Posted on 09/21/2015 3:23:16 PM PDT by markomalley
A senior Pentagon official admitted to the Washington Free Beacon late Monday that Afghan forces allied with U.S. troops in the war-torn country have been caught sexually abusing children.
The admission comes on the heels of reports that the Obama administration has been punishing U.S. soldiers who blew the whistle on this sexual abuse.
U.S. lawmakers early Monday expressed shock and outrage over the report and called on Martin Dempsey, the chairman of the Join Chiefs of Staff, to immediately address a policy of ordering U.S. troops to ignore such sexual abuse.
When asked about the practice, a Pentagon official admitted that such abuse was taking place but denied that there is an official policy that instructs U.S. troops to ignore it.
“This is an abhorrent practice, and we are deeply concerned about it,” the official told the Free Beacon. “This form of sexual exploitation of children is a violation of Afghanistan’s laws and international obligations.
“There is no policy in place that directs any U.S. military or government personnel overseas to ignore human rights abuses,” the official said. “On the contrary, we monitor such atrocities closely and have continually stood up for those who have suffered exploitation and denial of basic human freedoms.”
The official did not explicitly deny that U.S. troops who reported abuses had been punished.
In the current environment, such abuses by Afghans working with the United States fall under governance of country’s domestic laws, according to the official.
“Generally, child sexual abuse is a matter of domestic law, unless the activity constitutes a gross violation of human rights (GVHR) or a violation of the Law of Armed Conflict (LOAC),” the official said.
If Afghans engage in sexual abuse that is witnessed by U.S. personnel, reports are forwarded “up the chain of command” for further review, the official explained.
“That said, consistent with clear [Department of Defense] policy on the issue of sexual assault, trafficking in persons, and similar matters, Commander U.S. Forces-Afghanistan expects all personnel to treat others with respect and dignity and expects that any suspicions of sexual abuse are immediately reported up the chain of command,” the Pentagon said.
“Any sexual abuse, no matter who the alleged perpetrator and no matter who the victim, is completely unacceptable and reprehensible,” the official added.
The United States has worked to train Afghan forces to respect “human rights” and not to engage in the sexual abuse of children, the official further said.
“Both our annual Trafficking in Persons report and our Human Rights Report on Afghanistan have noted this form of child sexual abuse, and training of Afghan law enforcement has focused on human rights in order to improve reporting and accountability,” the official said. “We continue to urge the Afghan government to strengthen enforcement of its laws.”
The White House on Monday declined to address reports first issued by the New York Times that U.S. troops were being punished for exposing the sexual abuse of children.
“For the rules of engagement and the kind of structure that’s in place to guide the relationship between the United States and Afghan members of the military, I’d refer you to the Department of Defense for that,” the White House spokesman Josh Earnest told reporters.
In several instances, U.S. soldiers could hear child rape occurring, but they were “told to ignore these events because it’s part of Afghanistan’s ‘culture,’” according to the Washington Examiner.
Rep. Vern Buchanan (R., Fla.) expressed shock and dismay at the reports in a letter sent to Defense Secretary Ash Carter and Dempsey.
“I urge you to immediately reverse the Pentagon’s shameful policy of punishing soldiers who try to stop the sexual abuse of children in Afghanistan,” Buchanan wrote in a letter to Dempsey that describes “a chilling policy that told American soldiers to look the other way when Afghan allies sexually abused young boys, sometimes on military bases.”
“American soldiers serving our nation in the Army and Marines in Afghanistan have been told to stand down when encountering child sexual abuse perpetrated by local allies,” Buchanan writes. “Protecting child predators is abhorrent and inconsistent with our values as a nation. I call on you to end this shameful policy immediately.”
The fish rots from the head. This is the military under Obastard.
The way to stop it is to surreptitiously videotape it happening, and US Officers ordering Soldiers and Marines to ignore it. Build a body of tapes, then release them one at a time like just happened to planned parenthood.
Time to fight back asymmetrically against the US government blessing of child molestation.
Agreed. It will make good evidence for warcrimes tribunals as well.
Who cares!
They’ve been doing that for thousands of years.
Who cares!
Afghan Muslim extremists are taking advantage of U.S. policy to obtain arms and funding. These people hate Americans. They also hate Christians. They also rape children. They also attack and ambush U.S. soldiers. They also recruit American soldiers to become traitors and help the Muslims kill Americans. This was the case with Bergdahl whose parents Obama honored at the White House.
The Obama Administration approves of this.
I think you'd care if they did it to you for 15 minutes.
Need I remind you of the absolute CRIMINAL Bush supported as the leader of Afghanistan? This ain't an Obama issue...this has been done by BOTH Bush and Obama.
Besides, it is allah’s will.
Prove Bush had knowledge of this.
You wouldn’t care if YOU had to fight that “cultural” war with boots on the ground.
F*ck these animals.
Real easy to fight a war from behind a keyboard.
“Anyone who hurts a child is gonna burn until they’re done.”
—Ray Wylie Hubbard
I have a foster son who was in Afghanistan (in the Army)and you would not believe the stories he told and the pictures he sent. My foster son spent the first half of his life living on the street being raised by habitual drug users. His mother pimped out his 13 year old sister for drugs. He had seen things as a child that no one should ever see. It is hard to shock him however he told me the Afghan people were the most vile, filthy, degenerates ever imagined. They watched the men with animals many times.
The worst thing you can be is the second born or on down son. They look after the first born son to a degree but they trade favors with their friends “other” sons. They prefer young boys over women. Women are breeding stock, young boys are for pleasure.
My foster son hated being there because of the disgusting filthy people who occupied the land.
Every time I read a story like this — and there are plenty — I think of the story of Charles Napier, the British Governor General of Bombay, and the Hindu priests who complained to him about the prohibition of Sati by British authorities. When the priests complained, he responded “This burning of widows is your custom; prepare the funeral pile. But my nation has also a custom. When men burn women alive we hang them, and confiscate all their property. Let us all act according to national customs.”
The newly nominated Secretary of the Army, as soon as he is confirmed, will conduct a personal investigation in Afghanistan to get to the “bottom” of this allegation. He will report that the boys are very happy and enjoyed his visit in every way imaginable.
This whole brouhaha comes from the fact that a certain member of the US Forces threatened to beat the hell out of one of the perverts...making him lose face in front of his fellow perverts.
They complained all the way up to obama...and this is the result.
I hate obama and every damned thing he represents.
He's fecal matter.
Period.
Why am I not surprised. It’s just more proof that the Obama Administration are pure evil.
I’m sure the rape of children will be okay with the US Army now, considering Obama just nominate the gay fellow to head the Army. Next up any American soldier that disagrees with child rape will obviously be persecuted and arrested.
This article is from 2010..it’s obvious they’ve known about this well before then too.
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2010/01/28/afghan-men-struggle-sexual-identity-study-finds/
“Apparently, according to the report, Pashtun men interpret the Islamic prohibition on homosexuality to mean they cannot “love” another man — but that doesn’t mean they can’t use men for “sexual gratification.”
***These subhuman heathens are the ultimate hypocrites.
All the way up to the White Hut. Disgusting!
Baraq the Caliph is a war criminal
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