Liberty Star
05-10-2009, 08:30 PM
If this is true, are tax payers paying for this white stuff?
Concerns white phosphorus used in Afghan battle
http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20090510/capt.5e4776d6a491460da64087f50963c7af.aptopix_afgh anistan_kab107.jpg
AP – Haji Barkat Ullah speaks with her daugther Frishta 7, who was wounded in coalition airstrike on Monday … By JASON STRAZIUSO and RAHIM FAIEZ,
Associated Press Writers Jason Straziuso And Rahim Faiez, Associated Press Writers – 1 hr 24 mins ago
KABUL – Doctors voiced concern over "unusual" burns on Afghan villagers wounded in an already controversial U.S.-Taliban battle, and the country's top human rights groups said Sunday it is investigating the possibility white phosphorus was used.
The American military denied using the incendiary in the battle in Farah province — which President Hamid Karzai has said killed 125 to 130 civilians — but left open the possibility that Taliban militants did. The U.S. says Taliban fighters have used white phosphorus, a spontaneously flammable material that leaves severe chemical burns on flesh, at least four times the last two years.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090511/ap_on_re_as/as_afghanistan
Concerns white phosphorus used in Afghan battle
http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20090510/capt.5e4776d6a491460da64087f50963c7af.aptopix_afgh anistan_kab107.jpg
AP – Haji Barkat Ullah speaks with her daugther Frishta 7, who was wounded in coalition airstrike on Monday … By JASON STRAZIUSO and RAHIM FAIEZ,
Associated Press Writers Jason Straziuso And Rahim Faiez, Associated Press Writers – 1 hr 24 mins ago
KABUL – Doctors voiced concern over "unusual" burns on Afghan villagers wounded in an already controversial U.S.-Taliban battle, and the country's top human rights groups said Sunday it is investigating the possibility white phosphorus was used.
The American military denied using the incendiary in the battle in Farah province — which President Hamid Karzai has said killed 125 to 130 civilians — but left open the possibility that Taliban militants did. The U.S. says Taliban fighters have used white phosphorus, a spontaneously flammable material that leaves severe chemical burns on flesh, at least four times the last two years.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090511/ap_on_re_as/as_afghanistan