Duh!

As Norton Folgate says here. Mr Woolas has suggested that our troops are in Afghanistan to stop them coming to the UK as asylum seekers.

Of course, Mr Woolas said something which caused complete uproar. "His ill-timed comments add to the growing confusion over the reasons for Britain's ongoing presence in the war-torn country.

The government has previously insisted British troops are fighting to stop terror attacks in the UK".

Yes, we've all heard that baloney. It was the next bit that that really threw me...

"And ministers have also claimed British troops are there to train local police and help Afghans build a democracy".

Excuse me? Am I missing something here? Oh yes, Afghans get the vote, we don't, do we? ......... this government should definitely get the troops out, it knows FUCKALL ABOUT BUILDING A DEMOCRACY!

The Hapless and the Heroes!

It is reported that the majority of those seeking "asylum" in "The Jungle" in Calais are from Iraq and Afghanistan. As far as I can see, there are no families, no women, just strong young men!.

Lots of strong young men

Go Home and Join the ARMY to defend your families instead of leaving the task to foreign forces. Why should we send OUR families to die fighting to defend YOUR families if you won't help?

Have you no shame or honour?

This is the Afghan National Army!

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The Afghan National Army are being trained by the Coalition Forces to defend their OWN people. They even have a website here. The Iraqi Army are also doing a good job, wiki info here.

"The problems of desertion and difficult recruitment are recurring problems. Total manpower is at around 46,000 personnel and 3,000 new personnel are being recruited each month. Facilities and capacity planning efforts are rapidly adjusting to significant increases in national recruiting efforts to meet manpower needs.

The basic unit in the Afghan National Army is the Battalion or Kandak, consisting of 600 troops. Although the vast majority is infantry, at least one mechanized and one tank Battalion have been formed; more may be planned. An elite special forces unit modelled on the U.S Army Rangers is also being formed. Plans are for it to include 3,900 men in six battalions under French and U.S tutelege. Every ANA Corps will be assigned a commando battalion with the sixth designated as a special national unit under the Afghan defense ministry's purview.

Soldiers in the new army initially received $30 a month during training and $50 a month upon graduation, though pay for trained soldiers has since risen to $120. Some recruits were under 18 years of age and many could not read or write. Recruits who spoke only Pashto experienced difficulty because instruction was given through interpreters who spoke Farsi.

Growth continued, however, and the ANA had expanded to 5,000 trained soldiers by July of 2003. That month, approximately 1,000 ANA soldiers were deployed in the U.S-led Operation Warrior Sweep, marking the first major combat operation for Afghan troops"

Chicken shit blokes who want to sponge off Britons while our families die, defending theirs. Islam must be proud!

Nuff said!

Afghanistan Elections.

Both Millpede and the Gorgon have claimed success in the British Forces peacekeeping efforts in the Afghanistan Elections! Granted they may have helped at the actual election stations but this was not an example of democratic voting!

Why are the government ignoring the plight of the WOMEN OF AFGHANISTAN?

Millions of Afghan women have been denied their chance to vote in presidential elections this week because there aren't enough female officials to staff the women-only polling stations.

A desperate shortage of female staff undermined the legitimacy of the elections, which are the pinnacle of western-led efforts to build a peaceful democracy. Strict cultural norms mean women can’t vote in male-run stations.

Of course, at the same time we have those barbaric antiquated laws being ratified by President Hamid Karzai last month, apparently behind the UK and USA's governments' backs... which incidently, I don't believe one bit.

We all know how despicable those laws are : they allow minority Shia Muslim husbands to refuse food and money to their wives if they deny them sex.

Please, what the fuck are we doing funding this barbaric country? Why are our troops dying for these fuckwit, shitbuggery, neanderthal people?

Why are we pretending these elections are a success? Why haven't the UK and USA governments spoken up for these women and threatened sanctions?

Where the fuckety fuck is Harriet Harman and her "equality" big gob now?

Start thinking Soldier - Doom in Afghanistan

Gordon Brown must be finding it increasingly difficult to keep his promises, especially when it comes to delivering another 1,500 extra troops to Afghanistan this summer to please Obama. Unemployment of 18 -24 year olds stands at around 600,000, by far the biggest age group without gainful employment.

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Despite already spending nearly 400 million on adverts and spin during the last year "Gov" has now invested in its most adventurous campaign for Army Recruitment. The first of the adverts was carefully placed on Channel 4 tonight while Hollyoaks was being aired but this is no ordinary campaign. 

After Populus had done its usual research to find out what it is our young men and women want out of their work, they came to this conclusion: "42% stated lack of skills and educational qualifications as the barrier to their desired career path and the bast majority of 17-21 year old are aware that they have more to learn about their personal skills and weaknesses."

This campaign targets that age group by challenging them in a Counterstrike or Doom type game online. 

The "Start Thinking Soldier Campaign" launches with the first in a series of four TV commercials that will roll out 

consecutively over a four month period: each unlocking a corresponding online mission.  Each commercial brings to life one of four key areas of Army expertise including teamwork, decision making, leadership and fitness & mental sharpness. At the end of each film, the viewer is presented with a decision making dilemma and is asked to decide “What would you do?” from a choice of three options.   The first mission features an explosives factory in the desert.  As the viewer approaches the  factory they are given the options: to burst in through the doors, to carry out an air strike or to blow a hole in the wall.  Each commercial concludes with a voice-over stating “Show us your Army skills….Start Thinking Soldier. Online.” Once online, you make your choice and are given immediate feedback on your decision. You then go on to take part in a whole range of online challenges that test a variety of skills including observation, problem solving, intelligence, memory, navigation, and awareness - all resulting in detailed feedback on your own performance and natural skills and weaknesses.

I tried to register, but it was broken, duh!

I think getting kids to join the army by conning them into thinking its going to be like Doom or Counterstrike is pretty damn sick. I can just picture the "quango/working group" thinking that kids this age group are all going to be at home playing war games on the computer while they don't have a job.. it makes me shudder!

I wonder how much this one has cost the taxpayer? I can't help thinking the money should have be spent on equipment or aftercare for those who return damaged for life.

I seem to remember the EU having a bee in their bonnet about these sorts of games in the past.......funny how attitudes change when you expect young people to risk their lives "for their country".

January 18, 2007

EU bid to ban violent computer games

Counterstrike & Scarface targeted by Germany

Paul Meller

Violent video games could be outlawed across the European Union, following calls for a clampdown among EU justice ministers this week.