[lbo-talk] cost of a failed underwear bombing: 49 civilians

Doug Henwood dhenwood at panix.com
Tue Dec 29 18:54:44 PST 2009


On Dec 29, 2009, at 9:51 PM, Bill O'Connor wrote:


> Doug Henwood <dhenwood at panix.com> writes:
>
>> <http://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/afp/091220/world/yemen_unrest_qaeda>
>>
>> 49 civilians killed in air strike: local Yemeni official
>> Sun Dec 20, 10:21 AM
>
> Well, to be fair to the poor guy who scalded his balls off, the 49
> probably would have been killed anyway.

Yup. On second glance, the dateline precedes the event. No doubt the toll will rise in the coming weeks, though.

Doug



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