So, the Taliban have conducted a rocket attack in eastern Afghanistan and the end result is that two Afghan civilians were killed and six were wounded. The net result is also that not a single word of condemnation has come from Afghan President Karzai. And the first reporting agency on the scene, Associated Press, wrote the story up using 107 words.
Now, let's imagine this was a NATO operation in eastern Afghanistan and let's say that a U.S. fighter jet dropped a JDAM and accidentally killed 2 Afghan civilians and wounded six. I think we all know that Katie Couric would have led off with this story. And Karzai would have held a press conference condemning the recklessness of the United States and NATO. Hell, Barack Hussein Obama probably would have publicly apologized to the people of Afghanistan.
Yet, when the Taliban add two more Afghan civilians to a long litany of civilians murdered in their war on the country, we hear crickets.
So, below you will find the "huge" write up on the story of the civilians killed by the Taliban. Don't worry, it won't take you long to read it. Oh, almost forgot. Look at the headline of the story....notice anything? Is it just me or does that headline leave out WHO conducted the rocket attack? When I first read it, I wasn't sure if it was Taliban or NATO...oh wait, you don't suppose the AP author intended that, do you?
From Breitbart.
Now, let's imagine this was a NATO operation in eastern Afghanistan and let's say that a U.S. fighter jet dropped a JDAM and accidentally killed 2 Afghan civilians and wounded six. I think we all know that Katie Couric would have led off with this story. And Karzai would have held a press conference condemning the recklessness of the United States and NATO. Hell, Barack Hussein Obama probably would have publicly apologized to the people of Afghanistan.
Yet, when the Taliban add two more Afghan civilians to a long litany of civilians murdered in their war on the country, we hear crickets.
So, below you will find the "huge" write up on the story of the civilians killed by the Taliban. Don't worry, it won't take you long to read it. Oh, almost forgot. Look at the headline of the story....notice anything? Is it just me or does that headline leave out WHO conducted the rocket attack? When I first read it, I wasn't sure if it was Taliban or NATO...oh wait, you don't suppose the AP author intended that, do you?
From Breitbart.
Rocket attack kills 2 civilians, wounds 6 others
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - An Afghan government spokesman says a militant rocket attack in eastern Afghanistan has killed two civilians.
Ismail Jahangir, spokesman for the governor of Ghazni province, says rockets fired by insurgents hit Monday afternoon in Andar district, killing two Afghan civilians and wounding six others.
The United Nations says insurgents are responsible for most civilian deaths and injuries as the Afghan war drags on. However, noncombatants are also killed in NATO military operations, which is a major source of contention between the alliance and Afghanistan's government.
Thursday marks the ninth anniversary of the U.S.-led invasion of Afghanistan, launched in response to the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks on the United States.
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