Scores dead and dozens wounded.

[anotheoldgit]

http://tinyurl.com/32oveoj

We see scenes such as this of the carnage towards civilians, on the streets of Baghdad and Khartoum, but not a whisper of protest is heard on AB.

But if a rare accidental incident takes place , and the coalition troops are suspected, then all hell breaks loose.

Why is this?

[jno]

because what Iraqis or Mongolians or Tierra del Fuegans do to each other is their business. What coalition troops do in my name is my business.

[McMouse]

Right on jno

[mike11111]

Not to trivialse the matter, but I find the headline rather strange. As the difference between a score and a dozen is only 8, how are we to arrive at a meaningful estimation for each?

[MickyMacgraw]

Anotheroldgit what is "Ab"?

[fredpuli47]

What 'all hell breaks loose' on AnswerBank was that AOG? Just curious. Do you have any examples of 'all hell breaking loose' on here when 'a rare accidental incident' has taken place ?

[askyourgran]

Which AB are you talking about AOG.

[SpookyMan]

Fred start a thread about the Beeb and see what happens.

[sp1814]

Askyourgran,

AB = Answerbank!

AOG - no need for us to jump in with any anti-Muslim rhetoric. That's what the Mail Group of newspapers is there for.

And they do it so much better than we could (practice makes perfect).

[anotheoldgit]

jno

2.15mins to come up with your informative answer.

So it is alright then for innocent civilians to be deliberately killed or wounded, just as long as we are not guilty, of accidentally harming them in any way, in a war zone?

Others took longer only to once again spew out their obsessive anti Daily Mail bile.

[MickyMacgraw]

Thanks for your answer sp1814. I thought that the Ab mentioned by Anotheroldgit was maybe a pro war group.

[ask100]

Yes I also wonder about this anotheroldgit.
Why no protests or marching in the street against this by peaceloving Muslims?

[MickyMacgraw]

To answer your question ask100 and anotheoldgit, maybe it's because of fear? remember the militant muslims use violence, guns and explosives to maim and kill innocent people so god knows what they would do to "Turncoats" so maybe this is a factor?

[jno]

sorry it took me more than 2 hours to reply, but the explanation may lie in the fact that I do not hang on your every word.

It took me six hours to reply to your film question and I got no thanks at all - five whole days later. But one must be patient.

Where did I say it was "alright then for innocent civilians to be deliberately killed or wounded"?

[Zeuhl]

As the lawlessness in Iraq was caused by our overthrow of their previous regime and mismanagement of the aftermath.

And as the current violence is (according to the recently linked documents) partly facilitated and enabled by our military presence there and US employment of Militia Gangs as 'Security Forces'

Then it seems condemnation of these civilian deaths can logically only develop into repeats of the oft-voiced condemnation of the Bush-Blair invasion - and I think we've all had enough of that!
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[anotheoldgit]

jno

/// It took me six hours to reply to your film question and I got no thanks at all - five whole days later. But one must be patient.///

I can only apologise for that, but seeing that the answers to my question where few and far apart, I did not think anyone would expect a return answer from me.

Then because I don't usually post on the Film section, I forgot to go back and check for more answers.

If you ever go on the technology section you will notice that I am a stickler for people who have been helped in anyway to respond, which I myself do on a regular basis.

[jno]

that is true, you do. You are forgiven.