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Re: All this for a book?

Postby fuck » Fri Feb 24, 2012 3:02 pm

Dirtie_Frank wrote:There thinking is nothing close to reasonable in my opinion. They walk out into the road without looking and just say insallah, if God wills me to be hit by the car it will happen. That is their way of thinking so let them be. It will take hundreds of years and tons of educating for the Afghans to change their way of thinking.

Pure racism on the AMT. How wonderful.
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Re: All this for a book?

Postby USARAY » Fri Feb 24, 2012 3:44 pm

they really hate us

on TV it was said that our officials had some really harsh words for the burning of the
religious materials
they said we made a stupid mistake

man that is harsh
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Re: All this for a book?

Postby Shawshank » Fri Feb 24, 2012 5:03 pm

This is ridiculous. I'd burn a stack of bibles myself and roast hot dogs over the flames. I don't see how anyone can rationalize and excuse the call for murder over some burned up paper.
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Re: All this for a book?

Postby Bronx Bombers » Sat Feb 25, 2012 8:26 am

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Afghan policeman kills two US officers in shooting over Koran burning

Last Updated: 9:55 AM, February 25, 2012

KABUL -- An Afghan police officer shot dead two high-ranking US military advisers Saturday in an attack claimed by the Taliban inside a highly-secure command center at Afghanistan's interior ministry.

The two American advisers -- who held the rank of colonel and major -- were shot in the head by an Afghan policeman who was upset about the burning of Korans earlier this week at a US military base.

NATO confirmed in a statement only that there were two fatalities in a shooting in Kabul on Saturday.

"Initial reports indicate an individual turned his weapon against International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) service members in Kabul City today [Saturday], killing two servicemembers," a NATO statement said.

The Taliban, however, in claiming responsibility for the attack, said that four advisers were killed.
In a statement on its website, the Taliban said "a hero mujahid Abdul Rahman" killed four advisers over the burning of Korans at a US-run military base.

The shooting took place in the heart of Kabul at the busy interior ministry compound, filled with hundreds of Afghan police officers, officials told The Wall Street Journal.

Some reports said the shooting was a result of a "verbal clash," AFP reported.

The incident came after demonstrators tried to storm the United Nations compound in the northeastern city of Kunduz on Saturday.

At least four people were killed when the protesters -- some armed with guns -- converged on the UN offices, according to the provincial governor's office.

Fury over an attempt by coalition soldiers to burn a truckload of Islamic books, including copies of the Koran, at Bagram Air Field has shown no signs of diminishing.
In a wave of unrest now in its fifth day, protesters targeted Afghan government buildings and Western offices. 

At least 27 people have been killed, including two US soldiers shot by an Afghan officer Thursday.
Southern Afghanistan -- the heartland of the Taliban insurgency -- has been the only part of the country to avoid deadly confrontations so far.
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Re: All this for a book?

Postby Dirtie_Frank » Sat Feb 25, 2012 12:23 pm

fuck wrote:
Dirtie_Frank wrote:There thinking is nothing close to reasonable in my opinion. They walk out into the road without looking and just say insallah, if God wills me to be hit by the car it will happen. That is their way of thinking so let them be. It will take hundreds of years and tons of educating for the Afghans to change their way of thinking.

Pure racism on the AMT. How wonderful.

How is thus racist? It is experience. I worked with Afghans who flex during the Taliban times that would say it far worse then what I have said.
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