Afghanistan - Forgotten? - Page 5

andrew.anderson · #61 04-02-2006, 09:35 AM

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Originally Posted by Bipa

As we all know by now, the news we get sometimes comes nowhere close to the reality of what has occurred. Below I am posting two media stories about a death that happened in Afghanistan in December 2005. Then I follow up with an eye-witness account taken from the blog of a soldier who was there. The blog has now been suspended.

The first story, taken from WROC 8 in Rochester, stated "The army says enemy activity was not a factor." but goes on to say "...his Humvee went off the road and overturned near a roadside bomb."

The second version, an AP story, says the soldier "was killed in Afghanistan on Dec. 27 when a roadside bomb toppled a Humvee he was riding in."

The eye-witness account talks about the vehicle being cut off by a kind of tanker, and has no mention of any roadside bomb at all.

The truth? You be the judge.
.......Chris

Great example of how jacked up the media reporting is.

#62 04-07-2006, 05:28 AM

EDIT: I've redone this post, since I think this quote from the first article is pretty important. A Bronze Star recipient dies in Afghanistan and few seem to have noticed. He died next to Costall, a Cdn soldier who also was killed. Says something, not sure what but it isn't very good.

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The cause of the soldiers' deaths is still shrouded in confusion and an investigation will determine if they were felled by friendly fire. But it would surprise no one who knew Stone in Vermont if the American had been rushing to the aid of his fallen Canadian comrade when he was killed.
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Colleagues at the Vermont National Guard show a visitor pictures of wide-eyed Afghan children staring up at their uniformed protector. Stone was awarded a Bronze Star for his work. The U.S. military said he had a "saint-like compassion and innate resolve to ease the suffering of innocents in the desperate nation.

Rob Costall's death has dominated the news in Canada, where no soldier had died in such a firefight in three decades.

Outside Vermont, Stone's death barely rated a brief in large U.S. newspapers, dying as he did in a "forgotten war," when all journalistic and political eyes are trained on Iraq.

Haven't posted anything here in a few days but things have been getting hot over in Afghanistan. Taliban fighers actually attacked a base last week, mostly getting killed but managing to kill a few soldiers in the meantime. There's an investigation of a US and a Canadian soldier being maybe killed by friendly fire. You've probably gotten tired of reports about Canucks, so here's something about the US soldier. Was a very interesting guy.

U.S. medic died next to Canadian soldier

U.S. medic, 52, followed his heart
Slain same night as Pte. Rob Costall
Apr. 7, 2006. 05:25 AM
Toronto Star
TIM HARPER
WASHINGTON BUREAU

TUNBRIDGE, Vt.—As a kid, the man they called "Stoney" would trek through the Vermont woods with his friends, a pocketful of rocks at the ready just in case some bad guys popped out of the Green Mountains. Even then, he was looking out for his buddies.

Sgt. 1st Class John Thomas Stone was happiest when he was moving, a kid who'd listen in awe and big-eyed wonderment to the tales told by his big brother Dana, a legendary photojournalist who carved a life of perilous journey.

Stone, who went by his middle name, was a junior in high school when Dana, on assignment for CBS News, disappeared in Cambodia along with Sean Flynn, the son of actor Errol Flynn.

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April 7, 2006

Brother's disappearance motivated U.S. soldier killed in Afghanistan

By WILSON RING
Toronto Sun

MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) - When Tom Stone joined the Army in 1971, one of his reasons for doing so was unusual: He hoped to find clues about his brother's disappearance in Southeast Asia the year before.

He never did find what he was looking for, but he spent the next 35 years in and out of the military. That career came to an end last week when Stone, 52, a sergeant first class with the Vermont National Guard, was killed in Afghanistan, possibly by friendly fire. Military representatives of the United States, Canada and Afghanistan will investigate his death, officials said Tuesday.

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andrew.anderson · #63 07-14-2006, 09:26 AM

Aparentlly it has been forgotten.

No posts here since I stopped visiting a few motnhs ago.

Here are some good websites for news on Afghanistan.

http://afghanistannews.net/

http://www.myafghan.com/

subi-crosser · #64 07-17-2006, 11:11 PM

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Originally Posted by andrew.anderson

Aparentlly it has been forgotten.

No posts here since I stopped visiting a few motnhs ago.

Here are some good websites for news on Afghanistan.

http://afghanistannews.net/

http://www.myafghan.com/

Thanks for the links!! I have NO faith in the media to do the right thing and ACCURATELY report what happened, instead of trying to 'create' news!!

Jerry

subi-crosser · #65 07-17-2006, 11:15 PM

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Originally Posted by SilverSpear

Could it be that Muslims started to modernize themselves?

How are you doing?? is it getting close to home yet?? Put the SVX in a container, ship it to America, and BEAT IT HERE!!!!

God protect you and yours!!

Jerry

bwb3 · #66 07-18-2006, 08:42 AM

Thanks for the links Andrew. Nice to get a little more of the story than the mainstream media feeds you.
Gene

andrew.anderson · #67 07-18-2006, 12:23 PM

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Originally Posted by bwb3

Thanks for the links Andrew. Nice to get a little more of the story than the mainstream media feeds you.
Gene

NP, I was slotted to deploy there about 2 years ago and got pulled for another mission. I had done a bunch of research and those where two of the resoruces I used.