Friday, August 04, 2006
Kill Competitions in Iraq?
No, this is not Viet Nam. But, yes, the same old military brain-waves are working. Who can capture the most stuff, kill the most enemies, act the bravest—who can make their C.O. the proudest. It’s just competition run amok, again. Like the Pete Seeger song, "Where have all the flowers gone?" Over and over and over...
Soldier accused of Iraqi civilian murders confirms 'target list' competitions
08/02/2006 @ 5:40 pm
Filed by RAW STORY
http://www.rawstory.com/admin/dbscripts/printstory.php?story=2770
In an interview with ABC's Nightline to be broadcast tonight, a soldier "accused of deliberately releasing three Iraqi men they had captured, in order to kill them" defends his actions as just following orders.
"In their sworn affidavits, the three accused soldiers, along with others in the unit, say they received unusual but unequivocal rules of engagement for the task ahead," ABC News reports. "They say that they were given repeated and explicit orders to 'kill all military-age males.'"
Soldier accused of Iraqi civilian murders confirms 'target list' competitions
08/02/2006 @ 5:40 pm
Filed by RAW STORY
http://www.rawstory.com/admin/dbscripts/printstory.php?story=2770
In an interview with ABC's Nightline to be broadcast tonight, a soldier "accused of deliberately releasing three Iraqi men they had captured, in order to kill them" defends his actions as just following orders.
"In their sworn affidavits, the three accused soldiers, along with others in the unit, say they received unusual but unequivocal rules of engagement for the task ahead," ABC News reports. "They say that they were given repeated and explicit orders to 'kill all military-age males.'"
