Is Afghan Gov't Coming to Aid of Bombers?

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Source: CBS NEWS

Is Afghan Gov't Coming to Aid of Bombers?

3 Arrested in Bombing That Killed Soldier, Wounded CBS Reporter But Suspect May Have Ties to Afghan Defense Ministry

By David Martin

(CBS) It's what American soldiers call a security bubble. To Afghan shopkeepers and their children it's a chance for a normal life. In a string of villages south of Kabul, U.S. troops are providing security in return for help in hunting the Taliban, reports CBS News national security correspondent David Martin.

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But outside the bubble, this province is still a very dangerous place. U.S. troops have been here since the beginning of the year, watching down on the roads and clearing them of mines. But just three days ago, at almost this same spot, a roadside bomb killed Army Specialist Abraham Wheeler and seriously wounded CBS radio reporter Cami McCormick.

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Martin watched as a team of investigators boarded a helicopter carrying the physical evidence, including fingerprints, that could convict the three men of murdering an American soldier and wounding a U.S. citizen -- except one of the bombers had a cell phone with a number to the Ministry of Defense in Kabul. That might explain why a letter arrived from the Ministry saying they'd arrested the wrong man.

"We think he was tied to the Ministry of Defense," Gukeisen said. "Someone in that office that began to put political pressure."

Read more: http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/08/31/eveningnews/main5278105.shtml

[sam sarrha]

1. got to read this book........

http://www.amazon.com/Understanding-Muhammad-Ali-Sina/dp/0980994802

of course they are helping the bombers, the enemy of my enemy is my friend. all we are doing is uniting the waring factions within Islam. we need to get out now.!!

[PeaceDreamer]

2. Get the US out of Afghanistan Now!

Obama is leading us into a meatgrinder!