US troops smash head of 100-yr old Afghan village elder w rifle butt

[protect freedom impeach bush now]

from news dated May 2002..........


Does anyone think these villagers have forgotten what happened
to their village elder ?
Even though nearly a year & half have passed by ?



Not in a million years.



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US troops are busy making new friends across Afghanistan by
killing 100 year old village elders


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http://www.nytimes.com/2002/05/27/international/asia/27AFGH.html
A Raid Enrages Afghan Villagers
By CARLOTTA GALL


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General Akram and Gul Agha Shirzai, the governor of Kandahar, the regional capital of southern Afghanistan, became alarmed when angry villagers arrived in the city on Saturday to complain about the raid. They threatened to bring thousands of people from their tribe, the Sakzai, to stone the police station and governor's house, blaming the governor for inviting in American troops who were now killing people, General Akram said.

The villagers traveled to Kandahar again today, spending nearly four hours talking with American Special Forces troops stationed with the governor, said the general, who mediated the meeting.

They were particularly angry at news of the death in custody of their village leader, Hajji Berget, who was 100 years old. "The villagers really respected him, that's why they are so angry. He was killed with a blow from a rifle butt," the general said.

The Americans wanted to return the old man's body, the villagers said, but they refused to take it, demanding that all the villagers who had been arrested be released at the same time. The general said he hoped for a resolution soon.

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