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2007-05-01 Afghanistan

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Posted by Steve 2007-05-01 10:43|| || Front Page|| [4 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Soon to be reported, I am sure: These were all innocent civilians, women and children even. And baby ducks.

Posted by Glenmore">Glenmore 2007-05-01 11:56|| 2007-05-01 11:56|| Front Page Top

#2 Glenmore...you forgot the bunnies and little puppies!!

Posted by anymouse">anymouse 2007-05-01 12:39|| 2007-05-01 12:39|| Front Page Top

#3 His (Maj. Dominic Biddick, who commanded a company of British troops in the operation) tally of 75 insurgents killed could not be independently verified

nice that they rarely put that caveat in reporting terrorist's claims

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2007-05-01 12:45|| 2007-05-01 12:45|| Front Page Top

#4 "On Monday, the U.S. military reported that 136 suspected militants were killed in three days of fighting in western Herat province."

That's 136 Islamic serial killers which will no longer be able to inflict death on chaos on the Afghani public, nor our troops.

Posted by Mark Espinola 2007-05-01 12:56|| 2007-05-01 12:56|| Front Page Top

#5 Frank, that was my exact reaction. The press shows it colors again...

Posted by remoteman 2007-05-01 12:58|| 2007-05-01 12:58|| Front Page Top

#6 Update: I concur, 75 dead, very completely dead.

Posted by independent verifier 6104 2007-05-01 14:48|| 2007-05-01 14:48|| Front Page Top

#7 Allahu akbar!

I was thinking it was just a rehash of one of the battles previously reported over the last few days. I like rereading stores of how a bunch of bad guys get whacked as much as the next guy, but I can't tell you how my heart overfloweth with joy with each new report of another swarm of these a$$holes reaching their ultimate potential in life by becoming so much fertilizer. It looks like the bad guys are getting mowed down like so much grass. Whatever is going on, I LIKE IT!

Posted by gorb 2007-05-01 17:33|| 2007-05-01 17:33|| Front Page Top

#8 Gorb,
Don't get too happy - 110 more Afghans were born today than were during Taliban rule. Will we be fighting them in 15 years?

Posted by Glenmore">Glenmore 2007-05-01 19:42|| 2007-05-01 19:42|| Front Page Top

#9 Igor, we need to tweak the parameters of the birth-death model.

Posted by JohnQC 2007-05-01 19:44|| 2007-05-01 19:44|| Front Page Top

#10
Allan's thinning the herd

Posted by macofromoc 2007-05-01 20:45|| 2007-05-01 20:45|| Front Page Top

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