Not Exactly Winning Friends in Iraq and Afghanistan

[Caught up in Bush's war, one gathers that our military over there feel justified in retaliating against 'enemies' -- real or imagined. One cannot but assume that such retaliation is doing more to create enemies than to destroy them. I wonder whether we shall see the following reports today from the BBC in our media with quite the spin that they seem to have along this line of thinking? Ed Kent]

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* US planes bomb 'Taleban' compound *
US planes bomb a suspected Taleban hideout close to where US servicemen are missing reportedly killing 25.
Full story:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/1/hi/world/south_asia/4643607.stm

* Iraq envoy accuses US of killing *
Iraq's UN ambassador calls for an inquiry into the "cold-blooded killing" of his unarmed cousin by US marines.
Full story:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/1/hi/world/middle_east/4643481.stm
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