Military - March 2007

2007-03-04 12:10:55 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

going to a military ball soon & i need to know what i'm suppossed to wear. (Air Force)

2007-03-04 11:49:12 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

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By CARLOTTA GALL
Published: March 4, 2007
KABUL, Afghanistan, March 4 — American troops opened fire on a highway filled with civilian cars and bystanders today, American and Afghan officials said, in an incident that the Americans said left 16 civilians dead and 24 wounded as they fled the scene of a suicide car bombing in eastern Afghanistan. One American was also wounded.

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Rahmat Gul/Associated Press
Afghans shouted anti-American slogans Sunday to protest the deaths of civilians.

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A suicide car bombing was part of the violence, the United States military said.
The shooting set off demonstrations, with local people blocking the highway, the main road east from the town of Jalalabad to the border with Pakistan.

And there were differences in some of the accounts of the incident, with the Americans saying that the civilians were caught in crossfire between the troops and militants, and Afghan witnesses and some authorities blaming the Americans for indiscriminately shooting at civilian vehicles in anger after the explosion.

The United States military said the unit came under fire after a suicide bomber detonated his explosive-laden car near their convoy “as part of a complex ambush involving enemy small-arms fire from several directions.”

The marines, who were on patrol near Jalalabad airfield, returned fire, and the civilians were killed and wounded in the crossfire during the battle, according to a statement from the military press office at Bagram airbase near Kabul.

“We regret the death of innocent Afghan citizens as a result of the Taliban extremists’ cowardly act,” Lt. Col. David Accetta, a military spokesman, said in the statement. “Once again, the terrorists demonstrated their blatant disregard for human life by attacking coalition forces in a populated area, knowing full well that innocent Afghans would be killed and wounded in the attack.”

Yet some of the wounded interviewed in the hospital by news agencies said the only shooting came from the American troops. A hospital official, who asked not to be named, said all the wounded were suffering from bullet wounds and not shrapnel from the bomb explosion.

Hundreds of Afghans blocked the road and threw rocks at police officers in protest afterward, with some demonstrators shouting “Death to America! Death to Karzai,” a reference to President Hamid Karzai, The Associated Press reported.

The shooting is a setback for American forces in Afghanistan, who have been working to contain the continuing insurgent attacks, in particular roadside bombs and suicide attacks, and win the support of the people with reconstruction and development projects. Deadly riots shook Kabul last May after American troops were involved in a fatal car crash and then opened fire on the crowd.

Among the dead this morning were a woman and two children in their early teens, said Dr. Ajmal Pardez, the provincial director of health, speaking by telephone from the Jalalabad city hospital. He said the hospital received 10 dead and 25 wounded people from the incident, with four people in critical condition, he said.

After the suicide attack, the American soldiers treated every car and person along the highway as a potential attacker, though none of the people showed hostile intent, Muhammad Khan Katawazi, the district chief of Shinwar, told The Associated Press.

“They were firing everywhere, and they even opened fire on 14 to 15 vehicles passing on the highway,” said Tur Gul, 38, who was standing on the roadside by a gas station and was shot twice in his right hand. “They opened fire on everybody, the ones inside the vehicles and the ones on foot.”

Some of the wounded interviewed by The Associated Press said the soldiers opened fire indiscriminately on passing cars and pedestrians on the busy main road.

“When we parked our vehicle, when they passed us, they opened fire on our vehicle,” said 15-year-old Mohammad Ishaq, who was hit by two bullets, in his left arm and his right ear. “It was a convoy of three American Humvees. All three Humvees were firing around.”

In other fighting, two British soldiers were killed on Saturday in southern Afghanistan, the British Defense Ministry said today. The men were involved in heavy fighting that has raged for three days in the town of Sangin, said Col. Tom Collins, a NATO spokesman in Kabul. Townspeople have fled the town and abandoned their shops as Taliban insurgents and British troops stationed there have been trading artillery and rockets, according to a resident of the area.

2007-03-04 11:41:34 · 9 answers · asked by wisdom king 2

any important details i should know before i ship out? i leave aug 29th...let me know about their boot camp if you are in the navy! thanks guys!

2007-03-04 11:39:46 · 10 answers · asked by Princess Kellie 2

Do you think we should pull our forces out, stay and finish what we started, or something else?

2007-03-04 11:24:28 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

I saw on CNN that soliders found a hidden room full of guns, grenades and suicide bombs but I missed most of the story. I know WMDs are nuclear weapons and not those but I still had to ask.

2007-03-04 11:11:54 · 30 answers · asked by Xena_fire 4

I bought some Mederma today....i wanna know anything about strivectan and if you guys know any other remidies!

2007-03-04 11:04:53 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

Can somebody please tell me what 'ISF' means in the navy sense?

