German Defence Chief fired over Kunduz Air attack on Oil tankers

Kunduz, Afghanistan was the scene of a deadly air strike on September 4th of this year.  Initial reports indicated that two tanker trucks that had been hijacked by the Taliban were attacked by NATO to avoid...

Andrea Merkel promises air tight investigation for Kunduz Attack

German Chancellor Andrea  Merkel gave a 15 minute address to the German Parliament.  In in she reiterated that Germany grieves any innocent loss of life.  She promised an airtight investigation in...

Canadian AfghanMajor General to investigate Air Strike in Kunduz

NATO has now confirmed that the attack on the two oil tankers included civilian casualties.  The attack conducted by the US Air Force was ordered by German Forces. U.S. Gen. Stanley McChrystal, the top...

Criticism mounts against Bundeswehr after air attack near Kunduz

Criticism is mounting against German Forces after the Air Attack on the two tankers near Kunduz yesterday.  The attack  killed close to 70.  German Forces had ordered the attack.  They...

NATO officials inspect site of fuel tanker blast

Yesterday and American air attack on two oil tankers has caused about 70 casualties.  The air strike was called in by German troops near Kunduz. General McChrystal, the ISAF Commander, recently appointed by...

al Qaeda Admits US Drone Attacks Working in Afghanistan

"The document blames the accuracy of the strikes on "spies … (who) have spread throughout the land like locusts … So many brave commanders have been snatched away … so many hidden homes have been leveled." ...

Chiba Day

  By, Uwe Paschen. It is Chiba Day here in Narita, Chiba, Japan.  Tomorrow my wife will not have to go and teach in Narita and I have no field work due to much rain and flooding nor any meetings in Tokyo. In...

US apologises over Afghan deaths

The US authorities have apologized for invading a home and killing five of the civilian occupants.  The occupants thought that the people breaking in were thieves and defended themselves, the troop then...