Afghan Airstrike Video Goes Down the Memory Hole

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B-1 Lancer bomber (Photo from The Flying Kiwi)

From The Danger Room:

Last month, U.S. Central Command chief Gen. David Petraeus and other American military officials strongly suggested that they were ready to show the public a classified video which they said would largely vindicate a series of deadly American air strikes in western Afghanistan. Now, a CENTCOM report on the incident has been released. But the video is nowhere to be seen. And the report fails to address why massively destructive one-ton bombs and airbursting munitions were used during the fight, when civilians were in the vicinity.

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My Comment: I mentioned a week ago that failure to produce the video and radio intercepts of this battle was an ominous sign that something was not right. The Danger Room also believes that this is the case .... and is justifiably roasting the Chain of Command for this botch-up.

Will we ever get to see this video .... probably .... but long after everyone else has forgotten about it. As to what the U.S. military is now doing .... they have a new commander in Gen. Stanley McChrystal, and the rules of engagement are now being rewritten.

Yup .... something terribly wrong happened that day.