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2006-10-02 Afghanistan

More than 50 civilians killed in NATO offensive: commission

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Posted by Fred 2006-10-02 00:00|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 I imagine that a significant percentage of the dead could be fairly described as "dual-use".

Posted by .com 2006-10-02 00:50|| 2006-10-02 00:50|| Front Page Top

#2 Boo-fucking-hoo! Cry me a river and fill it with herring! Shit happens.

Posted by Zenster">Zenster 2006-10-02 05:14|| 2006-10-02 05:14|| Front Page Top

#3 Our findings show that 53 people have been martyred, nine others have been wounded, eight mosques have been destroyed and a number of peoples houses and orchards have been destroyed, the head of the commission told AFP.

Icing on the cake.

... most of the [civilian] casualties occurred because the Taliban used civilian homes as cover

They must have taken lessons from Hezbollah.

Posted by Zenster">Zenster 2006-10-02 05:19|| 2006-10-02 05:19|| Front Page Top

#4 Blaming the Talibastards for some of the deaths will, no doubt, be edited from the US MSM versions, due to 'space limitations'.

Posted by Bobby 2006-10-02 06:51|| 2006-10-02 06:51|| Front Page Top

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