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Commentary: The dangers of disinformation in the war on terrorism

By Maud S. Beelman

WASHINGTON, February 2, 2002 — "In wartime," Winston Churchill once said, "truth is so precious that she should always be attended by a body

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"… media as the United States pursued the war on terrorism and the bombing of Afghanistan. Though Rumsfeld quickly added that he could not envision a situation in w …"

Africa's 'merchant of death' sold arms to the Taliban

By Phillip van Niekerk and André Verlöy

WASHINGTON, January 31, 2002 — Victor Bout, the Russian arms trafficker whose clandestine sales of weapons of war to some of the bloodiest r

Excerpts from this story referencing "Afghanistan":

"… other secret client: he sold millions of dollars of arms to the Taliban in Afghanistan.According to Belgian intelligence documents obtained by the Center for Pub …"

"… 001, terrorist attacks on the United States that triggered the U.S. war in Afghanistan against the Taliban, Osama bin Laden and his al Qaeda network. They do not …"

"… But the Taliban’s ties to al Qaeda would have enabled weapons shipped to Afghanistan to make their way to bin Laden’s forces. Peter Hain, the British Foreign …"

"… ided by the Dec. 19, 2000, U.N. arms embargo imposed on Taliban-controlled Afghanistan and actively promoted interdiction. The weapons allegedly supplied by Bout …"

Arrested Italian cell sheds light on Bin Laden's European network

By Leo Sisti and Maud S. Beelman

WASHINGTON, October 3, 2001 — On a cold winter night last January, on the outskirts of Milan, Italian anti-terrorist police intercepted a fr

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"… c extremists who were linked to the Osama Bin Laden organization and, from Afghanistan, were planning vague actions against American targets in Italy,” the Ita …"

"… g Italians, and approximately 40 videocassettes showing training scenes in Afghanistan and battle scenes from Chechnya.In a July 2000 raid on Ben Khemais apartme …"

"… Khemais moved to Milan in March 1998 after spending two years training in Afghanistan to recruit people to bring to one of four Afghan training camps for Islami …"

"… tive in Peshawar, Pakistan, who ran a residence for mujahedeen training in Afghanistan. The report also said Italian authorities had intercepted a series of cell …"

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Authorities question criteria for access to flight simulators

By Josey Ballenger

WASHINGTON, September 25, 2001 — Congress and the executive branch are reviewing the largely unregulated access to the nations 527 licensed

Excerpts from this story referencing "Afghanistan":

"… gence informed the FBI in August that Musawi had traveled several times to Afghanistan, the home of Osama bin Laden, the leading suspect in the September 11 suic …"

Commentary: Freedom of information under attack

By Charles Lewis

Asking the tough questions required of "watchdog journalism" is especially difficult in a national crisis atmosphere of fear, paranoia and p

Excerpts from this story referencing "Afghanistan":

"… rop, then, severely limiting reporters’ access to the field of action in Afghanistan was hardly surprising. The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press no …"

"… effect, most American broadcasters and newspaper reporters scratched out [Afghanistan war] coverage from Pentagon briefings, a rare interview on a U.S. aircraft …"

"… nt them from covering American troops killed or injured north of Kandahar, Afghanistan on December 6?There are simply a growing number of unacceptable incursions …"

Commentary: Journalism and patriotism

By Bill Kovach

WASHINGTON, August 7, 2002 — A lot of very important things came into focus on September 11 last year. Before 9-11 or after 9-11 has become

Excerpts from this story referencing "Afghanistan":

"… and were images of a young American man who lost his leg to a land mine in Afghanistan and, in the other picture, a mounted policeman who was trying to minimize …"

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'Tell them nothing till it's over and then tell them who won'

By Philip Knightley

LONDON, October 31, 2001 — There is an irreconcilable conflict in the way war is reported, highlighted once again by the allied attack on Af

Excerpts from this story referencing "Afghanistan":

"… in the way war is reported, highlighted once again by the allied attack on Afghanistan and the anthrax terror in the United States. Two quotations explain this c …"

"… nments.”But in other wars— the Falklands, the Gulf War, Kosovo and now Afghanistan — no government can automatically assume that the media will be “on si …"

"… ated into self-censorship.So in all the countries supporting the attack on Afghanistan, we have already seen appeals to the media’s patriotism, the national in …"

"… the real reason Blair and Rumsfeld wanted to control the flow of news from Afghanistan was concern that images of civilian bomb victims would shake public suppor …"

Commentary: Clamping down on freedom of the press

The clamp-down on the freedom of the press by the executive and judicial branches of the U.S. government, begun in the wake of September 11

Excerpts from this story referencing "Afghanistan":

"… to the papers of former presidents, including his father’s.In the war in Afghanistan, journalists were severely limited in their access to field of action. As …"

"… nt them from covering American troops killed or injured north of Kandahar, Afghanistan? And while embedded reporters enjoyed far greater access—and danger—in …"

"… ut the awarding of billions of dollars in government contracts in Iraq and Afghanistan, we decided to go to work, filing 73 FOIAs and, when necessary, successful …"

The disinformation campaign

By Philip Knightley

WASHINGTON, October 14, 2001 — The way wars are reported in the western media follows a depressingly predictable pattern: stage one, the cri

Excerpts from this story referencing "Afghanistan":

"… uld we make of the stories in the British press this week about torture in Afghanistan? A defector from the Taliban’s secret police told a reporter in Quetta, …"

"… developed. “Nowhere else in the world has such barbarity and cruelty as Afghanistan.”The story rings false and defectors of all kinds are well-known for tel …"

Despite allegations, no prosecutions for war zone sex trafficking

By Nick Schwellenbach and Carol D. Leonnig

Eight years ago, President George W. Bush issued a stern policy on sex trafficking in war zones — a policy that remains on the books to this

Excerpts from this story referencing "Afghanistan":

"… remains on the books to this day. With government contractors in Iraq and Afghanistan sometimes exceeding the number of U.S. troops, Bush vowed to prosecute emp …"

"… rance?Some 200,000 to 250,000 contractor employees are working in Iraq and Afghanistan, sometimes outnumbering U.S. troops. These employees, experts say, are mor …"

"… ‘zero tolerance’ policy and self-reporting requirements.”Brothels in AfghanistanIn Afghanistan, 90 Chinese women were freed from brothels raided in 2006 an …"

"… nce’ policy and self-reporting requirements.”Brothels in AfghanistanIn Afghanistan, 90 Chinese women were freed from brothels raided in 2006 and 2007 by Afgh …"

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