Community | March 03, 2011 | 4 comments

NATO Gunships Kill 9 Afghan Children; 3rd Reported Attack on Afghan Civilians in 2 Weeks

source: http://www.democracynow.org/2011/3/3/us_apologizes_to_afghan_people_for

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NATO helicopter gunships killed nine young boys in Afghanistan on Tuesday while they collected firewood in the northeastern province of Kunar. It was at least the third instance in two weeks in which the U.S.-led NATO force was accused of killing a large number of civilians. We speak with independent journalist Rick Rowley of Big Noise Films, who has extensively reported in Afghanistan. "The strategy on which the surge was built, and billed, is over and has failed," Rowley says. "By every measurable means, the U.S. is losing the war." [includes rush transcript]

Follow the link for the video and the written transcript....... http://www.democracynow.org/2011/3/3/us_apologizes_to_afghan_people_for
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4 comments // NATO Gunships Kill 9 Afghan Children; 3rd Reported Attack on Afghan Civilians in 2 Weeks

  • BenjaminDover
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      BenjaminDover  

    • "Petraeus shocked his Afghan counterparts when he suggested in a closed meeting that pro-Taliban Afghans might be burning their own children or inventing stories to exaggerate claims of civilian casualties."
      Betrayus should be replaced immediately. His COIN surge strategy had little to no effect in Iraq and that is a far cry from the situation in Afghanistan. He is psychotic for even thinking that.

    • 1 year ago
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