CORKSPHERE is devoted to news accounts about AFGHANISTAN, IRAQ, SYRIA and current events. EDITOR: BILL CORCORAN
Wednesday, October 31, 2012
WARNING: GRAPHIC FOOTAGE AND LANGUAGE: AFGHANISTAN WAR
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Part 1 on a documentary on the Afghanistan War. Produced by National Geographic.
Monday, October 29, 2012
MURKY SITUATION IN AFGHANISTA LEADS TO CONFUSION
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The United States has failed in bringing peace to Afghanistan, having lost track of its mission to fight terrorism, a political analyst tells Press TV. Afghan lawmaker Ramazan Bashar-Doost has censured the Unites States for its inconsistent policy in dealing with the war-torn country, accusing Washington of having contact with reclusive Taliban leader Mullah Omar.
Afghanistan War Without An End part 4 of 4
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Part 4 of 4 videos on Afghanistan---War Without End.
Saturday, October 27, 2012
MARINE DOUBLE AMPUTEE TAUNTED AT NORTH CAROLINA RESTAURNT
A U.S. Marine, who lost both legs in the war in Afghanistan, was taunted by an angry crowd at a Charlotte, North Carolina restaurant when he and his wife went there after a football game and he was wearing a Cowboys jersey.
The couple left the restaurant without eating.
Read full story here: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/10/26/garrett-carnes-veteran-taunted-at-restaurant_n_2024742.html?icid=maing-grid10%7Chtmlws-main-bb%7Cdl9%7Csec3_lnk1%26pLid%3D226571
COULD THIS BE THE "OCTOBER SURPRISE?"
Plans are underway between the United States and Britain to establish air bases for an attack on Iran.
Read more here: NOT AGAIN. This is frightening: http://tiny.cc/mx1tmw
LATEST WAR NEWS FROM AFGHANISTAN
NATO is
reporting the deaths of two ISAF soldiers from a small arms fire attack from
an ANP in Khas Uruzgan, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan on Thursday, October
25th.
Reported security incidents
#1: A suicide bomber blew himself up outside a mosque in northern Afghanistan on Friday, killing 36 people and wounding 23, officials said. The attack in the town of Maymana, capital of northern Faryab province, came as people were gathering at the mosque to celebrate the Eid al-Adha holiday. Top provincial officials, including the governor and the police chief, were inside the building when the bomber set off his explosives outside, where a large crowd had gathered, officials said. The officials were not hurt, but most of the dead were police officers and soldiers. He said in a statement that 36 people died in the blast and 23 were injured.
#2: At least 17 militants have been killed in an overnight attack on government office buildings in Registan district of southern Afghan province of Kandahar, authorities said Thursday. "A group of militants, numbered dozens of armed men, launched an attack against district compound in Registan at around 2 a.m. local time Thursday, sparking a three-hour gunbattle that left 17 militants dead," administrative chief of the district, Abdul Khaliq Ayoubi, told Xinhua.
#3: In a separate development, two police officers were wounded when a landmine planted by the militants struck their car in Ghazni city, the provincial capital of eastern Ghazni province 100 km south of Kabul earlier Thursday.
#4: an armored vehicle 'Cougar' South of the Task Force was involved in the explosion of a rudimentary bomb near Kormaleq, about forty kilometers from Farah.
Source: http://warnewstoday.blogspot.com/
Friday, October 26, 2012
Afghanistan War Without An End part 3 of 4
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This is part 3 of Afghanistan---War Without End. Watch for more episodes.
Thursday, October 25, 2012
2 U.S. SOLDIERS KILLED IN AFGHANISTAN BY INSIDER ATTACK
The number of U.S. troops killed in Afghanistan by insider attacks is mounting.
Two more U.S. soldiers were killed in Afghanistan by insider attacks.
Read the full story here: http://tiny.cc/9uprmw
Afghanistan.War.Without.End. PART 2
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Part 2 of the documentary Afghanistan: War without End.
Tuesday, October 23, 2012
Afghanistan: War Without End Pt 01
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You can see the rest of this series on YouTube.
Monday, October 22, 2012
FABULOUS NEW VIDEO: Javelin Rocket Takes Out Taliban Afghanistan !!
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Sunday, October 21, 2012
Saturday, October 20, 2012
Thursday, October 18, 2012
WATCH AS MARINE DOOR GUNNER FIRES ON INSURGENTS IN AFGHANISTAN
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Marine door gunners fires on insurgents in Afghanistan
Tuesday, October 16, 2012
AFGHANISTAN'S SAFEST PROVINCE FALLS TO TALIBAN
This is just another reason why we should get out of Afghanistan ASAP.
Afghanistan's safest province has fallen into the hands of the Taliban.
Read more here: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/10/16/us-afghanistan-bamiyan-idUSBRE89F1MG20121016
Monday, October 15, 2012
Saturday, October 13, 2012
KICK-ASS VIDEO OF MARINE COBRAS AND HUEYS TAKING OUT THE TALIBAN IN AFGHANISTAN
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Awesome video of Marine Cobras and Hueys taking out the Taliban at night in Afghanistan.
