Tapes describe U.S. servicemen killing for sport in Afghanis

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Tapes describe U.S. servicemen killing for sport in Afghanis

Post by sandinista » Mon Sep 27, 2010 5:31 pm

http://afghanistan.blogs.cnn.com/2010/0 ... er/?hpt=T1
Tapes obtained by CNN of interrogations of a group of U.S. servicemen charged with the unprovoked killings of Afghan civilians describe gruesome scenes of cold-blooded murder carried out under the influence of illegal drugs.
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Post by maiforpeace » Mon Sep 27, 2010 5:37 pm

I think I posted something similar already in the mosque thread, but I can't be bothered to look for it now. American soldiers were collecting body parts like fingers for trophies.

Seems to me this is the sort of thing we should be outraged about, not the the building of a community center.
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Post by Trolldor » Tue Sep 28, 2010 1:05 am

I'll bloody be outraged about what I want to be outraged about.

Or, if you want to play that game Mai, why are we outraged about that at all? In places like Africa babies are raped and slaughtered by soldiers on a regular base. Makes collecting body parts pretty tame by comparison.
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Post by Ian » Tue Sep 28, 2010 1:23 am

sandinista wrote:http://afghanistan.blogs.cnn.com/2010/0 ... er/?hpt=T1
Tapes obtained by CNN of interrogations of a group of U.S. servicemen charged with the unprovoked killings of Afghan civilians describe gruesome scenes of cold-blooded murder carried out under the influence of illegal drugs.
Your tax dollars at work. :irate:
How many points does each Afghan go for? :dono:

Oh wait, let me guess - you're pissed at all of America over this. As if it's a policy instead of a small group of soliders getting out of hand.

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Post by maiforpeace » Tue Sep 28, 2010 1:26 am

The Mad Hatter wrote:I'll bloody be outraged about what I want to be outraged about.

Or, if you want to play that game Mai, why are we outraged about that at all? In places like Africa babies are raped and slaughtered by soldiers on a regular base. Makes collecting body parts pretty tame by comparison.
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sandinista wrote:http://afghanistan.blogs.cnn.com/2010/0 ... er/?hpt=T1
Tapes obtained by CNN of interrogations of a group of U.S. servicemen charged with the unprovoked killings of Afghan civilians describe gruesome scenes of cold-blooded murder carried out under the influence of illegal drugs.
Your tax dollars at work. :irate:
How many points does each Afghan go for? :dono:

Oh wait, let me guess - you're pissed at all of America over this. As if it's a policy instead of a small group of soliders getting out of hand.
Indeed - we are trying these guys for their crimes...it's not like they got away scot free.
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Post by Gawdzilla Sama » Tue Sep 28, 2010 1:31 am

I have no doubt that there are "atrocities" on both sides there. Nothing new about that. You get "grunts" with almost average IQs, give them guns, and let them loose. If they're not supervised properly they'll do stupid shit every time, at least in my experience.
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Post by Trolldor » Tue Sep 28, 2010 1:52 am

maiforpeace wrote: You write the strangest things sometimes.
Seems to me this is the sort of thing we should be outraged about, not the the building of a community center.
Your words, not mine.
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Post by Azathoth » Tue Sep 28, 2010 2:55 am

Soldiers being competitive about how many kills they have. Fuck me theres something new and unheard of :ddpan:
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Re: Tapes describe U.S. servicemen killing for sport in Afgh

Post by charlou » Tue Sep 28, 2010 6:02 am

humans .. so wonderful. :ddpan:
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