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N° 11 – 9/1/2002
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In this number 11 / Dans ce numéro 11 :
- SOLIDARITE DU PCN AVEC « EKAITZA » : UN JOURNAL
BASQUE CONDAMNE POUR APOLOGIE DU TERRORISME !
- PRESIDENT SADDAM HUSSEIN LASHES OUT AT ISRAEL FOR
SEIZING ARMS SHIP, U.S. FOR EYEING SOMALIA.
- GUERRE PLANETAIRE SANS FIN : LES ETATS-UNIS EVOQUENT
LA PHASE 2 DE LA GUERRE ANTITERRORISME
- PCN : SOLIDARITAD ! PETICIN DE APOYO PARA LUCHA DE
VIEQUES
- PRESS REVIEW : AFGHANISTAN FACES AN ENVIRONMENTAL
CRISIS
- LE VRAI VISAGE DE LA « DEMOCRATIE » AUX USA :
INQUIETANTE HAUSSE DES EXECUTIONS "VOLONTAIRES" AUX
ETATS-UNIS
- PRESS REVIEW : GERMAN TROOPS TO KUWAIT: PRELUDE TO
IRAQ
- ANTISEMITISME ISRAELIEN : UN PARLEMENTAIRE ISRAELIEN
INSULTE L'AMBASSADEUR AMERICAIN
- SUDAN WARNS AGAINST US 'TERROR' WAR
- RUSSIA, CHINA: NO FOREIGN INFLUENCE IN AFGHANISTAN
WANTED
- IRAQ PAPER SLAMS LIEBERMAN
- PRESS REVIEW : HEROIN, DRUG WARLORDS REAPPEAR ON
AFGHAN SCENE
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SOLIDARITE DU PCN AVEC « EKAITZA » :
UN JOURNAL BASQUE CONDAMNE POUR APOLOGIE DU TERRORISME
!
L'auteur d'un dessin et le directeur de la publication
de l'hebdomadaire nationaliste basque "Ekaitza",
publié à Bayonne, ont été condamnés en correctionnelle
à une amende de 1.500 euros pour "apologie du
terrorisme".
Le 13 septembre, deux jours après les attentats aux
Etats-Unis, l'hedomadaire avait publié un dessin
représentant les deux tours du World Trade Center à
New York et les deux avions qui les percutaient. "Nous
l'avons tous rêvé, le Hamas l'a fait", proclamait la
légende.
Le préfet des Pyrénées-Atlantiques avait alors saisi
le parquet, qui avait décidé d'engager des poursuites.
La direction de l'hebdomadaire a fait savoir qu'il
ferait appel de cette condamnation honteuse.
PRESIDENT SADDAM HUSSEIN LASHES OUT AT ISRAEL
FOR SEIZING ARMS SHIP, U.S. FOR EYEING SOMALIA.
Iraqi President Saddam Hussein lashed out at Israel on
Monday, saying its seizure of an arms ship was
"criminal piracy" in breach of international laws, the
official Iraqi News Agency reported. Saddam Hussein
also accused the United States of threatening to take
its anti-terror campaign to Somalia, saying it was a
cover "for the Zionist-American plot to force their
full domination over the Red Sea," the agency
reported, quoting a statement from a Cabinet meeting
chaired Saddam.
Israel last week seized a ship in the Red Sea laden
with rockets and other weapons it said were destined
for Palestinians. The Palestinians denied any
connection. "This is a sheer breach of international
navigation laws and a criminal piracy, Saddam was
quoted as saying. The Israelis "claim it was
transporting weapons to Palestinians," he said,
according to INA. "The real crime is the breach by the
Zionist entity of international laws."
Regarding Somalia, where the United States has been
conducting reconnaissance flights to search for
al-Qaida terrorist camps, Saddam Hussein said, "It is
hard to separate between the piracy crimes committed
by the Zionist entity ... in the Red Sea and the
American-Zionist plans against Somalia."
