what are troops are really doing in Afghanistan (can you say 'drugs')

[donsu]

http://lewrockwell.com/rogers/rogers166.html


Murdered in Afghanistan?

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At Camp Casey, I met a man named Juan Torres who had a compelling story to tell. It was a story about his son, named Juan Torres Jr., who was officially listed as the 134th US soldier to die in Afghanistan. Juan Torres Jr. was a 25-year-old Specialist in the Army Reserve. He was assigned to the 453rd Transportation Company based out of Houston, Texas. The US Army has reported that Juan Torres Jr. died at Bagram Air Force Base on July 12th, 2004 due to a single gunshot wound to the head. His death was listed as a non-combat related injury. The Army also claimed to have investigated the death of Juan Torres Jr. and reached the conclusion that his death was suicide.

But here is where the story takes a most horrifying and repulsive turn; here is where the story turns into an abomination that will nauseate any American who has ever served – or known someone who has served – in our once proud Armed Forces. Shortly before his death, Juan Torres Jr. had called his father from Bagram Air Force Base. Juan Jr. was overwhelmed with fear. He was distraught because of rampant drug abuse, drug dealing, and trafficking among officers and enlisted men inside of Bagram. He was especially upset that officers, as high up as Captains, were involved with this drug trafficking and their superior officers were doing nothing to put a stop to it.

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"First I got an anonymous phone call from a soldier who knew what had actually happened to my son. I have now spoken with over three-dozen soldiers who told me what really happened. But they are afraid that if they say their names, that something bad will happen to them or their families."

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And for you, dear reader, this is just one more story among the many; just one more story about a desertion, a suicide, a death; another disaster for a family. This is the story of just one more death in George W. Bush’s book of dying for a noble cause. This is just one more story about the decline of the United States. It’s a snapshot of what our military has become; it is a mirror of American society today. Thank you George W. Bush. Thank you for keeping America free and for keeping our military great. Could anyone read the above and not wonder how much longer it will be until the US military collapses like a house of rotten toothpicks?
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america is a crime scene

[wli]

1. truly apropos of "Poppy Bush"

Sounds like the heroin bit in Afghanistan is bigger than even I anticipated. I didn't expect the regular troops to be involved.

[OneBlueSky]

2. makes you wonder how many other similar stories . . .

there are both in Afghanistan and Iraq . . . what we know about what's happening is disgusting enough . . . one can only imagine the horrors we know nothing about . . .

on edit: why was there only one response to this post? . . . is it because this story is just too horrible to think about? . . . it is, but we must . . .

[windbreeze]

3. Sorry I have to say this....but....

Vietnam comes to mind once again...one more comparison...
windbreeze