Three American vigilantes tricked NATO peacekeepers into helping with illegal raids, the security force said Wednesday, getting them to send explosives experts and bomb-sniffing dogs to check buildings in Kabul where they had detained suspects. A spokesman said the men, led by former U.S. soldier Jonathan K. Idema, seemed authentic – fluent in military speak, decked out in faux U.S. Army fatigues and claiming to belong to a nonexistent task force. “Their credibility was such that with their uniforms, their approach, our people believed they were what they said they were,” said Cdr. Chris Henderson, a spokesman for the International Security Assistance Force. “It was a mistake.”Full Story
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