U.S. forces in Afghanistan in dock on two counts over storming of hospital and airstrike death of 70 civilians

Daily Mail | Sep. 9, 2009 (News)
Merkel is defiant after criticism of Germany over airstrike. Alcohol 'was not a factor in the strike itself'

Alcohol has been banned from Nato's headquarters in Afghanistan in the wake of an airstrike that killed up to 70 civilian
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Staff at the Kabul headquarters were 'either drunk or too hungover' to answer his questions. Full Story »

Posted by Patricia Blochowiak

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Subjects: World, U.S.
Topics: Afghanistan, Foreign Policy, NATO
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Posted by: Posted by Patricia Blochowiak - Sep 9, 2009 - 1:11 PM PDT
Reviewed by: Fabrice Florin (review), Dwight Rousu (review)
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Edited by: Fabrice Florin - Sep 9, 2009 - 2:02 PM PDT
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Dwight Rousu
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 by Dwight Rousu - Sep. 9, 2009

The article conveys the arrogance of the invaders occupying Afghanistan. Remote targeting troops too drunk to answer questions, and troops rampaging through a hospital would seem to show a military gone astray of any concept of winning hearts and minds.

Refresh the exit strategy page. This "war" was illegal and immoral from the get go.

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Fabrice Florin
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 by Fabrice Florin - Sep. 9, 2009
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