US Military tries to cover up civilian deaths in Afghanistan

The anti-war group Rethink Afghanistan has just posted a new video and a petition to expose the deception of the US military in Afghanistan.

“U.S. and allied special forces in Afghanistan killed 2 civilian men, 2 pregnant women and a teenage girl in Gardez, and they then tried to hide their crime. We can’t let them get away with a cover-up.

In this night raid on Feb. 12, special-forces mistakenly attacked a baby shower. Instead of getting immediate medical treatment for the wounded, special forces personnel focused on destroying evidence, digging the bullets out of the bodies.

Gen. McChrystal’s P.R. team fought for weeks to obscure the truth. They lied about finding the women dead when they arrived. They smeared journalists who questioned their story. On April 4, they admitted to killing all of the innocent victims, including the women.

After this outrageous behavior, McChrystal says we should trust his forces to investigate themselves. If you think it is ludicrous for the military to investigate themselves, then please sign on to this petition, invite others to do the same and watch this important video.