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2008-05-27 Afghanistan

Optimism Grows as Marines Push Against Taliban

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Posted by GolfBravoUSMC 2008-05-27 14:18|| || Front Page|| [4 views ] Top

#1 "The insurgent commanders were from Iran"

Imagine THAT!

Posted by crosspatch 2008-05-27 15:05|| 2008-05-27 15:05|| Front Page Top

#2 Fascinating. Clicking on the journalist's name, it appears Ms. Gall has been roaming Afghanistan for a while, writing on the happenings there and in Pakistan.

Posted by trailing wife ">trailing wife 2008-05-27 16:27|| 2008-05-27 16:27|| Front Page Top

#3 It was their first major combat operation since landing in March, and it stood in stark contrast to the events of a year earlier, when a Marine unit was removed in disgrace within weeks of arriving because its members shot and killed 19 civilians after a suicide bombing attack.

No charges against 2 Marines in Afghan deaths

The tribunal investigated allegations that as many as 19 Afghan civilians died when a unit of Lejeune-based Marine special operations troops opened fire after a car bomb targeted their convoy on March 4, 2007 in Nangahar Province.

The Marines said Helland determined the Marines in the convoy gacted appropriately and in accordance with the rules of engagement and tactics, techniques and procedures in place at the time in response to a complex attack.h

An Army report determined up to 19 Afghans were killed, but the officers lawyers said they believed the death toll was no more than five.

Posted by GolfBravoUSMC 2008-05-27 18:36|| 2008-05-27 18:36|| Front Page Top

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