Dead Iraqi? So what?
The below article brought back some disturbing memories I have from my days and years in Vietnam.
Through a combination of gung-ho recklessness and criminal behaviour born of panic, a narrative emerges of an army that frequently commits acts of cold-blooded violence. A number of interviewees revealed that the military will attempt to frame innocent bystanders as insurgents, often after panicked American troops have fired into groups of unarmed Iraqis. The veterans said the troops involved would round up any survivors and accuse them of being in the resistance while planting Kalashnikov AK47 rifles beside corpses to make it appear that they had died in combat.
"It would always be an AK because they have so many of these lying around," said Joe Hatcher, 26, a scout with the 4th Calvary Regiment. He revealed the army also planted 9mm handguns and shovels to make it look like the civilians were shot while digging a hole for a roadside bomb.
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2 comments:
I'm sure the military is trying to keep this hush hush but it's acts like this that spread ill-will towards our troops.
Not much has changed from my days in Vietnam, all the sentiments were there also. Sad we have learned nothing from the past.
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