Sunday, December 14, 2008

Britain's About-Face in Afghanistan

Gee, that was quick!

"Brown backs troop buildup

KABUL - Prime Minister Gordon Brown said yesterday that the United Kingdom could send extra troops to Afghanistan under a US-led military surge. Brown visited the front line in Helmand province and then met with President Hamid Karzai in Kabul (AP)."

"British commanders have said that they
need to get their troops out of Iraq without immediately recommitting them to Afghanistan as part of a broader plan to lower the "operational tempo" of Britain's military commitments, which have placed severe strains on Britain's armed forces"

Ha! You were LIED TO AGAIN, Brits!

Meanwhile, I've been waiting for my Zionist War Daily to report this, but they NEVER DID!!! Imagine that!!!!

"NATO patrol kills three Afghan civilians: alliance

KABUL (AFP) — NATO troops killed three civilians and wounded six others in southwest Afghanistan Friday after the bus they were travelling in failed to heed warning shots, the alliance said.

The patrol opened fire "in self-defence" when the minibus continued to speed towards them after the warnings, a press statement said. US and NATO-led forces carry warning signs on their convoys telling Afghan drivers to keep their distance, fearing suicide car bomb attacks.

"Three Afghans were killed in the Sayed Abad District of Wardak province this morning during an 'escalation of force' incident," the statement said. The patrol fired initial warning shots, then fired into the bus's engine when the driver failed to stop, it said....


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Incidents in which Afghan civilians are killed when they come too close to NATO-led International Security Assitance Force (ISAF) troops, convoys or bases after failing to heed warnings are relatively common....

That's strange; I rarely, if ever, read about them in my Zionist-controlled War Dailies (in this case, not. They never printed it).


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