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2008-09-24 Afghanistan

US military destroyed my soul: Afghan reporter

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Posted by Fred 2008-09-24 00:00|| || Front Page|| [4 views ] Top

#1 If we are as evil as he claims, then why did we not just kill him and lose the body?

Posted by GlenmoreInColorado 2008-09-24 00:34|| 2008-09-24 00:34|| Front Page Top

#2 Come to think of it, why didn't we?

Posted by Anonymoose 2008-09-24 00:45|| 2008-09-24 00:45|| Front Page Top

#3 Because we're not the Great Satan. If we were the Great Satan, we'd kill him and when Amnesia International complained we'd say, "Sure. Of course we killed him. We're the Great Satan. It's in the rules, we're allowed to wax him. And you too if you get too yippy. Now scram."

That is, if we were the Great Satan.

Posted by Steve White 2008-09-24 02:47|| 2008-09-24 02:47|| Front Page Top

#4 if we were the Great Satan.

The World would be a better place.

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2008-09-24 06:31|| 2008-09-24 06:31|| Front Page Top

#5 Kill him and lose the body? Its still not too late. Find someone who needs the money and get a cutout to offer to pay him what the job is worth. Then bye-bye Jawed Ahmad.
Put a tail on him and find out where he goes, then tag him in a quiet spot between point A and Point B. Then:
Just do a snatch and put him in a mailbag.

Do we have any flights to somewhere about 35,000 feet over the Indian Ocean?

Get Guido to handle it. Allocate the money thru Clemenza.

Posted by Angleton9 2008-09-24 06:38|| 2008-09-24 06:38|| Front Page Top

#6 Some terrorists fight with a gun, some with a camera. I'm sure that they don't arrest and jail people for being journalists, though I can think of a few I'd love to see in the slam. Suck it up son, you got busted and did a relatively short stretch for an unlawful enemy combatant.

Posted by bigjim-ky 2008-09-24 07:57|| 2008-09-24 07:57|| Front Page Top

#7 "I want justice. I'll knock the doors of (U.S.) Congress, I'll go to (U.S. President George W.) Bush, I'll go to (Democratic presidential hopeful) Obama, to everywhere and everyone until I get justice," ..... ~~mess with me and you're messing with the entire trailer park.~~

Posted by Besoeker 2008-09-24 07:59|| 2008-09-24 07:59|| Front Page Top

#8 he's gonna knock on the doors of congress huh. someone thinks alot of himself especially since he's not an american citizen

Posted by sinse 2008-09-24 08:00|| 2008-09-24 08:00|| Front Page Top

#9 Ahmad was accused of having contact with Taliban leaders, including possessing their telephone numbers and video footage of them.

How many of those Taliban leaders have met the booming end of a missile since then, I wonder? And how many of those who didn't will be willing to be video taped by their dear friend Mr. Ahmad, now?

Posted by trailing wife ">trailing wife 2008-09-24 08:11|| 2008-09-24 08:11|| Front Page Top

#10 Get back Jo Jo
Get back where you belong

Posted by Mullah Lodabullah 2008-09-24 08:29|| 2008-09-24 08:29|| Front Page Top

#11 he's gonna knock on the doors of congress huh. someone thinks alot of himself especially since he's not an american citizen

For some congressman - being a journalist-terrorist would give him far greater access than mere american citizenship would IMHO.

Posted by CrazyFool 2008-09-24 08:40|| 2008-09-24 08:40|| Front Page Top

#12 Will they be selling it on EBay?

Posted by tu3031 2008-09-24 08:55|| 2008-09-24 08:55|| Front Page Top

#13 We need to stop these catch and release tactics. It only emboldens the enemy.

Now catch and string 'em up...

Posted by DarthVader 2008-09-24 09:43|| 2008-09-24 09:43|| Front Page Top

#14 "We don't have any evidence of his mistreatment while in detention here," U.S. Captain Christian Patterson said

Nobody keeps evidence of torture. This kind of shit doesn't make anyone look good.

Posted by Shumble Peacock2142 2008-09-24 10:16|| 2008-09-24 10:16|| Front Page Top

#15 I'm very confused : reporters have souls? Wow. That's very interesting, in fact, it means they are a whole lot more like human beings than I thought, it's as if they only lack the ability to distinguish right from wrong.

Posted by anonymous5089 2008-09-24 11:07|| 2008-09-24 11:07|| Front Page Top

#16 his U.S. captors tortured him by ... putting him in a cell with "mentally sick" prisoners who had attacked him and broken two of his ribs.

Sounds like regular Taliban and Al Qaeda suspects to me.

Posted by Frozen Al 2008-09-24 11:18|| 2008-09-24 11:18|| Front Page Top

#17 If the US were the Great Satan portrayed we would have handed him over to allies who are not squeamish about actual torture.

Posted by rjschwarz 2008-09-24 12:28|| 2008-09-24 12:28|| Front Page Top

#18 Sometimes I get the idea that there's no difference between Islam and America.

Posted by Ebbavins the Wicked1478 2008-09-24 13:46|| 2008-09-24 13:46|| Front Page Top

#19 ""I want justice. I'll knock the doors of (U.S.) Congress.."

How's that rock n roll song go:
" I'd like to help you sone, but
You're too dumb to vote..."

something like that.
go away little boy.

Posted by USN, Ret. 2008-09-24 14:29|| 2008-09-24 14:29|| Front Page Top

#20 #18 Sometimes I get the idea that there's no difference between Islam and America.
Posted by: Ebbavins the Wicked1478 2008-09-24 13:46

Jeeez Eb, it looks like you may have used a little too much chickenwire while crafting your tin-foil hat.

Posted by Uncle Phester 2008-09-24 17:10|| 2008-09-24 17:10|| Front Page Top

#21 Who destroyed the souls of the rest 1300 million Muslims?

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2008-09-24 19:29|| 2008-09-24 19:29|| Front Page Top

#22 "I want justice. I'll knock the doors of (U.S.) Congress, I'll go to (U.S. President George W.) Bush, I'll go to (Democratic presidential hopeful) Obama, to everywhere and everyone until I get justice," ...

Sure, Jawed, talk to everyone, just avoid McCain, the one person who might just explain to you what real torture looks like.

Posted by Skunky Glins 5***">Skunky Glins 5*** 2008-09-24 21:54|| 2008-09-24 21:54|| Front Page Top

#23 "I want justice. I'll knock the doors of (U.S.) Congress, I'll go to (U.S. President George W.) Bush, I'll go to (Democratic presidential hopeful) Obama, to everywhere and everyone until I get justice," ...

Sure, Jawed, talk to everyone, just avoid McCain, the one person who might just explain to you what real torture looks like.

Posted by Skunky Glins 5***">Skunky Glins 5*** 2008-09-24 21:55|| 2008-09-24 21:55|| Front Page Top

#24 Sorry about the 2x post. Middle of a satellite transmission error.

Posted by Skunky Glins 5***">Skunky Glins 5*** 2008-09-24 21:59|| 2008-09-24 21:59|| Front Page Top

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