Robert Bales – Lone Nut or Scapegoat?
• www.antiwar.comThe murder of 17 Afghan civilians – most of them children – by staff sergeant Robert Bales may be far worse than we think at present.
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Afghanistan
General to offer pullout plan by year’s end
• http://www.dispatch.com, By Missy Ryan and SusanPresident Barack Obama’s top commander in Afghanistan will make recommendations about how quickly the United States should pull out of the war there late this year
Afghan Massacre: Will Justice Be Found and Done?
• Lew Rockwell blog"There's no forensic evidence." "There's no medical examiner's evidence. There's no evidence about how many alleged victims or where those remains are." "So it's fascinating from a defence lawyer's perspective. Prove it."
US soldier in Afghan massacre 'swindled pensioner out of life savings and $1.2m in debt'
• Daily MailHe was $1.2million in debt after 'defrauding pensioner of life savings' Claims he was NOT drunk and cannot remember shootings Captain speaks of admiration for Bales quitting his job after 9/11 to serve
Extraps
• Lew Rockwell blogSSG Robert Bales plotted and executed an attack that killed innocent Afghan civilians. SSG Robert Bales is being sheltered in another nation. Afghan authorities have demanded he be given to them for punishment. The sheltering nation has refu
Conservative Responsibility for Iraq and Afghanistan
• http://www.fff.org, by Jacob G. HornbergerAmong the favorite mantras of conservatives is “With freedom comes responsibility.”
Afghan Villagers Were Threatened by US Troops Ahead of Massacre
• www.antiwar.comWitnesses: Troops Lined Up All Men From Mokhoyan, Told Them They'd 'Pay'
America's war in Afghanistan: murdered civilians, mistreated veterans
• http://www.guardian.co.uk, Amy GoodmanWe may never know what drove a US Army staff sergeant to head out into the Afghan night and allegedly murder at least 16 civilians in their homes, among them nine children and three women.
US Afghan Detainees Sent to Torture Prisons
Stephen LendmanTorture is official US policy
They Had Names
• http://www.commondreams.org, by Abby ZimetIn the wake of the massacre in Afghanistan, there has been much media coverage of the shooter, and almost none of the victims.
Did One Man Massacre and Burn 16 Afghan Civilians at Panjwai??
• Lew Rockwell blogwitnesses report seeing helicopters dropping chaff during the attack, a measure used to hide targets from ground attack. "Gillani added that locals suspect the massacre was revenge for attacks carried out last week on US forces that left several i
Murder Is Not an Anomaly in War
• By Chris Hedges truthdig.comThe war in Afghanistan—where the enemy is elusive and rarely seen, where the cultural and linguistic disconnect makes every trip outside the wire a visit to hostile territory,
America's war in Afghanistan: murdered civilians, mistreated veterans
• guardian.co.uk/ by Amy GoodmanThe longer this misguided occupation continues, the greater the human toll – on all sides – accrues.
To the Chinese and the Indians, the spoils of a terrible war
• http://www.independent.co.uk, David Randall , JonaAllies pay in blood while others plot to exploit Afghanistan’s rich natural resources
Rape and Murder in Afghanistan
Stephen LendmanSuppressed war crimes that happen daily
Afghanistan Panjwai Killing of 16: Two Stories Wildly at Variance
• Lew Rockwell blogA new report could not be more different: "A parliamentary probe team on Thursday said up to 20 American troops were involved in Sunday’s killing of 16 civilians in southern Kandahar province." Another report says that the soldiers sexually assaulted
NPR and NYT on Americans v. Afghans
• http://www.salon.com, By Glenn GreenwaldThe New York Times yesterday conveyed important and exciting evidence of American progress in Afghanistan
Madness is not the reason for this massacre
• http://www.independent.co.uk, Robert FiskI'm getting a bit tired of the "deranged" soldier story. It was predictable, of course.
Scoundrel Media Afghan Massacre Cover-Up
Stephen LendmanUp to 20 US soldiers involved in latest massacre.
Veterans are people too!!!
Written By: • LetterI think it is prudent to tread lightly with stories coming from a liberal pacifist website that portrays veterans of the 911 era SERIAL KILLERS, as a combat injured permanently disabled veteran I take the up most offense. We don't have all the facts
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Massacre As Metaphor American serial killer symbolizes US foreign policy
• by Justin Raimondo, antiwar.comThe massacre of 16 Afghan civilians by a still-to-be-identified American soldier limns the course of American foreign policy in the post-9/11 era.
Karzai: US Not Cooperating in Massacre Probe
• by Jason Ditz,news.antiwar.comDelegation Rejects Single Shooter Narrative
Probe team: Women sexually assaulted before killing in Panjwai ...
• By Absin Zaheer arthurzbygniew.blogspotBefore the gun attack, US soldiers physically manhandled the two women and later turned their weapons on the helpless residents.
Accused G.I. ‘Snapped’ Under Strain, Official Says
• http://www.nytimes.com, By ERIC SCHMITT and WILLIAThe American staff sergeant suspected of killing 16 Afghan villagers had been drinking alcohol
No ‘Afghanistan’ in new Obama campaign video
• http://news.yahoo.com, .President Barack Obama's re-election campaign late Thursday released a Hollywood-caliber campaign film, 16 minutes and 56 seconds of Tom Hanks-narrated footage that trumpets Obama's achievements since taking office three years ago
Afghanistan: The dead just keep piling up
• http://www.aljazeera.com, by Mark LeVineIt's a well-worn ritual - the expression of outrage and "shock", as President Obama put it. The "condolences to the families" offered by senior leaders of the occupying power to the latest victims of their supposedly benign occupation.
An Open Letter to the Citizens of the United States of America
Written By: • LetterSirs: I have written an open letter to the people of this Nation which endorses Ron Paul as our best choice for President. I am sending this letter to you in hope that you will publish and/or distribute it for me. This letter follows
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US to ‘Stay the Course’ on Afghan Occupation
• http://news.antiwar.com, by Jason DitzWith the war in Afghanistan seemingly blowing up in their faces, top Obama Administration officials are as determined as ever to shrug off criticism and insist that things are going just swimmingly, no changes required.
Terror, Trauma, and the Endless Afghan War
• http://www.commondreams.org, by Amy GoodmanWe may never know what drove a U.S. Army staff sergeant to head out into the Afghan night and allegedly murder at least 16 civilians in their homes, among them nine children and three women.
Panetta Orders Marines to Disarm before Afghanistan Speech
• dailypaul.com, MSNBC NewsThe current top comment pretty much sums it up...Scared of the killers you helped create, huh? Ironic....the incident is believed to be the first time they were stripped of guns during an address by their own secretary of defence.
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