(Editor’s note: Afghanistan’s poppy crop is so extensive that it supplies about 90 percent of the world’s opium.) |
I hate you, poppy.
You have ruined my life
You took my happiness
You made me addicted
When I made friends with you
I lost my intellect, my talent, my knowledge of myself
You took my fresh face and made it ugly
You made me live alone
Everyone hates me
And I hate you, poppy. |
You have destroyed my life
And replaced my house with ruin and garbage
Now I pass nights and days in the streets
Children make fun of me
I can’t clean my body
I can’t comb my hair
Now I look brutal
You destroyed my mentality
Made my life one of risk
You are not a friend of health.
You are my enemy
I hate you, poppy.
By Freshta Read more at awwproject.org |
When I want to cry
I wish I could walk in the rain
When I am unhappy
I wish I could laugh with my friends
When I feel alone
I wish I could talk with someone
When I see people going to a party
I wish I could go to that party
When I see my friends with new dresses
I wish I could wear a new dress
When I think about my future
I wish I could do anything with my life
When I see you near me
I wish I could tell you I love you
I just want to tell you
I love you, dear…
By Sana Read more at awwproject.org |
| U.S. Is Reining In Special Operations Forces in Afghanistan |
Children related to five people, including three women, who died Feb. 12 in a night raid near Gardez in Paktia Province, Afghanistan, stood at their graves last week. |
KABUL, Afghanistan — Gen. Stanley A. McChrystal, the top American commander in Afghanistan, has brought most American Special Operations forces under his direct control for the first time, out of concern over continued civilian casualties and disorganization among units in the field.
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| “What happens is, sometimes at cross-purposes, you got one hand doing one thing and one hand doing the other, both trying to do the right thing but working without a good outcome,” General McChrystal said in an interview. Read more at www.nytimes.com |
| I would love to be anything in this world |
| I could be a Turkish lady |
Conservatives, it seems really want to militarize American society in hopes that then they “conservative” leaders can be as abusive and inhumane against those they fear. I think we are better and stronger than that! Terror Trials and the Loss of Faith in American Strength |
| By all reports, the Obama administration is losing its will to resist the political pressure to shift the trial of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed from the civilian courts to a military commission. |
As we build up the terrorists into some kind of superhumans, are we losing sight of how this diminishes us? It seems to me that this shows a profound lack of faith in our system, our values. Think of the contradiction at work here: America is a mighty and upstanding nation; it should cower in fear. Read more at tpmcafe.talkingpointsmemo.com |
Senator Wants Justice Review On Contract For Work In Afghanistan
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WASHINGTON (CNN) — The chairman of the Senate Armed Service Committee is asking for a Justice Department review of whether two companies misled the Defense Department to get a contract for work in Afghanistan. |
Levin also provided a copy of the pitch for business, in which Paravant presented itself in its proposal for the contract as a company with “over 2,000 personnel deployed overseas” with years of experience.
“The deception is troubling,” Levin wrote in his letter to Holder. “At the time, Paravant had no employees and had not performed a single contract.” Read more at www.wibw.com |
Gulf War Syndrome -oh I heard of that. Agent Orange - That was a Viet Nam thing - right? How much do we know about about war effects on non-Americans? Not much. Should we care? Well yes, if for no other reason than to not grow more terrorists in future. So - at least read about it. | Iraq is littered with pollutants, many of which are a direct consequence of military activity. This includes dioxins from sites where materiel was burned, depleted uranium1 from scores of shells fired in the 1991 Gulf War and during the present Gulf War, remains of chemical and biological weapons which have not been properly contained, and pollution from the burning of oil fields. |
| Rates of cancers in Iraq are skyrocketing, especially childhood cancers. Women experience breast and bladder cancer at rates which are, again, very difficult to estimate, but are known to be much higher than the norm. Numerous recent reports have also illustrated the incredibly rapid rise of genetic conditions caused by exposure to pollutants. Read more at disabledfeminists.com |
| I am from a land of bravery and beauty |
I am from a land of bravery and beauty
A land surrounded by blue and silver mountains
A land where rivers searched and found their path in dignity |
A land where poverty increases daily
Where death is cheaper than life
Where children die before they are born |
I am from the blue sky of Kabul
The soft breeze of its air
The first dawn of its mornings that conveys a message of hope |
I am from soft breezes in the shiny sunshine of the spring
From the silver paths of the moon in summer,
From walking on golden maple leaves in Autumn
From holding the fluffy snowflakes of the winter Read more at www.awwproject.org |
Blackwater/Xe - totally out of control, should be off tax payer payroll and in jail! Former Blackwater Employee Threatens to Kill CODEPINK Activist in
Senate Hearing Room |
Johnnie Walker, as he was leaving the hearing room, turned to me—within earshot of the U.S. Capitol Policeman Angel Morales–and said, “I’m gonna kill YOU.”
Barry shouted out to the police and Blackwater management, “Do you see the kind of people you hire–such loose cannons that they’d threaten me in a Senate hearing room?” Barry filed a complaint with the Capitol Police. Read more at codepink4peace.org |
The war in Afghanistan has claimed the life of the 1000th U.S. soldier. The number of Afghans and Pakistanis killed is many times more and yet unknown. We mourn the loss of life knowing that more violence will not bring peace. This war must end. |
By year’s end, there will be 100,000 U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan. At one million dollars per soldier for deployment, we will be spending in excess of $100 billion a year, on military solutions. Read more at docs.google.com |
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One Afghan Woman On the Beautiful but Evil Poppy
