Meet the Afghan Army
Afghans do not think or act like Americans. Yet Americans in power refuse to grasp that inconvenient point. Full Story »
Posted by Chris FinnieReview
A well written, well crafted story. But because it is in "The Nation," it probably won't hold sway witn anyone to the right of Barney Frank. Some of the best reporting these days shows up in "Rolling Stone," or "Harpers," or "The Nation." Like "Ramparts" of years past these magazines cover the news as if it were the complex and unruly beast that it is. A good Journalist like Ann Jones knows when to let the beast off the leash and simply, and vividly, tell us where it goes. If only the people who need to read this would.
Why are we in Afganistan again? What was it? To seek out and destroy training camps? Certainly can't find ole' Bin. But training camps for what? Those that attacked us were trained in flight schools in the U.S.. I supose someone back in their homeland of Saudi Arabia could have taught them how to use box cutters. Again...Why are we there? Anyone?