8 U.S. soldiers injured during rebel attacks (Afghanistan)

[UpInArms]

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/chi-0408070160aug07,1,4542624.story?coll=chi-newsnationworld-hed

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KABUL, AFGHANISTAN -- U.S. forces were attacked with rocket-propelled grenades and explosives on roads in the southern region Friday, injuring at least eight soldiers, the military reported.

The first assault occurred in the morning as a 10- vehicle convoy traveled east of Daychopan, in southern Zabul province. About 10 suspected Taliban insurgents engaged the U.S. troops, wounding five of them. Two of the more seriously injured were sent to a military hospital in Landstuhl, Germany.

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very short newsblurb - I guess we are supposed to forget about the other war that we are emeshed in (and losing)

[tabasco]

1. The MIC wants us to think we won all our glorious wars ...

and liberated all the brown people. So that's the tune that their pet media sings. Since the MIC puppet needs votes, we will see no bad news from the front.

MIC = military industrial complex

[UpInArms]

2. until I read your "="

I thought it meant "monkey-in-charge".

[MichiganVote]

3. Ok which is it this time? Is this a 'turning the corner' or

a 'moving forward' moment? I've lost track of which strain of Bush brain bacteria is at fault.

[IndianaGreen]

4. Time for US and NATO to get their occupation forces out of Afghanistan

and for our puppet Karzai to return to Britain or to stay in Kabul and meet the fate of all despots.