This is definately a "hold onto your butts" moment. Prayers to our troops!
Posted on 03/11/2012 5:35:47 AM PDT by DCBryan1
A US soldier has killed 16 Afghan civilians, including nine children, after entering their homes in Kandahar. Sky sources said the Afghan victims also included women and elderly men.
Minister of Border and Tribal Affairs Asadullah Khalid, who is investigating the incident, said the soldier entered three homes, killing 11 people in the first one.
The Nato-led International Security Assistance Force (Isaf) coalition confirmed the incident but did not release the number of killed or injured.
Sky defence reporter Mark Stone said: "Details are still sketchy and various death tolls have emerged.
"It appears to be an isolated incident and the soldier is believed to have been a staff sergeant."
Isaf Deputy Commander Lt Gen Adrian Bradshaw said: "I wish to convey my profound regrets and dismay at the actions apparently taken by one coalition member in Kandahar province.
"I cannot explain the motivation behind such callous acts, but they were in no way part of authorised ISAF military activity."
According to the Panjwai district governor office, seven people died and up to 17 injured were injured in the rampage.
The injured have been treated for their wounds at Nato medical facilities.
Protests were held over the Koran-burning incident
The US embassy in Kabul attempted to quell expected Afghan unrest by also issuing an apology.
(Excerpt) Read more at news.sky.com ...
I refuse to believe, until further proof, that some American soldier just walked in and started killing simply for the sake of killing....however, stranger things have happened, and with the likes of MAJ Hasan, the little fag in the wikileaks case, etc within the ranks, nothing would suprise me.
Methinks the whole story hasn't been told yet, but if this breaks as hard as it is on Fox/CNN as it is on BBC and Sky News as it is now.....watch out.
But the important thing is that no Korans were burned.
Maybe he was enraged when they burned a few bibles.
Don’t be silly. This was simply an isolated incident of workplace violence! <./BigSis>
After the nationwide rioting and killings motivated by the burning of the terrorist Korans, buckle up for this one.
It’s Sunday morning. Can we hold off on the moronic comments for a few hours?
This is definately a "hold onto your butts" moment. Prayers to our troops!
Can we? :)
Apparently not.
He will be allowed to be tried by the Afganis and either stoned to death or beheaded for the world to see the power of Islam, thank you mr president!
Gust a guess lacking anything but speculation...
He snapped and the people involved were honor killers/killers of a local ‘friend’ or other similar person that he had personal knowledge of/involvement. Surprised it has not happened more
My take:
If true The O will use the incident to accelerate our withdrawal from Afghanistan. If untrue, The O will still use the incident to accelerate our withdrawal from Afghanistan.
Not good enough source, because muslim=liar.
Let's hear from a non-knuckledragger.
The cover story is this soldier left the barracks on his own early in the morning and began his “rampage”. The media will crucify this guy and the President will hang him out to dry. Hell they will probably call him a terrorist since its an attack on Muslims.
They don’t like it when they get a taste of their own medicine I see...
They don’t like it when they get a taste of their own medicine I see...
Why? Many among us will today, go to a place where truly moronic, and anti American sentiments will be expressed in the name of worship. Statements here reek of likely truth laced with sarcasm.
Really? Reward him?
Will you also reward the people who are going to be maimed and possibly die because of the riots that will occur over this?
Sure, toss them a purple heart and feel bad with the kid no with no legs as you stroll on.
This is a horrendous act. And, this will end up with the Taliban winning.
I know your comment was not “serious”, but this is a bad, bad thing. This idiot just kicked over a really big ant hill.
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