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Posted by Triana in General Discussion
Sat May 16th 2009, 12:18 PM
"But why then did Obama pick him for Afghanistan? In the wake of horrifying news of unintended civilian casualties, in a war where the US is already intensely unpopular, Obama has picked a leader who can be directly linked to the worst images and incidents of prisoner torture and abuse under Bush."

http://andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com/the_...


"In June 2004, Stephen A. Cambone, a top Pentagon official, ordered his deputy, Lt. Gen. William G. Boykin, to look into allegations of detainee abuse at Camp Nama."

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/03/19/internat...

http://www.time.com/time/politics/article/...
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