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Chesapeake Ancient citizen Posts: 10,438	They send us suicide bombers, we send them... Oct 9, 2010 17:25:55 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Chesapeake on Oct 9, 2010 17:25:55 GMT -5 www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/oct/09/linda-norgrove-profile-aid-worker
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theevan Ancient citizen Strokin' nylons Posts: 24,325	They send us suicide bombers, we send them... Oct 9, 2010 18:27:31 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by theevan on Oct 9, 2010 18:27:31 GMT -5 I heard the news this morning. I appreciate the background. So sad for so many...a real loss.

timfarney Senior Member Real men play over a sunburst. Posts: 7,298	They send us suicide bombers, we send them... Oct 9, 2010 21:44:31 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by timfarney on Oct 9, 2010 21:44:31 GMT -5 Have we ever actually had a suicide bomber from Afghanistan? Don't most of them come from our allies, like Egypt and Saudi Arabia? Sad story. Tim
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Village Idiot Ancient citizen Administrator Greetings Posts: 35,801	They send us suicide bombers, we send them... Oct 9, 2010 21:50:31 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Village Idiot on Oct 9, 2010 21:50:31 GMT -5 I just read the article. What a woman. What a sad ending.
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They send us suicide bombers, we send them... Oct 11, 2010 8:18:51 GMT -5

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www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/afghanistan/8055794/Linda-Norgrove-aid-worker-killed-by-friendly-fire.html

Now word is coming out that she was killed by a grenade thrown by an American soldier.

'US commander General David Petraeus informed Downing Street this morning that a review of the rescue operation had uncovered new information suggesting that a grenade detonated by taskforce members may have been to blame.'