AFGHANISTAN Task Force 42 and Task Force 121, the Other Secret Killers – Part 3

[ConsAreLiars]

Task Force 121 missions are classified as "top secret" and therefore do not appear in the Wikileaks documents which only cover operations classified at the lower level of "secret".

The secret teams that are identified in Wikileaks mostly belong to Task Force 373. In a number of provinces - notably Khost, Paktika and Nangahar, three eastern provinces that border the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) of northern Pakistan - Task Force 373 is described in over 100 incident reports in the Wikileaks files as leading numerous "capture/kill" efforts.

Some resulted in successful captures, others led to the death of local police officers and even small children, while some have caused angry villagers to protest and attack U.S.-led military forces.
In an ironic twist, one of the last Task Force 373 incidents recorded in the Wikileaks documents was almost a reprise of the original Operation Eagle Claw disaster that led to the creation of the "joint" capture/kill teams. Just before sunrise on Oct. 26, 2009, two U.S. helicopters - a UH-1 Huey and an AH-1 Cobra - collided near the town of Garmsir in the southern province of Helmand, killing four Marines.

More at: http://ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=52565

And at Parts 1 and 2:
AFGHANISTAN Task Force 373, the Secret Killers – Part 1: http://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=52554
AFGHANISTAN Task Force 373, the Secret Killers – Part 2: http://ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=52564

[truedelphi]

1. Thank you for posting this.

And thank Goddess for Assange.

[ConsAreLiars]

2. Glad to help and thanks for the Rec. Seems the usual unreccers,

those I regard as the Jackass Brigade, who support World-wide Corporatist Hegemony and US Imperialism's mass murders across the planet, have also decided to add their vote. If I've mis-characterized their loyalties or values, they should certainly feel free excuse/explain what I see as their easily fooled-tools-used-Jackassery by explaining their behavior.

[ConsAreLiars]

3. In5tersting, but not surprising, to note that after another +1 some coward

ignoramus useful tool member of the Jackass Brigade added another unrec. Interesting. None of these of their loyalties will ever say why and out themselves. Yet they are allowed to continue on DU. I think it is far past the time when DU admins should look at the logs and just do a complete blanket banning of all those whose primary contribution to DU is adding unrecs and 'you sucks,' The admins wring their hands about civility, and they allow this kind of base and anonymous/protected incivility.

[truedelphi]

6. You know something,it could be automated.

I probably get ten unrec's the minute I put something up.

[dipsydoodle]

4. k & r

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[Hubert Flottz]

5. K&R

[robertpaulsen]

7. Bookmarked and recommended.

:patriot:

[ConsAreLiars]

8. Thank you. Some facts and actions reveal a lot about power and policy.

These reports are signposts pointing at what powers-that-be are doing what, and a hint of why. Hegemony and conquest are the short form answers.