GUERRE PLANETAIRE SANS FIN :
LES ETATS-UNIS EVOQUENT LA PHASE 2 DE LA GUERRE
ANTITERRORISME
Dans une interview au New York Times publiée ce
mercredi, le secrétaire adjoint à la Défense Paul
Wolfowitz déclare que le prochaine phase de la guerre
américaine contre le terrorisme aura pour objectif
d'empêcher les terroristes d'entrer dans des pays
comme la Somalie, le Yemen, l'Indonésie ou les
Philippines.
Wolfowitz ajoute que le Pentagone coopère déjà avec
des pays amis comme les Philippines, qui sont
demandeurs d'une aide américaine. "Nous nous préparons
à entraîner, conseiller, assister et entretenir des
unités des forces armées philippines pour améliorer
leur capacité à neutraliser les organisations
terroristes à l'intérieur des Philippines", a précisé
un porte-parole du Pentagone.
(d’après Reuters)
PCN : SOLIDARITAD !
PETICIN DE APOYO PARA LUCHA DE VIEQUES
PETITION FOR SUPPORT OF VIEQUES STRUGG
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
COMITE PRO RESCATE Y DESARROLLO DE VIEQUES
Apartado 1424 Vieques, Puerto Rico 00765
Tel. (787) 741-0716 Fax (787) 741-0358
Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
7 de enero de 2002
Estimados Amig@s:
Después de los eventos terribles del 11 de septiembre
puede ser que lgunos hayan temidos que la lucha
valiente de Vieques, Puerto Rico, por liberarse de la
Marina de Guerra estadounidense sería incluida entre
las víctimas, que la oleada de apoyo al militarismo
podría ahogar a este impresionante movimiento de base
que se ha servido como una fuente de inspiración para
los pueblos marginados a través del mundo.
El Comité Pro Rescate y Desarrollo de Vieques (CPRDV)
se complace en informarles que la lucha en Vieques no
sólo vive, sino que está más fuerte que nunca en su
compromiso con la desmilitarización de la Isla Nena y
devolverla al pueblo viequense. Si fue inmoral antes
del 11 septiembre bombardear por 60 años a una isla
poblada – contaminando los terrenos, haciendo sufrir
a su gente, produciendo enfermedades de forma
alarmante como cáncer, problemas cardiacos é otros
problemas de salud, destruyendo la economía y la vida
social – sigue siendo inmoral después del 11 de
septiembre. Continuar sacrificando a Vieques y su
gente no es sólo inmoral, sino que tampoco sirve para
combatir el terrorismo ni para contribuir a la defensa
nacional.
Por muchos años el CPRDV ha encabezado la lucha en
Vieques, tanto antes como después de la muerte de
David Sanes en abril 1999. Junto con otras
organizaciones establecimos el Campamento Justicia y
Paz, ubicado frente a la entrada de la zona de
bombardeos de la Marina. Desde la oficina del
campamento se coordina visitas de grupos solidarios y
divulgamos información a través del mundo, además de
organizar la desobediencia civil y otras actividades.
Una clave para el éxito de nuestra lucha es mantener
el funcionamiento de nuestro campamento a su alto
nivel de eficiencia y efectividad, lo que requiere
considerable financiamiento. Entre los costos fijos se
incluye el pago de la renta, la luz, el agua, los
teléfonos y materiales de oficina y mantenimiento de
equipos como las computadoras, copiadora, etc. El
campamento hospeda a los grupos solidarios que nos
visitan, así como los voluntarios que nos ayudan con
las tareas de la oficina, el mantenimiento y otras
actividades relacionadas con la lucha, además de
quienes vienen para participar en la desobediencia
civil. También pagamos fianzas y los costos de
transportar a los viequenses a la isla grande para
asistir los juicios, citas con sus abogados, é otros
asuntos legales.
