Witnesses: NATO Troops Kill Afghan Protesters

[P F Tinmore]

In Afghanistan, villagers in southern Helmand province say NATO troops opened fire on a protest Tuesday, killing thirteen people and wounding more than two dozen others. The alleged attack took place in Garmsir, a town in the southern Helmand province under occupation by US Marines. The victims had apparently gathered to protest a NATO raid in their town. One resident said he witnessed troops firing into the crowd.

Resident: “In this demonstration, thirteen people died, and twenty-five are wounded. The situation is very bad, and the protest is still going on. People are very angry with foreigners because they have desecrated our holy Koran. They also fired on demonstrators. I repeat that many people died and were wounded during the protest.”

Democracy Now! | Headlines for January 13, 2010

 

[Tom Clancy]

That website sure sounds credible.

 

[VaYank5150]

In Afghanistan, villagers in southern Helmand province say NATO troops opened fire on a protest Tuesday, killing thirteen people and wounding more than two dozen others. The alleged attack took place in Garmsir, a town in the southern Helmand province under occupation by US Marines. The victims had apparently gathered to protest a NATO raid in their town. One resident said he witnessed troops firing into the crowd.

Resident: “In this demonstration, thirteen people died, and twenty-five are wounded. The situation is very bad, and the protest is still going on. People are very angry with foreigners because they have desecrated our holy Koran. They also fired on demonstrators. I repeat that many people died and were wounded during the protest.”

Democracy Now! | Headlines for January 13, 2010

Wow...sounds like the NATO troops are kicking ass and taking names. It sounds like we need to withdraw all of our troops (fighting with one hand tied behind their backs) and let the NATO troops get in there and take care of business!

 

[GHook93]

In Afghanistan, villagers in southern Helmand province say NATO troops opened fire on a protest Tuesday, killing thirteen people and wounding more than two dozen others. The alleged attack took place in Garmsir, a town in the southern Helmand province under occupation by US Marines. The victims had apparently gathered to protest a NATO raid in their town. One resident said he witnessed troops firing into the crowd.

Resident: “In this demonstration, thirteen people died, and twenty-five are wounded. The situation is very bad, and the protest is still going on. People are very angry with foreigners because they have desecrated our holy Koran. They also fired on demonstrators. I repeat that many people died and were wounded during the protest.”

Democracy Now! | Headlines for January 13, 2010

And you talk about worthless websites. You post a propaganda from a leftwing propaganda site and state it as fact. Word to stupid. This is the type of story the main stream media would eat up, yet your backwater propaganda sites gets exclusive rights.

P F you really are a worthless troll!

 

[VaYank5150]

In Afghanistan, villagers in southern Helmand province say NATO troops opened fire on a protest Tuesday, killing thirteen people and wounding more than two dozen others. The alleged attack took place in Garmsir, a town in the southern Helmand province under occupation by US Marines. The victims had apparently gathered to protest a NATO raid in their town. One resident said he witnessed troops firing into the crowd.

Resident: “In this demonstration, thirteen people died, and twenty-five are wounded. The situation is very bad, and the protest is still going on. People are very angry with foreigners because they have desecrated our holy Koran. They also fired on demonstrators. I repeat that many people died and were wounded during the protest.”

Democracy Now! | Headlines for January 13, 2010

And you talk about worthless websites. You post a propaganda from a leftwing propaganda site and state it as fact. Word to stupid. This is the type of story the main stream media would eat up, yet your backwater propaganda sites gets exclusive rights.

P F you really are a worthless troll!

My God....what a pussy you are.

 

[P F Tinmore]

In Afghanistan, villagers in southern Helmand province say NATO troops opened fire on a protest Tuesday, killing thirteen people and wounding more than two dozen others. The alleged attack took place in Garmsir, a town in the southern Helmand province under occupation by US Marines. The victims had apparently gathered to protest a NATO raid in their town. One resident said he witnessed troops firing into the crowd.

Resident: “In this demonstration, thirteen people died, and twenty-five are wounded. The situation is very bad, and the protest is still going on. People are very angry with foreigners because they have desecrated our holy Koran. They also fired on demonstrators. I repeat that many people died and were wounded during the protest.”

