U.S. Fire "Mistakenly" Kills 8 Afghan Cops

[major.tom]

This account makes it tough to determine who fired first. But it's an interesting exercise in seeing through the spin.

[major.tom]

Here's what the Guardian had to say about the "tragic incident."

[pirtybirdy]

I like how you put "mistakenly" in quotes. As if the U.S. would do that on purpose. Talk about spin. All in all, it is a tragedy though. No one likes to see mistakes like this happen.

[major.tom]

If they just open fire on anything that moves and (as often turns out) civilians end up getting killed, can you really call it a mistake? Or is it that they really don't care who's at the receiving end?

How many "mistakes" before it qualifies as "reckless disregard for human life" which qualifies as murder?