So, its been revealed we have been doing some pretty nasty stuff in Afghanistan, eh?

[NNN0LHI]

Well, I'm shocked. Aren't you shocked? I thought for sure we would be using only the civilized rules of war. Civilized rules of war. Civilized rules of war.

Shocked, I tell you.

Don

[CaliforniaPeggy]

1. Funny thing...I'm not...

After all, war is basically uncivilized, now isn't it?

gaah.













Oh, and BTW...you're kidding.

[mike_c]

2. the irony is that lots of folks probably are shocked....

Or at least would be if their heads were pulled from the sand.

[Pirate Smile]

3. I don't know anyone shocked. I don't see any new revelations.

[moksha]

4. You knew the Taliban has heat-seeking missiles capable of downing

US aircraft?

[Tyrone Slothrop]

5. You mean like Stingers?

The same ones that have been being used in Afghanistan since the early 80s? Yeah, I was pretty aware of that...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIM-92_Stinger

[moksha]

7. It has reported that rocket propelled grenades downed

at least one helicopter that we now know was from a heat-seeking missile. We knew that these weapons are there because the US provided them in the 80s. What we didn't know is that currently have the technology and ammunition to use them and that they have been in use. We have been lied to on that point.

http://www.montrealgazette.com/news/Canadian+death+caused+missile+Wikileaks/3323960/story.html

[bobthedrummer]

11. The OP and I have been here for awhile moksha-here's an example

Dutch court loses A.Q. Khan's files, judge suspects CIA (archived NNNOLHI thread started 9-10-05)
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x1771031

Some of US DUers do know a few things, as well as the history and context of them.

[walldude]

8. Pentagon has the receipts... right in the file marked

"Guys we used to train but now we have to kill."

[nadinbrzezinski]

12. Yep, they are called Stingers

and we GAVE THEM TO THEM.

Here is more, after the ruskies pulled out some of them ended up in China, where the Chinese were able to build the batteries and improve on them. You think they did not just go... ok will give you some back?

If you want to know more on that aspect, start with Wilson's War... yes, even hollywood has gone into it.

Oh and let me add, a few have ended in the black market as well. Yes, your lovely drug lords might have a few.

[Ernesto]

6. "All judges should spend time in jail before taking the job"

Unfortunately, bush, cheney and their gang never spent time in a war before they lied us into the current mess.
Sadly this goes for Obama also.

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

9. "Civilized Rules of War" are like "Civilized Rules of Rape".

“What difference does it make to the dead, the orphans and the homeless, whether the mad destruction is wrought under the name of totalitarianism or the holy name of liberty or democracy.” - Gandhi

[Scurrilous]

10. Did you hear that we're trying to kill the leaders of the Taliban?

That shocked me the most.

Whoever leaked this info should get an EGOT.