FleaInNYCbanner.jpg

? Too good to be true | Main | Giorgio Armani Spring 2010 Ready to Wear ?

October 19, 2009

Too depressing to report

A British special forces soldier is facing war crimes charges over claims he threatened to shoot a Taliban prisoner during interrogation.

The 25-year-old lance corporal was serving with the special forces in Afghanistan when he is alleged to held a gun to a captive's head, saying, 'answer the questions or you're dead'.

If it was an episode of 24 the same people would cheer.

Posted by Ghost of a flea at October 19, 2009 06:29 AM

Comments

Yeah, but Kiefer is, like, totally cool.

Posted by: agent bedhead [TypeKey Profile Page] at October 19, 2009 09:38 AM

War crimes? Did the Taliban sign the Geneva convention when I wasn't looking?

They shouldn't even be entitled to the protections that a franc-tireur or partisan because they don't have an organized command structure, they fight in civilian clothing, and they don't follow the laws of warfare.

The best way to ensure that this doesn't occur again is to line them up against a wall and immediately shoot them when they are captured.

Posted by: dpatten [TypeKey Profile Page] at October 19, 2009 09:43 PM