missions. Attacks in the area are rare.

Italian Helicopter Damaged By Hostile Fire In Afghanistan

Jan 5 AGI An Italian Fenice Task Force CH47 Chinook helicopter was shot at while landing 30 kilometres south of Shindad, during a back-up operation for the Afghan security forces. The helicopter returned fire before taking off for the nearby air base in Shindad. The helicopter, which was carrying Afghan soldiers to an inaccessible location, was slightly damaged but no Italian soldiers were hurt. .

Larger U.S. Re-Engagement With Afghan Forces In Recent Months That Runs Counter To The Trend Of Disengaging Over The Past Year
An Afghan Army That Has Shown Little Appetite To Leave Its Local Base
The Mission We Have Is Much More Aggressive, Said Col. Matthew Lewis
A Police Commander Came With Four Of His Men, Although All Seemed To Lose Interest Halfway Through The Patrol
December 31, 2013 by Steven Beardsley, Stars and Stripes [Excerpts] SHAH WALI KOT, Afghanistan

They called it the jungle, a thicket of brush and canopy so dense that it concealed enemy fighters, spooking local police and army forces, who were loath to enter. Previous attempts to clear it failed after Afghan soldiers struck mines and took early casualties. Then insurgents tried assassinating a prominent police chief, opening fire as he drove past the jungle on the regions main highway. He turned to the U.S. for help, and in November, the commander of a brigade-size cavalry unit promised assistance for a clearing operation. Well support with helicopters, Col. Douglas A. Sims of the 2nd Cavalry Regiment told the police commander. Well be ready with medical evacuation. His offer reflects a larger U.S. re-engagement with Afghan forces in recent months that runs counter to the trend of disengaging over the past year. The mission we have is much more aggressive, said Col. Matthew Lewis of the 1st Combat Aviation Brigade, a helicopter unit assigned to several provinces in southern Afghanistan. Attack the (insurgent) networks, find the caches and enable the Afghans in our partnership to get after it. The emphasis in the south changed in July, when Army Maj. Gen. Paul J. LaCamera assumed command of NATOs regional command there. The former commander of the 75th Ranger Regiment told commanders to use the tools at their disposal to help Afghans fight. On the ground, U.S. platoons began to re-establish relationships with nearby Afghan police units and to make patrols together, with mixed results. In Arghandab, one police checkpoint lacked enough officers to go on a foot patrol with the U.S. platoon, despite the platoons having called ahead to the commander. In Zharay, to the west, a police commander came with four of his men, although all seemed to lose interest halfway through the patrol. In Shah Wali Kot, an expansive region where insurgents move from mountains south into Kandahar, Bacha Khan, the prominent police commander and local power broker, appeared to view the U.S. military as an alternative to an Afghan army that has shown little appetite to leave its local base.

MILITARY NEWS

8,300 Soldiers From Four Brigades And A Division Headquarters Off To Obamas Imperial Slaughterhouse
Dec. 13, 2013 By Michelle Tan, Staff writer; Army Times [Excerpts] About 8,300 soldiers from four brigades and a division headquarters will deploy to Afghanistan this spring and summer as part of the regular rotation of forces, the Defense Department announced Friday. The units deploying this spring and summer are: 1st Cavalry Division headquarters, Fort Hood, Texas About 350 soldiers from the headquarters are expected to deploy in June to southern Afghanistan to replace the 4th Infantry Division headquarters, of Fort Carson, Colo. 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C. About 3,200 paratroopers from the brigade will deploy in March. They are scheduled to serve in southern Afghanistan, backfilling soldiers from 2nd BCT, 1st Cavalry Division, of Fort Hood. 3rd Cavalry Regiment, Fort Hood About 2,050 soldiers from the brigade are slated to deploy in July to southern Afghanistan. They are expected to replace soldiers from 3rd BCT, 10th Mountain Division, of Fort Drum, N.Y. 16th Combat Aviation Brigade, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. About 1,700 soldiers from the newly stood up CAB will deploy in May. They are expected to replace soldiers from the 1st Infantry Divisions CAB, of Fort Riley, Kan., in southern Afghanistan. 12th Combat Aviation Brigade, Ansbach, Germany About 1,000 soldiers from the CAB are scheduled to deploy in June. They are scheduled to replace soldiers from the 1st Cavalry Divisions CAB, of Fort Hood, in northern Afghanistan.

