-Caveat Lector- Ahmad Shah Masood, the legendary Afghan commander assassinated two days before the September 11 attacks, has become the capital's most familiar icon since his Northern Alliance troops marched into the city from his redoubt in the Panjsher valley on November 13. http://www.afgha.com/article.php?sid=11362
The defence ministry in Afghanistan says it will maintain about 1,500 troops in Kabul, despite an agreement with the international peace-keeeping force to remove all soldiers from the city. http://www.afgha.com/article.php?sid=11369 A British man is one of 20 suspected al Qaeda and Taliban captives being held at a U.S. military base in Cuba, the Foreign Office has said. http://www.afgha.com/article.php?sid=11368 US forces in Kyrgyzstan are establishing a strong military presence which could afford significant strategic leverage in Central Asia. This is needed for Washington to achieve two political goals: loosening Russia's grip on the region and keeping a close eye on the "sleeping giant of Asia", China. http://www.afgha.com/article.php?sid=11365 The agreement between Bishkek and Washington to set up an American military base in Kyrgyzstan has alarmed ethnic Russians who have lived here for several generations. Some are even leaving country as a result. http://www.afgha.com/article.php?sid=11364 Human Rights Watch questioned Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld�s statement today that captured fighters from Afghanistan shipped to Cuba were �unlawful combatants� not entitled to protection under the Geneva Conventions. Human Rights Watch also criticized the reported use of chain-link cages to confine the detainees. http://www.afgha.com/article.php?sid=11363 __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Send FREE video emails in Yahoo! Mail! http://promo.yahoo.com/videomail/ <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/";>www.ctrl.org</A> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance�not soap-boxing�please! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'�with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright frauds�is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html <A HREF="http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html";>Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]</A> http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ <A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/";>ctrl</A> ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
