If there is anything that the sum total of human civilization has not subdued, it is human savagery. The dark side of humanity remains as dark and as unconquerable as ever. When 17 civilians, 9 of whom were children, were slaughtered and 2 of whom were raped, the media projected the culprit as under tension for repeated tours of duty in Afghanistan and a family man. The press is soliciting empathy for the demons of war. Record shows that these guys who remain and volunteer for repeated tours of duty enjoy immensely their murdering work, posing for pictures with the mangled bodies of their victims, like hunters posing with the mangled bodies of their prey. Where can you go in the world today where killing another human is a sport, but in Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria, and Palestine? Would the world ever know about Abu Ghuraib (Iraq) or the pissing soldiers over Afghan dead bodies if no pictures were taken? For every image we see published, there have to be many more, maybe a hundred, that were not photographed. What we see is just the tip of the iceberg.
U.S. Troops Posed With Body Parts of Afghan Bombers
An American soldier says he released the photos to the Los Angeles Times to draw attention to the safety risk of a breakdown in leadership and discipline. The Army has started a criminal investigation.
By David Zucchino
April 18, 2012 " Los Angeles Times" -- The paratroopers had their assignment: Check out reports that Afghan police had recovered the mangled remains of an insurgent suicide bomber. Try to get iris scans and fingerprints for identification.
The 82nd Airborne Division soldiers arrived at the police station in Afghanistan's Zabol province in February 2010. They inspected the body parts. Then the mission turned macabre: The paratroopers posed for photos next to Afghan police, grinning while some held — and others squatted beside — the corpse's severed legs.
A few months later, the same platoon was dispatched to investigate the remains of three insurgents who Afghan police said had accidentally blown themselves up. After obtaining a few fingerprints, they posed next to the remains, again grinning and mugging for photographs.
A few months later, the same platoon was dispatched to investigate the remains of three insurgents who Afghan police said had accidentally blown themselves up. After obtaining a few fingerprints, they posed next to the remains, again grinning and mugging for photographs.
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