'The BBC's Alastair Leithead in Kabul says the fact that they were able to get so close despite such tight security is worrying for both the government and the international community.'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/7369540.stm
Funny isn't it? When Al Qaeda or whoever kill an MP and a 10 year old girl, the narrative is that this shows how weak and feeble the coalition is- can't even protect the President of Afghanistan huh you weenies? No musing sotto voce about how shooting down 10 year old girls might affect the average Afghan on the Kabul Omnibus and how that just might put his nose a teensy weensy bit out of joint.
Compare and contrast when the Coalition kill a 10 year old girl by accident because Taleban were hiding in her house. Then there is no implication on the part of the BBCs operatives that this shows how weak and vulnerable the Taleban are- just screeching about how the Afghans hate us because we keep murdering their 10 year old girls.
Thats not objective and even-handed. Thats a persistent choice of viewing this conflict through the eyes of our enemies, and indeed the enemies of the Afghan people. Utterly disgusting and reprehensible.
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