Victims' families tell their stories following Nato airstrike in Afghanistan

[go west young man]

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/sep/11/afghanistan-airstrike-victims-stories

He dropped his head on his palm that was resting on the table, and started banging his head against his white mottled hand. When he raised his head his eyes were red and tears were rolling down his cheek: "I couldn't find my son, so I took a piece of flesh with me home and I called it my son. I told my wife we had him, but I didn't let his children or anyone see. We buried the flesh as it if was my son."

He broke off, then shouted at the young Assadullah, who had knocked at the old man's house and told his son to come with them there was free fuel for everyone, "You destroyed my home", Assadu-llah turned his head and looked at the wall. "You destroyed my home," he shouted again. Jan Mohammad dropped his head again on his palm and rolled it left and right, his big gray turban moving like a huge pendulum, "Taouba ," he hissed. "People lost their fathers and sons for a little bit of fuel. Forgiveness."




The horrors in Afghanistan continue and Obama continues Bush's War.

[bertman]

1. This is war. This is what MOST Americans have never experienced. This is why we should

never go to war unless it's to defend ourselves. This is why I am totally opposed to any escalation of troops in Afghanistan. We should be bringing all of our troops home.

Rec.