Gracias al amplio apoyo de muchas organizaciones y
miles de individuos en Vieques, en el resto de Puerto
Rico, en muchas partes del EEUU y del mundo hemos
logrado cubrir los gastos durante los pasados dos
años. Dicho apoyo nos ha ayudado demonstrar que con
una lucha justa y pacífica una comunidad pobre tiene
la capacidad de
enfrentarse exitósamente con la fuerza militar más
poderosa de todos los tiempos. No obstante, desde el
11 de septiembre las contribuciones se han
disminuidas, aunque nuestro compromiso sigue
fortalecido y la lucha entra una etapa crítica.
Mientras nos preparamos para las próximas acciones
como respuesta a las amenazas de la Marina de renovar
los bombardeos a fines de enero 2002, su solidaridad
es esencial. Solitamos su apoyo económico, para que
podamos seguir nuestro trabajo con el mismo alto nivel
de eficiencia y efectividad. Una victoria en Vieques
por la paz y la justicia se sentirá en todo el mundo.
Unanse a nosotros!
Se puede enviar las contribuciones a la dirección del
Comité ó directamente a nuestro cuenta del Banco
Popular: #112 868231
Gracias anticipadas por su donativo,
En lucha, en solidaridad
Paz para Vieques, Paz para el Mundo
Comité Pro Rescate y Desarrollo de Vieques
Apartado 1424 Vieques, Puerto Rico 00765 (787)
741-0716
Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
PRESS REVIEW :
AFGHANISTAN FACES AN ENVIRONMENTAL CRISIS
(by Fred Pearce, THE NEW SCIENTIST, january 2002)
A new catastrophe faces Afghanistan - the US bombing
campaign is conspiring with years of civil conflict
and “"rought to create an environmental crisis.
Humanitarian and political concerns are dominating the
headlines. But they are also masking the disappearance
of the country's once rich habitat and wildlife, which
are quietly being crushed by war. The UN is
dispatching a team of investigators to the region in
February to evaluate the damage. "A healthy
environment is a prerequisite for rehabilitation,"
says Klaus Töpfer, head of the UN Environment
Programme.
Much of south-east Afghanistan was once lush forest
watered by monsoon rains. Forests now cover less than
two per cent of the country. "The worst deforestation
occurred during Taliban rule, when its timber mafia
denuded forests to sell to Pakistani markets," says
Usman Qazi, an environmental consultant based in
Quetta, Pakistan.
And the intense bombing intended to flush out the last
of the Taliban troops is destroying or burning much of
what remains.
Farming and firewood :
The refugee crisis is also wrecking the environment,
and much damage may be irreversible. Forests and
vegetation are being cleared for much-needed farming,
but the gains are likely to be only short-term.
"Eventually the land will be unfit for even the most
basic form of agriculture," warns Hammad Naqi of the
World Wide Fund for Nature in Pakistan. Refugees -
around four million at the last count - are also
cutting into forests for firewood.
The hail of bombs falling on Afghanistan is making
life particularly hard for the country's wildlife.
Birds such as the pelican and endangered Siberian
crane cross eastern Afghanistan as they follow one of
the world's great migratory thoroughfares from Siberia
to Pakistan and India.
But the number of birds flying across the region has
dropped by a staggering 85 per cent. "Cranes are very
sensitive and they do not use the route if they see
any danger," says Ashiq Ahmad, an environmental
scientist for the WWF in Peshawar, Pakistan, who has
tracked the collapse of the birds' migration this
winter.
Mountain hideout :
The rugged mountains also usually provide a safe haven
for mountain leopards, gazelles, bears and Marco Polo
sheep - the world's largest species. "The same terrain
that allows fighters to strike and disappear back into
the hills has also, historically, enabled wildlife to
survive," says Peter Zahler of the Wildlife
Conservation Society, based in New York. But he warns
they are now under intense pressure from the bombing
and invasions of refugees and fighters.
For instance, some refugees are hunting rare snow
leopards to buy safe passage across the border. A
single fur can fetch $2000 on the black market, says
Zahler. Only 5000 or so snow leopards are thought to
survive in central Asia, and less than 100 in
Afghanistan, their numbers already decimated by
extensive hunting and smuggling into Pakistan before
the conflict.
