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| Afghanistan | |
| Dutch soldiers kill Cyclist of Violence™ | |
| 2007-08-08 | |
 In southern Afghanistan, Dutch soldiers fatally shot a motorcyclist who approached their convoy and failed to heed warning signals and shots, the Dutch Defence Ministry said. International forces are often the targets of suicide bombers, and they repeatedly warn Afghan civilian motorists to slow down or steer clear of convoys so they are not mistaken for attackers.
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| Posted by:Seafarious |
| #6 there are folks on the D.C. Beltway with a similarly low level of situational awareness.... Lowest situational awareness I've ever seen was in Biloxi. Dude riding his bicycle south, down to the beach, wearing headphones attached to a Walkman, plowed right into the side of a freight train engine. |
| Posted by: Steve 2007-08-08 15:06 |
| #5 When My brother and I used to play Squad Leader, we often joked about motorcycle-riding Ghurkas. Little did we know how close we were. |
| Posted by: Gary and the Samoyeds 2007-08-08 09:12 |
| #4 My kid told me about an Iraqi with a similar problem, but three rounds from the Kid's 50-cal convinced him to stop. Kid said he was shaking when they took him out of the car to chat. Still, there are folks on the D.C. Beltway with a similarly low level of situational awareness....many on cell phones. |
| Posted by: Bobby 2007-08-08 07:34 |
| #3 Is there some kind of learning disability in that population, or is the story being reported somehow incomplete? Given the obvious appearance of a military convoy and unmistakable warning shots, I'm going with the traditional Islamic "learning disability". |
| Posted by: Zenster 2007-08-08 03:45 |
| #2 The most interesting part of this story is the failure of Afghan motorists to get the message to stay away from military convoys in a war zone in a country that's been at war since 1979. Is there some kind of learning disability in that population, or is the story being reported somehow incomplete? |
| Posted by: Anguper Hupomosing9418 2007-08-08 02:42 |
| #1 Probably just a blind sheik on a rice rocket? |
| Posted by: Phinater Thraviger 2007-08-08 00:24 |