[OT] I've arrived in Afghanistan

[BinaryB]

This is true!

It DOES remind me why I choose not to live in the good ole U S of A any more, although ignorance is just as rife here in the UK.

and Australia...

[chrysalis33rpm]

Oh holy shit that video is depressing! I am never moving back man!

[mercyplease]

I D I O I T

[Tone Deft]

I D I O I T

self pwnage.

[djshiva]

well at the very least, i give you credit for backing up the things you say. considering our US politicians who talk all this smack would not do the same, at least you are willing to put your money where your mouth is, so to speak.

whether or not i agree with your politics is a topic left for a time when you are back safely.

i have a friend who is in kabul on a humanitarian mission at the moment, and she is in love with the afghani people, so hopefully this will also increase your understanding of the people there and give you new experiences to reflect upon.

but i still pray that killing is something you do not have to do.

be safe.

[forge]

i have a friend who is in kabul on a humanitarian mission at the moment, and she is in love with the afghani people, so hopefully this will also increase your understanding of the people there and give you new experiences to reflect upon.

I was talking to a CNN camera man in London once (an old school friend is an online editor there) and he was sensitively referring to the people of Afghanistan as "animals"

That sentiment doesnt surprise me at all coming from a CNN employee though

[epiphanius]

This is a really good thread - the story of m breqs, dj gone soldier is compelling, and the reactions are pretty well thought out as well as varied:

kramerica wrote:

"Al Qaeda, who was supporting and/or supported by the Taliban attacked the U.S. and, thus, NATO was attacked by Al Qaeda. "

Every hijacker was Saudi Arabian, not Afghan. Osama's money, and the funding for the attack was Saudi. If this was a just war, Saudi Arabia should have been invaded before, or at least along with, Afghanistan.

simpleton wrote:

"Hopefully some day the Iraquis will realize that blowing up innocent souls for merely celebrating national pride after having won a prestigious soccer championship, is not the best interest of their country."

Iraq as constructed by the British in 1932 is not a nation particularly, which is why only some people there take pride in the accomplishments of the soccer team. The west, and Britain in particular, is to a large degree responsible for current events in places like Iraq and Rwanda as it was the British who drew the boundaries around these 'nations', often for politically expedient reasons. Afghanistan still does not acknowledge the British made boudary between it and Pakistan.

[hambone1]

I D I O I T

self pwnage.

[Dominik]

Every hijacker was Saudi Arabian, not Afghan. Osama's money, and the funding for the attack was Saudi. If this was a just war, Saudi Arabia should have been invaded before, or at least along with, Afghanistan.

it is definitely not so easy to say from where the money is coming since terrorists have a bank account...

in afganistan.
one worse thing is the drug business.

[M. Bréqs]

I'll be posting updates on Afghanistan on another thread so as to clear up space on this one.

http://www.ableton.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=517587

[forge]

whatever happened to Monty?

[Parametex]

WAKE THE FUCK UP YOU IMBECILE CATTLE

[Angstrom]

moo?

[OvertoneZero]

Did the Taliban get him?

[Tone Deft]

omfg forge, bad bump man.

leave the guy alone, send a PM or something.