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Special Forces To Change 'Free The Oppressed' Motto After Complaints From Afghans Holding Sex Slaves
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Special Forces To Change 'Free The Oppressed' Motto After Complaints From Afghans Holding Sex Slaves

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Oct 05, 2022
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FORT BRAGG, N.C. — Top Army leaders have ordered its elite Special Forces unit to change its motto from the Latin "De Opresso Liber" (To liberate the oppressed) to something that would be more culturally sensitive, after a large number of Afghans holding child sex slaves have complained.

"We want to make sure we are not offending our coalition partners a…

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