Wednesday, June 02, 2010

Red Cross Gives First Aid Lessons to Taliban. . . .

According to Jon Boone at guardian.co.uk:

Exclusive: Insurgents given training and equipment to help battlefield casualties

The Red Cross in Afghanistan has been teaching the Taliban basic first aid and giving insurgents medical equipment so that fighters wounded during battles with Nato and Afghan government forces can be treated in the field, it was revealed today.

More than 70 members of the "armed opposition" received training in April, the Red Cross said – a move likely to anger the government of Hamid Karzai, which is losing large numbers of police and soldiers in insurgent attacks. . . .

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Isn't this what you call aid and comforting the enemy? TREASON

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To read the full article go to:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/may/25/red-cross-first-aid-taliban