Timber, falcons and medicinal plants are also being
smuggled across the border. The Taliban once
controlled much of this trade, but the recent power
vacuum could exacerbate the problem.
Bombing will also leave its mark beyond the obvious
craters. Defence analysts say that while depleted
uranium has been used less in Afghanistan than in the
Kosovo conflict, conventional explosives will litter
the country with pollutants. They contain toxic
compounds such as cyclonite, a carcinogen, and rocket
propellants contain perchlorates, which damage thyroid
glands. “
LE VRAI VISAGE DE LA « DEMOCRATIE » AUX USA :
INQUIETANTE HAUSSE DES EXECUTIONS "VOLONTAIRES" AUX
ETATS-UNIS
Face à un durcissement des conditions de détention
dans les "couloirs de la mort" aux Etats-Unis, de plus
en plus de condamnés réclament d'être exécutés
rapidement et renoncent à déposer des recours,
estiment les avocats et opposants à la peine capitale.
Les condamnés souffrent notamment de l'isolement et,
plutôt que de sombrer dans la dépression ou d'être
frappés par d'autres maladies mentales, préfèrent la
mort.
Selon une étude d'Amnesty International diffusée au
printemps dernier, 90 personnes ont demandé à être
exécutées depuis le feu vert au rétablissement de la
peine de mort prononcé par la Cour suprême en 1976.
Mais les deux tiers de ces exécutions "volontaires"
ont été effectuées depuis 1994.
En Arizona, les conditions de détention des condamnés
à mort ont été modifiées en 1997. Les détenus ont été
transférés dans un centre de "sécurité supermaximum"
où ils sont enfermés dans de petites cellules,
totalement solitaires 23 heures par jour.
En Oklahoma, Etat au premier rang des exécutions en
2001 (18) juste devant le Texas, les condamnés à mort
ont été déplacés ces dernières années dans une
installation en sous-sol où ils ne voient jamais la
lumière du jour.
En Floride, un filet vient d'être placé devant les
cellules des couloirs de la mort et les condamnés ne
voient plus au dehors. Les stylos à plume et crayons à
dessin sont également interdits depuis 1999, toujours
pour des raisons de sécurité. Au moins quatre
exécutions "volontaires" sont programmées dans cet
Etat, dont la première dès le 7 février. (d’après
Reuters)
PRESS REVIEW :
GERMAN TROOPS TO KUWAIT: PRELUDE TO IRAQ
(from The Irish Times, January 9, 2002)
Berlin sending military force to Kuwait, From Derek
Scally, in Berlin
“GERMANY: Germany is sending 250 troops to Kuwait in
the next three weeks as part of Operation Enduring
Freedom, prompting speculation that the US may be
planning a military attack against Iraq. The
deployment comes as the first German troops to serve
in the international security force in Afghanistan
arrived early this morning in Kabul. The Defence
Ministry in Berlin said 50 German soldiers will arrive
in Kuwait next week and be supplemented by additional
troops later in the month. The soldiers are drawn from
the Bundeswehr ABC division, trained to deal with
atomic, biological and chemical warfare (...)
The Defence Ministry declined to comment on the
details of the operation, saying only that it was part
of Operation Enduring Freedom, to which Germany has
committed almost 4,000 soldiers. Germany is
contributing another 1,200 soldiers to the British-led
international force in Afghanistan. The 70-strong
force, comprising 50 paratroopers and 20
communications and medical officers, will be joined by
a larger German contingent before the end of January.
The force was one of the key points agreed among
members of Afghanistan's new interim authority at
UN-sponsored talks on the country's future in Bonn
last month. The key function of the force is to
maintain law and order in Kabul and its immediate
surroundings for the interim government.
The German soldiers left Cologne airbase yesterday
morning and flew to Eindhoven in the Netherlands to
collect 30 Dutch troops. The combined forces travelled
to Trebizond airbase in Turkey, before completing
their journey at the Bagam airstrip outside Kabul.
Besides soldiers, Germany brought anti-mine vehicles
and armoured carriers to Kabul yesterday.
