Absolutely disgusting

[Bernard_Fokke]

Hands down a stomach turner for anyone with decent morals

U.S. Soldiers Told to Ignore Sexual Abuse of Boys by Afghan Allies

KABUL, Afghanistan — In his last phone call home, Lance Cpl. Gregory Buckley Jr. told his father what was troubling him: From his bunk in southern Afghanistan, he could hear Afghan police officers sexually abusing boys they had brought to the base.

“At night we can hear them screaming, but we’re not allowed to do anything about it,” the Marine’s father, Gregory Buckley Sr., recalled his son telling him before he was shot to death at the base in 2012. He urged his son to tell his superiors. “My son said that his officers told him to look the other way because it’s their culture.

”http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/21/w...-ignore-afghan-allies-abuse-of-boys.html?_r=1

 

[connieb]

Hands down a stomach turner for anyone with decent morals

U.S. Soldiers Told to Ignore Sexual Abuse of Boys by Afghan Allies

KABUL, Afghanistan — In his last phone call home, Lance Cpl. Gregory Buckley Jr. told his father what was troubling him: From his bunk in southern Afghanistan, he could hear Afghan police officers sexually abusing boys they had brought to the base.

“At night we can hear them screaming, but we’re not allowed to do anything about it,” the Marine’s father, Gregory Buckley Sr., recalled his son telling him before he was shot to death at the base in 2012. He urged his son to tell his superiors. “My son said that his officers told him to look the other way because it’s their culture.

”http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/21/w...-ignore-afghan-allies-abuse-of-boys.html?_r=1

Have you ever read the book the Kite Runner? There is a long standing history of this in the Afghan military and police.

Sickening is right.

connie

 

[Deleted member 21794]

Have you ever read the book the Kite Runner? There is a long standing history of this in the Afghan military and police.

Sickening is right.

connie

I LOVED that book.

As for this TP, ultimately the commander-in-chief is responsible for rules. This rests 100% on Obama's shoulders.

 

[marvin martian]

I LOVED that book.

As for this TP, ultimately the commander-in-chief is responsible for rules. This rests 100% on Obama's shoulders.

Or 100% on Bush's shoulders if you're a lefty.

 

[connieb]

I LOVED that book.

As for this TP, ultimately the commander-in-chief is responsible for rules. This rests 100% on Obama's shoulders.

I loved the writing but the subject matter turned my stomach.

connie

 

[Deleted member 21794]

I loved the writing but the subject matter turned my stomach.

connie

Oh yeah... totally. I have to say too I wondered how much of the story was fictional. Obviously the culture and customs stuff was authentic. I'm not saying the author or his friend was molested. I guess it's why it was a good novel- it was so believable.

 

[connieb]

Oh yeah... totally. I have to say too I wondered how much of the story was fictional. Obviously the culture and customs stuff was authentic. I'm not saying the author or his friend was molested. I guess it's why it was a good novel- it was so believable.

I think it was fictional in that it did not really happen that way to anyone the author knew. But, he wrote it as a sort of an amalgam of the stories of people he did know. And, we did some research on it in our book group because many of us were shocked that such a religiously conservative place, would basically sanction and approve these homosexual acts. But, the weird thing is sort of like guys in prison or in the hood get some on the down low... don't see it as homosexual. It is more of a dominance thing. Most of the boys are from lower classes - and tribes just like the guys in prison are weak and inferior.