Today is the two thousandth day since the September 11 terrorist attacks.
A US convoy was attacked by a suicide minivan today in Jalalabad. It caused no injuries, but the US soldiers panicked, opening fire on surrounding civilians, including cars passing by on the freeway. The final toll was 8-10 killed, 35 wounded. The incident was followed by large protests.
It was later discovered that the Coalition, which has denied wrongdoing, attempted to suppress video evidence of the incident.
Al Jazeera correspondent John Cookson said in reference to the incident, "The bombers are hoping to destabilize Afghanistan further and cause fear and unease among the general population. Meanwhile, the Taliban are consolidating control of the south and promising security."
Endangering the civilian population and then offering to protect or rebuild is a fairly popular tactic among terrorist organizations, for reasons that elude me.
About Me
- Sergei Andropov
- I am a 23 year old recent graduate in California. I started this blog because the War on Terror — the war we should actually be fighting — has been almost completely overshadowed by the War in 'Iraq. For the record, "Sergei Andropov" is just a screen-name.
3 comments:
Looks good Sergei. Wow you are only 20? Young folks are much smarter then they use to be.
"War on Terror" is nothing more than a fear-mongering cultural meme.
Count,
Thanks. One of the advantages of having a hard life is that you tend to mature a lot faster than normal :)
Shane,
That phenomenon is one of the things I'm trying to counteract. Al-Qaeda and its allies are still out there, although the GOP would prefer we not think too hard about them.
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