"Col. Wayne Shanks, a U.S. spokesman, said they killed some insurgents but also wounded a young boy who was inside. The boy later died of his wounds."
"A military statement says the troops came under fire as they entered the compound. They shouted for everyone to come out multiple times before attacking, and some women and children complied."
What does "They shouted for everyone to come out " mean….. How can they shout in Pusto with ANY confidence that anyone will understand…… Or is the strategy to just kill all the men?? Is it O.K. to kill those that don't "come out"?? WTF…… This is the type of reporting we are getting from the battlefront…. "killed a child during a raid on a Taliban compound in eastern Afghanistan."
A Taliban compound..?? A big T painted on the roof..so English speakers would know their sympathies..?? Or was it a village…?? Were they village children and one was afraid to face the guns and stayed inside..?? What really happened in language that conveys the events please, not self serving gibberish that is the very FOG of these "wars" ………
"Col. Wayne Shanks, a U.S. spokesman, said they killed some insurgents but also wounded a young boy who was inside. The boy later died of his wounds."
"A military statement says the troops came under fire as they entered the compound. They shouted for everyone to come out multiple times before attacking, and some women and children complied."
What does "They shouted for everyone to come out " mean….. How can they shout in Pusto with ANY confidence that anyone will understand…… Or is the strategy to just kill all the men?? Is it O.K. to kill those that don't "come out"?? WTF…… This is the type of reporting we are getting from the battlefront…. "killed a child during a raid on a Taliban compound in eastern Afghanistan."
A Taliban compound..?? A big T painted on the roof..so English speakers would know their sympathies..?? Or was it a village…?? Were they village children and one was afraid to face the guns and stayed inside..?? What really happened in language that conveys the events please, not self serving gibberish that is the very FOG of these "wars" ………
October 9, 2009 @ 1:17 pm