After Clint had been prosecuted for murder, the word had spread, loud and clear among U.S. forces in Afghanistan. “Protect yourself against suicide motorcyclists at your own risk. If you are wrong, they will prosecute you for murder.” Against this backdrop, the airmen could do nothing but watch as the Taliban motorcyclist revved his engine charged their position in front of the air base. The airmen could not fire—in self-defense—because they would be prosecuted for murder if they did. The fact that other American servicemen had been attacked and killed in this very manner,
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Six airmen lost their lives as a direct result of the message sent by the railroading of 1st Lt. Lorance. May everyone involved in this travesty find a special place in hell.
