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Afghan Rocket Attack Damages US Military Chief’s Plane

Submitted by indpr on Tue, 08/21/2012 - 06:15
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Dawn.com: BAGRAM: A rocket fired on a US airbase in Afghanistan early on Tuesday damaged the aircraft of America’s top military officer and wounded two maintenance crew, officers said.
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NYT: KABUL — Two rockets or other projectiles fired by insurgents from outside the heavily fortified Bagram Airfield damaged the C-17 transport plane of Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, the chairman of the United States Joint Chiefs of Staff, as it was parked at the giant base either on Monday night or early Tuesday, American and NATO officials said.


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They want a war, they'll get

Submitted by eggmunkee on Tue, 08/21/2012 - 17:47.

They want a war, they'll get a war!! Now we should stay there for another 10 years! They're clearly a threat to my fatherland er homeland security. /sarc

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Submitted by 1777free4all on Tue, 08/21/2012 - 06:47.

a US built rocket....

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