The U.S.-Backed Military Slaughters Women and Children in Cameroon
Source: The Daily Beast
When an unflinching video of soldiers shooting two women and two little children went viral, the Cameroon government called it fake news. In fact, such atrocities are common.
PHILIP OBAJI JR.
08.01.18 1:37 PM ET
IKOM, Nigeria In a decade that has seen countless horrific images of war, never has one shown soldiers from a military that benefits from American support carry out such a heartless and heart-rending act.
A video that went viral last month showed men identified as troops from the U.S.-backed army of Cameroon, but accompanied by other men not in uniform, lead two women down a dirt road. One woman has an infant, perhaps a year old, tied to her back in a traditional African wrap and clinging to her sides. The other woman leads a little girl by the hand who could not be older than six.
As they walk across the dusty scrubland, one soldier repeatedly slaps the face of the woman who clutches the hand of the little girl. You are BH [referring to Boko Haram], you are going to die, he says. One of the men says whats happening was caused by the family of the women.
The four captives are walked off to the side of the road. The younger woman is blindfolded. The other woman, seated on the ground, bows her head. Yes, come here, little girl, one of the men says to the child, pulling her shirt up and wrapping it around her face so she cannot see. The baby on the womans back is still looking around. And then the soldiers open fire with their assault rifles.
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Crowman2009
(2,497 posts)Along with South Vietnam, Central American countries, Chile, etc. Makes me wonder if this is just some more School of the Americas BS being taught in Africa.
spike jones
(1,680 posts)is that this conflict can be stated as Christian and Muslims killing each other, with the USA on the Christian side of course.