Democracy Now! | Headlines for January 13, 2010

And you talk about worthless websites. You post a propaganda from a leftwing propaganda site and state it as fact. Word to stupid. This is the type of story the main stream media would eat up, yet your backwater propaganda sites gets exclusive rights.

P F you really are a worthless troll!

If you are a loser on the issues, call names.

 

[GHook93]

In Afghanistan, villagers in southern Helmand province say NATO troops opened fire on a protest Tuesday, killing thirteen people and wounding more than two dozen others. The alleged attack took place in Garmsir, a town in the southern Helmand province under occupation by US Marines. The victims had apparently gathered to protest a NATO raid in their town. One resident said he witnessed troops firing into the crowd.

Resident: “In this demonstration, thirteen people died, and twenty-five are wounded. The situation is very bad, and the protest is still going on. People are very angry with foreigners because they have desecrated our holy Koran. They also fired on demonstrators. I repeat that many people died and were wounded during the protest.”

Democracy Now! | Headlines for January 13, 2010

And you talk about worthless websites. You post a propaganda from a leftwing propaganda site and state it as fact. Word to stupid. This is the type of story the main stream media would eat up, yet your backwater propaganda sites gets exclusive rights.

P F you really are a worthless troll!

If you are a loser on the issues, call names.

LOL, when you produce a legit issue, then maybe you can be a winner on them! But until then go back to your hole troll!

 

[Claudette]

In Afghanistan, villagers in southern Helmand province say NATO troops opened fire on a protest Tuesday, killing thirteen people and wounding more than two dozen others. The alleged attack took place in Garmsir, a town in the southern Helmand province under occupation by US Marines. The victims had apparently gathered to protest a NATO raid in their town. One resident said he witnessed troops firing into the crowd.

Resident: “In this demonstration, thirteen people died, and twenty-five are wounded. The situation is very bad, and the protest is still going on. People are very angry with foreigners because they have desecrated our holy Koran. They also fired on demonstrators. I repeat that many people died and were wounded during the protest.”

Democracy Now! | Headlines for January 13, 2010

I find this hard to believe as NATO troops don't fire their guns. Hell. they don't have any bullets. Kinda like Barney on Andy Griffith.

Nato troops stood by and watched Melosovitch kill thousands and never fired a shot.

 

[LibocalypseNow]

Our Soldiers are now fighting against Afghan Security Forces as well. I thought they were our friends? All those $Billions and kids lost. This Administration is clearly losing the War in Afghanistan. I don't care how much they spin things. The Taliban and Al Qaeda have won. Why are we there again? Hmm?

 

[Colin]

In Afghanistan, villagers in southern Helmand province say NATO troops opened fire on a protest Tuesday, killing thirteen people and wounding more than two dozen others. The alleged attack took place in Garmsir, a town in the southern Helmand province under occupation by US Marines. The victims had apparently gathered to protest a NATO raid in their town. One resident said he witnessed troops firing into the crowd.

Resident: “In this demonstration, thirteen people died, and twenty-five are wounded. The situation is very bad, and the protest is still going on. People are very angry with foreigners because they have desecrated our holy Koran. They also fired on demonstrators. I repeat that many people died and were wounded during the protest.”

Democracy Now! | Headlines for January 13, 2010

Interesting how websites like this one, which has always proved to be a pile of shit, suck in the gullible and those who live to spread lies and distortion.

Below is the report filed by Reuters and as is clear, the civilians were killed by Afghan security forces, NOT NATO forces as falsely reported by this rag of a site.

A U.S. Marine commander in south Afghanistan blamed provocateurs for using religion to stir up a violent demonstration that has raised the political temperature in the country's most volatile region.

Afghan officials said Tuesday's protest ended with eight protesters dead at the hands of Afghan troops after they tried to storm a building in the Garmsir district of Helmand province, Afghanistan's opium-growing heartland.
U.S. Marines also opened fire during the demonstration, but say they did not shoot at civilians and killed only a sniper who fired first at an Afghan official on a U.S. base.
The demonstration was triggered by reports, which the Americans say were false, that U.S. troops had desecrated holy books or abused women during a raid two days before.
Colonel George Amland, second in command of the Marine brigade in Helmand, said the U.S. troops -- who have been urged in recent months to make protecting civilians a priority -- behaved extremely well in the face of a difficult situation.
"The Marines ... acted with a great deal of restraint and actually got the local leadership in Garmsir out in front and defused the situation," Amland told reporters.
"There were other elements in that crowd obviously, actively trying to incite a greater civil disturbance," he said. "People will sometimes try to employ the lowest common denominator which is -- they can't think of anything else to do but find a religious issue to take exception to and exploit."
Provincial officials and Marines met villagers at a shura -- a traditional Afghan meeting -- to discuss the incident.
NATO forces have said they shot only an "insurgent sniper" after he targeted an Afghan official inside the main base in Garmsir district.
A deputy provincial police chief in Helmand said Afghan troops killed eight demonstrators and wounded 13 when they opened fire after demonstrators tried to storm a government building.