The German contingent follows a prolonged political
debate and two parliamentary votes, showing the
soul-searching that military deployment still causes.
Post-war constitutional measures oblige the government
to obtain parliamentary approval for every individual
deployment of German troops on foreign soil. The first
parliamentary vote, on German participation in
Operation Enduring Freedom, almost brought down the
government. The second vote for participation in the
Kabul-based force passed through parliament with a
cross-party consensus in late December, in the
afterglow of the successful conclusion of UN talks in
Bonn.”
ANTISEMITISME ISRAELIEN :
UN PARLEMENTAIRE ISRAELIEN INSULTE L'AMBASSADEUR
AMERICAIN
Un député israélien d'extrême-droite a insulté
l'ambassadeur américain en Israël devant le Parlement,
s'attirant les foudres du gouvernement.
Zvi Hendel, un membre du Parti d'union nationale,
membre de la majorité de Sharon, a traité
l'ambassadeur Daniel Kurtzer, un Juif orthodoxe, de
''Yehudon'', une insulte en hébreu signifiant ''Petit
Juif''. ''Nous ne pouvons pas laisser Israël permettre
l'ingérence d'un petit Juif, un petit Juif qui
représente les Etats-Unis (...) dans les affaires
intérieures israéliennes''. Sa remarque a été diffusée
par les radios et télévisions israéliennes. M. Hendel
faisait référence aux commentaires de M. Kurtzer,
selon lesquels Israël devrait dépenser son argent dans
les colonies juives de la Bande de Gaza et
Cisjordanie, plutôt qu'auprès des handicapés
israéliens. Ces derniers sont actuellement en grève et
réclament une augmentation de leurs pensions.
Selon le porte-parole du député, Asi Talmon, M. Hendel
ne pensait pas que sa remarque serait prise pour une
insulte antisémite. ''Il ne pensait pas à mal'',
a-t-il affirmé. Dans un communiqué, le cabinet du
Premier ministre Ariel Sharon a vivement condamné
cette remarque. ''Les expressions telles que celles
qui ont été entendues aujourd'hui n'ont pas leur place
ici et doivent être condamnées''.
L'utilisation de cette insulte n'est pas une nouveauté
au Parlement israélien. En juillet 1997, le député
Rehavam Zeevi avait utilisé la même insulte pour
décrire l'ambassadeur américain de l'époque Martin
Indyk, également juif. Il l'avait plus tard défié
d'une bagarre à mains nues.
SUDAN WARNS AGAINST US 'TERROR' WAR
(from HTTP://WWW.STOPNATO.ORG.UK)
US-led "anti-terror war" should not be taken to east
Africa, Sudan urges. The US-led "war on terrorism"
should not be taken to east Africa and the world
community must instead work together to fight the
scourge of terrorism, a senior Sudanese official said
here. Sudanese Vice President Ali Osman Taha said
Tuesday amid preparations for a summit here of seven
east African nations members of IGAD the US-led "war
on terrorism," currently waged in Afghanistan, should
not be used as a pretext to harm the security and
sovereignty of IGAD member states Sudan, Somalia,
Kenya, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Uganda, and Djibouti.
Somalia and Sudan have both been accused by the United
States of hosting
or supporting terrorist groups, but both countries
have been at pains to distance themselves from such
organizations. "We reject any attempt to use the
present circumstances to violate the security and
sovereignty of the member states," Taha said ahead of
the summit on Thursday and Friday.
RUSSIA, CHINA: NO FOREIGN INFLUENCE IN AFGHANISTAN
WANTED
Group Led by Russia, China Says It Wants Afghanistan
Free of Foreign Influence.
BEIJING -- Asserting its right to a leading role in
Central Asia, a six-nation group led by China and
Russia said Monday it wants Afghanistan free of
foreign influence. A statement by a meeting of foreign
ministers of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, a
group set up in part to fight Islamic militancy,
welcomed the end of the Taliban government. But it
said outside attempts to influence Afghan affairs
would lead to a new crisis for the region.
