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2022-08-26 Afghanistan
Marine wounded in Kabul suicide attack claims CIA WARNED them about bomber, watched him for two days and were told not to kill him in horrifying account of the blast that killed 13 US service members and hundreds of Afghans
So, he was somebody's mission asset.
[Daily Mail, where America gets its news]
  • Tristan Hirsch, 24, was wounded in the Kabul airport attack on August 26 last year

  • He said Marines had spotted the bomber hanging around for two days

  • 'We knew what he looked like. The CIA let us know,' said Hirsch

  • They asked for permission to kill him but were unable to stop the attack

  • 13 US personnel and at least 170 Afghans died in the suicide attack

  • Hirsch said US troops saw Taliban gunmen shoot people in the chaotic crowd


Posted by Skidmark 2022-08-26 00:00|| || Front Page|| [14 views ]  Top
 File under: Islamic State 

#1 Well no shit he was a CIA asset. Most of the casualties came from US gunfire.
Posted by Tiny Jeater6933 2022-08-26 01:31||   2022-08-26 01:31|| Front Page Top

#2 How can you ask soldiers to go to war if you won't let them kill enemy?
Posted by Abu Uluque 2022-08-26 18:38||   2022-08-26 18:38|| Front Page Top

01:37 Angealing+B.+Hayes4677
00:50 DarthVader
00:01 Skidmark









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