Rachel Martin interviewed Senator Patrick Leahy about a report that says the United States Congress is still funding Afghan police units which are known to systematically rape young boys, who they seem to have a predilection for raping.
In our country, if you have child porn on your computer you can go to prison for the rest of your life, but our Congress is funding real live child rapists in Afghanistan, and has been for some years.
Daniel Quinn, an Army officer in Afghanistan was relieved of his command because he beat the daylights out of an Afghan police commander who liked to chain village boys to his bed and rape them all night. That was more than Quinn could stomach, but his American superiors scolded him, reprimanded him and ultimately ended his career for giving vent to his outrage in a most unsoldierly manner.
“The reason we were here is because we heard the terrible things the Taliban were doing to people, how they were taking away human rights,” said Dan Quinn, a former Special Forces captain who beat up an American-backed militia commander for keeping a boy chained to his bed as a sex slave. “But we were putting people into power who would do things that were worse than the Taliban did — that was something village elders voiced to me.”
--NYT article
But America is still at it, still making bargins with the devil. Here's an exchange from NPR:
In our country, if you have child porn on your computer you can go to prison for the rest of your life, but our Congress is funding real live child rapists in Afghanistan, and has been for some years.
 |
| Ex-Captain Daniel Quinn |
Daniel Quinn, an Army officer in Afghanistan was relieved of his command because he beat the daylights out of an Afghan police commander who liked to chain village boys to his bed and rape them all night. That was more than Quinn could stomach, but his American superiors scolded him, reprimanded him and ultimately ended his career for giving vent to his outrage in a most unsoldierly manner.
“The reason we were here is because we heard the terrible things the Taliban were doing to people, how they were taking away human rights,” said Dan Quinn, a former Special Forces captain who beat up an American-backed militia commander for keeping a boy chained to his bed as a sex slave. “But we were putting people into power who would do things that were worse than the Taliban did — that was something village elders voiced to me.”
--NYT article
But America is still at it, still making bargins with the devil. Here's an exchange from NPR:
RACHEL MARTIN, HOST:
The abuses include the routine enslavement and sexual abuse of underage boys by Afghan military commanders. Senator Patrick Leahy wrote a law requiring the Pentagon to stop funding foreign military groups who commit human rights abuses. But in Afghanistan, that has not happened.
INSKEEP: The Pentagon explains this by citing language tucked into a funding bill called the notwithstanding clause as justification. Notwithstanding other issues, the funding continues.
David Greene spoke with Senator Leahy about the inspector general's report. And we should warn you, the details in this interview will be disturbing to some.
PATRICK LEAHY: I can't imagine walking down Main Street - certainly in any town in Vermont - and say, how would you like to have your tax dollars spent to support a military unit that will take young boys, dress them up as girls and then use them as sex slaves? That's exactly what's happening.
No comments:
Post a Comment