The Afghan War
By Ryan Harvey t r u t h o u t | 24 September 2010 Protesters rally for Bradley Manning. (Photo: mar is sea Y .
Paula Duffy Huliq | September 22, 2010 Michael Ware, former CNN war correspondent has decided to open up about decisions made by the network, not to broadcast certain footage from Afghanistan and Iraq battle zones.
A group of American soldiers are facing murder charges for a five-month killing spree in which they randomly targeted Afghan civilians for sport, a US military investigation has reported.
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Soldiers face trial over secret 'kill team' which allegedly murdered at random and collected fingers as trophies of war By Chris McGreal | The Guardian | 9 September 2010 Andrew Holmes, Michael Wagnon, Jeremy Morlock and Adam Winfield are four of the five Stryker soldiers who face murder charges Twelve American soldiers face trial over an secret "kill team" that allegedly blew up and shot Afghan civilians at random and collected their fingers as trophies.
" ... We are living the deformed dream of monsters and sociopaths. ... American troops are tasked by their tre.
" ... U.S. military and CIA officials have been interested in Afghanistan's minerals since at least 2004. ... .
Also see: "UN Official to Ask US to End CIA Drone Strikes," New York Times, May 28, 2010 The investigation into an operation three months ago in Afghanistan's Oruzgan province that left up to 23 civilians dead prompts Army Gen.
" ... Whether regular soldiers or Special Forces, many veterans of US military operations in Iraq and Afghanis.
By Michel Comte (AFP) | AFP | April 28, 2010 A view of the Parliament building in Ottawa OTTAWA — Canada's government may be held in contempt of Parliament if it does not soon release uncensored documents pertaining to transfers of detainees to Afghan custody, the House speaker ruled Tuesday.
NY man sentenced in terrorism financing case By COLLEEN LONG (AP) NEW YORK — A New York businessman was sentenced Monday to more than 10 years in prison for trying to funnel money to a terrorism training camp in Afghanistan through an undercover agent posing as a wealthy Middle Easterner.