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“War Times” Uncovers Truth in Afghanistan
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Danny
Glover
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SAN
FRANCISCO, March 30 (IslamOnline & News Agencies)-The world
renowned American actor Danny Glover denounced the U.S. military
campaign against Afghanistan since September 11 in the pilot issue of
the bi-weekly “War Times”, aiming to uncover the whole truth about
what is going on Afghanistan, the Guardian reported.
The
paper’s editors maintain that the media in the U.S. is not showing
the full picture of exactly what is happening in Afghanistan as a
result of the American attacks since September 11.
The
editors assert that the newspaper is a response to increased demand
for more information on exactly what is happening in Afghanistan and
the possibility of further conflicts.
The
managing editor of War Times Bob Wing said the demand for the paper,
whose slogan is “the first casualty of war is the truth”, was so
great that they had to print and distribute 100,000 copies instead of
the originally planned 7,500.
Glover
said "bombing Afghanistan and creating the idea that the U.S. is
the judge, the jury and the executioner is the wrong way to
respond."
"It's
hard because of the anger, the pain and the humiliation we feel about
September 11. But we have to understand that other people have faced
the same kind of pain, the same kind of anger.”
"Their
lives have been transformed by acts of terrorism and violence, often
supported or perpetrated by the U.S."
Wing
said the aim of the paper is "to report hidden truths, to put a
human face on events, and explore the real interests behind the
'permanent war'."
Based
in San Francisco, the first issue of the paper will be distributed on
April 12 and will be published in English and Spanish.
Prominent
figures and organizations such as Noam Chomsky, anti-war groups, and
labor organizations are supportive of the newspaper.
The
paper is also supported by former editor in chief of Cross Roads, Max
Album, Orlando Garcia from the National Network for the Rights of
Refugee and Asylum seekers, Howard Zen, a historian, Iris Moras a
movie director, Catheline Cliver, director of an institute for human
rights research, Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz, head of a feminist research
organization, and Barbara Den, a musician.
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