Chaptered Out

Kicking Disabled Veterans Out While They Are Down:

The U.S. Military Has Been Engaged In A Policy Of Forcing Wounded And Disabled Veterans Out Of Service To Avoid Paying Benefits
1 Jan 2014 Project Censored.org The US military has been engaged in a policy of forcing wounded and disabled veterans out of service to avoid paying benefits and to make room for new able-bodied recruits. Identifying injured combat soldiers as delinquent and negligent has lead to a practice called chaptering out which results in those soldiers being forced to leave the military without an honorable discharge. Because of this, thousands of soldiers have been chaptered out, losing federally sponsored benefits including health care, unemployment and educational programs. Dave Phillips, a reporter for the Colorado Springs Gazette, exposed this practice through his story of Purple Heart recipient Sergeant Jerrald Jensen. Jensen, a decorated two-tour Afghanistan war veteran and recovering active-duty Sergeant, was forced from the Army without benefits for what Army officials called a pattern of misconduct. Jensen failed to pass a urine test after being prescribed drugs for his injuries. He was also written up for being late to an appointment. Jensen made numerous attempts to be retested but was chaptered out by his superiors. They told me that I didnt deserve to wear the uniform now, nor did I ever deserve to wear it, Jensen told Aljazeera America. Phillips has followed several stories of wounded soldiers who have been kicked out of the military and left with nothing. Many have been diagnosed with post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and some also have traumatic brain injuries (TBI), both of which can influence behavior and judgment, said Phillips. He estimates that 76,000 soldiers have been chaptered out since 2006 and that number has increased every year since the war in Iraq began. While the military declined to be interviewed denying any policy that targeted disabled soldiers to be forced out without benefits, an insider from the U.S. Army Medical Command confirmed that this does happen.

According to Phillips, These commanders are stuck in this position where if they try to get them out medically, they are still stuck with them, maybe for a long time. If they decide to kick them out for misconduct instead, they could be out in weeks. Some soldiers like Jensen have had success appealing their discharges but many others are left without any support from the nation they served.

The Bi-Partisan Deal Passed By Congress Agrees To Trim Pension Increases For Medically Or 100% Disabled Military Retirees
Veterans Say They Feel Betrayed By Congress
Retirees Believe Congress Should Cut Their Own Pensions Before Touching Theirs
Jan 02, 2014 By Markeya Thomas, News Channel 25 KXXV-TV FORT HOOD - The recently passed bipartisan budget deal is causing chaos amongst military retirees. Once a person serves 20 years, they are promised retirement benefits including a 1% Cost of Living adjustment. Under the new budget deal, COLAs are cut for working age retirees -- for a medically or 100% disabled military retiree, that money goes a long way. News Channel 25s Markeya Thomas spoke with local veterans, and they say they feel betrayed by Congress. Dave Washko, a disabled veteran who lost his leg while serving, says troops hold up their end of the bargain, so Congress needs to hold up theirs. "That is a broken promise," he explains. "I think its another shaft by Congress. All those people sitting up there, how about they go serve time in a combat zone, I think theyll change their attitudes."

Retirees say congress always cuts vet benefits when there is a budget issue, and enough is enough. "A contract is a contract, a promise is a promise. If you have a contract, you must honor it. You cant break it because of politics, said Kevin Campion, who served twenty years in the Army. But its not only local retirees that are letting their voices be heard. A recent Facebook post written to Paul Ryan, who sent an automated email asking for cash donations, has gone viral. Retired Air Force Master Sergeant Chuck Wooten wrote, "Please note that this request by you for a cash donation from me is extremely unfortunate and very ill-timed. You see sir, I am one of the military retirees your bipartisan budget just impacted." He goes on to say, You might also want to note that for at least 20 years, my brothers-in-arms answered that call of duty every single day, without fail, without complaint." The bi-partisan deal passed by congress agrees to trim pension increases for working age military retirees, but those retirees believe Congress should cut their own pensions before touching theirs. "If they want to cut benefits, cut Congress benefits. Theyre not even working," said Washko.