Marines defend troops after shots at Afghan protest - Yahoo! News UK

Never mind. It's only your credibility that is shot to ribbons!

 

[LibocalypseNow]

Why are our soldiers fighting against Afghan Security Forces? I thought they were our friends? Things are really falling apart over there. How sad.

 

[Colin]

In Afghanistan, villagers in southern Helmand province say NATO troops opened fire on a protest Tuesday, killing thirteen people and wounding more than two dozen others. The alleged attack took place in Garmsir, a town in the southern Helmand province under occupation by US Marines. The victims had apparently gathered to protest a NATO raid in their town. One resident said he witnessed troops firing into the crowd.

Resident: “In this demonstration, thirteen people died, and twenty-five are wounded. The situation is very bad, and the protest is still going on. People are very angry with foreigners because they have desecrated our holy Koran. They also fired on demonstrators. I repeat that many people died and were wounded during the protest.”

Democracy Now! | Headlines for January 13, 2010

I find this hard to believe as NATO troops don't fire their guns. Hell. they don't have any bullets. Kinda like Barney on Andy Griffith.

Nato troops stood by and watched Melosovitch kill thousands and never fired a shot.

And you would know all about NATO troops wouldn't you! British, Canadian and other NATO troops don't fire their guns eh. Are you really as daft as you sound, or do you just like the sound of your own voice.

 

[P F Tinmore]

In Afghanistan, villagers in southern Helmand province say NATO troops opened fire on a protest Tuesday, killing thirteen people and wounding more than two dozen others. The alleged attack took place in Garmsir, a town in the southern Helmand province under occupation by US Marines. The victims had apparently gathered to protest a NATO raid in their town. One resident said he witnessed troops firing into the crowd.

Resident: “In this demonstration, thirteen people died, and twenty-five are wounded. The situation is very bad, and the protest is still going on. People are very angry with foreigners because they have desecrated our holy Koran. They also fired on demonstrators. I repeat that many people died and were wounded during the protest.”

Democracy Now! | Headlines for January 13, 2010

Interesting how websites like this one, which has always proved to be a pile of shit, suck in the gullible and those who live to spread lies and distortion.

Below is the report filed by Reuters and as is clear, the civilians were killed by Afghan security forces, NOT NATO forces as falsely reported by this rag of a site.

A U.S. Marine commander in south Afghanistan blamed provocateurs for using religion to stir up a violent demonstration that has raised the political temperature in the country's most volatile region.

Afghan officials said Tuesday's protest ended with eight protesters dead at the hands of Afghan troops after they tried to storm a building in the Garmsir district of Helmand province, Afghanistan's opium-growing heartland.
U.S. Marines also opened fire during the demonstration, but say they did not shoot at civilians and killed only a sniper who fired first at an Afghan official on a U.S. base.
The demonstration was triggered by reports, which the Americans say were false, that U.S. troops had desecrated holy books or abused women during a raid two days before.
Colonel George Amland, second in command of the Marine brigade in Helmand, said the U.S. troops -- who have been urged in recent months to make protecting civilians a priority -- behaved extremely well in the face of a difficult situation.
"The Marines ... acted with a great deal of restraint and actually got the local leadership in Garmsir out in front and defused the situation," Amland told reporters.
"There were other elements in that crowd obviously, actively trying to incite a greater civil disturbance," he said. "People will sometimes try to employ the lowest common denominator which is -- they can't think of anything else to do but find a religious issue to take exception to and exploit."
Provincial officials and Marines met villagers at a shura -- a traditional Afghan meeting -- to discuss the incident.
NATO forces have said they shot only an "insurgent sniper" after he targeted an Afghan official inside the main base in Garmsir district.
A deputy provincial police chief in Helmand said Afghan troops killed eight demonstrators and wounded 13 when they opened fire after demonstrators tried to storm a government building.

