Agorism
03-05-2011, 10:05 AM
9 AFGHAN BOYS COLLECTING FIREWOOD MOWED DOWN BY NATO HELICOPTER
Nine boys collecting firewood to heat their homes in the eastern Afghanistan mountains were killed by NATO helicopter gunners who mistook them for insurgents, according to a statement on Wednesday by NATO, which apologized for the mistake.
The boys, who were 9 to 15 years old, were attacked on Tuesday in what amounted to one of the war’s worst cases of mistaken killings by foreign-led forces. The victims included two sets of brothers. A 10th boy survived.
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Anyone want to guess what Hemad’s new career choice is going to be?
Here’s a hint:
“I don’t care about the apology,” Mohammed Bismil, the 20-year-old brother of two boys killed in the strike, said in a telephone interview. “The only option I have is to pick up a Kalashnikov, RPG [rocket-propelled grenade] or a suicide vest to fight.”
http://www.yaliberty.org/posts/9-afghan-boys-collecting-firewood-mowed-down-by-nato-helicopter
Nine boys collecting firewood to heat their homes in the eastern Afghanistan mountains were killed by NATO helicopter gunners who mistook them for insurgents, according to a statement on Wednesday by NATO, which apologized for the mistake.
The boys, who were 9 to 15 years old, were attacked on Tuesday in what amounted to one of the war’s worst cases of mistaken killings by foreign-led forces. The victims included two sets of brothers. A 10th boy survived.
...continued
Anyone want to guess what Hemad’s new career choice is going to be?
Here’s a hint:
“I don’t care about the apology,” Mohammed Bismil, the 20-year-old brother of two boys killed in the strike, said in a telephone interview. “The only option I have is to pick up a Kalashnikov, RPG [rocket-propelled grenade] or a suicide vest to fight.”
http://www.yaliberty.org/posts/9-afghan-boys-collecting-firewood-mowed-down-by-nato-helicopter