FORWARD OBSERVATIONS

At a time like this, scorching irony, not convincing argument, is needed. Oh had I the ability, and could reach the nations ear, I would, pour out a fiery stream of biting ridicule, blasting reproach, withering sarcasm, and stern rebuke. For it is not light that is needed, but fire; it is not the gentle shower, but thunder. We need the storm, the whirlwind, and the earthquake. The limits of tyrants are prescribed by the endurance of those whom they oppose. Frederick Douglass, 1852

We have it in our power to begin the world over again. -- Thomas Paine

Washington DC 2014
The Biblical prophet Isaiah had this to say to the traitors who ran the government of his day: Ye beat my people to pieces, and grind the faces of the poor, Ye have eaten up the vineyard, the spoil of the poor is in your houses. Thy prices loveth gifts, and followeth after rewards, they judge not the fatherless, neither doth the cause of the widow come unto them. How is the faithful city become a harlot, It was full of judgment; righteousness lodged in it, But now murderers. T

RARE FILM OF HIDDEN HISTORY: The Traitors Douglas MacArthur, Dwight D. Eisenhower, And George Patton Attack Gathering Of World War I Veterans In Washington DC With Calvary, Tanks, Tear Gas And Bayonets:
Some Wounded, Some Killed:
July 28, 1932 [See It Here:]
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For details on casualties, see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bonus_Army

One Of The Main Elements Of Military Hypnosis Is The Faith Energetically Promoted Among The Soldiers That They Are Invincible, Mighty, And Superior To All The Rest Of The World
The War Has Killed That Faith Everywhere
In Recent Years, There Have Been Numerous Alarming Symptoms: The Army Is Grumbling, Discontented, And In A State Of Ferment
There Is Obviously Discontentment In The Ranks And A Vague Feeling Of Sympathy For The Rebels
From Up To The Ninth Of January, 1905; By L. Trotsky [Excerpts] The exact moment when maneuvers turn into a battle will depend on the numbers and revolutionary solidarity of the masses who have taken to the streets, on the thickening atmosphere of universal sympathy and support that these masses are breathing, and on the attitude of the troops that the government will send against the people. These three elements of success must govern our preparatory work. The revolutionary proletarian masses are already at hand. Across the whole of Russia, we must be able to summon these masses into the streets and unite them with a single slogan.

There is hatred for tsarism in every stratum and class of society, which means there is also sympathy for the liberation struggle. We must focus this sympathy on the proletariat as the only revolutionary force whose appearance at the head of the popular masses can secure the future of Russia. Finally, the attitude of the army is less and less able to inspire the government with confidence. In recent years, there have been numerous alarming symptoms: the army is grumbling, discontented, and in a state of ferment. When the masses move decisively, we must do everything possible to ensure that the army does not see its own fate linked to that of the autocracy. A successful political strike by the proletariat imperatively requires that it be transformed into a revolutionary popular demonstration. The second important condition is the attitude of the army. There is obviously discontentment in the ranks and a vague feeling of sympathy for the rebels. There is also no doubt that only a small part of this sympathy is directly due to our agitation among the troops. Most of it results from the practice of using the army in clashes with the protesting masses. All of the correspondents who have described battles between tsarist forces and the unarmed people emphasise that the great majority of soldiers resent the role of executioner. The great mass of ordinary soldiers fire into the air. All one can say in that regard is that anything else would simply be unnatural. At the time of the general strike in Kiev, the Bessarabsky regiment was ordered to march on Podol. The regimental commander replied that he could not guarantee the mood of his troops. Then an order went out to the Kherson regiment, but there too not a single halfcompany of troops would comply with the orders coming from their officers. In that respect, Kiev was no exception. Correspondents report that during the 1903 general strike in Odessa, soldiers frequently did not rise to the occasion. For example, in one case, they were posted to guard a doorway through which demonstrators had been driven, but

