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I'm gonna try to compile a list of resources for the genocides and humanitarian crisis going on so people will at least have a place to start so they can stay informed
Each place will have a link and then just click on the link to go to the resources. If yall have any you wanna recommend say it under the post of that place
Pls reblog the original posts so more people can see what’s been added
Hope this helps someone
Syria
Lebanon
Palestine
Sudan
Congo
Yemen
Iran
Morocco
Western Sahara
Armenia
Afghanistan
West Papua
Adornments for an Afghan Jewish woman in the first year of her marriage, 1981
Hindu Kush Mountain Range, Afghanistan/Pakistan
Quick Tour of Afghanistan
The General McChrystal Fracas
Wow.
It's been a while since I've seen shit hit the fan like that.
One thing I've always liked about military men, tradesmen and sportsmen is this: they never mince words. You know exactly where you stand with them. As a person with a tendency of saying whatever's on my mind (usually with no care or clue of how it will affect the people around me) I've always appreciated this. It's nice to be around a kindred spirit and it's probably why I've always gotten along with a lot of them. Even so, you should always know your limits.
Now, let's say you're a General in a public position, in fact, let's say you're the commander of all NATO and US Forces in Afghanistan. Pretty big, right? Right. So, it's pretty much understood that you should probably be a little more...'diplomatic'. Y'know, scale back on the naughty words, reign the arrogance in a tad, maybe get someone else to write your 'personal views' and leave your actual personal views aside, that sort of stuff. 'Cause you don't wanna cross the limit. But McChrystal seems to have seen all these rules and decided that they were meant for other people. Because what he did was stunning. Mouthing off about the President to a journalist from Rolling Stone? Yeah, that's way past the limit. I can't even comprehend.
Possibly McChrystal just didn't care. In fact, I'm gonna say it was damn near likely that he didn't care. One quote from the now infamous Rolling Stones article seems to lend this theory some credence:
Although McChrystal has been in charge of the war for only a year, in that short time he has managed to piss off almost everyone with a stake in the conflict.
Given the sheer amount of people who have stake in this conflict, that's a hell of an achievement. I damn near started a slow clap when I read that.
Of course, this isn't the first time McChrystal has let stupid shit tumble out of his mouth and then gotten in trouble with the president about it. Hell no!
Last fall, during the question-and-answer session following a speech he gave in London, McChrystal dismissed the counterterrorism strategy being advocated by Vice President Joe Biden as "shortsighted," saying it would lead to a state of "Chaos-istan." The remarks earned him a smackdown from the president himself, who summoned the general to a terse private meeting aboard Air Force One. The message to McChrystal seemed clear: Shut the fuck up, and keep a lower profile
Why have I not heard of this man before?! I'm mouthy and arrogant with a specialty in dick moves and I wanna go and shake his hand. He's my hero. You want more proof?
The general's staff is a handpicked collection of killers, spies, geniuses, patriots, political operators and outright maniacs. There's a former head of British Special Forces, two Navy Seals, an Afghan Special Forces commando, a lawyer, two fighter pilots and at least two dozen combat veterans and counterinsurgency experts.
Holy shit! He's a real-life Bond Villain! Obviously, McChrystal is like the Wu-Tang Clan - you don't fuck with him. Michael Hastings, the Rolling Stones journalist who followed him around and wrote the article, should probably start sleeping with one eye open.
But the things that really, really got him in trouble? Oh, man. Many of the oft-quoted comments were actually made by his aides, who referred to one top official as a "wounded animal" and another as a "clown" (I'd post the actual quotes here, but this post is long enough already and I'm getting tired). Obviously, there is no love lost betweeh the people who are on the ground and the people who are making the decisions. Just like any other workplace, really. The difference between any other person and McChrystal is that he and his people had a journalist following them around for a month, and this is being played out on a world stage. And his career will be ruined. And the bitchslap is coming from President Obama.
In his defence, McChrystal was probably not the best person to be in public. The man had spent his whole life in the military and surrounded by military men. He has the respect of many a soldier. But a PR savvy man with the ability to navigate his way around the notoriously murky and difficult waters of Washington politics, especially at this time? Yeah, probably not. This is a man who was obviously made to fight and win wars, not kiss babies and shake hands. Let's be realistic here.
What can we learn from this? Who knows? This isn't really about McChrystal. This is really about the war in Afghanistan and a lot of people have strong feelings about this. I'm not gonna wade into those waters, because I'm already biased. So I guess I'll take away this small nugget of learning-don't mouth off in front of journalists. Those bastards will publish anything you say.
legacy of the war between soviet union and afghanistan, now it marks the border between tajikistan and afghanistan
This article was posted on the 10th August 2021.
Heres a link to the crowd funding page for Rukhsana Media.
One could not count the moons that shimmer on her roofs,
Or the thousand splendid suns that hide behind her walls.
— Khaled Hosseini, A Thousand Splendid Suns
One could not count the moons that shimmer on her roofs,
Or the thousand splendid suns that hide behind her walls.
— Khaled Hosseini, A Thousand Splendid Suns
”Hey, we’re genocidal war criminals too!”
Not the amazing counter-argument this man thinks it is.
i follow a lot of social media activists and political commentary pages but what doesnt sit right with me is that hardly anyone is talking about whats happening to afghan women.
little girls are being married off to older men. they are being raped and forced to give birth. they cannot go to school. they cannot see a doctor. they cannot speak in public. women who speak out in protest are tortured or killed.
“She'll be married by the time she's 15 or 16 years old and deliver a child. That's her life.”
“I wish god had never created women, we are being treated worse than animals.”
How many of us will continue to be blind?
Are women and these young girls really free from their sorrows? Their bodies are already covered, but they still can't decide over their own bodies. Voices that used to ring like bells are now forced to be silent beneath the veils. They said it's for protection, but why are they still in danger? They already covered their faces, but you could still see the desperation in their eyes to be free. Their fingers, which once held pens and papers, were now trembling from fear and full of callouses.
Afghan women are fierce and proud. They will continue to stand, but the world chooses to ignore.
I know the new Hunger Games book announcement is exciting. But in what world are we hearing more about a book announcement than we are about the bombing of 40 children in a UN school-turned-refugee shelter? These two events occurred on the same day. Only one is being widely spoken about in the media.
Let’s not forget why Suzanne Collins wrote the series in the first place. One night, she was watching TV, flipping back and forth between coverage of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and a reality-TV show. That's when she had the idea that would ultimately turn into The Hunger Games.
Please don’t let pop culture distract you from a genocide.