MARINE SNIPER FIREFIGHT IN AFGHANISTAN
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MARINE snipers scout out Taliban in Afghanistan.
Friday, October 12, 2012
AFGHANISTAN: LONGEST AND LEAST TALKED ABOUT WAR
The Afghanistan war has reached the 12-year milestone and now is the longest and least talked about war in the history of America.
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JOE BIDEN TEACHES PAUL RYAN A LESSON ON AFGHANISTAN WITHDRAWL
Vice President Joe Biden gave Republican veep candidate Paul Ryan a lesson on when we will withdraw from Afghanistan in the Vice President debate.
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Wednesday, October 10, 2012
DRAMATIC VIDEO OF MEDEVAC TEAM SPRINGING INTO ACTION IN AFGHANISTAN
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Dramatic video of Medevac team doing what they do best in Afghanistan.
REPUBLICANS AVOID 4,700 U.S. DEATHS IN IRAQ AND FOCUS ON 4 DEATHS IN LIBYA
Hearings are being held in Congress over the death of the U.S. Ambassador to Libya and three others, but Republicans have totally avoided ever looking into the phony information the Bush and Cheney administration provided on WMDs and a nuclear bomb in IRAQ that led to a war that cost 4,700 young American lives.
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Tuesday, October 9, 2012
VIOLENT VIDEO: 4 HOUR FIREFIGHT TO TAKE ANTENNA HILL IN AFGHANISTAN
This is a new video showing a violent 4-hour firefight between U.S. troops and Taliban to take Antenna Hill in Afghanistan.
Click on link to play. Sound kicks in after about 10 seconds.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8xQv7RDWPVM
ACTION VIDEO: MARINES AND ANA DEFEND AFGHAN BASE
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Afghan soldiers along with Marines from Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 6, engage the enemy near Patrol Base Lambadand in the Trek Nawa region of Helmand province, Afghanistan, Sept. 27, 2012. The Marines defended the base as they returned from a 4-hour patrol.
Monday, October 8, 2012
VIDEO: WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE TO BE SHOT IN AFGHANISTAN
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This happened in Kunar Province, Afghanistan.
I got a hit a total of 4 times. My helmet cam died and i made it down the mountain on my own. I was also hit in the side of my helmet and my eye pro was shot off of my face. We were doing overwatch on the village to recon and gather intel. I was point heading down the face of the hill with the LT. when we got hit. the rest of the squad was pinned down by machine gun fire. I didn't start the video until a few mins into the firefight for obvious reasons. I came out into the open to draw fire so my squad could get to safety." "A round struck the tube by my hand of the 203 grenade launcher which knocked it out of my hands. When I picked the rifle back up it was still functional but the grenade launcher tube had a nice sized 7.62 cal bullet hole in it and was rendered useless.
Sunday, October 7, 2012
LARA LOGAN, CBS NEWS, REPORTS ON "INSIDER ATTACKS" THAT ARE KILLING U.S. TROOPS IN AFGHANISTAN
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A deadly enemy tactic is killing more and more U.S. troops, while in some parts of the country, al Qaeda is making a comeback. Lara Logan reports
Saturday, October 6, 2012
2 U.S. SOLDIERS KILLED IN AFGHANISTAN
Just this week the KIA from the Afghanistan war passed the 2,000 mark.
Since then five more U.S. soldiers have been killed and another two today.
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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/10/06/afghanistan-special-forces-killed-insurgents_n_1945555.html
Friday, October 5, 2012
RAW VIDEO OF ACTION-PACKED FIREFIGHT IN AFGHANISTAN
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New video of action-packed firefight in Afghanistan.
Wednesday, October 3, 2012
Tuesday, October 2, 2012
"HELL'S COWBOYS"--APACHE COMPANY SEES ACTION IN AFGHANISTAN
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Action-packed video of Apache Company in Afghanistan firefight.
Afghanistan Withdrawal May Come Sooner Than Expected - NATO SG
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"The retreat of western forces from Afghanistan could come sooner than expected, the head of Nato has said as he conceded that the recent Taliban strategy of "green on blue" killings had been successful in sapping morale.
In an interview with the Guardian Nato's secretary-general, Anders Fogh Rasmussen, responded to pressure for a faster withdrawal from Afghanistan by stating that the options were being studied and should be clear within three months...".* The Young Turks host Cenk Uygur breaks it down.
Monday, October 1, 2012
ACTION VIDEO: MARINES FIGHT OUT OF AMBUSH WITH HELP OF COBRA ATTACK
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U.S. Marines are ambushed by Taliban but with the help of a Cobra attack they fight their way out.
DEATH TOLL REACHES 2,000 IN AFGHANISTAN. TOP U.S. COMMANDER FURIOUS
The Top U.S. Commander in Afghanistan is furious over the "insider" attacks on U.S. troops which has brought the death toll to 2,000 in Afghanistan.
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