Here is what I found off the web, and even that avenue is sparse.
SOMETHING has to be going on in these hot-spots!!
Afghanistan:
"Five civilians were killed during a firefight between NATO soldiers and Taliban insurgents and three others were wounded in eastern Afghanistan, an alliance statement said on Friday.
The NATO troops were initially hit by a roadside bomb before coming under small-arms fire and mortar attacks. The alliance did not disclose the exact location of the incident.
The ensuing firefight left five Afghan civilians dead and three others wounded... Two Taliban fighters were also wounded.
The NATO statement said: ''Such incidents are regrettable, and our thoughts and prayers are with the families and friends of those killed and wounded in this very unfortunate incident.''
[Well, I'm sure that makes all the difference to the families of the innocents slaughtered!!]
There were no reports of alliance casualties (Associated Press August 17, 2007)."
"Report on Taliban ignited offensive" by Associated Press August 16, 2007
GHAZNI, AFGHANISTAN — The U.S. military received "credible reporting" of a sizable Taliban force at Tora Bora in eastern Afghanistan, leading to the latest offensive in that area, a top American general said Thursday. Army Lt. Gen. Carter Ham, director for operations for the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said in Washington that the number of enemy killed or captured so far in the operation by coalition and Afghan troops was "in the teens."
He said he was not aware of any high-value Taliban targets being found in the area and said the intelligence report did not indicate the presence of al-Qaida fighters.
[So WE KILLED INNOCENTS, huh? "Teens" of 'em!!]
"US Military Operation Continues Against al-Qaida in Eastern Afghanistan" by VOA News 16 August 2007
U.S. and Afghan forces struck al-Qaida militants in Afghanistan's Tora Bora region as part of an ongoing offensive Thursday. Officials say airstrikes and hundreds of ground forces are targeting... sites in Nangarhar province near the Afghan-Pakistan border.
Casualty figures have not been confirmed, but Afghan media report 50 militants have been killed. Afghan officials say at least 100 families have fled the area.
U.S. officials have not said whether senior Taleban or al-Qaida leaders are targets of the operation.
[They just did above! What the hell?
INFO GOES AWAY, and PROPAGANDA COMES FORWARD as the reports come out, huh?]
A Pakistani military spokesman, General Waheed Arshad, says Pakistani troops have reinforced the border near the Kurram tribal region in order to stop militants from crossing into Pakistan from the Tora Bora region.
Local Pakistani residents have been reporting seeing NATO warplanes flying overhead in recent days."
[Let's check out that side of the border:]
Pakistan:
"2 soldiers die in Pakistan fighting; Ten militants also are killed in shootout after a convoy is ambushed in a lawless tribal area" by the Los Angeles Times August 17, 2007
At least 10 militants and two soldiers were killed in a shootout after a military convoy was ambushed Thursday in northwestern Pakistan, an army spokesman said. Nearly a dozen militants were wounded during the fighting in South Waziristan, which borders Afghanistan and has been the scene of scores of military operations.
Military spokesman Maj. Gen. Waheed Arshad said helicopter gunships targeted militant positions after the attack.
Elsewhere in the region, two soldiers and a pro-government tribal elder and his driver were killed in separate bombings.... The two soldiers were killed when suspected militants detonated a roadside bomb near a military convoy in the Spinwam area of North Waziristan.... Four other soldiers were wounded and six suspected militants were arrested.
Pro-government tribal elder Nawabzada Shamsul Wahab and his driver were killed in another tribal area, Bajur, when a bomb went off near his car."
[Gee, how come my stinkshit AmeriKan papers (or websites) WON'T TELL ME ABOUT WARS?
Guess Muslim lives don't mean much.
No way they are Zionist-controlled, though!
Meanwhile, look WHO is cleaning up ISRAEL'S MESS in Lebanon:]
Lebanon:
"Iran builds a presence in Lebanon; Tehran has taken a key role helping reconstruct war-hit areas, in contrast to what Lebanese see as Beirut's indifference" by Raed Rafei and Borzou Daragahi/Los Angeles Times August 17, 2007
Along the roadways of southern Lebanon, thousands of banners festoon street lights and utility poles. They feature a distinctive symbol, a red inscription from the center of Iran's flag, protectively swathing Lebanon's iconic green cedar.
The emblem belongs to the Iranian reconstruction organization. Its presence delivers a message that is not lost on critics of Iran's role here, nor supporters who have watched cratered roads filled in, damaged school walls resurrected and life return to some semblance of normalcy over the last year.
Other countries "have reconstructed everything: the schools, the buildings, the roads," said Nazim Khanafer, a 47-year-old building contractor in Ainata, a town ruined in the war between Israel and the militant group Hezbollah a year ago. It is now being rebuilt with the help of Iran and other countries. "They have paid money to the people, unlike the government."
[I'm almost speechless!!! ISRAEL DESTROYS and IRAN REBUILDS!
Yeah, what a threat! So sick of USrael and its FUCKING MURDER!!!!!]
The reconstruction of Lebanon after last summer's war was meant to strengthen the U.S.-backed Lebanese government of Prime Minister Fouad Siniora.
[Yeah, after WE ALLOWED ISRAEL to DESTROY the place!
DROP BOMBLETS and CHEMICALS on THEM!!!
What double-talking, Zionist shit-spew!!!]
