NATO Kills Six Children in Afghanistan Attack

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Bombing in Kunar Province Killed Children Collecting Scrap Metal

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In the wake of an attack on an apparent Taliban attack on a police station in the Kunar Province, NATO warplanes bombed a group of small children between the ages of 6-12, killing six of them and wounding one other.

The children were collecting scrap metal on a nearby mountain. There were apparently no Taliban at the site of the attack, according to local police. NATO said it was “aware” of the reports and is investigating.

The attack is the latest in a growing number of air strikes by NATO troops which have killed civilians in recent days. Last weekend a pair of strikes in Farah and Jowzjan Provinces killed three civilians and three police, respectively. NATO is still investigating those killings as well.

The apparent escalation of such incidents since Gen. David Petraeus took over command in Afghanistan points to a shift toward a more reckless policy, which threatens to further fuel anti-occupation sentiments in Afghanistan.
 

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Bombing in Kunar Province Killed Children Collecting Scrap Metal

Jason Ditz
August 27, 2010

In the wake of an attack on an apparent Taliban attack on a police station in the Kunar Province, NATO warplanes bombed a group of small children between the ages of 6-12, killing six of them and wounding one other.

The children were collecting scrap metal on a nearby mountain. There were apparently no Taliban at the site of the attack, according to local police. NATO said it was “aware” of the reports and is investigating.

The attack is the latest in a growing number of air strikes by NATO troops which have killed civilians in recent days. Last weekend a pair of strikes in Farah and Jowzjan Provinces killed three civilians and three police, respectively. NATO is still investigating those killings as well.

The apparent escalation of such incidents since Gen. David Petraeus took over command in Afghanistan points to a shift toward a more reckless policy, which threatens to further fuel anti-occupation sentiments in Afghanistan.
Good thing NATO is there then eh?

In Afghanistan, more than 50 percent of the population of 24 million people is under the age of 18. UNICEF estimates that up to 30 percent of primary school age children are working and are often the sole source of income for their families. Already hobbled with an illiterate population (71 percent of adults and up to 86 percent of women) due to almost 30 years of conflict, Afghanistan’s future will be compromised if its children miss out on education.
Per capita GDP stands at only US $200, so the labor of a child can significantly enhance a family’s well being. The complications are compounded by the fact that Afghanistan has been faced with mostly uninterrupted conflict since the Soviet invasion in 1979. As a result of the Soviet invasion and civil war, thousands of men were either killed or handicapped.
Social norms and law prevented women from leaving their homes when the Taliban was in power. Although that law has changed, it is still not culturally acceptable for women to work outside the home, and if a woman has been widowed or her husband is unable to work due to injury or illness, support of the family falls to other male relatives. When there is no extended family support, or it is insufficient to support a large family, children become the breadwinners.


Child Labor in Afghanistan

Those dastardly Russians created this problem.

Now NATO is there to correct it.

Thanks for bring that to our attention JBee.
 

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From his source:

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In eastern Kunar province, a mountainous region known to be a Taliban stronghold, a police commander told AFP that six children were killed in an air raid aimed at quelling a Taliban attack.
Provincial police chief Khalilullah Ziayee said a group of children were collecting scrap metal on the mountain when NATO aircraft dropped bombs to disperse Taliban fighters attacking a nearby base." Question, why were children collecting scrap metal during a attack on Taliban terrorists? How about trying to get hold of unexploded munitions.
 

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From his source:

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In eastern Kunar province, a mountainous region known to be a Taliban stronghold, a police commander told AFP that six children were killed in an air raid aimed at quelling a Taliban attack.
Provincial police chief Khalilullah Ziayee said a group of children were collecting scrap metal on the mountain when NATO aircraft dropped bombs to disperse Taliban fighters attacking a nearby base." Question, why were children collecting scrap metal during a attack on Taliban terrorists? How about trying to get hold of unexploded munitions.
Possibly.
 

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Most people don't realize exactly how much damage a 500, 1000 or 2000lb can do. A typical 1000lb bomb can throw fragmentation out to about a half mile.
 

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Who is Prosecuting NATO War Criminals? - De-Construct.net


War criminals. NATO war criminals. Callto end NATO.
Nato was actually found guilty of war crimes.

The Members of the International War Crimes Tribunal find the accused Guilty on the basis of the evidence against them and that each of the nineteen separate crimes alleged in the Initial
Complaint has been established to have been committed beyond a reasonable doubt. These are:
1. Planning and Executing the Dismemberment, Segregation and Impoverishment of
Yugoslavia.
2. Inflicting, Inciting and Enhancing Violence Between and Among Muslims and Slavs.
3. Disrupting Efforts to Maintain Unity, Peace and Stability in Yugoslavia.
4. Destroying the Peace-Making Role of the United Nations.
5. Using NATO for Military Aggression Against, and Occupation of, Non-Compliant Poor
Countries.
6. Killing and Injuring a Defenceless Population throughout Yugoslavia.
7. Planning, Announcing and Executing Attacks Intended to Assassinate the Head of
Government, Other Government Leaders and Selected Civilians in Yugoslavia.
8. Destroying and Damaging Economic, Social, Cultural, Medical, Diplomatic Facilities - including the Embassy of the People's Republic of China and other embassies - and Religious Resources, Properties and Facilities throughout Yugoslavia.

