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bemildred

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Sun Oct-26-08 10:39 AM
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'US air raid' kills Afghan guards

Source: al Jazeera

At least 24 security workers at a construction site in Afghanistan's Ghazni province have been killed in suspected US air raids.

The deputy governor of the province southwest of the capital Kabul called Sunday's incident a "brutal attack".

A provincial government source told the Reuters news agency that US-led forces had called in an air raid after fighters attacked several posts operated by the security company that guards the road construction project.

The US military said it called in the aerial bombardment after its forces came under fire, but cannot at this time confirm the identity of the victims.

Read more: http://english.aljazeera.net/news/asia/2008/10/2008102612523509991.html

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Nambe

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Sun Oct-26-08 10:54 AM
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1. In the air war over Afghanistan, "the need for speed" is Dexedrine.

Speed freaks should not carry guns IMO. This article also refers to Afghanistan.

¨According to military sources, the use of such drugs (commonly Dexedrine) is part of a cycle that includes the amphetamines to fight fatigue, and then sedatives to induce sleep between missions. Pilots call them "go pills" and "no-go pills." For most Air Force pilots in the Gulf War (and nearly all pilots in some squadrons), this was the pattern as well.

The drugs are legal, and pilots are not required to take them – although their careers may suffer if they refuse.¨
http://www.csmonitor.com/2002/0809/p01s04-usmi.html

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clear eye

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Sun Oct-26-08 11:51 AM
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2. Oy. n/t

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High Plains

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Sun Oct-26-08 11:55 AM
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3. It seems like not a week goes by...

...without US aircraft blowing up a bunch of civilians. Way to win friends and influence people.

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