NATO said that video of Kunar operations on Feb. 17 — the main event of more than three days of fighting — showed troops targeting and killing 'dozens of insurgents' - an old mantra. However, the Afghan team investigating the incident found that 65 civilians had been killed, including 40 children age 13 and under, said Shazada Masoud, one of the investigators. The group presented its findings on Sunday to President Karzai. Investigators said they had compiled a list of names and ages of the victims and planned to release them but were not prepared to do so Sunday. Karzai‘s office said he was 'concerned' by the findings. Yes I bet he is. Not half as concerned as he is about what remains of his credibility with the Afghan people. Nothing will happen about this massacre as with all the others.
Denial is a skill like anything else. Practice long enough and you become a pro.
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