9. Attacking Objects Indispensable to the Survival of the Population of Yugoslavia.
10. Attacking Facilities Containing Dangerous Substances and Forces.
11. Using Depleted Uranium, Cluster Bombs and Other Prohibited Weapons.
12. Waging War on the Environment.
13. Imposing Sanctions through the United Nations that are a Genocidal Crime Against
Humanity.
14. Creating an Illegal Ad-Hoc Criminal Tribunal to Destroy and Demonise the Serbian
Leadership. The Illegitimacy of this Tribunal is Further Demonstrated by Its Failure to Bring
Any Case Regarding the Oppression of the Romany People, Who Have Suffered the Highest
Rate of Casualties of Any People in the Region.
1 5. Using Controlled International Media to Create and Maintain Support for the U.S. Assault and to Demonise Yugoslavia, Slavs, Serbs and Muslims as Genocidal Murderers.
16. Establishing the Long term Military Occupation of Strategic Parts of Yugoslavia by NATO Forces.
17. Attempting to Destroy the Sovereignty, Right to Self-Determination, Democracy and
Culture of the Slavic, Muslim, Roma and Other People's of Yugoslavia.

18. Seeking to Establish U.S. Domination and Control of Yugoslavia and to Exploit Its People and Resources.
19. Using the Means of Military Force and Economic Coercion in Order to Achieve U.S.
Domination.

 

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If people stopped supporting the terrorists all this would stop, and I am not just talking about those in the war zones.
 

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Who is Prosecuting NATO War Criminals? - De-Construct.net


War criminals. NATO war criminals. Callto end NATO.
Nato was actually found guilty of war crimes.

The Members of the International War Crimes Tribunal find the accused Guilty on the basis of the evidence against them and that each of the nineteen separate crimes alleged in the Initial
Complaint has been established to have been committed beyond a reasonable doubt. These are:
1. Planning and Executing the Dismemberment, Segregation and Impoverishment of
Yugoslavia.
2. Inflicting, Inciting and Enhancing Violence Between and Among Muslims and Slavs.
3. Disrupting Efforts to Maintain Unity, Peace and Stability in Yugoslavia.
4. Destroying the Peace-Making Role of the United Nations.
5. Using NATO for Military Aggression Against, and Occupation of, Non-Compliant Poor
Countries.
6. Killing and Injuring a Defenceless Population throughout Yugoslavia.
7. Planning, Announcing and Executing Attacks Intended to Assassinate the Head of
Government, Other Government Leaders and Selected Civilians in Yugoslavia.
8. Destroying and Damaging Economic, Social, Cultural, Medical, Diplomatic Facilities - including the Embassy of the People's Republic of China and other embassies - and Religious Resources, Properties and Facilities throughout Yugoslavia.
9. Attacking Objects Indispensable to the Survival of the Population of Yugoslavia.
10. Attacking Facilities Containing Dangerous Substances and Forces.
11. Using Depleted Uranium, Cluster Bombs and Other Prohibited Weapons.
12. Waging War on the Environment.
13. Imposing Sanctions through the United Nations that are a Genocidal Crime Against
Humanity.
14. Creating an Illegal Ad-Hoc Criminal Tribunal to Destroy and Demonise the Serbian
Leadership. The Illegitimacy of this Tribunal is Further Demonstrated by Its Failure to Bring
Any Case Regarding the Oppression of the Romany People, Who Have Suffered the Highest
Rate of Casualties of Any People in the Region.
1 5. Using Controlled International Media to Create and Maintain Support for the U.S. Assault and to Demonise Yugoslavia, Slavs, Serbs and Muslims as Genocidal Murderers.
16. Establishing the Long term Military Occupation of Strategic Parts of Yugoslavia by NATO Forces.
17. Attempting to Destroy the Sovereignty, Right to Self-Determination, Democracy and
Culture of the Slavic, Muslim, Roma and Other People's of Yugoslavia.
18. Seeking to Establish U.S. Domination and Control of Yugoslavia and to Exploit Its People and Resources.
19. Using the Means of Military Force and Economic Coercion in Order to Achieve U.S.
Domination.

Please add that they are also Guilty of halting Genocide
Spending Billions to rebuild -
Accepting 10's of thousands of refugees
They should be hung at the very least.

Hope that stem cell grows - The did place it at the top of your neck this time. Not like what happened to poor JBeee.
 

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Please add that they are also Guilty of halting Genocide
Spending Billions to rebuild -
Accepting 10's of thousands of refugees
They should be hung at the very least.

Hope that stem cell grows - The did place it at the top of your neck this time. Not like what happened to poor JBeee.

this really isn't a good argument in support of war criminals to say, "well they've did some benevolent things too!!" yea,
i'm sure the nazi's helped old ladies get across the street and brought them flowers too. let's excuse the genocide.
 

CUBert

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You'd have to prove that. Of course the ass-kickee is going to accuse the ass-kicker of foul. Somebody lost a great cash cow when Yugoslavia went bust.

They weren't just accused, they were found GUILTY of 19 horrific crimes by the International Criminal Court!


Ahhh....an accidental killing in warfare is not a "war crime" in even the lefty looniest of definitions......

something tells me you didn't read my link
 
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it is another example of war apologists reasoning.
 
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They weren't just accused, they were found GUILTY of 19 horrific crimes by the International Criminal Court!




something tells me you didn't read my link

Actually, I did.....after I posted.

Sorry about that.......

Anyway, all the declaration proves is exactly what we all knew anyway.....International Law in general, and the International Court in specific are a HUGE International joke.

BTW, The USA does not recognize the ICC, which makes it a complete waste of time. Unless you plan to invade the USA.

Good luck with that.
 
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CUBert

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Actually, I did.....after I posted.

Sorry about that.......

Anyway, all the declaration proves is exactly what we all knew anyway.....International Law in general, and the International Court in specific are a HUGE International joke.

BTW, The USA does not recognize the ICC, which makes it a complete waste of time. Unless you plan to invade the USA.

Good luck with that.

Heh, that's not surprising one bit that the U.S.A won't recognize the ICC, since they're a bunch of war-mongering criminals themselves.
 
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