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2012-02-06 Afghanistan

US soldier shoots Afghan guard: Afghan police

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Posted by Fred 2012-02-06 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11129 views ] Top

#1 'Guess the "arguing" Afghans should familiarize themselves with the "why?" behind Robert Heinlein's famous assertion: "An armed society is a polite society."

You want to "argue"? - here, meet my "peacemaker."

Sort of like how door breaching munitions are called "master keys."

Posted by Lone Ranger 2012-02-06 00:49|| 2012-02-06 00:49|| Front Page Top

#2 I prefer it this way than the other

Posted by Uleatch Dribble8106 2012-02-06 03:04|| 2012-02-06 03:04|| Front Page Top

#3 He may spend some years in prison, but dead is forever.

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2012-02-06 03:05|| 2012-02-06 03:05|| Front Page Top

#4 oh i'm sure they will be in a big hurry too give him some time. But like grom said dead is forever

Posted by chris 2012-02-06 07:01|| 2012-02-06 07:01|| Front Page Top

#5 The Afghan Contract Guard workforce (if that is who he was) bears close monitoring.

Posted by Besoeker 2012-02-06 09:41|| 2012-02-06 09:41|| Front Page Top

#6 apparently because the American thought the guard was about to attack him, Afghan police said on Sunday.

It's happened before.

Posted by JohnQC 2012-02-06 10:48|| 2012-02-06 10:48|| Front Page Top

#7 This Afghan police force has been infiltrated and is not exactly trustworthy. Sounds like self-defense.

Posted by JohnQC 2012-02-06 10:50|| 2012-02-06 10:50|| Front Page Top

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