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Paria sans portefeuille<p>"We speak with journalist <a href="https://jasette.facil.services/tags/LynzyBilling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LynzyBilling</span></a>, whose investigation for <a href="https://jasette.facil.services/tags/ProPublica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ProPublica</span></a> details how <a href="https://jasette.facil.services/tags/CIA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CIA</span></a>-backed <a href="https://jasette.facil.services/tags/DeathSquads" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DeathSquads</span></a>, known as <a href="https://jasette.facil.services/tags/ZeroUnits" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ZeroUnits</span></a>, have yet to be held accountable for killing hundreds of civilians during the <a href="https://jasette.facil.services/tags/USWarInAfghanistan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USWarInAfghanistan</span></a>. The Afghan units, which were routinely accompanied by U.S. soldiers, became feared throughout rural <a href="https://jasette.facil.services/tags/Afghanistan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Afghanistan</span></a> for their brutal night raids.."</p><p><a href="https://jasette.facil.services/tags/AfghanWar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AfghanWar</span></a> <a href="https://jasette.facil.services/tags/WarCrimes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WarCrimes</span></a></p><p><a href="https://jasette.facil.services/tags/DemocracyNow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DemocracyNow</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.democracynow.org/2023/1/12/afghanistan_zero_units_cia_civilian_deaths" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">democracynow.org/2023/1/12/afg</span><span class="invisible">hanistan_zero_units_cia_civilian_deaths</span></a></p>
ProPublica<p>Why Congress Can’t Stop the CIA From Working With Forces That Commit Abuses<br>--</p><p>For decades, the Leahy Law has prohibited the US <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/military" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>military</span></a> from providing training and equipment to foreign <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/security" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>security</span></a> forces that commit <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/HumanRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HumanRights</span></a> abuses. </p><p>But -- this restriction does **not** apply to US <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/intelligence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>intelligence</span></a> agencies. </p><p>The law's author, <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Vermont" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Vermont</span></a> Sen. Patrick Leahy said it should.</p><p><a href="https://newsie.social/tags/CIA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CIA</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Afghanistan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Afghanistan</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/ZeroUnits" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ZeroUnits</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/leahy-law-afghanistan-night-raids-zero-units" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">propublica.org/article/leahy-l</span><span class="invisible">aw-afghanistan-night-raids-zero-units</span></a></p>
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