US-Anglo Capitalist: Op Enduring Freedom - Afghanistan

ministry of tokyo CAPITALIST OPERATION - AFGHANISTAN Operation Enduring Freedom (Forever) Wikipedia / Summary https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camp_Lemonnier In Afghanistan NATO       ISAF      Afghanistan      United States      United Kingdom      France      Canada      Germany      Italy      Spain      Portugal      Poland      Azerbaijan      Denmark      Sweden     Czech Republic      Australia      New Zealand      Ukraine      Georgia      Turkey      Uzbekistan      Turkmenistan      Tajikistan     Former:         Afghanistan Northern Alliance In the Philippines: (completed)      Philippines      United States      Australia      Indonesia  In Somalia/Horn of Africa: NATO      Australia      Azerbaijan      Belarus      China      Djibouti      Ethiopia      France      Georgia      Germany      India      Indonesia      Japan      Kazakhstan      Kenya      South Korea      Kyrgyzstan      Malaysia      New Zealand      Norway      Pakistan      Russia      Seychelles      Singapore      Spain      Somalia      Tajikistan      Thailand      Turkey      Turkmenistan      Uganda      Ukraine      Uzbekistan      United Kingdom      United States CAPITALIST OPERATION - AFGHANISTAN Operation Enduring Freedom (Forever) Wikipedia / Summary https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camp_Lemonnier Operation Enduring Freedom (Forever) JOINT OP: United States United Kingdom Afghanistan *separate from International Security Force (ISAF) op of NATO nations, incl. US & UK TWO (2) OPS RAN PARALLEL pretext:  Sept. 11 Event, USA 2001 - Combat ops start:  7 Oct various airstrikes launched from: United States capitalist ships & submarines British capitalist ships & submarines Pres. George W. Bush among objectives destruction of 'terrorist training camps' destruction of infrastructure al-Qaeda leaders capture termination of terrorist activities Afghanistan 2002 - US capitalist troops - 1,200 'Special Ops Command Pacific' deployed to Philippines to support local military / aim:  uproot 'terrorist forces' Basilan island     Abu Sayyaf Group     al-Qaeda     Jemaah Islamiyah op involved giving Philippines forces counter-terrorist training plus providing the locals with humanitarian aid #note:  humanitarian aid + counter-terrorist ops are partners ('hearts & minds' buy-off of public) 2002 - USA sends in special forces - 'Combined Task Force 150' base:  Camp Lemonnier, Jibouti Djibouti    = Rep. of Djibouti border     = Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somalia                 = Red Sea, Gulf of Aden Antiquity, Djibouti    =  Land of Punt Somalia                    = Zeila likely ancient Egyptian 'Punt' territory:         Djibouti, Somalia, Eritrea, REd Sea, Sudan         Puntites = close relations w. ancient Egypt legal system:  blent French/Sharia & customary law 1800s-late:  colony of French Somaliland         French signed treaties with ruling Somali & Afar sultans         French establsihed railroad:  to Addis Ababa (fka  Dire Dawa)         superceding Zelia (Somalia) as port for SOUTHERN ETHIOPIA + Ogaden         renamed:  French Territory of the Afars & the Issas (1967)         1977 - vote for independence         Arabic + French = official languages, 94% = Islam, 1,000 years+ STRATEGIC:    SHIPPING LANES         RED SEA ACCESS CONTROL         INDIAN OCEAN ACCESS CONTROL         - key refuelling and transshipment port         - principle port import/export - Ethiopia SITE OF *SEVERAL* FOREIGN MILITARYH BASES Djibouti close ties:     Somalia         Ethiopia         France         USA *dispute with Eritrea / territorial claims *Djibouti strengthened ties with China (+participant:  Arab League, African Union) Camp Lemonnier centre piece of network - x6 USA 1. DRONE SURVEILLANCE BASES ACROSS AFRICA 2. HUB for USA AERIAL OPS Gulf Region located:  town of Ambouli used by:  French Foreign Legion post 2001 - USG takes over to 'reduce extremism' / commits longterm thereafter establishes:  COMBINED JOINT TASK FORCE OF AFRICA - HORN OF AFRICA conducting:  'stability ops' 2002:  marine-based CJTF-HOA staff org. arrives USS Mount Whitney ship 2007 - Camp lemonnier - expanded fm. 97 acres to abt. 500 acres longterm facility with living area:  container living units (CLUs) CAMP ORIGINALLY BELONGED TO FRENCH MILITARY named for:  Gen. Emile-Rene Lemonnier 2013:  US had plans for 1.   $1.4 billion expansion of base 2.   increase its special forces to over 1,000 2014:  20 year extension of the American lease "MOST IMPORTANT BASE FOR DRONE OPS OUTSIDE WAR ZONE OF AFGHANISTAN" __ The Economist, 2012 * drone missions nearby:  Yemen & Somalia 2015:  3,200 US troops, civilians, contractors     incl. 300 special ops     {new expansions can accommodate extra 1,000} Osama bin Laden |  failed CIA asset used by capitalists as pretext to invade Afghanistan to restart heroin trade =  trillion dollar business Operation Enduring Freedom subordinate ops: Afghanistan Philippines Horn of Africa Pankisi Gorge Trans Sahara Maghreb (insurgency) Caribbean & Central America Kyrgyzstan Operation Enduring Freedom - Afghanistan used to describe WAR IN AFGHANISTAN 2001-2014 Operation Freedom's Sentinel = continued ops in Afghanistan by US capitalist forces non-combat capitalist forces combat capitalist forces orig. 'Operation Infinite Justice' *somehow associated with 'description of god' hence:  renaming other: *Muslims sensitive to term 'crusade' OEF-A = Afghanistan war, 2001-2014 other ops loosely connected ALL OPS FOCUS ON COUNTER-TERRORISM ACTIVITIES {ie suppression of insurgency / resistance to foreign invasion} Wikipedia / Summary https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camp_Lemonnier COMMENT While I was looking at this stuff, I though: wow, the government really is criminal. Then I started wondering about the various drug epidemics and whether the country's intelligence is responsible.