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Attack at Wrong Door Turns Into Fatal Mistake for the Taliban, Reports Say
The New York Times ^
| MARCH 28, 2014
| ROD NORDLAND and JAWAD SUKHANYAR
Posted on 03/29/2014 5:03:38 AM PDT by knittnmom
KABUL, Afghanistan — The Taliban assailants apparently thought they were attacking an unprotected Christian-run day care center. But they mistakenly burst into the compound next door, where an American government contractor’s employees were heavily armed and ready, according to accounts that the contractor and the Afghan police gave on Friday of a wild four-hour shootout here.
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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: afghanistan; daycare; jawadsukhanyar; newyorktimes; rodnordland; taliban; terrorism; terrorists; waronterror
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posted on
03/29/2014 5:03:38 AM PDT
by
knittnmom
To: knittnmom
To: knittnmom
Drats! This stuff never happens near my home.
To: knittnmom
Christian day center normally has the doors open and no armed guards.
In a Muslim country I see a huge target sign on them.
To: riverrunner
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posted on
03/29/2014 5:16:13 AM PDT
by
Balding_Eagle
(Over production, one of the top 5 worries for the American Farmer every year.)
To: knittnmom
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posted on
03/29/2014 5:19:06 AM PDT
by
Dr. Ursus
To: Dr. Ursus
knock, knock..... LANDSHARK!
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posted on
03/29/2014 5:20:52 AM PDT
by
SERE_DOC
( “The beauty of the Second Amendment is that it will not be needed until they try to take it.” TJ.)
To: knittnmom
An good morning, news...Taliban killed.
Christian children be-headings averted for now.
how do I know? ..they're going after children..terrorism, its
what they do, cowards specifically attack children.
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posted on
03/29/2014 5:22:44 AM PDT
by
skinkinthegrass
(The end move in politics is always to pick up a gun..0'Caligula / 0'Reid / 0'Pelosi)
To: Dr. Ursus
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posted on
03/29/2014 5:24:27 AM PDT
by
Usagi_yo
(Journalticion -- journalist + politician. Used to be called propagandist.)
To: knittnmom
To: knittnmom
A bit of good news to start the weekend, ehh ? !
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posted on
03/29/2014 5:33:02 AM PDT
by
tomkat
To: knittnmom
Humans are often shocked by the stupidity of moslems.
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posted on
03/29/2014 5:33:39 AM PDT
by
LyinLibs
(If victims of islam were more "islamophobic," maybe they'd still be alive.)
To: riverrunner
Terminally stupid. Operating a “faith-based day care center” in Kabul without security is just offering the kids to murderers.
By the grace of God, the kids are alive today. Maybe the parents will figure it out that they better do something different from here on.
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posted on
03/29/2014 5:34:47 AM PDT
by
Chainmail
(A simple rule of life: if you can be blamed, you're responsible.)
To: tomkat
bump for later
“Smile! You’re on CANDID CLAYMORE!”
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posted on
03/29/2014 5:35:12 AM PDT
by
Redleg Duke
("Madison, Wisconsin is 30 square miles surrounded by reality.", L. S. Dryfusbutcher)
To: knittnmom
Whoops, sorry, we were trying to kill the little Christian kids.
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posted on
03/29/2014 5:35:43 AM PDT
by
demshateGod
(The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God.)
To: knittnmom
What in the heck are soccer mom's doing in Kabul, Afghanistan ...WITH THEIR KIDS?
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posted on
03/29/2014 5:37:54 AM PDT
by
moovova
To: LyinLibs
Humans are often shocked by the stupidity of moslems.Not really... : ^ )
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posted on
03/29/2014 5:46:43 AM PDT
by
Popman
("Resistance to Tyrants is Obedience to God" - Thomas Jefferson)
To: Redleg Duke
“Smile! You’re on CANDID CLAYMORE!...............................We always thought they looked like a Polaroid camera of that time.
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posted on
03/29/2014 5:51:19 AM PDT
by
Bringbackthedraft
(2016 an election or a coronation of a Queen?)
To: moovova
To: knittnmom
The contractor group is named Roots of Peace. Wonderful irony.
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posted on
03/29/2014 5:55:59 AM PDT
by
edpc
(Wilby 2016)
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