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NNN0LHI Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-17-06 02:22 PM
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US warplane mistakenly bombs Afghan police; Twelve killed
http://www.mg.co.za/articlePage.aspx?articleid=281094&area=/breaking_news/breaking_news__international_news/

A United States-led coalition warplane mistakenly dropped a bomb on an Afghan police convoy in eastern Afghanistan on Thursday, killing 12 police officers, a police commander said.

The coalition confirmed "an event did happen" and said it was collecting details.

The bomb struck a patrol in eastern Paktika province, provincial border police regiment commander Abdul Hamid said.

"They came under US bombardment and 12 police officers were killed, including the police commander," he said.
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Xenotime Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-17-06 02:23 PM
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1. Ok...time to leave...
We dont' know who we are fighting over there anymore.
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GreenPartyVoter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-17-06 02:24 PM
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2. Just brilliant
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Atman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-17-06 02:24 PM
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3. I tried to tell my wife that after a night with hookers and whiskey
"An event did happen."

There was an escalation in violence then, too.
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eccles12 Donating Member (385 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-17-06 02:51 PM
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4. We are so sorry. It was a mistake. "We have a right to self-defense."
Just bring out the tape just played over and over again during the Lebanon carnage.
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gula Donating Member (619 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-17-06 03:24 PM
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5. What else is new?
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TheCowsCameHome Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-17-06 03:41 PM
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6. They all look the same from 10,000 feet. So sorry,
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Wilber_Stool Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-17-06 03:42 PM
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7. They were probably mistaken for a
Edited on Thu Aug-17-06 03:44 PM by Wilber_Stool
wedding party.
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