Marines defend troops after shots at Afghan protest - Yahoo! News UK

Never mind. It's only your credibility that is shot to ribbons!

You can get two different stories from the people and from government entities. Personally, I do not give much credence to government reports.

 

[Colin]

In Afghanistan, villagers in southern Helmand province say NATO troops opened fire on a protest Tuesday, killing thirteen people and wounding more than two dozen others. The alleged attack took place in Garmsir, a town in the southern Helmand province under occupation by US Marines. The victims had apparently gathered to protest a NATO raid in their town. One resident said he witnessed troops firing into the crowd.

Resident: “In this demonstration, thirteen people died, and twenty-five are wounded. The situation is very bad, and the protest is still going on. People are very angry with foreigners because they have desecrated our holy Koran. They also fired on demonstrators. I repeat that many people died and were wounded during the protest.”

Democracy Now! | Headlines for January 13, 2010

Interesting how websites like this one, which has always proved to be a pile of shit, suck in the gullible and those who live to spread lies and distortion.

Below is the report filed by Reuters and as is clear, the civilians were killed by Afghan security forces, NOT NATO forces as falsely reported by this rag of a site.

A U.S. Marine commander in south Afghanistan blamed provocateurs for using religion to stir up a violent demonstration that has raised the political temperature in the country's most volatile region.

Afghan officials said Tuesday's protest ended with eight protesters dead at the hands of Afghan troops after they tried to storm a building in the Garmsir district of Helmand province, Afghanistan's opium-growing heartland.
U.S. Marines also opened fire during the demonstration, but say they did not shoot at civilians and killed only a sniper who fired first at an Afghan official on a U.S. base.
The demonstration was triggered by reports, which the Americans say were false, that U.S. troops had desecrated holy books or abused women during a raid two days before.
Colonel George Amland, second in command of the Marine brigade in Helmand, said the U.S. troops -- who have been urged in recent months to make protecting civilians a priority -- behaved extremely well in the face of a difficult situation.
"The Marines ... acted with a great deal of restraint and actually got the local leadership in Garmsir out in front and defused the situation," Amland told reporters.
"There were other elements in that crowd obviously, actively trying to incite a greater civil disturbance," he said. "People will sometimes try to employ the lowest common denominator which is -- they can't think of anything else to do but find a religious issue to take exception to and exploit."
Provincial officials and Marines met villagers at a shura -- a traditional Afghan meeting -- to discuss the incident.
NATO forces have said they shot only an "insurgent sniper" after he targeted an Afghan official inside the main base in Garmsir district.
A deputy provincial police chief in Helmand said Afghan troops killed eight demonstrators and wounded 13 when they opened fire after demonstrators tried to storm a government building.

Marines defend troops after shots at Afghan protest - Yahoo! News UK

Never mind. It's only your credibility that is shot to ribbons!

You can get two different stories from the people and from government entities. Personally, I do not give much credence to government reports.

No. Your type only believe what you want to believe. Who needs facts when you have a lefty agenda to spout.

 

[P F Tinmore]

Interesting how websites like this one, which has always proved to be a pile of shit, suck in the gullible and those who live to spread lies and distortion.

Below is the report filed by Reuters and as is clear, the civilians were killed by Afghan security forces, NOT NATO forces as falsely reported by this rag of a site.



Never mind. It's only your credibility that is shot to ribbons!

You can get two different stories from the people and from government entities. Personally, I do not give much credence to government reports.

No. Your type only believe what you want to believe. Who needs facts when you have a lefty agenda to spout.

So, you believe the government over civilian witnesses?

 

[QUENTIN]

Democracy Now is one of the few news organizations that has proven to be reliable and accurate over the last several years. The Corporate Media can't go a day without reporting a statement of fact that's in fact false.

Whether NATO troops or Afghani troops or no one killed Afghani protesters in this incident, DN didn't say they did. They reported that villagers there claimed NATO troops opened fire into crowds and explained that their allegations were, identifying both as such. It would be impossible to know at the time whether they were true or not, but even a false allegation from occupied people there is newsworthy.

