The US government and NATO forces are a bunch of murderers. Like Dick Cheney, who goes on national television to rub in our faces that he authorized and sanctioned torture of innocent people knowing that no one will hold him accountable, now general McChrystal, the senior American and NATO commander in Afghanistan, proudly proclaims to the world: "We have shot an amazing number of people, but to my knowledge, none has ever proven to be a threat."
FTA: "Now, what would the authorities say if you or I shot "an amazing number of people who have never proven to be a threat?" Why, they would call us murderers - even mass murderers. Yet this is precisely what "the senior American and NATO commander in Afghanistan" has just declared, on videotape."
An Unaccustomed Truth: American Commander Admits Afghan Atrocities: http://chris-floyd.com/component/content/article/1-latest-news/1949-an-unaccustomed-truth-american-commander-admits-afghan-atrocities.html
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Original posting by Braincrave Second Life staff on Apr 4, 2010 at http://www.braincrave.com/viewblog.php?id=159
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