Breaking - deadly attack in Afghanistan - eight Americans killed

[malaise]

Get the fuck out of Afghanistan.

On GEM$NBC - several others seriously injured.
None are servicemen or women - looks like all civilians killed at a base.
Not sure if it's on the base or at the US Embassy. Suicide bombing.

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[malaise]

1. BBC link

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8435502.stm
<snip>
Eight Americans have been killed in a suicide bomb attack in south-eastern Afghanistan, US officials say.

Reports said the attack happened at Forward Operating Base Chapman in Khost Province and that the the suicide bomber was wearing an explosive vest.

One unnamed US official was quoted by Reuters news agency as saying that all of those killed were civilians.

Details about the attack are still emerging and it was not clear how many people had been injured.

[BobRossi]

2. Time to send in more troops...

Will be the call from the Obama apologists.

[Liberal_in_LA]

3. OMG

[spanone]

4. probably blackwater/kbr employees

[Barack_America]

5. Question. Do Xe employees count as "civilians"?

[malaise]

6. Good question

Don't have an answer

[piratefish08]

7. If only their were more troops this man would have been stopped!11 SNED MORE TROOPS!!11!

:sarcasm:

[jobycom]

9. I blame the people who say "Happy Holidays." nt

[David Zephyr]

8. Americans dying to keep Karzai and his brother rich and prosperous.

There is no justification for this nonsense.

[MessiahRp]

10. Let's see if I can do cause and effect here...

Just from LBN:

1. Afghan probe says NATO fighting killed children
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x4203808

2. Afghans Protest Civilian Deaths
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x4203848

And then this headline in GD.

Hmmmmm....

Rp

[MessiahRp]

11. Hmmm and Yahoo changed their story completely (#1) to cover the bombings..

That's somewhat suspicious to me.

Rp

[malaise]

12. BBC says all eight were CIA

WTF!!!!
Five Canadians also killed - four troops and one journalist.

[HughMoran]

13. Just heard that on Rachel - what a horrible day

She said it was the biggest loss of intelligence officers since the war began. The Canadian story just broke - no details yet.

[malaise]

14. I'm watching BBC America

They're discussing the death of the Canadian journalist who was blown up with four soldiers.

[amborin]

15. OUT NOW! K&R

[bvar22]

16. !

Meet Hamid Karzai
or as Obama calls him, "The Government of Afghanistan".

He was appointed by Bush the Lesser to run Afghanistan.
He is one of the most despicable criminals in The World,
But NOW we like him so much
that our children will be sent to DIE in the deserts of Afghanistan to keep him in power.