“It cannot be a private dispute. Why would anyone be so angry to throw grenades in a mosque while people are praying”, Zazai said of the attack he blamed on “the enemy”, a term often used by Afghan officials to describe the Taliban. [Al Jazeera English]
MOVE ALONG, please, nothing to see here. Someone in one of the campaigns used the wrong words. What a reprehensible spectacle we’re seeing, as what plays out in Afghanistan should be grabbing the attention of both presidential campaigns.
From the New York Times, a deadly day in Afghanistan.
Bombings and shootings took the lives of at least 43 Afghans on Tuesday in the deadliest day for civilians this year as insurgents struck while people were preparing for the Muslim holiday that ends the month of Ramadan .
The worst death toll came in the southwestern province of Nimruz, where suicide bombers struck the provincial capital, Zaranj, as throngs of people were shopping for the Id al-Fitr holiday this weekend. The bombings killed at least 29 people and wounded 57, said Gen. Mohammed Musa Rasuli, the provincial police chief.
If you’re not watching PBS “News Hour,” you’re likely not seeing much detail about a very worrisome situation developing as we march toward a draw down.
The recent attacks come after an Afghan solider turned on NATO forces, murdering them. It was reportedly the third so-called green-on-blue attack in four days.
It’s been about five years since John Gibson asked on his radio show “when is the media going to give Bush credit for winning in Afghanistan? How come they are so obsessed with Iraq, but they NEVER MENTION our big victory in Afghanistan?”
Gibson went on to suggest a parade to honor Bush. I’m not kidding.
If Gibson had been a radio host in 1965, he would have been demanding a Victory in Vietnam parade.
War? What war? Haven’t we already won? There aren’t any U.S. military casualties, are there? Most all the troops are home and happy, right? (Snark)