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To: 444Flyer; dancusa; Saoirise; MestaMachine; ~Kim4VRWC's~; mojitojoe
THIS JUST IN!!!

AS THEY SLEPT!!!

Afghan soldier shoots dead two American troops
Sat Oct 3, 2009 10:34am EDT

KABUL (Reuters) - An Afghan soldier on guard at a joint base with U.S. troops shot dead two American servicemen and wounded two others as they slept, a provincial official said on Saturday.

Shahedullah Shahed, spokesman for the governor of Wardak province west of Kabul, said the shooting took place after a combined team of Afghan and U.S. forces had returned from a joint operation late on Friday.

"The Americans were in the middle of sleep when an Afghan soldier on duty opened fire on them," Shahed said.

"We have no clue as to why he shot them."

A statement from NATO-led forces said two American soldiers died from injuries suffered in a "hostile attack" in eastern Afghanistan on Friday. A press officer for the Western troops said he could give no further details of the incident.


88 posted on 10/03/2009 8:35:55 AM PDT by MestaMachine (One if by land, 2 if by sea, 3 if by Air Force 1.)
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To: MestaMachine
HORRIBLE!!!

Mesta, this has been a terrible news morning. Just just found out Ireland has sold its soul to the E.U..:(

89 posted on 10/03/2009 8:42:45 AM PDT by 444Flyer ( "Every society honors its live conformists and its dead troublemakers."--Mignon McLaughlin)
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To: MestaMachine

Outrageous! This morning is going from bad to worse!

Thanks for the ping Mesta!


91 posted on 10/03/2009 8:49:06 AM PDT by Saoirise (Right the wrong and free SGT. Hutchins, NOW!)
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