The Anti-War Cheat Sheet!

As a student I find myself spending a hell of a lot of time online just surfing the net, reading news sites, using social networking sites et cetera. I got into a debate online on a rather [in]famous group named 'Soldiers are Not Heroes' where I outlined my opposistion to the wars. I complied a list to prove my points, and here it is. It's a cheat sheet for when you get into debates online, or just browse through it for some interesting reading from a number of news sources including the Guardian, the Independent and New York Times.


1. Afghanistan's well on it's way? This is what I've gathered:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/sep/18/afghanistan-election-fraud-evidence
I have nothing more to say on the matter.

2. Support for the Taliban:

http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1923303,00.html
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/we-want-the-taliban-back-say-ordinary-afghans-443821.html
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/02/22/AR2010022201660.html?hpid=topnews

3. Pakistan & the Taliban

Bringing in Shariah Law in Taliban strongholds in Swat: http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/02/16/pakistan.taliban.sharia.law/index.html


Pakistani support of Taliban:
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/17/world/asia/17pstan.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tehrik-i-Taliban_Pakistan
Taliban-linked bombings in Pakistan: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_terrorist_incidents_in_Pakistan_since_2001



4. Other interesting things
As a democracy, why would Karzai bring in a law that would allow shia men to legally rape their life? The Qu'ran itself says you're not to rape. Surely all of this well. . misogyny, this can be interpreted as Taliban-style treatement towards women coming in through the back door?
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2008976385_afghanrape03.html

Went in for Oil & death count of Iraq: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2007/sep/16/iraq.iraqtimeline

America want to use Afghan base as 'new guantanmo bay'; if they wanted to get the terrorists in a matter that's compatible with human rights (that prohibits the use of torture) why would they want a new guantanmo bay? http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/afghanistan/7495213/Bagram-air-base-in-Afghanistan-could-be-new-Guantanamo.html

If we wanted to restore peace and proect people, why are we using missiles with chemical weapons that are causing a high number of birth deformities? Surely we're suppose to protect them, not cause this?
http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/World-News/Sky-News-Returns-To-Fallujah-Lisa-Holland-Revisits-The-Children-Born-With-Deformities/Article/200908415371946

5. Iraq civil war:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/4741616.stm Link showing how bad things have become.

British intelligence recently released as to the capabitlies of Iraq's missiles on page 55 of the Iraq Dossier showing that Iraq couldn't possibly reach the UK weapons-wise: http://www.archive2.official-documents.co.uk/document/reps/iraq/iraqdossier.pdf


This says it all:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Iraqcivcas.png

If Bin Laden did 9/11, why isn't this stated on his most wanted poster?
http://www.fbi.gov/wanted/topten/fugitives/laden.htm
"USAMA BIN LADEN IS WANTED IN CONNECTION WITH THE AUGUST 7, 1998, BOMBINGS OF THE UNITED STATES EMBASSIES IN DAR ES SALAAM, TANZANIA, AND NAIROBI, KENYA. THESE ATTACKS KILLED OVER 200 PEOPLE. IN ADDITION, BIN LADEN IS A SUSPECT IN OTHER TERRORIST ATTACKS THROUGHOUT THE WORLD."
This is why the Taliban wouldn't hand him over.

They [Taliban] said if you have evidence, you can have him, but if you haven't, no chance http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2001/09/11/world/main310852.shtml

We all know that the war sucks, so if you know anybody who'd use this 'cheat sheet', please copy and paste it in an email! Or, alternatively, send it to your local MP today! Quickly, before the Royal Mail goes on strike again. . .