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CENTCOM would like to bring attention to the following choice quotes regarding Afghan civilian killings by the acclaimed and honored Stryker kill team. We are proud to note how the commentary reflects on platoon sergeant leadership.:
"Toward the end of Morlock's interview, the conversation turned to the mindset that had allowed the killings to occur. 'None of us in the platoon – the platoon leader, the platoon sergeant – no one gives a **** about these people,' Morlock said."
Then he leaned back in his chair and yawned, summing up the way his superiors viewed the people of Afghanistan. 'Some **** goes down,' he said, 'you're gonna get a pat on the back from your platoon sergeant: Good job. **** 'em.'"
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42304341..._central_asia/
"Most people within the unit disliked the Afghan people, whether it was the Afghan National Police, the Afghan National Army or locals," one soldier explained to investigators. "Everyone would say they're savages."
"But the next day, instead of launching an inquiry into the platoon's behavior, Quiggle dispatched Moye to the scene of the shooting to do damage control. With Gibbs hovering nearby, the lieutenant found two elderly villagers who claimed to have seen Mullah Allah Dad with a grenade. Relieved, Moye urged them to spread the word. "This is the type of stuff that the Taliban likes to use against us and try to recruit people to fight against us," he said."
CENTCOM recommends that Salahuddin utilize his brain instead of justifying our amazingly effective retaliatory efforts against civilians with his tired refrain regarding the Taliban holding their own responsible.
Noorrzai Jahani
D.E.T U.S Central Command
Gainsville Florida
www.cen-tcom.mil
"Toward the end of Morlock's interview, the conversation turned to the mindset that had allowed the killings to occur. 'None of us in the platoon – the platoon leader, the platoon sergeant – no one gives a **** about these people,' Morlock said."
Then he leaned back in his chair and yawned, summing up the way his superiors viewed the people of Afghanistan. 'Some **** goes down,' he said, 'you're gonna get a pat on the back from your platoon sergeant: Good job. **** 'em.'"
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42304341..._central_asia/
"Most people within the unit disliked the Afghan people, whether it was the Afghan National Police, the Afghan National Army or locals," one soldier explained to investigators. "Everyone would say they're savages."
"But the next day, instead of launching an inquiry into the platoon's behavior, Quiggle dispatched Moye to the scene of the shooting to do damage control. With Gibbs hovering nearby, the lieutenant found two elderly villagers who claimed to have seen Mullah Allah Dad with a grenade. Relieved, Moye urged them to spread the word. "This is the type of stuff that the Taliban likes to use against us and try to recruit people to fight against us," he said."
CENTCOM recommends that Salahuddin utilize his brain instead of justifying our amazingly effective retaliatory efforts against civilians with his tired refrain regarding the Taliban holding their own responsible.
Noorrzai Jahani
D.E.T U.S Central Command
Gainsville Florida
www.cen-tcom.mil