Unreported news from the 'war on terrorism'
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Friday August 09, 2002 18:53
by MG
Award-winning journalist Robert Fisk has written some interesting articles recently about the effects of Bush's war on the civilian population. His pieces have appeared in the British Independent, but seem to have been ignored by many other media outlets.
It appears the US and its friends in Pakistan have been acting unlawfully (surprise, surprise) in rounding up "terror suspects"...
http://www.counterpunch.org/fisk0808.html
They've also presumably executed a respected tribal leader following a tip-off from a brutal warlord who happens to be a US ally...
http://www.counterpunch.org/fisk0806.html
Recent stories about joyous refugees returning to their homeland also seem somewhat overstated...