Schoolboys and CIA Operatives Dead in Afghanistan

Source: Firedog Lake

While everyone’s focus has been on Yemen – with reports that targets are being examined for possible retaliation attacks by the US – the US war in Afghanistan continues to go bad.

Yesterday, 10 Afghans were killed by US forces. The UN Observer writes:

Afghan investigators today accused US-led troops of dragging ten civilians from their beds and shooting them dead during a night raid.
Officials said that eight children and teenagers were among the dead and all but one of the victims were from the same family.

With demonstrations in at least two major cities calling for an end to such civilian killings, President Karzai pointed out that eight of the victims were “school students in grades six, nine and 10.”




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Nothing more needs to be said.

not sure if I was their parent that I would want to hear it right now anyway. :cry:

But the CIA operatives, not so much.

Ten civilians dead? Did those soldiers just not care at all or something?

I mean, 10?!!!

doesn't mention the boys

Folks are unreccing this thread - don't wanna hear it I guess?

I re-recced for you!

A U.S. official says CIA employees are believed to be among the dead in Wednesday's suicide bombing inside a base in eastern Afghanistan.

A former senior CIA officer who was stationed at the base said a combination of agency officers and contractors operated out of the remote outpost with the military and other agencies.

The CIA has not yet commented or confirmed the deaths.

A congressional official said it was not clear how many of the victims were assigned to the CIA.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091231/ap_on_go_ot/us_afghanistan_cia

Afghan protesters burn Obama effigy over civilian deaths
Wednesday, 30 December 2009
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Jalalabad, December 30: Protesters took to the streets in Afghanistan today, burning an effigy of the US president and shouting "death to Obama" to slam civilian deaths during Western military operations.

Hundreds of university students blocked main roads in Jalalabad, capital of eastern Nangahar province, to protest the alleged deaths of 10 civilians, mostly school children, in a Western military operation on Saturday.

"The government must prevent such unilateral operations otherwise we will take guns instead of pens and fight against them (foreign forces)," students from the University of Nangahar's education faculty said in a statement.

Marching through the main street of Jalalabad, the students chanted "death to Obama" and "death to foreign forces", witnesses said.

The protesters torched a US flag and an effigy of US President Barack Obama in a public square in central Jalalabad, before dispersing.

"Our demonstration is against those foreigners who have come to our country," Safiullah Aminzai, a student organiser, said to a news agency.

"They have not brought democracy to Afghanistan but they are killing our religious scholars and children," he added.

---Agencies

http://www.siasat.com/english/news/afghan-protesters-burn-obama-effigy-over-civilian-deaths

http://afghandaily.com/

"Our demonstration is against those foreigners who have come to our country," Safiullah Aminzai, a student organiser, said to a news agency.

"They have not brought democracy to Afghanistan but they are killing our religious scholars and children," he added.

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If Obama knew any better, he'd withdraw the troops ASAP.

Nothing positive can arise from this occupation.

think i heard that one before!! get out now!!!

:crazy: