U.S. Troops Killed Afghan Women, Then Dug Bullets Out Of Their Bodies To Cover It Up

New York Times:

After initially denying involvement or any cover-up in the deaths of three Afghan women during a badly bungled American Special Operations assault in February, the American-led military command in Kabul admitted late on Sunday that its forces had, in fact, killed the women during the nighttime raid.

The admission immediately raised questions about what really happened during the Feb. 12 operation -- and what falsehoods followed -- including a new report that Special Operations forces dug bullets out of the bodies of the women to hide the true nature of their deaths.

Read the whole story: New York Times

Comments

[ProfessorDuh]

11:05 AM on 04/07/2010

Do you know one sure way you can tell when you're in the wrong? When you're afraid of the truth.

[Withknowlegdecomessorrow]

09:48 AM on 04/07/2010

I agree that a proper thorough investigation is highly impossible, but not because of the soliders, but because of McChrystal original lies and attempted coverup of the killings at all. We may never learn the truth, the soliders involved is the only ones that does. BUt hp and NYT printed reckless sensational headlines, impugning ALL of our troops over the "alleged" actions of three.

[AntiSheep13]

02:08 PM on 04/06/2010

Here's what Ozzy and B.Sabbath has to say about it:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xtqy4DTHGqg&feature=related

[TakeSake]

07:41 PM on 04/06/2010

One of the best!

[Chazmania]

12:47 AM on 04/06/2010

The world is basically divided into two types of people the earthlings and the "speciesists"

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=6361872964130308142#

[PhilipTaylor]

10:57 PM on 04/05/2010

Karzai is not worth even one more life on either side!

Why are we there again!

Is it for Contractor Profits or Financier Profits?

Now we have Blackwater!

PROFITS FOR K1LL1NG!

[Carolab]

11:03 PM on 04/05/2010

Drugs and establishing a permanent military base to check Russia and China.

[PhilipTaylor]

10:56 PM on 04/05/2010

Only thing better than DR-UGS is WAR for making the R1CH - R1CHER!

[Michael Scarborough]

08:20 PM on 04/05/2010

They were just following orders........

[Chazmania]

12:29 AM on 04/06/2010

Like the corporate world and government there is no one to take responsibility!
corporations have CEO's and boards of directors but all the rights of a person and NO accountability!
this disease has carried over to out government and now presidents can cause wars based on lies and never be held responsible!
We are witnessing the slow decay of civilization! how far down will we eventually go when life is deemed too cheep to care about!

[raptor]

07:24 PM on 04/05/2010

Dateline
http://www.sbs.com.au/dateline/
I particularly like the comment that Special Forces had been on the colonel's patch without his knowledge.

[leajazz]

07:04 PM on 04/05/2010

I can't form an opinion, too many questions. We will probably never hear the whole truth about what happened here.

[Chazmania]

12:30 AM on 04/06/2010

We never hear any truth about anything any more! our culture has become one of duplicity!

[Amryxx]

06:33 PM on 04/05/2010

Sorry if this question is a bit morbid, but if the US soldiers really want to get rid of the evidence, surely there are less... disgusting ways other than manually digging out the bullets? Why not just set the whole thing on fire and claim that "insurgents" have thrown in molotovs?

[ProfessorDuh]

07:00 PM on 04/05/2010

Nobody said they were smart.

[Withknowlegdecomessorrow]

09:53 AM on 04/07/2010

so you are seriously insulting all of our troops over the actions of what being
reported as three. No wonder the idiotic repugs calls us democrats weak.
We send our children over there and then when condemn and criticize them.

If and I mean, if these occurred as reported, it was a disgusting and vile act
by the persons who committed them NOT all of our troops.

[Y2KCockroach]

10:06 PM on 04/05/2010

Well, "Amryxx", Specialist James Barker and four of his psychopathic thug friends tried to do that very thing, after they gang-raped a fourteen year old Iraqi girl, (Abeer Hamza) and then murdered her and her entire family (Google the "Mahmudiyah killings" to learn more). They tried to burn the house and the bodies, and then blamed the whole thing on "Sunni insurgents" when Iraqi soldiers showed up.

Unfortunately, it appears that they weren't paying enough attention during "Psychopathy 101" while at boot camp, and the whole thing unraveled on them. Nevertheless, I am certain many other enlisted psychopaths took note at the time, and modified their behavior accordingly.

Still doesn't stop the Pentagon from lying to us every chance they get, however..........

[Chazmania]

12:33 AM on 04/06/2010

Some one once said never explain to a psychopath you know what he is doing because it only helps him become better at it!

[ProfessorDuh]

10:11 AM on 04/07/2010

Cue the "but they aren't really our heroic American troops" dodge.

[qthedancer]

04:35 PM on 04/05/2010

Three words: Get. Out. Now.

[leajazz]

07:00 PM on 04/05/2010

You are 100% correct.

[ProfessorDuh]

10:06 AM on 04/07/2010

Yes. Yes. Yes.

[missouriwatcher]

03:42 PM on 04/05/2010

Wow! Talk about shooting ourselves in the foot. . .or maybe its the gut.

[skialethia]

02:06 PM on 04/05/2010

Iraq War and War in Afghanistan are both immoral wars where numerous war crimes have been committed.

I don't blame Karzai for trying to disassociate himself from the U.S. in every way!

A war crimes tribunal should be assembled for the purpose of bringing to justice all the criminals who directly or indirectly ordered the commission of crimes against humanity in these wars.

[BraveWarrior]

05:25 PM on 04/05/2010

How could this happen when our 'change' president refuses to look at or investigate the past. If any of these evil doers went to prison, it would be hard to recruit for our future needs. War crimes are just part of American history. Since the genocide of Native Americans-our people have chosen to turn a blind eye. 'We have to support our troops'. It's not so bad if you don't have to look at it. Besides who wants to give back all that cheap land we stole. Our punishment is to live in a country obsessed with violence. Our people act just like our government. We solve all of our problems with a gun. Our children have internalized it. From street gangs to militias, we all demand the right to kill without reflection or mercy. That is considered 'cool'. Our culture promotes death. Our children murder human beings and we are so proud of them. Our anti-Christ wins peace prizes explaining and justifying war! Even agnostics recognize that the end times are here. While lovers of peace and justice await anxiously.

[WeMustSpeakOut]

09:08 AM on 04/06/2010

I believe we will have an eternally long wait.

[ProfessorDuh]

01:40 PM on 04/05/2010

How the Pentagon lles, and the American press swallows it whole.

http://www.salon.com/news/opinion/glenn_greenwald/2010/04/05/afghanistan/index.html

[Changein2012]

01:30 PM on 04/05/2010

Yeah, come on all of you, big strong men,
Uncle Sam needs your help again.
He's got himself in a terrible jam
Way down yonder in Afghanistan.
So put down your books and pick up a gun,
We're gonna have a whole lotta fun.

And it's one, two, three,
What are we fighting for ?
Don't ask me, I don't give a d-a-m-n,
Next stop is Afghanistan;
And it's five, six, seven,
Open up the pearly gates,
Well there ain't no time to wonder why,
Whoopee! we're all gonna d-i-e.