Study ties civilian deaths to attacks on US forces
MSNBC
08/02/10
Each time U.S. or NATO forces accidentally kill Afghan civilians, insurgents and their sympathizers typically retaliate with six additional assaults on foreign forces over the next six weeks, researchers using newly declassified NATO data conclude. A new study published by the National Bureau of Economic Research supports the prevailing view of counterinsurgency strategists who believe civilian casualties help Taliban recruiting drives...
http://tinyurl.com/28cy9bv
Informant: Thomas L. Knapp
http://sharenews.twoday.net/search?q=Afghanistan
http://sharenews.twoday.net/search?q=civilian+deaths
http://sharenews.twoday.net/search?q=civilian+casualties
http://sharenews.twoday.net/search?q=Taliban
http://sharenews.twoday.net/search?q=insurgen
08/02/10
Each time U.S. or NATO forces accidentally kill Afghan civilians, insurgents and their sympathizers typically retaliate with six additional assaults on foreign forces over the next six weeks, researchers using newly declassified NATO data conclude. A new study published by the National Bureau of Economic Research supports the prevailing view of counterinsurgency strategists who believe civilian casualties help Taliban recruiting drives...
http://tinyurl.com/28cy9bv
Informant: Thomas L. Knapp
http://sharenews.twoday.net/search?q=Afghanistan
http://sharenews.twoday.net/search?q=civilian+deaths
http://sharenews.twoday.net/search?q=civilian+casualties
http://sharenews.twoday.net/search?q=Taliban
http://sharenews.twoday.net/search?q=insurgen
rudkla - 3. Aug, 09:56
