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| Afghanistan: State Department Still Doesn't Know Shiite from Shinola |
| 2021-08-28 |
| [UNZ] With the American media as master of ceremonies, pundits and politicians—all partners in the neocon-neoliberal joint venture in Afghanistan—are barking mad over the images coming out of the Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, and the reality these optics portend. Naturally, media "reporting" from Afghanistan is nothing but an unremitting sentimental gush, aimed at creating a state of heightened emotions. "The children; the children; the translators; the translators. Americans held hostage behind enemy lines. ’Teach the Taliban a lesson, Corn Pop,’" demanded a "macho" personality at Fox News. The same litany runs on a continuous loop. Forbes reporters dissolved into puddles of tears at the sight of U.S. Air Force pilots bringing in plane loads of young, strong, military-aged men, unfreighted by women and children. On August 20, about 5,700 people had been flown out of Kabul. Only 169 were American. "Make no mistake," slobbered Forbes, "lifting six times more people than an aircraft is designed to seat is a heroic achievement of logistics, skill and sheer grit." I see a medal of commendation in the future of the Empire’s Pilot, who commandeered a U.S. Air Force C-17 to airlift 800 Afghani passengers from Kabul to Qatar. |
| Posted by:Besoeker |