And frankly, the Reuters story is even less convincing or reliable. Look at the source of all the assertions they make, assertions they state as fact. It's nothing but government officials and spokespeople, yet their word is accepted as the Bible truth despite the fact we've uncovered lie after lie from officials in these occupations and they have a vested interest in covering their asses.

 

[P F Tinmore]

Democracy Now is one of the few news organizations that has proven to be reliable and accurate over the last several years. The Corporate Media can't go a day without reporting a statement of fact that's in fact false.

Whether NATO troops or Afghani troops or no one killed Afghani protesters in this incident, DN didn't say they did. They reported that villagers there claimed NATO troops opened fire into crowds and explained that their allegations were, identifying both as such. It would be impossible to know at the time whether they were true or not, but even a false allegation from occupied people there is newsworthy.

And frankly, the Reuters story is even less convincing or reliable. Look at the source of all the assertions they make, assertions they state as fact. It's nothing but government officials and spokespeople, yet their word is accepted as the Bible truth despite the fact we've uncovered lie after lie from officials in these occupations and they have a vested interest in covering their asses.

Thank you.

I could have not said it better myself.

 

[goldcatt]

In Afghanistan, villagers in southern Helmand province say NATO troops opened fire on a protest Tuesday, killing thirteen people and wounding more than two dozen others. The alleged attack took place in Garmsir, a town in the southern Helmand province under occupation by US Marines. The victims had apparently gathered to protest a NATO raid in their town. One resident said he witnessed troops firing into the crowd.

Resident: “In this demonstration, thirteen people died, and twenty-five are wounded. The situation is very bad, and the protest is still going on. People are very angry with foreigners because they have desecrated our holy Koran. They also fired on demonstrators. I repeat that many people died and were wounded during the protest.”

Democracy Now! | Headlines for January 13, 2010

I find this hard to believe as NATO troops don't fire their guns. Hell. they don't have any bullets. Kinda like Barney on Andy Griffith.

Nato troops stood by and watched Melosovitch kill thousands and never fired a shot.

Am I missing something here, or did the US withdraw from NATO when no one was looking and the world media covered it up?

 

[Colin]

In Afghanistan, villagers in southern Helmand province say NATO troops opened fire on a protest Tuesday, killing thirteen people and wounding more than two dozen others. The alleged attack took place in Garmsir, a town in the southern Helmand province under occupation by US Marines. The victims had apparently gathered to protest a NATO raid in their town. One resident said he witnessed troops firing into the crowd.

Resident: “In this demonstration, thirteen people died, and twenty-five are wounded. The situation is very bad, and the protest is still going on. People are very angry with foreigners because they have desecrated our holy Koran. They also fired on demonstrators. I repeat that many people died and were wounded during the protest.”

Democracy Now! | Headlines for January 13, 2010

I find this hard to believe as NATO troops don't fire their guns. Hell. they don't have any bullets. Kinda like Barney on Andy Griffith.

Nato troops stood by and watched Melosovitch kill thousands and never fired a shot.

Am I missing something here, or did the US withdraw from NATO when no one was looking and the world media covered it up?

No you missed nothing, Goldcatt, except the fact that there are some who wouldn't know their arse from their elbow if they were looking at themselves in a mirror.

 

[Claudette]

In Afghanistan, villagers in southern Helmand province say NATO troops opened fire on a protest Tuesday, killing thirteen people and wounding more than two dozen others. The alleged attack took place in Garmsir, a town in the southern Helmand province under occupation by US Marines. The victims had apparently gathered to protest a NATO raid in their town. One resident said he witnessed troops firing into the crowd.

Resident: “In this demonstration, thirteen people died, and twenty-five are wounded. The situation is very bad, and the protest is still going on. People are very angry with foreigners because they have desecrated our holy Koran. They also fired on demonstrators. I repeat that many people died and were wounded during the protest.”

Democracy Now! | Headlines for January 13, 2010

I find this hard to believe as NATO troops don't fire their guns. Hell. they don't have any bullets. Kinda like Barney on Andy Griffith.

Nato troops stood by and watched Melosovitch kill thousands and never fired a shot.

And you would know all about NATO troops wouldn't you! British, Canadian and other NATO troops don't fire their guns eh. Are you really as daft as you sound, or do you just like the sound of your own voice.

From what I read about Milosovich, thats exactly what happened. Oh wait. I forgot. Your an expert on NATO. My Apologies.