BBC: Bombing 'killed Afghan civilians'

[Eugene]

Last Updated: Thursday, 20 July 2006, 18:31 GMT 19:31 UK

Bombing 'killed Afghan civilians'

A US-led bombing raid in southern Afghanistan killed 10 civilians, an Afghan government
inquiry has found.

Presidential spokesman Karim Rahimi told the BBC that 27 other civilians had been hurt
in last week's attack on a village in Uruzgan province.

He said about 50 Taleban fighters had been killed, including nine commanders. Many
of the civilians killed were women and children, he added.

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The BBC's Bilal Sarwary says this latest incident puts President Hamid Karzai in a difficult
position because his repeated calls for the coalition to take greater care appear to have
had little effect.

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Full article: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/5201256.stm

[OwnedByFerrets]

1. This reminds me of the

Roger Waters song "The Bravery Of Being Out Of Range". Very easy to kill innocents when you dont have to see their limbs hanging off their bodies and their bloody heads smashed in. :mad:

[daleo]

2. Killing civilians

It is set to be a new Olympic demonstration sport. The fad that is sweeping the world.

[High Plains]

3. American bombs killing Muslims from Afghanistan to Lebanon to Iraq

I feel so proud, and I bet the Muslim and Arab worlds really appreciate it. In fact, I'm sure we'll get to taste their appreciation for years to come.

[OwnedByFerrets]

4. I am so sure you are right. This is NOT going to go away

just because we have Democrats on the Hill come November. We are going to have to pay for asswipes atrocities for many, many years to come.

[DYouth]

5. I fear that is true; maybe we can mobilize progressives against the Dems

too. Not all of them, not the progressive ones. But do to the Dems what we're doing to Bush to let everyone know that we stand for progressive principles, not just "Not Republican."