Shoot First, Ask Questions Later

I don't have cable TV, so I missed this one as reported on by Douglas McDaniel, with a tip of the cap to Kevin at The American Street.

False Hope

My stomach churned last night as I watched American soldiers in Afghanistan track and shoot a 12 year-old Afghan boy. There he was, on CNN, laying on the ground, panting, after he had been shot while tending a herd. His crime: carrying a bag of water that soldiers could not identify.

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