If you want to know why the US is not much liked in the Middle East, despite Obama's rather lame outreach, this appalling story of rape and murder, should help to explain.
Great, so the culprits are in court but does this show the 'democratic' nature of the US Empire or instead hint at the widespread reality of an oppressive occupation where many more similar crimes have gone unpunished? I suspect the latter.
Steven Green and his US army buddies raped 14-year-old Abeer Qassim al-Janabi and then shot dead her family, and the girl, to hide their heinous crimes.
Great, so the culprits are in court but does this show the 'democratic' nature of the US Empire or instead hint at the widespread reality of an oppressive occupation where many more similar crimes have gone unpunished? I suspect the latter.
Steven Green and his US army buddies raped 14-year-old Abeer Qassim al-Janabi and then shot dead her family, and the girl, to hide their heinous crimes.
And remember, these monsters are probably angels compared to the mercenaries unleashed on the Iraqi population. I think it's quite fitting that whereas these soldiers can be (just about) prosecuted for such crimes those who are killing civilians at an alarming rate, outfits like Blackwater, are instead protected underfree trade laws around the world. Imagine having a band of killers roaming the streets of Washington or London who are technically beyond the reach of any jurisdiction!
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