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In what will surely ignite further outrage at the U.S. war effort in Afghanistan, German media outlet Der Speigel has published grisly photographs of U.S. Army soldiers posing with dead Afghan civilians in a March 20th print magazine article (the photos have since been published online by Gawker : "We got the photos by purchasing Der Spiegel 's iPad edition," the site wrote). The U.S. soldiers in question, from the 5th Stryker Brigade, are currently facing court martial proceedings. CNN reports that officials have charged 12 soldiers with "conspiracy to murder Afghan civilians and cover it up, along with charges they mutilated corpses and kept grisly souvenirs. Five of the soldiers face murder charges, while seven others are charged with participating in a coverup." The New York Times described the pictures as showing off their victims "in a kind of trophy photo."
Army Apologizes for 'Repugnant' Photos - National - The Atlantic Wire
Remember when everyone agreed that what the American people wanted from Washington was, in John Boehner’s words, a “relentless focus on creating jobs”? In the past few months the unemployment rate has barely budged, and yet lawmakers of both parties have jettisoned the jobs agenda in favor of an austerity program that will barely reduce the deficit but will almost certainly hurt employment. If the Republican proposal to trim $60 billion from the fiscal budget puts thousands out of work, well then, says Boehner, “so be it.” This disconnect between the jobs crisis in the country and the blithe dismissal thereof in Washington is the most incomprehensible aspect of the political moment.
Why Washington Doesn't Care About Jobs | The Nation
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