Friday, October 7, 2016

15 Years Ago Today And The Endless War




 This will be just a short post today. Just a reminder of what today is
and what it has meant to our lives. Rethink war.

Fifteen years ago on October 7th 2001 the United States of America launched Operation Enduring Freedom invading Afghanistan after the Taliban declined to extradite Osama bin Laden and expel al-Qaeda unless given convincing evidence of his involvement in the 911 Attacks.
It is now the longest war in our county's history and the beginning of the Endless War On Terror.

As of 2015, tens of thousands of people had been killed in the war. Over 4,000 ISAF soldiers (NATO-led security forces) and civilian contractors as well as over 15,000 Afghan national security forces members have been killed, as well as nearly 20 thousand civilians. (these numbers are said to be much more by some especially the civilian deaths)

As of September 23, 2016, there have been 2,216 U.S. US military deaths in the War in Afghanistan.

All fighters in this war have been accused and/or convicted of war crimes and human rights abuses. The Taliban, the Northern Alliance, Coalition Forces and US soldiers.

The Patriot Act was signed into law by President George W. Bush on October 26, 2001. Senator Russ Feingold was the only Senator to vote against the bill.

On September 14, 2001 the Authorization for Use of Military Force was passed with Barbara Lee, D-CA being the only member of either house of Congress to vote against the bill.

It is very clear that with Clinton or Trump the increase in war and militarism will be greatly increased. This year's vote is very important for the future of us and our children. The evidence is that most likely war will continue. Although the Libertarians and the Greens are the most anti-war it is unlikely they will garner the votes and even if they did, getting their agenda passed in any bill in Congress would be hard to imagine and it would just die in place. Please join your local peace groups and anti-war organizations and do what you can to end the madness.

Hillary Clinton on national security and military defense issues READ HERE
Donald J. Trump on the issues HERE
Gary Johnson on the issues HERE
Jill Stein HERE



Many in this election have been looking for change.
Many believe that a revolution is on the horizon.
Many hope voting correctly will curb this downward spiral.
And many think it will take a violent insurrection and are planning on it.
"Let there be Peace on Earth and let it begin with me."
This image found at
Clearing The Fog Radio


This song may offend some.
Added because it was written by Matt Johnson
as a commentary to the War on Terror:
Armageddon Days Are Here (Again) By The The

Please Visit The Kether Muse Website.
Beginning in The Wormhole

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