17 Afghan civilians were murdered by an American airstrike in late June. The Washington Post reported the story on July 5. The US military apologised for the mistake but claimed they had targeted a “known operating base for terrorist attacks.”
How comforting for the victims and their families. Another fine example of Western humanity in the face of war.
Scott Burchill explains the hypocrisy: “Some of ‘our values’ on display again, this time in Afghanistan. Why would this make anyone angry? We kill with the very best of intentions. Don’t suppose these people will get a memorial. Of course what we have done to Falluja is many times worse than the terrible tragedy in London. For how much longer can Afghanis and Iraqis withstand the onslaught of our values?”