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The picture which shames US army

al jazeera | 17.10.2003 01:50 | Anti-militarism | London

A secretly taken picture of an American soldier frisking an Afghan child has shocked human rights campaigners across the world.



Taken by a strategically-placed camera, and using a telephoto lens, the undercover photographer snapped a four-year-old child having his clothing searched by a heavily armed US soldier.

Taliban fighters

The child and his friends were playing in the village of Zermit in Paktika when American soldiers, hunting for Taliban fighters, arrived.

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we thought he had a gun in his pocket sir!

17.10.2003 22:18

ever heard of child soldiers? is the possible explanation they might give!
Commanding officer told me to do it Sir!
sir yes sir! stamps his feet 1,2,!

but I do wonder what made him decide to do it.
wonder how they'll explain that at the pentegon!

What is the real reason for this?

anon

prefer to be anonymouse on this issue

Smiling?

20.10.2003 11:24

I dont see it, but perhaps if I was getting searched by 50 armed foreigners I might pretend to be happy as well.

BTW just a little point, nazism is 100% christian.

Sonic