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President Obama Orders National Security Team to Review 2001 Afghanistan Massacre
abcnews ^ | 7-13-09 | jake tapper

Posted on 07/13/2009 6:00:42 AM PDT by STARWISE

In an interview with CNN over the weekend, President Obama said that he'd just learned that a November 2001 incident in Afghanistan -- where hundreds if not thousands of Taliban prisoners were killed by an Afghan warlord and buried in a mass grave -- may not have been properly investigated.

"So what I’ve asked my national security team to do is to collect the facts for me that are known," the president said.

"And we’ll probably make a decision in terms of how to approach it ....

*snip*

And if it appears that our conduct in some way supported violations of the laws of war, then I think that, you know, we have to know about that."

(Excerpt) Read more at blogs.abcnews.com ...


TOPICS: Government; Military/Veterans; Politics
KEYWORDS: 2001; afghanistan; obama
Yep .. he wants to look forward, not backward.

Boy, he's slimey.

1 posted on 07/13/2009 6:00:42 AM PDT by STARWISE
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To: penelopesire; seekthetruth; television is just wrong; jcsjcm; BP2; Pablo Mac; April Lexington; ...

~~PING


2 posted on 07/13/2009 6:02:21 AM PDT by STARWISE (The Art & Science Institute of Chicago Politics NE Div: now open at the White House)
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To: STARWISE

Evil is as Evil does. By their fruits shall you know them. Judge a person by the content of their character, not the color of their skin. Etc, etc.....


3 posted on 07/13/2009 6:03:57 AM PDT by Edgar3 (America is suffering from "Sorosis" of the Presidency)
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To: STARWISE

BTTT


4 posted on 07/13/2009 6:06:58 AM PDT by E.G.C.
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To: STARWISE

War crimes investigation - against Bush- ordered by TOTUS at onset of new US surge to try to win the war in Afghanistan

The tollybon are cheering- they needed the propaganda and morale boost since the US/Brit and coalition militaries are kicking butt (and taking casualties)

Excellent timing, TOTUS. Sabotaging your own military to score poilitical points with the hard left.


5 posted on 07/13/2009 6:07:31 AM PDT by silverleaf (Save the earth. It's the only planet with chocolate!)
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To: STARWISE
Obama's polls are slipping so he needs some cover and distraction. A good place to hide.

It will backfire.

6 posted on 07/13/2009 6:08:09 AM PDT by joygrace
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To: STARWISE

Hundreds of Taliban killed? So the f*** what?? Dostum had free reign over the Mazer-e-sharif area. When he got on board — which, BTW, was a critical advantage for us — we needed to let him do what he needed to do. The Taliban rioted in that prison; what were the guards supposed to do? Let them go?

0bama’s obvious intent to weaken this nation is extremely disturbing. Go ahead dems — form your “truth commission.” Make it stand up the test of truth and you will fail.


7 posted on 07/13/2009 6:15:24 AM PDT by ScottinVA (Impeach President Soros!!!)
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To: STARWISE

What does he want to do, make financial reparations to the surviving TALIBAN members??


8 posted on 07/13/2009 6:16:19 AM PDT by Don Corleone ("Oil the gun..eat the cannolis. Take it to the Mattress.")
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To: STARWISE

Bammy is a FOOL of he thinks the American NORMAL Public wants someone punished for killing TALIBANIS!


9 posted on 07/13/2009 6:17:58 AM PDT by Ann Archy (Abortion....the Human Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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To: Ann Archy

The reprobate is not trying to appease normal people, most are:

1) Other reprobates that make up his base (They are losing jobs/production as well)

2) Reprobates in the press that are “given” the excuse to focus their attention on besides reality


10 posted on 07/13/2009 6:23:03 AM PDT by rollo tomasi (Working hard to pay for deadbeats and corrupt politicians.)
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To: rollo tomasi
Uhbama has been VERY BAD for our country. He is absolutely full of hate for us and it drips off him. Apparently he has continued to surround himself in the White House with the same sort of people he did as he was a community organizer (oh gag me) in Chicago...the bill ayers type, the type who wear big red marxist stars on their shirts and earrings to signify they swing both ways and who believe that our nation, rather than being the most wonderful, generous, freedom loving, willing to correct errors and deal equally with all is, in fact, a horror story that needs to be rewritten.

I believe they are proving they HATE our nation.

11 posted on 07/13/2009 6:45:03 AM PDT by Republic (Uhbama has sleezed and schmoozed his way through life-he is a silly little boy with inmmature dreams)
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To: STARWISE

This is just about the most blatant form of ‘politicizing the war’ that Obama and the democrats have engaged in. It has nothing to do with Bush and our troops...yet he wants to toss it out there again to see if he can get his poll numbers up on the backs of our military and former CIC.

BTW....Does anyone else find it hard to believe that Obama is just now hearing about this for the first time when the allegations surfaced back in 2002? The man lies with abandon, doesn’t he?


12 posted on 07/13/2009 6:46:07 AM PDT by penelopesire ("The only CHANGE you will get with the Democrats is the CHANGE left in your pocket")
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PRAY for our dear, precious troops .... what madness lives in the souls of these miserable people ?
13 posted on 07/13/2009 6:48:16 AM PDT by STARWISE (The Art & Science Institute of Chicago Politics NE Div: now open at the White House)
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To: STARWISE
PRAY for our dear, precious troops Also for our brave men and women in the CIA, Dick Cheney, and anyone from the Bush Administration who actually made an effort to protect this country.
14 posted on 07/13/2009 6:57:55 AM PDT by Bearshouse
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To: ScottinVA

I suppose they could also investigate the US for war crimes for carpet bombing Tora Bora- those poor tollybons never had a chance to surrender and we even desecrated some prayer rugs and a koran or 2 in those terrorist training camps

sarc


15 posted on 07/13/2009 6:59:01 AM PDT by silverleaf (Save the earth. It's the only planet with chocolate!)
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To: Bearshouse

Absolutely .. God bless and protect them all,
staunch warriors for our security.


16 posted on 07/13/2009 7:04:09 AM PDT by STARWISE (The Art & Science Institute of Chicago Politics NE Div: now open at the White House)
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To: STARWISE

POSOTUS


17 posted on 07/13/2009 7:11:30 AM PDT by jimcarroll
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To: STARWISE
He must have found those "moderate Taliban" he was looking for to negotiate with....../s

May God protect our troops from this dangerous, dangerous man.

18 posted on 07/13/2009 8:10:37 AM PDT by ohioWfan (Proud Mom of a Bronze Star recipient!)
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To: Bearshouse

Amen!


19 posted on 07/13/2009 8:11:23 AM PDT by ohioWfan (Proud Mom of a Bronze Star recipient!)
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To: STARWISE

The jerk needs to know that a real massacre was done in 2001 - and it wasn’t by our boys.


20 posted on 07/13/2009 9:53:15 AM PDT by bestintxas
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