NATO Kills 24 Pakistani Troops in 2-Hour Assault on Pakistani Base, Tensions Flare in Region

Democracy Now by Amy Goodman | Nov. 28, 2011 (News Report)

(Multimedia) NATO helicopters and fighter jets attacked two remote Pakistani military outposts on Saturday killing at least 24 Pakistani soldiers. The air strike took place along the Afghanistan border in Pakistan's tribal district of Mohmand. Pakistan has said the attack was unprovoked, but a senior Kabul-based Western official claims NATO and Afghan forces came under fire and responded in self defense. Pakistan responded Saturday by blocking vital supply routes for ... Full Story »

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Posted by: Posted by Dwight Rousu - Nov 28, 2011 - 11:57 PM PST
Reviewed by: Randy Morrow (review), Patricia L'Herrou (review)
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Edited by: Dwight Rousu - Nov 28, 2011 - 11:58 PM PST
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Patricia L'Herrou
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 by Patricia L'Herrou - Nov. 29, 2011

the story appears factual and offers both the u.s. military and the pakistani gov't's points of view, which appear to be diametrically opposing. and with no means for those of the two countries involved to discover what actually occurred. what i like is mr greenwald's analysis on this which confirms that there are no easy means to analyze events in the 'fog of war', and the type of wars in which we have been engaged for years now are probably more muddied, muddled and difficult to clarify than even previous wars.

since war IS hell, what mitigates the horror, a little, in this time in history, is that, in earlier wars, thousands died in given assaults, and in modern fighting, usually there are far, far fewer. this does not lessen pain or suffering, yet it indicate a difference for the future of conflict.

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Randy Morrow
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 by Randy Morrow - Nov. 29, 2011

And the other danger is that the war in Afghanistan is very likely to spin out of control and become an all-out war with Pakistan. We’ve seen little incidents over the ... More »

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