"The situation in the region should be decided by the
countries themselves," said Foreign Minister Igor
Ivanov of Russia. The other members are Kazakstan,
Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. Monday's
statement didn't single out any foreign government.
China has supported the U.S.-led anti-terror campaign,
but is uneasy about the American military presence in
the region. Beijing has called for an early end to
military action in Afghanistan. Other members regard
Pakistan as a rival for influence after the fall of
the Taliban, which it long supported. Smaller members
of the group have mixed sentiments about a U.S.
presence, some hoping it will offset domination by
their huge neighbors. Uzbekistan has allowed American
troops on its territory, while Kyrgyzstan agreed to
let Washington use one of its airfields.
The statement Monday called for a "peaceful, neutral"
Afghanistan and warned against "any kind of
administration forced on Afghanistan, or a scheme to
influence it." Such efforts, it said, would lead to a
"new crisis for Afghanistan and the surrounding
region." The Shanghai Cooperation Group was formed in
1996 to fight terrorism, separatism and extremism.
IRAQ PAPER SLAMS LIEBERMAN
An official Iraqi newspaper on Sunday 6 january
attacked U.S. Sen. Joseph Lieberman over his remarks
on the necessity of U.S. action to topple Iraqi
leader Saddam Hussein as part of the war on terrorism.
Lieberman, a Democrat, and Republican John McCain
recently signed a letter to U.S. President George W.
Bush urging him to make Iraq the next target in the
"war on terrorism" following the U.S.-led campaign in
Afghanistan. Last week the pair led a delegation of
senators to Ankara, Turkey, where they vowed any
action against Iraq would be taken in consultation
with Turkey and other countries in the region. "I
expressed the point of view, which I think is felt by
many in the United States, that the war against
terrorism will not end until Saddam Hussein is removed
from power in Baghdad," Lieberman told reporters in
Ankara.
"This arrogant Jew has launched a campaign against a
number of Arab countries ... concentrating his attack
on Iraq, inciting the American administration against
it," Al-Thawra, newspaper of the ruling Baath Party,
said in a front-page editorial. "He is still, without
any occasion, attacking Iraq and the Palestinian
organizations, accusing them of terrorism and
declaring insolently his support for the Zionist
entity," the newspaper added.
Bush recently warned Iraq to allow United Nations
weapons inspections to resume or "find out" the
consequences. The U.N. says sanctions, imposed on Iraq
for its 1990 invasion of Kuwait, cannot be lifted
unless Baghdad allows inspectors back into the country
to check for weapons of mass destruction.
(from INA and Reuters)
PRESS REVIEW :
HEROIN, DRUG WARLORDS REAPPEAR ON AFGHAN SCENE
(Peter Dale Scott, Pacific News Service, December 20,
2001)
EDITOR'S NOTE: Quick on the heels of Taliban defeat,
starving farmers are replanting the opium poppies
banned under the Islamist regime, giving rise to
fears of renewed drug warlordism. Engaged in the
shooting war,
Washington may be turning a blind eye to a favorite
income source of its allies, says Pacific News
Service commentator Peter Dale Scott -- bad news for
those who want to reduce global heroin production.
“Within two years, Afghanistan may again be producing
2,800 or more tons of opium annually, according to
U.S. and Pakistani sources, becoming again the world's
chief supply source. In areas bordering Pakistan,
where most of the opium is processed, prices have
already plummeted. While the Taliban effectively
forbade growing opium poppies -- the raw material for
heroin -- their defeat means starving farmers are
hurrying to replant the one lucrative crop available
to them. This is of course bad news for those striving
to reduce the scourge of heroin in the world. It also
presents the risk of a return of warlordism to
Afghanistan -- regional commanders and armies financed
by the opium in their area, jealously refusing to
relinquish such a lucrative income source to a
central government. At risk is a revival of the
vicious internecine feuds that took so many civilian
lives in the 1990s, after the Soviet withdrawal.
