Senior British officer brands US soldiers 'racist' in Iraq

[NNN0LHI]

http://news.scotsman.com/uk.cfm?id=53212006

A SENIOR British officer has launched a scathing attack on the United States army and its operations in Iraq.

Brigadier Nigel Aylwin-Foster accused the Americans of "cultural insensitivity" that amounted to institutional racism and "moral righteousness" which led in extreme cases to distorted military judgments.

Writing in the US army-published Military Review magazine, Brigadier Aylwin-Foster, who was the deputy commander of a programme training the Iraqi military, said the failings may have spurred the growth of the insurgency.

The Washington Post, which reported the article, said his comments had already provoked an intense reaction among US officers.

[TahitiNut]

1. Well, when the foo shits this regime's Emperor gets new clothes.

:shrug: What else is new?

[firefox]

2. Surely they treat the sub-human towel heads with total respect. nt

[tatertop]

3. And we call them nice names like Haji and Ali Baba

Who wouldn't appreciate that?

[bigtree]

4. says US Army is its own worse enemy

http://terrorism-news.blogspot.com/2006/01/us-army-its-own-worst-enemy-british.html

‘There was a strong focus on raiding,cordon
& search and sweep ops throughout: the one day
brigade raid is the preferred tactic ’.

There was a ‘preference for large-sscale
kinetic maneuver ’ and ‘focus on killing insurgents,
not protecting the population'.