[Vision2020] [Spam 5.31] Re: "No man stands so tall as when he stoops to help a child"

[Chuck Kovis]

Damn, sorry Donovan, wrong wedding murders:

February 11, 2009 2:40 PM

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  Afghans: Wedding Party Bombed, 27 Dead

Afghan officials say fighter aircraft battling militants in Afghanistan 
accidentally killed up to 27 Afghans walking to a wedding ceremony early 
today.

It's the second military attack in three days with reports of civilian 
deaths.

But the U.S. military blames the claims on militant propaganda, saying 
its missiles only hit insurgents. A spokesman says the military has 
repeatedly seen militants falsely claim civilians were killed.

Even so, the American commander of NATO forces in Afghanistan tells The 
Associated Press that the two reports are being investigated.

President Hamid Karzai had already ordered an investigation into 
allegations that missiles from U.S. helicopters struck civilians on 
Friday in eastern Afghanistan.

But the Defense Ministry said today that the attack killed or wounded 20 
militants.

The issue of civilian casualties has caused friction between the Afghan 
government and U.S. and NATO troops. And it's weakened the standing of 
the Western-backed Karzai in the eyes of the population.



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