There are no AK-47s or other weapons in view that would indicate the dead Afghans were armed combatants. Instead, an overturned wheelbarrow suggests otherwise. The bare feet of one of the deceased are also visible. He had been wearing the sandals typical of a farmer, not the sneakers or boots preferred by insurgents operating in the rugged terrain of southern Afghanistan. . .
It underscores the criminality of the entire decade-long US occupation, again exposing the official lies according to which US forces are bringing human rights and democracy to Afghanistan.
Masses of people in America and throughout the world are appalled and horrified at these events, which expose the vast gulf between the imperialist policies of the ruling class and the democratic sentiments of the population. . .
The mentality that pervades the US military, and which is inculcated into soldiers sent to the war, is that every Afghan is a potential enemy. The determined opposition of the Afghan people to the occupation is portrayed not as the outcome of their desire for freedom from foreign domination and oppression, but of religious fanaticism and irrationality that must be forcibly suppressed.
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I have to wonder what happens to them over there. I feel fairly confident in saying that none of these men would have done such an act prior to being shipped overseas. What horrors are they enduring to change them so drastically? More proof that we need to bring ALL our troops home.
As a military veteran, I am appalled at the conduct of these men. They should all be courts martialed and given bad conduct discharges. I don’t know what kind of charges they can apply to send them to prison. It’s disgusted and shames me as well.
Although I did not notice the bare feet, I did see the overturned wheelbarrow and thought that they looked more like farmers than anything else. There is absolutely no excuse for this behavior regardless of who has done what to whom. No excuse. When I see stuff like this, I am embarrassed to be an American. How does the world view us now after this video has gone viral around the world?