NATO Tries to Silence a Truth-Teller in Afghanistan

Q: Why would U.S. and allied forces in Afghanistan go out of their way to smear a journalist?

A: Because he told the truth about a night raid that killed Afghan civilians, including pregnant women.

We spoke with Afghanistan-based journalist Jerome Starkey about his reporting on special forces raids that killed civilians and NATOs surprising--and disappointing--response. This video contains disturbing images, and an even more disturbing story of violence, and an attempt to silence a truth-teller. It shows why its absolutely essential that we keep pushing back against the Pentagons message machine.

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[ApplesLight]

fuck nato

[nomangodoytokay]

This story remember me to Germany's latest war crime against Afghanistan (Kundus) last year September.

Over many months, no one spoke the TRUTH about that war crime in Kundus, killed 100s of innocent civilians.

There are TWO crimes:

1) to kill innocent civilians;

2) to ignore killed and wounded civilians/victims.

[shadowofears]

We need to kill NATO

[XBLsimon]

Who's to say this isn't lies - 50% of the time war is propaganda - maybe its true but you need hard evidence not a single testimonial - I'm not picking sides, just don't jump to conclusions

[MrDirtystoner]

NATO/USA/EU are sick lying murderers..... hope the guilty will be punished severely...

[nhfoos]

@semper1fi93 Use your head.....PSYOPS! it's obviouly working on you, Oorah!

[TheTotz2012]

@semper1fi93 With a one track mind like that, you are already beyond the point of no return, may god have mercy on your soul, as you have joined rest of the herd of sheep.

[CHARKHXBEZAN247]

@semper1fi93 shit happens, lets go make them pay? make who pay? Iraq? Iraq had no WMD's that was a lie, Afghanistan? what did afghanistan have to do with it? osama obviously is not hiding there. and you are saying bombings in spain, england, etc are made by muslims? the religion says, not to kill anyone unless they are trying to kill you. is egypt having to pay now? libya??? the CIA payed protesters are bombing people there. fact: taliban was created by the CIA. "democracy" is an illusion.

[julieification]

The muslims in gaza injure their children for the cameras to show how "cruel" the Jews are. There is so much deceit on the part of muslims yet they criticize others? The main thing is, "There is none righteous, no not one." God "Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and thou shalt be saved."

[semper1fi93]

@fijianz1 so....Bush was president during world war two? ARE. YOU. RETARDED!!!!. First off the Allies were allies for a reason. we were allied because hitler went on a grand tour of europe. We fought side by side. if anyone was the leader of the allied forces in world war two it would have been...Churchill for England and Eisenhower for America. We were two separate countries, with two separate armed forces, but one common goal. please, PLEASE get some facts then come back. or dont come back.

[semper1fi93]

@fijianz1 well to answer your question...i did. Shit happened on 9/11. but then we said "Shit happens. Lets go make them pay." And really? Really? i mean you must be kidding. In your CRAZY head you think that George Bush said "lets go get oil...by flying a plane right into two of our own buildings...yes, oh YES that makes sense..."

Jesus Christ dude. how do explain the mass bombings in...Spain? England? Europe? were those also inside jobs?? USE YOUR HEAD!!!!