Ray O'Hara wrote:
> 5 British soldiers were killed in Afghanistan by an Afghani they were
> training to be in the local security force.
> the "trainee" opened fire killing the 5 and then successfully escaped.
> some think its a Taliban infiltration of the force{ya think?}
He also shot some local police as well.
It seems he'd been a cop for about two years and had some sort of
dispute with his local management.
The Taliban have claimed it, but the various people on the ground are
disputing this.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8341659.stm
It's Afghanistan, stuff like this happens.
What's surprising to me is that the authorities allowed this
concentration of British soldiers to be available as a target to armed
Afghans of uncertain loyalty.
--
William Black
"Any number under six"
The answer given by Englishman Richard Peeke when asked by the Duke of
Medina Sidonia how many Spanish sword and buckler men he could beat
single handed with a quarterstaff.
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