Newly disclosed Pentagon documents reveal that the Pentagon does not vet foreign proxy fighters trained by them for a history of rape and torture.
American special forces have trained up foreign proxy fighters and sent them on ‘kill-or-capture’ missions without ascertaining whether they have histories of rape, torture, extrajudicial killings, or other human rights abuses, the New York Times reported on Sunday, citing newly disclosed Pentagon documents.
Such surrogates are paid, equipped, ...
