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tekisui Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-25-10 04:19 PM
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U.S. Trains, Backs Afghan Death Squads
Source: uruknet/journeyman.tv

In a bold new offensive, US and NATO forces are turning to Afghan militias for help. More feared than the Taliban, and wearing the weapons and impunity of the US army - have they created a monster?

youtube link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UL5OrU-G5sY&feature=player_embedded#!

video at link: http://www.uruknet.info/?p=m66309&hd=&size=1&l=e
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ShortnFiery Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-25-10 04:20 PM
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1. Lovely.
And the beat goes on. :nuke: :(
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maxsolomon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-25-10 04:46 PM
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2. we've always trained and backed Afghan Death Squads
the Mujahadeen, the Taliban, the Northern Alliance. this is the way occupations work. all that's changed is that we don't like 1 of them any more.
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readmoreoften Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-25-10 04:47 PM
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3. Impossible. Obama wouldn't allow it.
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