they simply took it upon themselves to look the other way when those under arrest fled through adjoining doorways. As a result, between 100 and 150 people escaped. Workers were seen chatting peaceably with the soldiers, and there were cases where they disarmed them with no particular resistance. That is how things stood in 1903. Then came the year of warfare. It is obviously impossible to say with any numerical precision how the past year has affected the consciousness of the army, but there is no doubt that its impact has been colossal. One of the main elements of military hypnosis is the faith energetically promoted among the soldiers that they are invincible, mighty, and superior to all the rest of the world. The war has killed that faith everywhere.

Wanting To Measure The Political Maturity Of The Proletariat Through Statistics Drawn From Elections And Union Membership Is Like Wanting To Measure The Mont Blanc With A Tailors Tape

Mont Blanc

Excerpt from After the First Act by Rosa Luxemburg (4 February, 1905)

Wanting to measure the political maturity of the proletariat through statistics drawn from elections and union membership is like wanting to measure the Mont Blanc with a tailors tape. In the so-called normal times of everyday bourgeois life, we know almost nothing about how deeply our ideas have already sunk roots, how strong the proletariat is, or how inwardly rotten is the structure of the ruling society. All the vacillations and mistakes of opportunism can ultimately be attributed to a false estimation of the forces of the socialist movement and to a subjective illusion of weakness.

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CLASS WAR REPORTS

Cambodian Government Kills Striking Garment Workers In An Attempt To Break Up A Protest For Higher Wages
Military Police Armed With Assault Rifles Open Fire On Several Hundred Workers

The Strike, Started Dec. 24 By Tens Of Thousands Of Workers, Has Forced Many Factories To Halt Production

Jan. 3, 2014 By Chun Han Wong and Sun Narin, Wall Street Journal A weeklong strike by Cambodian garment workers turned deadly Friday as police shot and killed at least four people and wounded several others in an attempt to break up a protest for higher wages. The violence came after weeks of escalating political and labor unrest marked by a series of opposition-led antigovernment protests and a nationwide strike that has stalled Cambodias mainstay garment industry. Activists worry that the shootings could signal the governments growing propensity to use deadly force against its opponents, amid what political analysts say is Prime Minister Hun Sens toughest political challenge in more than a decade. At about 10 a.m. local time Friday, military police armed with assault rifles opened fire on several hundred workers who were blocking a road on the southern fringe of the capital, Phnom Penh, after the protesters started hurling objects at officers, police officials said. Chuon Narin, deputy chief of the Phnom Penh Municipal Police, blamed "gangsters" and "anarchists" for instigating "violence toward the police," saying "Police are trying to defend themselves."

Rong Chuun, a union leader, rejected the allegations as a pretext to justify a government crackdown. He called for an "investigation to find those people who use violence." The shooting also left 23 people injured, while about 10 others were detained by police, according to Am Sam Ath, an activist at the Cambodian League for the Promotion and Defense of Human Rights. Clashes recurred in the afternoon, local media reported, with military police firing live ammunition as they approached a group of protesters at the same location as the earlier shooting. At least one worker was hurt, activists said. Police officials didnt comment on the number of injured in afternoon or morning clashes. Opposition leaders and rights activists condemned the use of deadly force. Sam Rainsy, president of the opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party, called for an "immediate stop of violent acts" and said his party would seek an international criminal probe into the shootings, according to statements posted on his Facebook page. Until Friday, the protests had been marked by relatively minor clashes in which police used tear gas and batons. The escalation came after thousands of garment workers defied government orders to end their strike by Thursday, reiterating demands for the garment industrys minimum wage to be raised to $160 a month$60 higher than the governments latest offer. The Asia Floor Wage Alliance, a group of trade unions and labor-rights activists, estimates that a fair "living wage" for Cambodian garment workers would be $283 a month. The strike, started Dec. 24 by tens of thousands of workers, has forced many factories to halt production, widening potential fallout for this Southeast Asian economy, which relies heavily on garment manufacturing as its biggest export business and formal-sector employer. Union leaders said they would extend the strike unless labor officials and employers agreed to renegotiate workers salaries. Opposition leaders, who have enjoyed long-standing ties with labor groups, are challenging the results of a disputed July election and demanding that Mr. Hun Sen either resign or call a fresh vote. They have openly backed the garment strike, and thousands of workers have in turn supported the Rescue Partys protest. The prime minister, who has held power for 28 years, has said he would neither step down nor hold a new election. Cambodias garment sector supplies apparel to retailers mainly in the U.S. and the European Union.

