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rinselberg
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SEP 17, 04:31 PM
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U.S. now says drone strike in Kabul is believed to have killed 10 people, including 7 children. The general went on to say that they believe that a secondary explosion was from a propane gas tank that was close to the vehicle that was targeted and destroyed. The drone strike, as analyzed in retrospect, was a mistake and did not kill anyone or destroy anything that was connected to ISIS-K or to any other threat to the U.S. forces that were on the ground in Afghanistan or the evacuations that the U.S. forces were involved with.
If you have a "white Toyota Corolla" you might think seriously about getting rid of it ASAP.[This message has been edited by rinselberg (edited 09-17-2021).]
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rinselberg
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SEP 17, 04:43 PM
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Following up on the brief YouTube video that I just posted in the previous message on this thread:
| quote | WASHINGTON — The Pentagon acknowledged on Friday that a U.S. drone strike in Afghanistan on Aug. 29 that officials said was necessary to prevent an attack on American troops was a tragic mistake that killed 10 civilians, including seven children.
The explosives the military claimed were loaded in the trunk of a white Toyota sedan struck by the drone’s Hellfire missile were most likely water bottles, and a secondary explosion in the courtyard in a densely populated Kabul neighborhood where the attack took place was probably a propane or gas tank, officials said. In short, the car posed no threat at all, investigators concluded.
Senior Defense Department leaders acknowledged that the driver of the car, Zemari Ahmadi, a longtime worker for a U.S. aid group, had nothing to do with the Islamic State, as military officials had previously asserted. Mr. Ahmadi’s only connection to the terrorist group appeared to be a fleeting and innocuous interaction with people in what the military believed was an ISIS safe house in Kabul, an initial link that led military analysts to make one mistaken judgment after another while tracking Mr. Ahmadi’s movements in the sedan for the next eight hours.
“I offer my profound condolences to the family and friends of those who were killed,” Gen. Kenneth F. McKenzie Jr., the commander of U.S. Central Command, told reporters at a Pentagon news conference on Friday. He said the United States was “exploring the possibility of ex gratia payments” to compensate the families of the victims. . . . |
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"Pentagon acknowledges Aug. 29 drone strike in Afghanistan was a tragic mistake that killed 10 civilians."
Eric Schmitt and Helene Cooper for the New York Times; September 17, 2021.
https://www.nytimes.com/202...ike-afghanistan.html[This message has been edited by rinselberg (edited 09-17-2021).]
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sourmash
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SEP 17, 05:15 PM
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MiYou can't even believe it was a mistake. It fed the news for 2 days and made some sheepy news followers feel that there was some payback. Mission accomplished.
Now put yourself in the shoes of the operator who was the told to push the button so the USA could kill some children.[This message has been edited by sourmash (edited 09-17-2021).]
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rinselberg
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SEP 17, 06:11 PM
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MidEngineManiac
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SEP 17, 06:18 PM
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sourmash
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SEP 17, 07:46 PM
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"Mistake" and "you" combined. [This message has been edited by sourmash (edited 09-17-2021).]
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sourmash
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SEP 17, 07:48 PM
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This person purportedly makes 100k, online. No pron involved.
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Jake_Dragon
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SEP 17, 09:14 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by sourmash:
This person purportedly makes 100k, online. No pron involved.
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LOL SIMP
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sourmash
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SEP 19, 09:09 AM
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Capitalists are why we have women drivers.
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williegoat
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SEP 19, 11:35 AM
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| quote | Originally posted by sourmash:
Capitalists are why we have women drivers. |
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Women are why we have capitalists.
If it were not for women, we would still be living in the trees.
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