Comments on: Afghanistan: DOD Makes Excuses, CNN Rushes to Repeat the Spin http://firedoglake.com/2009/05/07/afghanistan-dod-makes-excuses-cnn-rushes-to-repeat-the-spin/ Firedoglake weblog Fri, 27 Nov 2009 00:51:28 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Dru http://firedoglake.com/2009/05/07/afghanistan-dod-makes-excuses-cnn-rushes-to-repeat-the-spin/#comment-1894881 Dru Fri, 08 May 2009 00:54:30 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/05/07/afghanistan-dod-makes-excuses-cnn-rushes-to-repeat-the-spin/#comment-1894881 <p>Once again, thank you Siun.</p> Once again, thank you Siun.

]]> By: DICKERSON3870 http://firedoglake.com/2009/05/07/afghanistan-dod-makes-excuses-cnn-rushes-to-repeat-the-spin/#comment-1894856 DICKERSON3870 Thu, 07 May 2009 23:59:34 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/05/07/afghanistan-dod-makes-excuses-cnn-rushes-to-repeat-the-spin/#comment-1894856 <p>RE: “A ‘Misdirected US air strike’ has killed as many as 120 Afghans, including dozens of women and children.”</p> <p>If I Had A Rocket Launcher Lyrics by Bruce Cockburn, 1983</p> <p>(EXCERPT)If I had a rocket launcher…I would not hesitate<br /> I want to raise every voice — at least I’ve got to try.<br /> Every time I think about it water rises to my eyes.<br /> Situation desperate echoes of the victims cry<br /> If I had a rocket launcher…some sonofabitch would die</p> <p>Lyrics/Music Video - <a href="http://www.tsrocks.com/b/bruce_cockburn_texts/if_i_had_a_rocket_launcher.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.tsrocks.com/b/bruce.....ncher.html</a></p> RE: “A ‘Misdirected US air strike’ has killed as many as 120 Afghans, including dozens of women and children.”

If I Had A Rocket Launcher Lyrics by Bruce Cockburn, 1983

(EXCERPT)If I had a rocket launcher…I would not hesitate
I want to raise every voice — at least I’ve got to try.
Every time I think about it water rises to my eyes.
Situation desperate echoes of the victims cry
If I had a rocket launcher…some sonofabitch would die

Lyrics/Music Video – http://www.tsrocks.com/b/bruce…..ncher.html

]]> By: shootthatarrow http://firedoglake.com/2009/05/07/afghanistan-dod-makes-excuses-cnn-rushes-to-repeat-the-spin/#comment-1894834 shootthatarrow Thu, 07 May 2009 23:27:41 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/05/07/afghanistan-dod-makes-excuses-cnn-rushes-to-repeat-the-spin/#comment-1894834 <p>WashingtonDC lets this happen…time and time again…we condone Israeli conduct of the same as seen in recent Gaza attack by IDF/IAF.</p> <p>No condemnations,no rebukes.</p> <p>For these Afghanis we are the monsters. For these devastated villages we are no better than Hitler’s minions. </p> <p>In fact and on record we are worse than Hitler’s minions being we claim so readily and often we are the good guys. We are the bastards now.</p> WashingtonDC lets this happen…time and time again…we condone Israeli conduct of the same as seen in recent Gaza attack by IDF/IAF.

No condemnations,no rebukes.

For these Afghanis we are the monsters. For these devastated villages we are no better than Hitler’s minions.

In fact and on record we are worse than Hitler’s minions being we claim so readily and often we are the good guys. We are the bastards now.

]]> By: shekissesfrogs http://firedoglake.com/2009/05/07/afghanistan-dod-makes-excuses-cnn-rushes-to-repeat-the-spin/#comment-1894740 shekissesfrogs Thu, 07 May 2009 19:47:13 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/05/07/afghanistan-dod-makes-excuses-cnn-rushes-to-repeat-the-spin/#comment-1894740 <blockquote><p>Time to flood the WH and War Dept with calls and emails. I know, it’s an exercise in futility but they’ll never be able to say we didn’t say anything.</p></blockquote> <p>Yes, because this passifistic approach to end state violence has worked so well in the past. /s</p>

Time to flood the WH and War Dept with calls and emails. I know, it’s an exercise in futility but they’ll never be able to say we didn’t say anything.

Yes, because this passifistic approach to end state violence has worked so well in the past. /s

]]> By: SouthernDragon http://firedoglake.com/2009/05/07/afghanistan-dod-makes-excuses-cnn-rushes-to-repeat-the-spin/#comment-1894682 SouthernDragon Thu, 07 May 2009 18:00:33 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/05/07/afghanistan-dod-makes-excuses-cnn-rushes-to-repeat-the-spin/#comment-1894682 <p>Far as I know the Lake’s been on it since Jane fired the Lake up the first day. Buncha dfh anti-war folks, dontcha know.</p> Far as I know the Lake’s been on it since Jane fired the Lake up the first day. Buncha dfh anti-war folks, dontcha know.

