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This is the news of today and the past week, news that has not been covered by Western media.
This is todays news that seems to have escaped the attention of the Western media
Five rockets hit Herat airport in western Afghanistan
US helicopter crashes in Afghanistan
This is a similar news article from April 6th
ISAF chopper crashes in northern Afghanistan, many killed
And this happened yesterday
NATO Helicopter Makes Emergency Landing in Afghanistan
There are about several similar reports that seem to indicate these crashes are happening on a regular basis. Is it journalistically unethical for reporters to not report the actual happenings in Afghanistan to a public across the US and especially Europe that is mostly opposed to the war?
During the Vietnam war, the black out of news was also common especially during the last two years of the conflict where the US at that time also made a "pact" with the lackey Vietnamese government, but it amounted to nothing. Yet, it was later discovered many years after the end of the Vietnam war about the casualty cover up.
70% of Americans are already in favor of a faster complete withdrawal before 2014. This is not a statistic to simply brush to the side. One has to think along the lines of what happens when it touches 80%? 90%.
In Europe, it looks as if Sarkozy is going to lose the French election. Sarkozy has already brought forward the day for Frances complete withdrawal from Afghanistan. The Leftist candidate Hollande who is slated to win the election has said he will had France withdraw from Afghanistan within 7 months. This is a major dent in the alliance that is NATO, and Frances action will most certainly be followed by others in my opinion.
Please discuss.
This is todays news that seems to have escaped the attention of the Western media
Five rockets hit Herat airport in western Afghanistan
US helicopter crashes in Afghanistan
This is a similar news article from April 6th
ISAF chopper crashes in northern Afghanistan, many killed
And this happened yesterday
NATO Helicopter Makes Emergency Landing in Afghanistan
There are about several similar reports that seem to indicate these crashes are happening on a regular basis. Is it journalistically unethical for reporters to not report the actual happenings in Afghanistan to a public across the US and especially Europe that is mostly opposed to the war?
During the Vietnam war, the black out of news was also common especially during the last two years of the conflict where the US at that time also made a "pact" with the lackey Vietnamese government, but it amounted to nothing. Yet, it was later discovered many years after the end of the Vietnam war about the casualty cover up.
70% of Americans are already in favor of a faster complete withdrawal before 2014. This is not a statistic to simply brush to the side. One has to think along the lines of what happens when it touches 80%? 90%.
In Europe, it looks as if Sarkozy is going to lose the French election. Sarkozy has already brought forward the day for Frances complete withdrawal from Afghanistan. The Leftist candidate Hollande who is slated to win the election has said he will had France withdraw from Afghanistan within 7 months. This is a major dent in the alliance that is NATO, and Frances action will most certainly be followed by others in my opinion.
Please discuss.
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