With planting and other drug business already moving
quickly on the ground, there has not yet been any
vigorous U.S. counteroffensive to finance the
post-Taliban government from healthier sources. An
October United Nations report confirmed that the
Taliban successfully eliminated opium production in
Afghanistan with a ban in 2000 that was almost
universally enforced. The feat was enormous: before
the ban, Afghanistan supplied 90 per cent of Europe's
heroin. Then, Afghanistan provided 3,276 tons of opium
poppies, more than half the world's output. This
year's post-ban crop, however, was a small 185 tons,
over 90 percent of it from provinces under the control
of America's allies the Northern Alliance. Those
skeptical about Mullah Omar's motives for the ban
speculated that the Taliban held substantial reserves
of processed opium and wished to drive up prices. The
same sources predicted that a dumping of Taliban opium
into the world market would follow the U.S. attack.
This did not happen.
Indeed, the U.N. report noted that the dramatic
reduction in Afghan opium production was not offset by
increases in other countries. The stage was set for
the biggest blow to global heroin trafficking since
the Communist crackdown in China after World War II.
However, what would have been the world's largest
curtailment of opium production in half a century
will now apparently be reversed. As the Taliban was
driven or fled from province after province, reports
indicated farmers were replanting wheat fields with
opium poppies. Another dark indicator of a coming boom
is the recent and unexpected release from a Pakistani
jail of Ayub Afridi, once the Khyber Pass kingpin for
a network of Pashtun drug warlords in Nangarhar
Province. Some have
interpreted his release as a boost to his former
contacts such as Haji Abdul Qadir, Haji Mohammed Zaman
and Hazrat Ali, who, according to the Asia Times
Daily in Hong Kong, used to be the biggest heroin and
opium mafia in Afghanistan's Pashtun belt. Haji Abdul
Qadir is now the political leader in Nangarhar
Province, west of Khyber Pass, while Hazrat Ali and
Haji Mohammed Zaman are leading the Afghan ground
attack against the al Qaeda holdouts in the nearby
Tora Bora
caves. The lack of U.S. comment and nearly invisible
reporting on these developments are ominous signs that
Washington may turn a blind eye as its former
proteges and current allies finance themselves once
again with drug traffic.
Yet another sign is active disinformation by officials
of the Bush administration.The Taliban's drastic
ongoing reduction in opium cultivation was ignored,
and indeed misrepresented, by CIA Director George
Tenet in his February report to Congress, in a speech
that threatened retaliatory strikes the Taliban.
"Production in Afghanistan has been exploding,
accounting for 72 percent of illicit global opium
production in 2000," Tenet said. He added that "The
Taliban regime in Afghanistan... encourages and
profits from the drug trade." This was two months
after the first indications on the ground that the
Taliban interdict was being enforced.
In the l980s, U.S. officials ignored heroin
trafficking in Afghanistan by its allies, the
mujahideen. As we move into 2002, it appears that
situation is being recreated.”
(Peter Dale Scott is a former Canadian diplomat and
professor emeritus at the University of California,
Berkeley, and has authored numerous books on drugs and
U.S. foreign policy)
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Pour plus d'information – For more information :
Website officiel PCN-NCP : http://www.pcn-ncp.com
Consulter aussi – See also :
Website du collectif antinazi du PCN/Antinazi
Organisation of the PCN-NCP « EUROPAISCHE
WIDERSTAND-RESISTANCE EUROPEENNE » :
http://widerstand.multimania.com/
Website du Courant National-bolchevique du PCN/Website
of the National-bolshevik wing of the PCN-NCP :
http://www.pcn-ncp.com/CNB/
Website du Courant National-Révolutionnaire du
PCN/Website of the National-revolutionnary wing of the
PCN-NCP : http://fel.nr.free.fr/
Website EUROPE-ECOLOGIE (Earth first !) :
http://europe.ecologie.free.fr/
Website « Les communistes dans le Front
anti-impérialiste »/
« Communists in the Anti-imperialist Front » :
http://assoc.wanadoo.fr/commantimperialiste/
Website PCN Rete italiana :
http://pcn.rete.italiana.free.fr/
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