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NATO helicopter crash in Afghanistan leaves 2 American troops dead
Fox News ^ | April 09, 2013 | AP

Posted on 04/09/2013 8:50:26 AM PDT by Pan_Yan

A NATO helicopter crashed in a field in eastern Afghanistan on Tuesday, killing two American service members.

The U.S.-led International Security Assistance Force said the cause of the crash is under investigation but initial reporting indicates there was no enemy activity in the area at the time.

It did not immediately identify the nationalities of those killed. But a senior U.S. official confirmed they were Americans.

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: afghanistan; afghanwar; nato

1 posted on 04/09/2013 8:50:26 AM PDT by Pan_Yan
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To: Pan_Yan

The media no longer gives us the US death count every day as it did when Bush was President.

A US diplomat was murdered there recently. “What difference does it make?”

Might as well blame Youtube again.


2 posted on 04/09/2013 8:56:47 AM PDT by a fool in paradise (America 2013 - STUCK ON STUPID)
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To: Pan_Yan

It’s as if the enemy spevifically knows which missions involve Americans.


3 posted on 04/09/2013 11:12:22 AM PDT by subterfuge (CBS NBC ABC FOX AP-- all no different than Pravda.)
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To: Pan_Yan

why can’t the MSM say “two soldiers”? do they say troops to dehumanize soldiers?


4 posted on 04/09/2013 11:25:29 AM PDT by longtermmemmory (VOTE! http://www.senate.gov and http://www.house.gov)
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