Hundreds of millions of dollars poured in from U.S.-friendly Persian Gulf countries.... the rebuilding effort... has mostly highlighted the government's weakness.... the state is distributing most of the donated funds.
Iran and Qatar have decided to directly contribute and supervise their aid. Over the last year, these two countries have spent millions of dollars on flashy projects without the government's imprimatur. In the eyes of many Lebanese, their government has had little role in rebuilding the country.
Ali Amine, who has been closely following the rebuilding efforts in the south as an editor for Al Balad, a daily newspaper:
"There is a feeling that the state is absent from the reconstruction process. The government has shown no real interest in what happens in the south."
Hezbollah Secretary-General Sheik Hassan Nasrallah, speaking Tuesday via giant screens placed in a south Beirut square, declared that his Iranian-backed group had spent $381 million to provide temporary shelter for 25,000 families, restore infrastructure and buildings and revive the economy. He accused the government of slowing down payments of $1 billion it had collected from international donors.
[And you wonder why he is liked?!
May God Bless Hezbollah for TAKING CARE of their people!!!]
Whenever the Lebanese government, nonprofit organizations or other donor nations have faltered, Iran and its ally Hezbollah, which dominates most of the municipal governments of the south, have quickly swooped in, residents and officials say.
For example, when Qatar slowed reconstruction efforts several months ago because of corruption worries, Iran quickly upped its contribution.
[Aw, gee! This world is upside-down as it is presented to dumbfuck Amurkns!
Good Lord, do the Zionists have our media by the throat!
Think the Globe would pick up THIS STORY? Pfffftttt!]
Ibrahim Said, a business owner in Bint Jbeil, a border town that was crushed by Israeli airstrikes during the closing days of the war:
"The Qataris were saying a lot of the money was being wasted. Four months ago, there was a sudden halt in reconstruction, and the Iranians said, 'If you don't want to do it, we'll step in.' "
The head of Iran's reconstruction effort says his country has set no spending limit for Lebanon.
Hussam Khoshnevis said: "Contrary to other countries, we did not decide on a fixed budget for the reconstruction of Lebanon. The Islamic Republic decided to pay as much as is needed on the ground."
[I'm ashamed hey!
Iran has its own economic problems (with no thanks to us and our U.N. stooge squeeze), and yet they are HELPING THOSE IN NEED!!
Wow, being an AmerKan sucks ass!
Our country is the MASS-MURDERING BUTCHER of the world! Sigh!]
Much of Iran's financial support is invisible. It is channeled through Hezbollah's charity organizations. Immediately following the war, the Shiite militant group paid as much as $12,000 for each destroyed home or apartment. A large portion of this money was believed to have originated in Iran.
In heavily damaged Hrat Hreik, an enclave in a southern suburb of Beirut called Dahiyeh, contractors have removed rubble, repaved roads, rebuilt sidewalks and restored electricity and running water.
[COMPARE THAT with the job the U.S. has done in Iraq!!
Holy shitski, Batman!!
WE FAILED!!]
Samir Dakkash, head of the local government in Hrat Hreik:
"We've done this in cooperation with the United Nations Development Program and other donor groups, especially Iran represented through the municipality of Tehran. Money was directly paid to contractors, so we don't know how much Iranians spent."
Work to rebuild apartment buildings damaged by Israeli airstrikes has also started.... Hezbollah's... reconstruction arm recently persuaded 70% of those who got grants from the government to funnel their cash into a project that will restore or rebuild 198 buildings under the Hezbollah banner. Elaborate plans include green spaces, parking lots and trees imported from Africa.
[Looks like the Shi'ite Muslims of Lebanon BEAUTIFY the PLACE!!!
Then scum-sucking Zionists come along and WRECK IT!!!]
Iran has spent $155 million in Lebanon, about $25 million more than the U.S. government.... Iran says it has rebuilt at least 149 schools, 48 mosques and churches, 10 health clinics, 64 electricity projects and 19 bridges. It continues work on nearly 100 other building and infrastructure projects. It has completed work on 504 roadways, and has 76 underway.
Khoshnevis says the Lebanese government simply isn't up to the job:
"The Lebanese state is slow in implementing projects, and when they do the job, the cost is very high."
[Yeah, it is known as the "Halliburton model," and it has worked quite well in Iraq -- if THIEVING and LOOTING is a success!!
That's why Islamic governments (true Islamic, not the fake Saudi shit) are better -- they view corruption as an act against God!
In AmeriKa, MONEY is GOD!
Beirut has little choice but to accept Tehran's help. It is neither powerful enough to prevent ministries, local officials and individuals from doing business with Iran, nor rich enough to refuse the Islamic Republic's help.
Most residents and officials said they understood why it was hard to rebuild quickly. But a year after the war, hard-hit areas such as downtown Bint Jbeil remain little more than piles of rubble and twisted steel. Even those who doubt the ultimate intention of donors such as Iran are reluctant to criticize anyone helping to meet such great need.
Tony Hamra, a 37-year-old grocery store operator in the southern town of Marjayoun, which is inhabited mostly by Christians:
"We thank anyone who wants to help us, but we aren't thankful if they want to do something that's not ultimately good for our country."
[Then DON'T ACCEPT the HELP, and let the Shi'ites get more, you fucking ungrateful asshole!!!!!
UN-REAL!!!!
Well, it is plain to me WHO wants PEACE in this world, and WHO wants WARS!!!
You, reader?]
