03-17-2012, 12:18 PM
The day before the rampage that killed 16 Afghan villagers, the U.S. soldier accused of the mass killings saw his friend's leg blown off, his lawyer said.
Seattle attorney John Henry Browne told The Associated Press that his client's family provided him with details of the injury to another U.S. soldier. The details have not been independently verified.
"His leg was blown off, and my client was standing next to him," he said.
He said the soldier and his family had thought he was done fighting. During tours in Iraq, the soldier suffered a concussive head injury in a car accident caused by a roadside bomb, Browne said, and he suffered a battle-related injury that resulted in surgery to remove part of his foot.
He was screened by health officials after the head injury before he redeployed, Browne said. He did not know if his client had been suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder, but said it could be an issue at trial if experts believe it's relevant.
He and the rest of his brigade had initially been told they wouldn't have to go to Afghanistan, Browne said.
This makes me want to cry. Who is taking care of the men and women who are taking care of us?
Vietnam all over again. Turn your back on soldiers, sailors, airmen, and Marines until you need to ask them to die for you.
Where is our Commander in Chief? What does he have to say?
WASHINGTON (AP) — The alleged massacre of Afghan civilians by a U.S. soldier is "outrageous and unacceptable," President Barack Obama said Tuesday, and he promised a thorough and unstinting Pentagon investigation.
"The United States takes this as seriously as if it was our own citizens, and our children, who were murdered. We're heartbroken over the loss of innocent life," Obama said. He sounded stern and emotional in brief remarks on the weekend killings made before an unrelated White House event.
Stupid mutherfucker. THEY ARE KILLING OUR CHILDREN. Roadside bombs ARE NOT legal according to the Geneva Convention, every instance is an act of terrorism.
I am God damn mad.
Fuck you apologists, too. While I am sickened by the killing of those children, you can't lay this on that soldier. Try laying it at the feet of the Commander in Chief and stupid bastards that cut off part of that man's foot then sent him back over there. He should have been retired and sitting at home like the lazy POS and drunks we are already paying.
Seattle attorney John Henry Browne told The Associated Press that his client's family provided him with details of the injury to another U.S. soldier. The details have not been independently verified.
"His leg was blown off, and my client was standing next to him," he said.
He said the soldier and his family had thought he was done fighting. During tours in Iraq, the soldier suffered a concussive head injury in a car accident caused by a roadside bomb, Browne said, and he suffered a battle-related injury that resulted in surgery to remove part of his foot.
He was screened by health officials after the head injury before he redeployed, Browne said. He did not know if his client had been suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder, but said it could be an issue at trial if experts believe it's relevant.
He and the rest of his brigade had initially been told they wouldn't have to go to Afghanistan, Browne said.
This makes me want to cry. Who is taking care of the men and women who are taking care of us?
Vietnam all over again. Turn your back on soldiers, sailors, airmen, and Marines until you need to ask them to die for you.
Where is our Commander in Chief? What does he have to say?
WASHINGTON (AP) — The alleged massacre of Afghan civilians by a U.S. soldier is "outrageous and unacceptable," President Barack Obama said Tuesday, and he promised a thorough and unstinting Pentagon investigation.
"The United States takes this as seriously as if it was our own citizens, and our children, who were murdered. We're heartbroken over the loss of innocent life," Obama said. He sounded stern and emotional in brief remarks on the weekend killings made before an unrelated White House event.
Stupid mutherfucker. THEY ARE KILLING OUR CHILDREN. Roadside bombs ARE NOT legal according to the Geneva Convention, every instance is an act of terrorism.
I am God damn mad.
Fuck you apologists, too. While I am sickened by the killing of those children, you can't lay this on that soldier. Try laying it at the feet of the Commander in Chief and stupid bastards that cut off part of that man's foot then sent him back over there. He should have been retired and sitting at home like the lazy POS and drunks we are already paying.