“We have shot an amazing number of people, but to my knowledge, none has ever proven to be a threat

[Ian David]

McChrystal admits Afghan atrocities, press yawns

KABUL, Afghanistan — American and NATO troops firing from passing convoys and military checkpoints have killed 30 Afghans and wounded 80 others since last summer, but in no instance did the victims prove to be a danger to troops, according to military officials in Kabul.

“We have shot an amazing number of people, but to my knowledge, none has ever proven to be a threat,” said Gen. Stanley A. McChrystal, who became the senior American and NATO commander in Afghanistan last year. His comments came during a recent videoconference to answer questions from troops in the field about civilian casualties.

This is an amazing admission. Here is General Stanley McChrystal, the highest ranking US military official in Afghanistan, openly admitting that the US military has killed a whole lot of people, none of whom posed a threat.

The Times goes on to say that this kind of indiscriminate killing of innocent civilians (euphemistically called “escalation of force”) might, perhaps, stoke some anti-American sentiment among Afghans.


More:
http://trueslant.com/allisonkilkenny/2010/03/28/mcchrystal-admits-afghan-atrocities-press-yawns/

Hat-tip to: http://twitter.com/jkimbell/status/11395059973

[barbtries]

1. this is what we've come to.

sick.

[patrice]

2. no words for the horror of this . . .

America will never be the same.

[Bragi]

3. Thank God for Obama's surge /nt

[left coaster]

4. indiscriminate killing of innocent civilians might stoke some anti-American sentiment among Afghans.

Ya think?


Jesus fucking Christ. Sometimes it's all I can do to just get out of bed in the morning.

[patrice]

5. Speaking of JC: The innocent dead ARE, *In* *Fact*, Jesus, killed by our blaspheming, idolatorous

Church-State.

This, then, is "the Second Coming". It's going to go a little different than Christians* have been saying it was going to be.




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