Thursday, May 17, 2007
It is over; justice is served. "The U.S. commander who led a strike against the Taliban in the Afghan town of Shindand last month acted appropriately, the military has concluded after an investigation into an incident that Afghan officials say killed dozens of civilians. Brig. Gen. Perry Wiggins, deputy director for regional operations in the Pentagon's Joint Chiefs of Staff, on Wednesday said the probe determined the commander, who has not been identified, applied the correct level of force in response to enemy fire." (thanks Wissam)