G.I.'s Under Inquiry in Killings of 2 Afghans

[Syrinx]

SHINDAND, Afghanistan, Feb. 17 - Several American soldiers are under
investigation in the shooting deaths of two Afghan villagers last
Friday afternoon outside the United States base here in western
Afghanistan, the commander of the base, Lt. Col. Ashton Hayes, said
Thursday.

Witnesses and local officials said the two villagers were shot as
they fled across a field. Two witnesses said in an interview that two
American soldiers then approached one of the Afghans, who was
wounded, and shot him dead at close range.

"They did it on purpose, I think," said Muhammad Ismail, 30, the
brother of Naib, 22, whom friends said they saw being shot as he lay
on the ground. "I am really angry about the Americans." The witnesses
said the Americans were Special Forces soldiers, but that could not be
confirmed.

The incident has angered the residents of Moghalan, a village nearby
where the two men lived, and prompted a demonstration on Saturday
where young men shouted, "Death to America."

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/02/18/international/asia/18afghan.html

[MsMagnificent]

1. Just like that Southerner who shot a black man because he was running

happened in the 30's or 40's, I believe

Old geezer was sitting on his porch, saw a young black man go running past, and so opened up with his shotgun, killing him dead.

Said, 'well why was he running if he didn't do anything wrong'?

Same ignorant, arrogant mentality. Winning hearts and minds indeed.


Those troops I do NOT support -- and it's only getting worse, and in more places.