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'There isn't a target in Afghanistan worth a $1m missile'

Bombing civilians will only lead to further atrocities

Guardian, Friday October 12, 2001

The World Socialist Web Site condemns the American military assault on Afghanistan. We reject the dishonest claims of the Bush administration that this is a war for justice and the security of the American people against terrorism.

This article appears in the Oct. 12, 2001 issue of Executive Intelligence Review.

Bin Laden's demands threaten both the west and its client states

Guardian, Tuesday October 9, 2001

Independent, 11 October 2001

As I watch and hear about the West's "bombs and bread" campaign being waged just over the border, I could almost laugh were the situation not so heartbreaking.

Was Sulemain Abu Gheit's statement a code? No wonder the Americans asked the Arabic Al-Jazeera channel last night to censor the group's statements off the air. Or was it just a strident appeal? Or a declaration of war?

Bush and Blair have already lost the talking war across the Middle East

The Guardian, Wednesday October 10, 2001Just days into this conflict, a dread thought surfaces: what if Osama bin Laden is winning this war? The television pictures tell the opposite story.

New Yorker

'The Taliban have kept reporters out; does that mean we have to balance this distorted picture with our own half-truths?'

The Guardian, Tuesday October 9, 2001Two weeks ago, Paul Wolfowitz, the US under secretary of defence, compared Afghanistan to a swamp, which must be drained to catch the snakes that hide there.

The air attacks were a long time coming, but ultimately inevitable.

This war is a festival of lies and they will only get worse

The Guardian, Friday October 5, 2001There are many contenders for Biggest Political Opportunist since the September 11 atrocities: politicians ramming through life-changing laws while voters are still mourning, corporations diving for

WAR will make more WAR, 2 Ekim 2001 It is pretty obvious that America and its allies are bent on WAR. Some may say that they have been patient. That is not true.

If the Western powers are to bring the perpetrators of the 11 September outrage to justice under international law, then they must respect that law in t

The Arabs will ensure they receive a political reward for their support

"America's New War," is what they call it on CNN. And of course, as usual, they've got it wrong.