interesting post and thread from Metafilter re: Iraq bombing of kids . . .

[OneBlueSky]

rather disturbing, to say the least . . .

http://www.metafilter.com/mefi/35948

Is there a link between today's headline: Baghdad Car Bombs Kill 34 Children Receiving Sweets (from American troops) and this Wall Street Journal front page article from September 22th?

"Capt. Ayers took lessons from his fellow captains. In April, Capt. Jesse Beaudin convinced a friend from the U.S. to send backpacks, notebooks and pencils for schoolchildren. Kids mobbed troops for the goods whenever they went out on patrol. "The kids provided security. No one attacked us when we were surrounded by children," Capt. Beaudin says. After hearing about this tactic at the dining hall, Capt. Ayers's men also wrote home requesting school supplies." Non-subscribers can read the WSJ article here

posted by miguelbar at 1:17 PM PST (14 comments total)

http://www.metafilter.com/mefi/35948

[monobrau]

1. Well...

The "handing out candy" thing doesn't pass the smell test to me. I have a feeling there's a little more to this.