Insult: The soldier kneels with his assault rifle as he grabs the dead man's hair and yanks his head up off of the groundArmy Braces For Backlash Over Photos Of Stryker Soldiers With Corpses In Afghanistan -- Seattle Times
Early in their investigation into possible war crimes, Army sleuths realized the explosive potential of photos taken of two Joint Base Lewis-McChord who posed next to the body of an Afghan who they have been accused of murdering. So the Army went to extraordinary lengths to suppress their disclosure in a digital era when images quickly go global.
Early in their investigation into possible war crimes, Army sleuths realized the explosive potential of photos taken of two Joint Base Lewis-McChord soldiers who posed next to the body of an Afghan who they have been accused of murdering.
So the Army went to extraordinary lengths to suppress their disclosure in a digital era when images quickly go global.
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Update: So much for hearts and minds: Could the murder and mutilation of Afghan villagers by U.S. soldiers undo all the good the West is doing in Libya? -- The Daily Mail
My Comment: The Daily Mail sums it up perfectly .... so much for going after the "hearts and minds" of Afghans. Lets face it ..... the release and public dissemination of these photos is going to poison U.S. Afghan relations for a very long time. And for the Taliban .... U.S. sloppiness and unpreparedness coupled with a hostile press will give them the confidence that they need that the war is swaying their way.
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