I'd believe the Taliban before an American 'military spokesman'
Categories: War crimes
Concern over burns on Afghans caught in battle
By JASON STRAZIUSO and RAHIM FAIEZ, Associated Press Writers Jason Straziuso And Rahim Faiez,
Associated Press Writers– May 10, 2009
KABUL – Afghanistan's leading human rights organization said Sunday it was investigating the possibility that white phosphorus was used in a U.S.-Taliban battle that killed scores of Afghans. The U.S. military rejected speculation it had used the weapon but left open the possibility Taliban militants did.
White phosphorus can be employed legitimately in battle, but rights groups say its use over populated areas can indiscriminately burn civilians and constitutes a war crime.
Afghan doctors are concerned over what they are calling "unusual" burns on Afghans wounded in last Monday's battle in Farah province, which President Hamid Karzai has said may have killed 125 to 130 civilians… .
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Americans lied through their pearly white orthodontically modified teeth about the use of white phosphorous bombs on civilian populations in Fallujah, Iraq, in November 2004. There is no reason to believe they aren’t lying now about the use of this ordnance on civilians in Afghanistan in 2009.
Lying is an established policy of the American government. I would believe a Taliban spokesman before an American military officer any time, as would most others in the world.
As in Iraq, Americans are so ruthlessly abusing their military superiority in Afghanistan that initially friendly and sympathetic Afghanis like Afghan President Hamid Kazai are turning against the American presence there.
Arrogant Americans are hated throughout the world and for understandable reasons.
Watch a few clips off this site and tell me how proud you are of your country.
D. Grant Haynes
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