Afghanistan Civilians

US: 13 Civilians Killed In Afghanistan Strike

AP | JASON STRAZIUSO | Posted 03.24.2009 | World

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KABUL — An operation the American military at first described as a "precision strike" instead killed 13 Afghan civilians and only three militant...

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Afghan Report: 'I Was Still Holding My Grandson's Hand -- The Rest Was Gone'

The Guardian | Clancy Chassay | Posted 01.16.2009 | World

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It was 7.30 on a hot July morning when the plane came swooping low over the remote ravine. Below, a bridal party was making its way to the groom's vil...

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Sam Stein

Say It Ain't So, Sarah: Palin Smears Obama With Year-Old Discredited Attack

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 11.03.2008 | Politics

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During an appearance on Fox News this Friday, Sarah Palin claimed that Barack Obama should be disqualified from serving as president because he had on...

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The Banality of Rick Ayers or, Hiding in Plain Sight

Marc Garlasco | Posted 08.09.2008 | Politics

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Marc Garlasco

Rick Ayers is rightly upset by the number of dead in Iraq and Afghanistan but in his ire, he blames the wrong guy -- me. I tried my very best to minimize civilian casualties -- as required by the Geneva Conventions.

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