Newsgroup: it.politica.internazionale
Titolo: Il fallimento afghano

Mentre si prepara il fallimento iracheno, si consolida il fallimento (in
termini di "democrazia", "diritti umani" e altre fiabe dei fratelli Grimm)
afghano. Riproduco qui una parte dell'interessante art. di Bar'el (su
"Haaretz"), che si può leggere per intero su
http://news.haaretz.co.il/hasen/pages/ShArt.jhtml?itemNo=272884&contrassID=2
&subContrassID=5&sbSubContrassID=0&listSrc=Y&itemNo=272884
Shalom. Namib
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      Flaws in the Afghan model
      [...]
      By Zvi Bar'el
      [...]
      Last year, under the limited rule of President Hamid Karzai, who is
protected by no fewer than 200 American soldiers, Afghanistan set a new
record: It became the largest producer of opium in the world.
      The euphoria that accompanied the liberation from the Taliban regime
has also been enjoyed by the drug barons and the local bosses. They are able
to grow poppies with no fear of the brutal harassment that was inflicted on
them by the Taliban, who banned this crop. According to a United Nations
report, Afghanistan produced 3,400 tons of opium last year.
      The satisfaction at the considerable improvement in the status of
women in that country is also likely to fade when the UN presents its report
on the subject, which is due out today. According to the report, the
education system for women was expanded in only one city - Kabul, the
capital. In Kabul, some women can work in professions that were barred to
them during the Taliban era. But in the rural areas and in the other cities,
women's rights remain a dead letter. Women are afraid to take jobs and
hardly any girls' schools have been opened, and those that have opened are
being attended by men. Similarly, the personal safety and security of women
in Afghanistan is at a nadir.
      In short, the situation in Afghanistan, according to media reports and
human rights organizations, is rapidly reverting to what it was during the
period of Taliban rule. For example, the "Islamic Morality Police," who
operate on the streets of Kabul, are seizing men and women who do not behave
according to the rules of Islam. A judge who was appointed by Karzai ruled
this week that cable television must be prohibited because it is contrary to
the Islamic faith. The lopping off of organs - which has again become a form
of punishment in the provinces - along with public flogging by policemen and
torture of prisoners no longer draw public attention. Refugees who returned
home suffer discrimination, and the new constitution, which is currently
being formulated, will include harsh religious elements that are little
different from those that guided the Taliban authorities.
      [...]
      The direct control of the government, which consists of 32 ministries
in order to placate all the factions, is confined only to the boundaries of
Kabul. Attempts by Karzai to oblige the provincial governors to transfer to
the central government the revenues they collect from taxes encounter total
refusal.
      The presence of about 10,000 American troops in Afghanistan is also
starting to cause difficulties. Shooting at American targets as well as the
planting of bombs and the mining of patrol roads are becoming daily
occurrences. In the three weeks between January 16 and February 5, 30
incidents were recorded, involving shooting, abductions of civilians and
other attacks. Posters attacking the presence of the American forces are put
up in mosques overnight.
      The report that two Afghan citizens died at the American interrogation
facility located at Bagram Air Base, the U.S. military headquarters north of
Kabul, this week heightened tensions and fed the anger directed at the U.S.
The two died in December and their deaths were explained at the time as
having been due to "natural causes." An investigative report by The New York
Times exposed the truth. The paper's reporters met with family members and
were given the report of a military pathologist, which classified the deaths
as homicides. A spokesman for the military, responding to the findings, said
that the deaths were not necessarily the result of a criminal act, as such
an act requires "criminal intent."
      Reports in the Afghan press speak of a condescending attitude toward
Afghan citizens by the members of the American Special Forces in the
country. According to the reports, the U.S. troops break furniture and beat
up members of the family while conducting house searches. In some cases,
women have been subjected to body searches. An Afghan citizen who was
interviewed by the BBC warned that if another search like that is carried
out, "we will show them the meaning of anger." The American troops set up
checkpoints in towns and villages without knowing the local language. They
are equipped with pages listing the essential words and phrases, such as
"stand still," "move forward," "be careful" and the like.
      If the presence of 10,000 American soldiers is generating a resistance
movement in Afghanistan, one can conjecture what the presence of more than
250,000 soldiers will do in Iraq. The pressure that the American troops are
facing comes not only from the tough missions, the terrible weather and the
rugged terrain. "There is no way of knowing who is for you and who is
against you here," an American soldier wrote home in a letter that was
published in the United States. "Everyone is a suspect."
      [...]

qui una parte dell'interessante art. di Bar'el (su "Haaretz"),
*ROTFL*
Interessante per dimostrare quanto dsia idiota :)
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Afghanistan set a new record: It became the largest producer of opium in
the world. 
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*LOL*
Lo era gia' da anni! :)))))))))
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In short, the situation in Afghanistan, according to media reports and
human rights organizations, is rapidly reverting to what it was during
the period of Taliban rule.
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*LOL*
E questo quando la riga sopra dice che pure nelle aree rurali si aprono
scuole per donne, anche se con insegnanti uomini!!! (cioe' uomini e
donne non sono separati!!! :))) Manco si rende conto di quello che
significa :)) )
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A judge who was appointed by Karzai ruled this week that cable
television must be prohibited because it is contrary to the Islamic
faith.
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*LOL*
Peccato che il parere di un giudice non fa legge :)
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and the new constitution, which is currently being formulated, will
include harsh religious elements that are little different from those
that guided the Taliban authorities. 
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E qui vede pure nel futuro, visto che non l'hanno ancora scritta :))
*LOL*
-Stefano

 published in the United States. "Everyone is a suspect."
welcome in Afghanistan <g>
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