]]> By: Oval12345678akaJamesKSayre http://firedoglake.com/2009/05/07/afghanistan-dod-makes-excuses-cnn-rushes-to-repeat-the-spin/#comment-1894672 Oval12345678akaJamesKSayre Thu, 07 May 2009 17:47:34 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/05/07/afghanistan-dod-makes-excuses-cnn-rushes-to-repeat-the-spin/#comment-1894672 <p>Thank you, Fire Dog Lake, for having the gumption to actually discuss American war crimes being committed by the Obama Administration against the people of Afghanistan.</p> <p>Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama have expressed their “regrets” over their murders of more than one hundred Afghani civilians in the US bombings in Afghanistan. They need to stop committing war crimes in Afghanistan now. They need to withdraw all US forces from Afghanistan now. </p> <p>It is amazing to me how many of the so-called “progressive” blogs just don’t want to talk about ongoing US war crimes in Iraq, Pakistan and Afghanistan, now that the Obama administration is committing them…</p> Thank you, Fire Dog Lake, for having the gumption to actually discuss American war crimes being committed by the Obama Administration against the people of Afghanistan.

Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama have expressed their “regrets” over their murders of more than one hundred Afghani civilians in the US bombings in Afghanistan. They need to stop committing war crimes in Afghanistan now. They need to withdraw all US forces from Afghanistan now.

It is amazing to me how many of the so-called “progressive” blogs just don’t want to talk about ongoing US war crimes in Iraq, Pakistan and Afghanistan, now that the Obama administration is committing them…

]]> By: SouthernDragon http://firedoglake.com/2009/05/07/afghanistan-dod-makes-excuses-cnn-rushes-to-repeat-the-spin/#comment-1894652 SouthernDragon Thu, 07 May 2009 17:29:34 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/05/07/afghanistan-dod-makes-excuses-cnn-rushes-to-repeat-the-spin/#comment-1894652 <p>Marine Special Forces troops are called Force Reconnaissance, or Force Recon. Army has Rangers and Green Berets, Navy has SEALs, Marines have Force Recon and Air Force has Special Tactics. Since the WTC they’ve all been incorporated into one special forces command for operational purposes.</p> Marine Special Forces troops are called Force Reconnaissance, or Force Recon. Army has Rangers and Green Berets, Navy has SEALs, Marines have Force Recon and Air Force has Special Tactics. Since the WTC they’ve all been incorporated into one special forces command for operational purposes.

]]> By: skdadl http://firedoglake.com/2009/05/07/afghanistan-dod-makes-excuses-cnn-rushes-to-repeat-the-spin/#comment-1894651 skdadl Thu, 07 May 2009 17:29:28 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/05/07/afghanistan-dod-makes-excuses-cnn-rushes-to-repeat-the-spin/#comment-1894651 <p>It is a good thing that only my kitties have actually heard my ranting and swearing about this story and so many others. Thank you for your acute reports, Siun.</p> It is a good thing that only my kitties have actually heard my ranting and swearing about this story and so many others. Thank you for your acute reports, Siun.

]]> By: bobpine http://firedoglake.com/2009/05/07/afghanistan-dod-makes-excuses-cnn-rushes-to-repeat-the-spin/#comment-1894649 bobpine Thu, 07 May 2009 17:27:34 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/05/07/afghanistan-dod-makes-excuses-cnn-rushes-to-repeat-the-spin/#comment-1894649 <p>This was on sunday,Also slightly off topic but quite informative:</p> <p><a href="http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/05012009/watch.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.pbs.org/moyers/jour.....watch.html</a></p> This was on sunday,Also slightly off topic but quite informative:

http://www.pbs.org/moyers/jour…..watch.html

]]> By: Siun http://firedoglake.com/2009/05/07/afghanistan-dod-makes-excuses-cnn-rushes-to-repeat-the-spin/#comment-1894637 Siun Thu, 07 May 2009 17:16:38 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/05/07/afghanistan-dod-makes-excuses-cnn-rushes-to-repeat-the-spin/#comment-1894637 <p>Thanks for including the Hamidi link - a very valuable resource!</p> <p>Hackworth asked who ordered the air strikes - and I am not sure this was all drones btw - and according to Cockburn, they were ordered by Marine Special Forces - the same Special Forces who have rather consistently been involved in similar large scale civilian casualty events.</p> Thanks for including the Hamidi link – a very valuable resource!

Hackworth asked who ordered the air strikes – and I am not sure this was all drones btw – and according to Cockburn, they were ordered by Marine Special Forces – the same Special Forces who have rather consistently been involved in similar large scale civilian casualty events.

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