It earned nearly $5.1 billion in the first 11 months of 2013, up 22% from 2012 period, according to the Commerce Ministry, Cambodia has about 800 garment and footwear factories that employ about 600,000 workers, mostly women, labor officials say. Manufacturers favor the country for its low wages, but strikes are frequent because of what union leaders say is widespread discontent with meager salaries, poor working conditions and lax enforcement of labor laws. Garment workers mounted 131 strikes from January to November, up from 121 for all of 2012, according to the garment manufacturers association, making 2013 the most strike-prone year since record-keeping started in 2003. On Tuesday, the Labor Ministry proposed raising the minimum wage by 25% to $100 a month, starting in Februarya slight increase over an earlier offer of a 19% raise, to $95 a month, that would start in April. Government officials said Thursday that they wouldnt better their latest offer, while the Garment Manufacturers Association in Cambodia said it would neither participate in wage negotiations nor advise its members to restart operations until authorities and unions put an end to the unrest and alleged harassment of manufacturing operations.

Mexico:
Armed Civilians Capture Town And Disarm Police In Uprising Against Drug Gangs

Members of the community police, acting in this case as vigilantes, stand together after breaking into the village of Paracuaro, and taking over, in Michoacan state, January 4, 2014.

Some 100 armed civilians of the community police from different towns, riding in a convoy of trucks entered Paracuaro and disarmed the police to gain control over the town in an effort to rid the area of the Knights Templar cartel (Caballeros Templarios), according to local media. Michoacan has been rocked by repeated explosions of civil unrest in 2013 and vigilante groups have sprung up in the region which complain that state and federal police are not protecting them from the drug gangs. REUTERS/Jorge Dan Lopez

DANGER: POLITICIANS AT WORK

Americans Are Less Willing To Embark On Military Adventures Abroad

Americas Leaders Arent On The Same Page As The American

Public Historically High Numbers Of Americans Want Their Government To Do Less Abroad
80% Want To Concentrate More On Our Own National Problems While Focusing Less On International Troubles
December 27, 2013 By Benjamin H. Friedman and Christopher Preble, Los Angeles Times [Excerpts] A recent Pew Research poll finds that historically high numbers of Americans want their government to do less abroad. That worries many foreign policy elites, who fear that bad wars and growing debt are reviving old-fashioned isolationism. But the public is neither isolationist nor misguided when it comes to foreign policy. Americans do not want to withdraw from the world; they just prefer not to try to run it with their military. Pew found that 52% of the respondents agree that "the U.S. should mind its own business internationally and let other countries get along the best they can on their own," and that 80% want to "concentrate more on our own national problems" while focusing less on international troubles. Both totals are highs in the 50 years that Pew has periodically asked those questions. The trend toward insularity ends there, however. The poll also shows that, while the public remains skeptical about the virtue of trade and immigration, it has not grown more skeptical of late. In other words, Americans are less willing to embark on military adventures abroad, but they are not rejecting the world. Unfortunately, Americas leaders arent on the same page as the American public. Military spending advocates prevailed in the recent congressional budget negotiations, which may forestall serious consideration of the restraint strategy the people want because higher spending makes preserving the strategic status quo easier.

Unlike foreign policy elites, the public appreciates that the United States neednt run the world to be safe in it.

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