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2010-08-07 Afghanistan

10 Medical Aid Workers Murdered Near Kabul

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Posted by Anonymoose 2010-08-07 07:33|| || Front Page|| [11133 views ] Top

#1 these are the Taliban you want to negotiate with, Karzai. I hope they kill you first

Posted by Frank G on the road 2010-08-07 09:24|| 2010-08-07 09:24|| Front Page Top

#2 Still a hell-hole and not likely to change. 7th century barbarians still in a 7th century cult.

Posted by JohnQC 2010-08-07 10:08|| 2010-08-07 10:08|| Front Page Top

#3 May have been old fashioned "rape, rob, kill". Doesn't help that the Drs felt they were safe because they were Doctors.

Posted by tipover 2010-08-07 11:19|| 2010-08-07 11:19|| Front Page Top

#4 I wouldn't list them as high as 7 th century.

Posted by chris 2010-08-07 12:10|| 2010-08-07 12:10|| Front Page Top

#5 There are times to go midieval. This is one of them.

Posted by tu3031 2010-08-07 12:21|| 2010-08-07 12:21|| Front Page Top

#6 Round up the miscreants and crucify them at 100 meter intervals along the road where the medics were ambushed. Hey, it worked for the Romans.

Posted by Ebbaimble Hapsburg2869 2010-08-07 12:36|| 2010-08-07 12:36|| Front Page Top

#7 A few years ago, I read an online post about an eye doc who had been going to A-stan for years. This may have been him.

Posted by Mercutio 2010-08-07 15:03|| 2010-08-07 15:03|| Front Page Top

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