Is the U.S. bombing campaign directed against “terrorists” or the people of Afghanistan?
This is a war against the people of Afghanistan. The U.S. and British are dropping thousands of bombs and firing missiles on homes, schools, mosques, hospitals and villages throughout the country. 1,000-pound to 15,000-pound bombs are deliberately targeting every major town and rural area. AC-130 Specter gunships filled with ammunition are firing huge Gatling guns on the population in a steady stream of bullets. On Oct. 22, in the village of Chowkar-Karez, dozens of civilians were killed. CNN quoted an “unnamed” Pentagon official as saying, “The people there are dead because we wanted them dead.” (Toronto Globe and Mail, Nov. 3, 2001) Wazir Akbarhan hospital in Kabul was bombed on the first day and 13 women were killed in the gynecology department. 200 people were killed in the hospital in Herat. Red Cross facilities were bombed twice in Kabul on Oct. 16. Cluster bombs–one of the most terrifying and deadly of the U.S. weapons–are now being used as bombing intensifies. Hundreds of sma
