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September 11 and the War on Afghanistan
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September 11 and the War on Afghanistan
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27 October 2001. Statement by Doug Mann, organizer of the Minneapolis Community and Technical College (MCTC) Socialist Club. Link to MCTC Socialist Club page
27 September 2001
24 September 2001
13 September 2001
NEWS / ANALYSIS / COMMENTARY
In Defense of Marxism 15 November 2001
In less than a week, Taliban forces have been swept from most of northern Afghanistan, including the key cities of Mazar-e-Sharif, Herat, Kunduz, Taloqan, Bamiyan, Jalalabad and the capital Kabul. The question is: How did a force that only two months ago controlled most of Afghanistan get swept
from the battlefield so quickly, and is the battle over?
In Defense of Marxism13 November 2001 Washington hoped that it would be able to hold back the NorthernAlliance's advance until it had succeeded in putting together a coalition of non-Talibanforces (read: American stooges) to take over the country. However, in war, events cannot be directed like an orchestra under the conductor's baton.
Hidden Agendas 29 Oct 2001 There is no war on terrorism. If there was, the SAS would be storming the beaches of Florida
Rabble (Canada) 24 October 2001
Mirror.co.uk 29 October 2001 Another version of the same article can be found at
Z Net Transcribed from Audio recorded at The Technology and Culture Forum at MIT, October, 18, 2001
Z Net 15 October 2001
In Defense of Marxism web site. 14 October 2001.
In Defense of Marxism web site. 12 October 2001
Youth For International Socialism Everything on a world scale is now subordinated to the perspective of war. The fact that the attack on Afghanistan (and other countries) has been delayed does not mean at all that the risk of hostilities has diminished. (October 3, 2001)
Youth For International Socialism Alan Woods and Ted Grant analyse in detail the perspectives for the so-called 'war against terrorism', the effects this will have in Afghanistan, Pakistan and the Middle East, and strongly denounce the hypocrisy and double standards of Bush and US imperialism in general (September 21, 2001).
Alternet.org 11 October 2001
The shortest route for a pipeline from oil-rich Kazakhstan out to sea would be through Afghanistan, which is why the U.S. is set on toppling the Taliban regime, argues this author.
Guardian Unlimited (London), Saturday, 29 September 2001.
Youth for International Socialism Pakistani Marxist Doctor Zayar explains the responsibility of US imperialism in bringing the Talibans to power, explains the current situation in Pakistan and Afghanistan, and makes an appeal to the American working class. Quetta, September 26, 2001.
Response to two arguments against demanding that the US stop the bombing and bring its troops home.
Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afghanistan (RAWA). This item appeared in the ORead Daily, 18 October 2001
Extract from ORead Daily, 10 October 2001
by Ed Felien and Alan Dale. Pulse of the Twin Cities 10 October 2001
Counterpunch
The Nation
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Debate: Is the US Waging a Just War?
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The Nation articles by Chomsky and Hitchens
The Nation 8 October 2001- Polemic against Chomsky et. al.
The Nation 24 September 2001 - A Reply to criticism of 'Against Rationalization'
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Z Magazine - Replies to Hitchens from Albert, Ali, Chomsky, and Herman
Counterpunch - 26 September 2001
Z Magazine
Z Net 18 October 2001
Z Net
OUTLOOK india.com
Z Net
Z Net 21 October 2001
Hidden Agendas 04 October 2001