Patrick Cockburn in today's Independent says local officials claim 147 were killed in that Afghan air strike by the US - which was not one misguided air strike but a prolonged bombardment that destroyed three villages. Thousands of those villagers are now on the march, chanting: 'Death to America' and 'Death to the government'. Change we can believe in President Obama?
Meanwhile, it's been announced that four British soldiers have been killed in Helmand province, Afghanistan - this is major news in the UK but hardly a mention of the 147 dead Afghan people that the West is meant to be liberating.
Western hypocrisy is limitless. And they even have the nerve to send the arch war criminal Tony Blair to lead the 'peace process' in Palestine.
Shouting "Death to America" and "Death to the Government", thousands of Afghan villagers hurled stones at police yesterday as they vented their fury at American air strikes that local officials claim killed 147 civilians.
The riot started when people from three villages struck by US bombers in the early hours of Tuesday, brought 15 newly-discovered bodies in a truck to the house of the provincial governor. As the crowd pressed forward in Farah, police opened fire, wounding four protesters. Traders in the rest of Farah city, the capital of the province of the same name where the bombing took place, closed their shops, vowing they would not reopen them until there is an investigation. more
Meanwhile, it's been announced that four British soldiers have been killed in Helmand province, Afghanistan - this is major news in the UK but hardly a mention of the 147 dead Afghan people that the West is meant to be liberating.
Western hypocrisy is limitless. And they even have the nerve to send the arch war criminal Tony Blair to lead the 'peace process' in Palestine.
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