2007-03-04 11:03:13 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

i need some info im writing a essay on it for a AP class

2007-03-04 11:01:57 · 6 answers · asked by Jack 1

It was in 1954 and called the Lavon scandal or affair. Bombs in US interests in Egypt but not made by Egyptians. Read about it in the link below please and tell me do you think may be it's repeated again in the few last years in somewhere else ?
http://www.whatreallyhappened.com/lavon.html

2007-03-04 10:56:12 · 3 answers · asked by Wise Heart 7

2007-03-04 10:51:15 · 7 answers · asked by m1kecheck1212 1

Stand up America! It’s time to support the good men and women of the United States Military! The time is long overdue for a radical protest against the filth and corruption that has infested the United States Government. This is about the lies of 911, the illegal war in Iraq and bringing our troops home to their loved ones. If you are a true American Patriot you will join in and become a part of this wonderful event that is about to take place.

The U.S. antiwar movement and the impeachment movement are becoming entwined, just in time for the March 17 rally at the Pentagon. Here’s the best part! You don’t have to travel all the way to D.C. to perform your Patriotic Duty to America. There will be hundreds of Anti-War protest happening across the Nation. Los Angeles is having a massive protest Saturday, March 17th 2007 at Noon. Other locations include...

Phoenix, Arizona Monday, March 19th 11:30 am
San Francisco, California Sunday March 18th 12:00p.m.
Denver, Colorado Friday March 16th 5:30 p.m.
Boise, Idaho Sunday March 18th 1:00 p.m.
Chicago, Illinois Tuesday March 20th 6:00 p.m.
Kansas City, Missouri Sunday March 18th 1:00 p.m.
Las Vegas, Nevada Saturday March 17th 2:00 p.m.
New York, New York Sunday March 18th 1:00 p.m.
Portland, Oregon Sunday March 18th 12:00 p.m.
Salt Lake City, Utah Monday March 19th 11:00 a.m.

These are just a few of the locations....
To find a location nearest you.Google.‘United for Peace : Events’

I support our troops 100% and it’s time to bring them home.

As Americans it is time to make our stand to protect the Constitution and Fundamentals of what this Great Country was founded on.

I encourage everyone to copy and paste this information and post it as often as you can until the March 17 protest begins.

Thank you...together we can make a difference... happy protesting!

2007-03-04 10:28:32 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-03-04 10:25:20 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

I CURRENTLY WEIGH BETWEEN 190 - 215lb

2007-03-04 10:18:21 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

Does that mean you support gays now? You have "Support Our Troops" magnets on your terrorist funding SUV, would you prefer to have it say
SUPPORT OUR TROOPS*
Except Gays, Blacks, Hispanics, Muslims and Jews

2007-03-04 10:15:56 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

LIKE DO U GET UR CHECK WHILE UR STILL IN BOOT CAMP OR AFTER BOOT CAMP OR IS URPAY SENT TO UR FAMILY OR WERE EVER U LIVED BEFORE BOOT CAMP.

2007-03-04 10:10:45 · 15 answers · asked by JOHN J. R 2

2007-03-04 10:06:45 · 3 answers · asked by Seth R 2

Best answer wins the boxers Saddam wore at his hanging.

2007-03-04 10:03:41 · 10 answers · asked by maddogs 1

sometimes it goes right to myPay. Other times there are over 20 sites posted. If I search for a particular site (in this case for my retired pay) I should get that site and not a dozen sites advertising something else.

2007-03-04 09:47:24 · 4 answers · asked by Smitty 1

2007-03-04 09:22:22 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-03-04 09:16:48 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

in 1997 the name was changed....was this, like naming torontos nba team "raptors" a result of jurassic parks popularity and the 90s velociraptor craze?

2007-03-04 09:09:07 · 7 answers · asked by Scotty R 1

2007-03-04 08:52:08 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

im making a propoganda poster for school and i need a war slogan either for or against war. any ideas?

2007-03-04 08:49:56 · 14 answers · asked by Megan 2

2007-03-04 08:46:11 · 11 answers · asked by stickers1325 2

2007-03-04 08:44:24 · 9 answers · asked by thomas sts 1

this is for an essay.......

would it make sense to write "mandatory draft", or are all drafts mandatory? in other words, is it implied under the definition of the word "draft" that it is mandatory or not??

thanks! =]

2007-03-04 08:38:13 · 5 answers · asked by maya 5

Do you think more money earmarked for war should be spent on veterans' care?

2007-03-04 08:21:35 · 13 answers · asked by lesroys 6

While the congress was in the dark?

2007-03-04 08:11:02 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

Is anybody familiar with the steps I should take in order to enlist in the Indian armed forces? I am 26 so I need to know weather I am young enough too and then details of a direct contact who can take over the process from there. By the way I am staying in england at the moment and want to enlist from here....

2007-03-04 08:10:01 · 1 answers · asked by chip and p 1