Occupation Of Afghanistan In Crisis

bristol | peace | announcement Thursday July 16, 2009 14:13 by info@bristolstopwar

There is now a full scale crisis over the occupation of Afghanistan.

As the death toll mounts the military top brass have no coherent strategy and the politicians can give no sensible explanation as to why the troops are in Afghanistan.

The idea that bombing and strafing Afghan towns and villages will reduce the threat of terrorism is simply untenable. And despite the intensive media spin, opinion polls continue to show majority opposition to the war in Britain, with 56% in The Guardian/BBC poll and 59% in the ITV poll.

The emphasis on the number of helicopters available to the British forces is a smokescreen. As Seumas Milne says in the Guardian today 'British soldiers aren't dying in Afghanistan because they haven't got enough helicopters, but because they're an occupying force in another country where they're not wanted.' See the full article at
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/jul/15/afg...s-bbc

Come to the Bristol Stop The War Coalition Public Meeting

'Afghanistan and Pakistan – the war spreads'

Speakers: Mohammad Asif (Chair, UK Afghan Democracy & Reform Movement)
Lindsey German (National Convenor – Stop The War Coalition)

Venue: Barton Hill Settlement, 41-43 Ducie Rd, Lawrence Hill, Bristol, BS5 0AX

Date: Monday 20th July
Time: 7.30pm

For full details see http://bristol.indymedia.org/article/690654

For further information email bristolstopwar@hotmail.com