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| Official: Pakistan airstrike kills 71 civilians |
| 2010-04-13 |
| PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) -- Up to 71 civilians were killed in a weekend strike by Pakistani jets near the Afghan border, survivors and a government official said Tuesday -- a rare confirmation of civilian casualties that risks undercutting public support for the fight against militants. |
| Posted by:ed |
| #4 If the blast throws their AKs and RPGs more than five feet from their corpses, they're counted as civilians. |
| Posted by: Rob Crawford 2010-04-13 17:25 |
| #3 damn good shot |
| Posted by: chris 2010-04-13 13:46 |
| #2 No doubt it will be learned that the air strike was made under the targeting direction of the US. All innocents are victims of the US and all victims of the US are innocents, kind of by definition. |
| Posted by: Glenmore 2010-04-13 13:14 |
| #1 War is hell. Maybe the civilians shouldn't be hanging with terrorists. Also it must be noted: A 'civilian' is merely a terrorist without a gun. |
| Posted by: Mike Hunt 2010-04-13 12:45 |