Afghanistan: 'Ten dead' at protest over Nato raid

dipsydoodle

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Wed May-18-11 04:03 AM
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Afghanistan: 'Ten dead' at protest over Nato raid

Edited on Wed May-18-11 04:04 AM by dipsydoodle

Source: BBC News Breaking News

At least 10 people have been killed in northern Afghanistan during a protest against an overnight raid by Nato and Afghan forces, hospital sources have told the BBC.

At least 45 demonstrators were injured in the clashes in the city of Taloqan.

Security officials said some of the demonstrators were armed. The situation is said to be extremely tense.

They were protesting againt the raid which killed four people. Nato said those killed were insurgents.

Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-13438021

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sabrina 1

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Wed May-18-11 04:51 AM
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1. Those baby insurgents are really dangerous terrorists!

More change we can believe in! Years of protests from those people and all of them ignored.

I'm beginning to think that the use of those drones has more to do with money, than terror.

Has anyone checked into who makes them, how much we are spending on them and who is profiting from them?

It's beginning to feel like Afghanistan is being used as a Weapons Show Place where the latest technology is demonstrated to potential buyers.

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dipsydoodle

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Wed May-18-11 06:14 AM
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2. Yup - just gotta keep the MIC happy.

Sooner or later the rest of the world may resolve this by completely isolating the US in every shape and form - no terrorism or acts of war and no trade whatsoever.

:hi:

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Bragi

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Thu May-19-11 08:48 AM
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8. I think it's more about politics than money

Edited on Thu May-19-11 08:50 AM by Bragi

You wrote: "I'm beginning to think that the use of those drones has more to do with money, than terror."

While I don't disagree that big money is involved, I think the main benefit of a robo-army is political.

Fewer nationals (Americans) are killed in combat, public support for any war is therefore not challenged by the death and wounding of nationals, and few Americans actually care much about non-Americans being killed abroad by U.S combatants.

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sabrina 1

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Thu May-19-11 02:24 PM
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9. Yes, those are all good points.

And of course the money is always there anyhow. I just wondered since we are now hearing they are being sold to other nations, if the Afghanistan/Pakistan killings are not used in the sales brochures. Arms dealers need good advertisements also!

It's all so disgusting, especially your last point, which is so true, so long as those dead children are not American, who cares? :cry:

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xchrom

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Thu May-19-11 02:51 PM
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10. I think you're right & it became especially obvious in the Balkans war.

Bomb everything from miles on high.

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think

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Wed May-18-11 09:03 AM
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3. End the war. Bring our men and women in uniform home.

PLEASE!

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Arctic Dave

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Wed May-18-11 09:38 AM
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4. The old, "I thought they had a gun" justification.

Yeah right.

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Viva_La_Revolution

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Wed May-18-11 09:54 AM
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5. update: Afghanistan: 'Twelve dead' at protest over Nato raid

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-13438021

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Enrique

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Wed May-18-11 11:28 AM
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6. why are security forces killing protesters?

12 of them killed. That must have been a really bloody scene.

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Nihil

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Thu May-19-11 06:15 AM
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7. Practice. (n/t)

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