U.N. Reported Only a Fraction of Civilian Deaths from U.S. Raids
The number of civilians killed in U.S. Special Operations Forces (SOF) raids last year was probably several times higher than the figure of 80 people cited in the U.N. report on civilian casualties in Afghanistan published last week, an IPS investigation has revealed.
http://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=54883
Night raids by US Special Forces anger Afghans
'They then asked Mullah Khaliq if he was Taliban. He said 'no we are not,' but they searched the house and shot him in the head. His other son is missing."
http://bit.ly/gNJPYW
From Information Clearing House
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Afghans Call for Peace: 'One Blue Sky Above Us'
http://www.commondreams.org/view/2011/03/18-0
http://www.sharenews-blog.com:8090/helma/twoday/sharenews/search?q=Afghanistan
http://www.sharenews-blog.com:8090/helma/twoday/sharenews/search?q=night+raids
http://www.sharenews-blog.com:8090/helma/twoday/sharenews/search?q=Special+Operations+Forces
http://www.sharenews-blog.com:8090/helma/twoday/sharenews/search?q=civilian+casualties
http://www.sharenews-blog.com:8090/helma/twoday/sharenews/search?q=civilian+deaths
http://www.sharenews-blog.com:8090/helma/twoday/sharenews/search?q=Kathy+Kelly
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http://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=54883
Night raids by US Special Forces anger Afghans
'They then asked Mullah Khaliq if he was Taliban. He said 'no we are not,' but they searched the house and shot him in the head. His other son is missing."
http://bit.ly/gNJPYW
From Information Clearing House
--------
Afghans Call for Peace: 'One Blue Sky Above Us'
http://www.commondreams.org/view/2011/03/18-0
http://www.sharenews-blog.com:8090/helma/twoday/sharenews/search?q=Afghanistan
http://www.sharenews-blog.com:8090/helma/twoday/sharenews/search?q=night+raids
http://www.sharenews-blog.com:8090/helma/twoday/sharenews/search?q=Special+Operations+Forces
http://www.sharenews-blog.com:8090/helma/twoday/sharenews/search?q=civilian+casualties
http://www.sharenews-blog.com:8090/helma/twoday/sharenews/search?q=civilian+deaths
http://www.sharenews-blog.com:8090/helma/twoday/sharenews/search?q=Kathy+Kelly
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Starmail - 17. Mär, 22:41
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