“The usual fiction – that the war would involve precision targeting and the careful avoidance of civilian deaths – was stated by… — Mark Curtis Copy Share Image
“with few apparent connections to Afghanistan as such, but there were no calls to bomb Riyadh (imagine if the hijackers had been Iraqi). Rather,… — Mark Curtis Copy Share Image
“A Guardian investigation concluded that between 10,000 and 20,000 people died as an 'indirect' result of the US bombing, that is, through hunger, cold… — Mark Curtis Copy Share Image
“The usual fiction – that the war would involve precision targeting and the careful avoidance of civilian deaths – was stated by Tony Blair… — Mark Curtis Copy Share Image
“The standard argument is that civilian deaths in Afghanistan were the regrettable consequence of military action that was needed to destroy Al Qaida bases… — Mark Curtis Copy Share Image
