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Australian soldiers to be charged with manslaughter for killing children

Submitted by Flowerpower on Fri, 10/09/2010 - 5:46pm

It has been announced that a number of Australian soldiers face charges of manslaughter and negligence in court martial proceedings over the throwing of grenades into a room of civilians during a night raid February 2009. Six civilian’s were killed including a teenager, two younger children and two babies. The soldiers claim a man was firing from the room at the time.

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Tenth Australian soldier for 2010 dies in Afghanistan

Submitted by Flowerpower on Wed, 25/08/2010 - 8:57pm

The tenth Australian soldier to be killed this year fighting in Afghanistan was announced on 25th August. Due to Obama's escalation of the war the killing of soldiers and civilians alike has spiked this year. Nine Australians have died in the past three months alone. Since 2001, more than 150 troops have also been wounded during the conflict including many who have lost limbs and suffered grave injuries.

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