The Pentagon has announced the capture of an American soldier by the Taliban in Afghanistan. The young man supposedly walked off base with 3 Afghani soldiers, although there were also reports that he had lagged behind a patrol. A video was released by the Taliban on which the soldier admitted, "I'm scared I won't be able to go home."
He added later in the 28 minute interview, "Yo my fellow Americans who have loved ones over here, who know what it's like to miss them, you have the power to make our government bring them home. Please, please bring us home so that we can be back where we belong and not over here, wasting our time and our lives and our precious life that we could be using back in our own country. Please bring us home. It is America and American people who have that power."
The Pentagon was quick to comment that exploiting a soldier in this video was a violation of international law. Somehow that same international law was never applied to enemy combatants during the GW Bush years.
Next we'll be hearing that the USA does not deal with terrorists.
Political flaks know what to say when they don't know what to do.
Talk talk talk.
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