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Issue No. 35                       October 14 - 20,  2001                       Quezon City, Philippines

Into the Morass:
Alternative Reader on the US-led Northern Alliance

The US-led military attacks against Afghanistan have been projected in the western media as "acts of self-defense." We are also led to believe that the US and the Northern Alliance are concerned about non-combatant Afghans since the latter are given food and other humanitarian aid. Are these analyses true? It is important at this point to have an alternative appreciation of the facts.

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The Civilian Toll By A.J. Chien Forward in Organizing and Unleashing People's Resistance to Imperialist Aggression! By the Communist Party of Afghanistan Lost in the Rhetorical Fog of War By Robert Fisk Bush and Blair Have Already Lost the Talking War across the Middle East By Robert Fisk `There isn't a Target in Afghanistan Worth a $1 M Missile - Mohamed Heikal By Stephen Moss Say What You Want, But This War is Illegal By Michael Mandel Into the Morass: There is No Clear Way to End this War By George Monbiot A Message to Troops, Would-be Troops and Other Youth By Jeff Paterson

Bombing the Truth By Adam Porter The Clash of Ignorance By Edward W. Said Media Spin Revolves Around the Word `Terrorist' By Normal Solomon TV News: A Militarized Zone By Normal Solomon Please read also our previous readers Unlimited War: Alternative Reader on America's Anti-terrorism Crusade Justice Not Vengeance: Alternative Reader on Campaign Against Global Terrorism Blowback: An Alternative Reader on the US Attacks

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