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Bleeding Afghanistan: Washington, Warlords and the Propaganda
of Silence
Challenging Columbus Day: Denver Organizers Discuss Why They
Protest the Holiday
Bleeding Afghanistan: Washington, Warlords and the
Propaganda of Silence
This weekend marks the fifth anniversary of the US invasion
of Afghanistan. In recent months the Taliban has seized control
of entire regions of the country. The security situation has
worsened as suicide bombings are up 600 percent this year.
Opium and poppy cultivation are at record highs. NATO forces
are suffering their highest casualty rate in five years. We
speak with Sonali Kolhatkar and James Ingalls, authors of
the new book, “Bleeding Afghanistan: Washington, Warlords
and the Propaganda of Silence.” [includes rush
transcript]
This weekend marks the fifth anniversary of the US invasion
of Afghanistan. Fifty cruise missiles were launched from submarines
in the Arabian Sea. B52 and B2 Stealth bombers began air strikes.
The Pentagon called the attack Operation Enduring Freedom.
The invasion came less than a month after 9/11. Among the
Bush administration’s goals were the capture of Osama
Bin Laden and the dismantling of the Taliban.
Five years later, neither objective has been realized. In
recent months the Taliban has seized control of entire regions
of the country. The security situation has worsened as suicide
bombings are up 600 percent this year. Opium and poppy cultivation
are at record highs. NATO forces are suffering their highest
casualty rate in five years. The number of U.S. troops in
Afghanistan has now reached about 20,000 -- the highest number
of U.S. forces in the country since the invasion. Meanwhile,
the Bush administration continues to hold hundreds of prisoners
without charge at Bagram airbase.
We speak with the co-authors of the book,“Bleeding
Afghanistan: Washington, Warlords and the Propaganda of Silence.”
Sonali is host of the popular Pacifica Radio Show, Uprising.
Sonali Kolhatkar and James Ingalls are also co-directors of
the Afghan Women's
Mission. They traveled to Afghanistan last year to witness
firsthand the results of U.S policy there and to understand
how ordinary Afghans felt about the war.
- James Ingalls, co-author of "Bleeding Afghanistan
Washington, Warlords, and the Propaganda of Silence"
and co-director of the Afghan Women’s Mission.
Challenging Columbus Day: Denver Organizers Discuss
Why They Protest the Holiday
Monday is known as Columbus Day, which is supposed to commemorate
the arrival of Christopher Columbus to the so-called "new
world" in 1492. But the holiday has long caused anger
amongst people of color, especially Native Americans, who
object to honoring a man who opened the door to European colonization,
the exploitation of native peoples and the slave trade. We
talk to Glenn Morris of the American Indian Movement of Colorado
and Glenn Spagnuolo of Progressive Italians Transforming the
Columbus Day Holiday. [includes rush
transcript]
The first state commemoration of Columbus Day was in Colorado
and when our "Breaking the Sound Barrier" tour visited
the state earlier this month - I sat down with two activists
who were working to transform the holiday. Glenn Morris is
a member of the Leadership Council of the American Indian
Movement of Colorado, an Attorney and Associate Professor
of Political Science at the University of Colorado at Denver.
Glenn Spagnuolo is a member of Transform Columbus Day Alliance
and the Director of PITCH - Progressive Italians Transforming
the Columbus Day Holiday.
- Glenn Morris, member of the Leadership Council of the
American Indian Movement
of Colorado. Attorney and Associate Professor of Political
Science at University of Colorado at Denver.
For a copy of today’s program, call 1 (800) 881 2359.
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