Boy watches US forces shoot father in head

[Black-Eyed Susan]

US forces ‘like to kill us’
Sayed Karim - The National
December 28. 2009

... According to witnesses, US troops entered a number of houses near the provincial capital, Mehtar Lam, in an overnight operation . The victims included Mohammed Ismail, whose 10-year-old son, Rafiullah, described what happened: “When the soldiers came to our house, my father asked them, ‘Who are you?’ Then they shot him in the head and told us, ‘Be quiet and tell us where the weapons are’.”

Said Ahmad Safi, a spokesman for Laghman’s governor, said insurgents had previously staged attacks against officials and foreign troops in the area. He acknowledged that 12 people – including a woman – had apparently died in the raid, which locals reported was carried out by US Special Forces...

Discontent with the government and the occupation has inevitably fuelled support for the Taliban among the local population. Despite still being relatively secure compared with much of eastern Afghanistan, there has been growing rebel activity here in recent months as the insurgents edge closer and closer to neighbouring Kabul...

Gulzar Sankerwal, chairman of the provincial council, said: “The Taliban do not fight face to face. This is guerrilla fighting so if more troops arrive, they will not solve the problem. When the commander in Kabul asked Obama for the extra troops, he knew the USA would end up with one achievement, and that is more civilian casualties.” ...

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http://rabble.ca/blogs/bloggers/davemarkland/2010/01/boy-watches-us-forces-shoot-father-head

Link to full story here:
http://www.thenational.ae/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20091229/FOREIGN/712289854/1117/NEWS

[Vickers]

1. "© Copyright of Abu Dhabi Media Company PJSC."

:eyes:

[Black-Eyed Susan]

2. I guess

you could believe The Pentagon.



"Official says..."

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[winyanstaz]

10. Because someone is new..it is NOT follow that they are liars...

Whats wrong with you?

[uppityperson]

12. True, but search can be instructive sometimes

[Vickers]

18. They asked why I thought they might be full of shit. I told them.

But thanks for the lesson in manners/FAQs.

:eyes:

[Black-Eyed Susan]

11. Are you suprised

by such a thing as this story? Certainly you aren't that naive as to think this story is an anomaly. If you do think it an anomaly would you like me to post a litany of similar acts done in your name through the recent years? I hope that's not necessary.

I understand your desire to remain in denial as it is quite troubling and difficult to comprehend.

[uppityperson]

13. Have you another link? Just thinking it might help. Am amused by your ignoring those who

challenge you. Welcome to Du.

Just thinking it might help to find another link, unless you prefer to just insult and ignore

[Vickers]

19. "would you like me to post a litany of similar acts done in your name"

Please, post away! I'd like to know all of the things I'm personally responsible for...

[Black-Eyed Susan]

23. Not personally responsible for but, "Done in your name"

If you are not a US citizen then I apologize.

Not sure why you would frame it that way when what I said was crystal clear. Now please take the next few days to read what happened in Viet Nam and look more recently at the very public atrocities committed by US forces in Iraq and if you are honest about this you will then acknowledge that not only is the aforementioned probable it is in fact well-documented that special forces engage in this manner rather often. Why the surprise?

[Vickers]

25. And you are a citizen of which country?

:shrug:

C'mon cupcake, step up to the plate!

[winyanstaz]

26. This is a perfectly correct post and true....

so lets guess what country YOU are cheerleading for...it certainly cant be America.
A real American wouldnt be so stupid as to automatically believe authority after all we have been through.
A real American wouldnt be cheerleading for wars based on lies and greed.
A real America isnt afraid of the truth either.
Believe the pentagon? What planet are you from might be the next question.
Or perhaps it is your stock in the war machine you are trying to protect.
It certainly isnt our troops or America's shattered reputation for war crimes.
It is a war crime to be doing crap like this.
Stop these wars..
Bring our troops home now!

[IndianaGreen]

3. Abu Dhabi is an ally of the United States

but then, you probably think "they" are all alike.

[uppityperson]

5. wtf? "but then, you probably think "they" are all alike." WTF?

[Vickers]

8. I hope you didn't break a leg jumping to that conclusion.

:rofl:

[IndianaGreen]

14. United Arab Emirates are pro-Western

[Vickers]

17. Their press can be somewhat unreliable.

:eyes:

But thanks for implying I'm a bigot!

:headbang:

[IndianaGreen]

21. And you trust our MSM?

[Vickers]

24. Damn, you broke your OTHER leg!

Reeding komprehenshun pWns yoo!!!

:rofl:

[proud2BlibKansan]

4. Damn

Bring them home.

[peacetalksforall]

6. Our brass cares about the people?

[defendandprotect]

7. War is peace . . .

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

15. Those ingrates don't understand that killing them is for their own good. K&R

[Karmadillo]

20. Seriously. It's almost enough to make one want to take one's bombs & guns and go home.

nt

[JVS]

16. Hearts and minds

[Loudmxr]

22. This is just an isolated incident..y'know just like the last one.

[DCKit]

27. Or any number that have come before.

If it's really about the oil, someone "in charge" needs to take a look at what China's been up to. Bad enough that them Arabs been sittin' on OUR oil, but now China's getting the contracts - right under our noses and while we're defending their right to it.

The whole concept of this war - and anything else that's ever been thought up by a NeoCon - is so fatally flawed as to be unbelievable had it not actually happened.

[Vidar]

28. Winning friends & gaining influence the American way.

[unkachuck]

29. "... they shot him in the head and told us, ‘Be quiet and tell us where the weapons are’.”

....would our God-fearing, patriotic, salt-of-the-earth soldiers who return home to televised hugs and cheers of family and friends at airports around the nation, do something like that?

[RC]

30. Absolutely. All the time.