The US military approves bombing children
The Nation
by Robert Dreyfuss
12/04/12
In October, I blogged about an incident in Afghanistan in which three small children were killed in a US airstrike. In that one small incident, which drew little attention at the time and since, three children aged 12, 10 and 8 were blown to smithereens in a NATO bombing while they were out gathering dung for fuel. Now, in a despicable article in Military Times, the US military says that children are legitimate targets in the war in Afghanistan because sometimes the Taliban and other insurgents use kids...
http://tinyurl.com/dyflqhx
Informant: Thomas L. Knapp
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Prince Harry kills Taliban commander in Afghanistan: reports
Prince Harry who is an RAF helicopter pilot deployed in Afghanistan, has killed a Taliban leader in an airstrike, notching up his first 'kill', British media reported today.
http://is.gd/aSDLeN
From Information Clearing House
http://www.sharenews-blog.com:8090/helma/twoday/sharenews/search?q=Afghanistan
http://www.sharenews-blog.com:8090/helma/twoday/sharenews/search?q=US+military
http://www.sharenews-blog.com:8090/helma/twoday/sharenews/search?q=NATO
http://www.sharenews-blog.com:8090/helma/twoday/sharenews/search?q=airstrike
http://www.sharenews-blog.com:8090/helma/twoday/sharenews/search?q=bombing
http://www.sharenews-blog.com:8090/helma/twoday/sharenews/search?q=insurgen
http://www.sharenews-blog.com:8090/helma/twoday/sharenews/search?q=Taliban
http://www.sharenews-blog.com:8090/helma/twoday/sharenews/search?q=civilian+deaths
http://www.sharenews-blog.com:8090/helma/twoday/sharenews/search?q=Robert+Dreyfuss
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by Robert Dreyfuss
12/04/12
In October, I blogged about an incident in Afghanistan in which three small children were killed in a US airstrike. In that one small incident, which drew little attention at the time and since, three children aged 12, 10 and 8 were blown to smithereens in a NATO bombing while they were out gathering dung for fuel. Now, in a despicable article in Military Times, the US military says that children are legitimate targets in the war in Afghanistan because sometimes the Taliban and other insurgents use kids...
http://tinyurl.com/dyflqhx
Informant: Thomas L. Knapp
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Prince Harry kills Taliban commander in Afghanistan: reports
Prince Harry who is an RAF helicopter pilot deployed in Afghanistan, has killed a Taliban leader in an airstrike, notching up his first 'kill', British media reported today.
http://is.gd/aSDLeN
From Information Clearing House
http://www.sharenews-blog.com:8090/helma/twoday/sharenews/search?q=Afghanistan
http://www.sharenews-blog.com:8090/helma/twoday/sharenews/search?q=US+military
http://www.sharenews-blog.com:8090/helma/twoday/sharenews/search?q=NATO
http://www.sharenews-blog.com:8090/helma/twoday/sharenews/search?q=airstrike
http://www.sharenews-blog.com:8090/helma/twoday/sharenews/search?q=bombing
http://www.sharenews-blog.com:8090/helma/twoday/sharenews/search?q=insurgen
http://www.sharenews-blog.com:8090/helma/twoday/sharenews/search?q=Taliban
http://www.sharenews-blog.com:8090/helma/twoday/sharenews/search?q=civilian+deaths
http://www.sharenews-blog.com:8090/helma/twoday/sharenews/search?q=Robert+Dreyfuss
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