The killing of their own allies by NATO troops is not uncommon for them.Previous posts on this site will document that. It is interesting though how the media outlets can't agree on how many Afghan soldiers have been killed.
You would think the military authorities in Afghanistan would at least be able to determine that.
The recent words of Stanley McChrystal will ring loud for a long time and possibly come back to haunt him and the other occupying agents -
“We have shot an amazing number of people, but to my knowledge, none has ever proven to be a threat."
I imagine the Afghan soldiers who died were not 'a threat' either.
RE; “We have shot an amazing number of people, but to my knowledge, none has ever proven to be a threat."
ReplyDeleteI am glad to see you are still on this. I have thought about it many times since i first saw it.
Absolutely amazing. I can still not get over it. Why has Mac not been asked over, and over about this statement.
This is more than words, this is a effen mind set that filters down through the troops.
BTW, love your Afghan tour poster. May I use it for my blog.
http://www.counterpunch.org/rattansi04022010.html
ReplyDeleteI do not know if you have seen this? This is a must read.
Feel Free to use the poster, RZ. Counterpunch and Cockburn (he is one of the few un-embedded journos who are on the spot in Afghanistan) have been punching above their weight for years. The man is a colossus.
ReplyDeleteThis should be of interest RZ, in the light of your recent comments on Wolves In The City - quite a co-incidence:
ReplyDeletehttp://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/commentators/rupert-cornwell/rupert-cornwell-do-mention-the-germans-uncle-sam-1935438.html
LOL. "Liberty cabbage"
ReplyDeleteAmerica is the land of equal opportunity. Every foreign country gets their turn in the barrel. LOL
Thanks for that.
Kissinger should be banned from that list. LOL