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unhappycamper Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-21-11 08:26 AM
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Marines kill Afghan tribal leader after thrown rock breaks nose of U.S. commander Col. Paul Kennedy


Marine Col. Paul Kennedy had his nose broken by a rock thrown by a tribal leader who was later killed.


Marines kill Afghan tribal leader after thrown rock breaks nose of U.S. commander Col. Paul Kennedy
BY James Gordon Meek
DAILY NEWS WASHINGTON BUREAU
Thursday, January 20th 2011, 1:08 PM

WASHINGTON - An Afghan tribal elder brought a rock to a gun fight - and it cost him his life.

Pashtun tribal leader Mamour Merajuddin Khan recently hurled a stone at Marine Col. Paul Kennedy in the Sangin district of the restless Helmand River Valley, a source said.

The toss brought a swift response from U.S. forces.

Kennedy’s security detail "responded immediately by firing on the individual, killing him," NATO’s International Assistance Force in Kabul said.

Kennedy, sources said, suffered a broken nose.



unhappycamper comment: Nothing like a little swift justice to win the hearts and minds.......
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elias49 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-21-11 08:30 AM
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1. Yay! Another example of measured response.
Gonna go after his kids now?
Maybe rape his wife.

Yep, we have the best and the brightest in our volunteer military!
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JohnyCanuck Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-21-11 08:52 AM
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3. Measured response
Well at least they didn't call in the B52s to flatten the guy's village.
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Prometheus Bound Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-21-11 08:55 AM
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4. Give em a couple of days.
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Angry Dragon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-21-11 08:49 AM
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2. That is how you make terrorists
The US military creating jobs overseas
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formercia Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-21-11 08:58 AM
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5. Time to outlaw rocks.
:sarcasm:
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