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http://act.commondreams.org/go/147?akid=17.124981.0dNHOc&t=22

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US Military Still Lying About Special Forces Night Raid in Afghanistan

Robert Naiman, Truthout: "US officials are 'probing a possible attempted coverup' in the deaths of five Afghan civilians in February in a raid carried out by US Special Forces accompanied by Afghan troops, The Los Angeles Times reports. Among the charges is that the bodies were tampered with by US forces to conceal the cause of death."

http://www.truthout.org/us-military-still-lying-about-special-forces-night-raid-afghanistan58569

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Afghanistan: 7 Killed In Night Raid

Two NATO occupation force members and five Afghans "described by the alliance as insurgents" were killed in a gunbattle during a pre-dawn swoop on a house on Friday. The international force said the dead Afghans were all insurgents, who had opened fire on troops as they approached a house. Villagers in the area in Logar province described the men as civilians.

http://www.worldbulletin.net/news_detail.php?id=57527


From Information Clearing House



http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Afghanistan
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