so was it one batch of shoulder fired missiles or two?
https://8ch.net/qresearch/res/2733139.html#q2734004
so was it one batch of shoulder fired missiles or two?
https://8ch.net/qresearch/res/2733139.html#q2734004
Red CrossâŚ
https://gawker.com/u-s-military-attributes-doctors-without-borders-hospit-1773830330
According to Central Command, the aircrew manning the AC-130U Gunship, in support of U.S. Special Forces that were partnered with Afghan military on the ground, mistakenly identified the MĂŠdecins Sans Frontières trauma hospital for a Taliban-controlled site 400 meters away. âA combination of human errors, compounded by process and equipment failuresâ as well as âfatigue and high operational tempoâ brought about the fatal mistake, a summary of the investigation reads.
So?
https://www.militarytimes.com/news/pentagon-congress/2017/03/09/this-general-just-took-responsibility-for-the-deadly-yemen-raid/
Votel acknowledge the concern over the rising civilian casualties, largely resulting from Saudi airstrikes, and noted that he had personally spoken with his Saudi contact about the importance of forming relationships with the Red Cross and other non-government organizations like Doctors Without Borders.
https://www.icrc.org/en/document/false-allegations-icrc-condemns-video-cash-trunks
https://www.npr.org/2015/06/03/411524156/in-search-of-the-red-cross-500-million-in-haiti-relief
though this is in the wrong theaterâŚ
https://www.france24.com/en/20180621-msf-workers-africa-used-prostitutes-traded-medicine-sex-foctors-without-borders
and then
https://dailycaller.com/2015/11/11/dershowitz-doctors-without-borders-really-is-doctors-without-morals/
Five different investigations are currently underway, and President Obama has promised compensation to the victimâs families.
Yet MSF itself may have violated a whole host of humanitarian laws by its own admission that Kunduz hospital administrators agreed to discharge Afghan civilian patients at the behest of Taliban officials and replace them with wounded rebel soldiers.
The acknowledgement was buried inside a Nov. 5 âinterimâ report released by MSF that traced the internal activities at their hospital leading up to the attack.
MSF disclosed in its report that on Sept. 28, the day the city fell to rebels, hospital administrators âmet with a Taliban representative to discuss the need to free beds for other critical patients due to the ongoing fighting, and therefore for some patients to be discharged.â
On Sept. 30, MSF passively reported that âa large number of patients discharged from the hospital, including some against medical advice. It is unclear whether some of these patients discharged themselves due to the discussion to free some beds between MSF and the Taliban representative.â
https://www.policeone.com/community-policing/articles/6103223-Origin-of-Stinger-missile-tube-at-buyback-investigated/
The single-use device is a launch tube assembly for a Stinger portable surface-to-air missile and already had been used. As a controlled military item, it is not available to civilians through any surplus or disposal program offered by the government, according to Jamieson.
Seattle police have contacted Army officials at Joint Base Lewis-McChord near Tacoma deputy chief Nick Metz said Monday.
"Once it's brought on base and investigators have a chance to look at it, they'll see what they can determine," Army spokesman Joe Kubistek said Monday. "It's too early to give any information on it until we have hands-on access to see it and take a look at it."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_MIAS
An arms-reduction mission run by the American Central Intelligence Agency, Operation MIAS (Missing in Action Stingers) was tasked with buying back Stinger missiles given to the Mujahideen to fight the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan.[1] Information about the program remains classified, although information has been gleaned from media accounts and government officials speaking off the record.[2]
Timeline
Launched in 1990 with a Congressional earmark of $10 million, the operation competed against Chechen, Azeri and Iranian arms dealers anxious to capitalise on the break-up of the Soviet Union and impending battles among satellite states, as well as drug dealers looking for artillery to fend off aircraft in their space.[3]
The price of a Stinger was estimated at $300,000.[3] Other sources suggested that the weapons, which cost $20,000 to produce, were only selling for $100,000 on the black market, still much higher than the $70,000 that the CIA initially offered Afghans to turn them over.[4]
In 1993, the CIA approached Congress noting that they required an additional $55 million to buy back the weapons, noting that a failure to secure the missiles could result in attacks against American civil aircraft.[5]
so the price tag of 300K matches with this story, https://trump-russia.com/2017/09/16/the-scorpion-and-the-frog/.
but why ask congress for an additional $55M if the program was a failure and missiles were supposedly only going for 100K on the black market?
Didn't an anon recently mention Osprey Global Solutions?
https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona-investigations/2016/11/20/mysterious-saga-arizona-arms-dealer/94023174/
Congressional records show the Obama administration continued struggling with the Libya dilemma behind the scenes, and considered a deal very similar to Turi's.
On July 14, 2011, Clinton family confidante Sidney Blumenthal sent a note to Clinton about an upcoming visit to Turkey, where she could meet with retired Army Maj. Gen. David Grange, another arms broker.
Blumenthal wanted the U.S. to sign a $114 million contract for Grangeâs company, Osprey Global Solutions, to deliver equipment to anti-Gadhafi forces via a hospital ship. His message to Clinton sounded much like Turiâs gambit: âThis is a private contract. It puts Americans in a central role without being direct battle combatants. The TNC (National Transitional Council) wants to demonstrate they are pro-U.S.â
(Blumenthalâs communications went to Clintonâs private email account, which became the subject of fierce controversy and congressional investigations. The messages were exposed only through efforts of a Romanian hacker.)
In an FBI interview, Blumenthal acknowledged he had ties to Osprey and stood to receive a finderâs fee if the deal came to fruition.
A day after Blumenthalâs email to Clinton, the Obama administration recognized the National Transitional Council as Libyaâs government, giving it access to $30 billion held in U.S. accounts previously controlled by Gadhafi.
So there's TNC, which it's leader has ties to BronfmanâŚ
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/bronfman-heir-launches-canada-libya-trade-initiative/article534609/
back to Turi
In May 2016, the defense put together a slideshow for Justice Department lawyers, outlining reasons the case should be dismissed. The presentation stressed that Turi had pursued the Libya transaction openly, ultimately received a permit for the Qatar shipment, and had even contacted Arizona Sen. John McCainâs office for support.
One slide featured a March 2011 message from Turi to a McCain staffer describing his company as âthe single largest private supplier of weapons and ammunition into Afghanistan.â Turi explained that Libyan fighters were requesting firepower, and he was seeking State Department licenses âto begin delivery immediately. ⌠We feel this option provides an avenue to limit U.S. involvement while supporting the opposition forces.â
Within weeks of that message being sent, McCain became a leading voice for arming Libyaâs anti-Gadhafi forces. As reported at the time by CNN, the senator âargued that Western powers need to do more to âfacilitateâ the delivery of weapons and training for the rebels."
McCain declined an interview request. An aide said the senator never met with Turi about the issue.
In an interview and emails, Turi emphasized he had been a contractor with the CIA and State Department for years, and collaborated with agents in the Afghan deal.
Turi offered divergent answers about what prompted the criminal investigation.
Prosecutors have said it was triggered by an informer who overheard Turi talking on the phone about his business.
Turi said that tip was a fabrication created to cover illegal U.S. intelligence surveillance of his phone calls and emails. In espionage circles, he said, the use of a nonexistent informant is known as âparallel construction.â
Later, Turi said he initially came under investigation because millions of CIA dollars vanished during the Afghanistan arms deal, and some weapons did not get delivered as promised.