Monday October 29 4:21 AM ET (Reuters via Yahoo)
Saudi Paper Says U.S. 'Annihilating' Afghans
DUBAI (Reuters) - A Saudi newspaper accused the United States on
Monday of `mass annihilation'' of Afghan civilians, saying Washington
had strayed from its goal of combating terrorism.
`The air strikes on Afghanistan have taken on grave destructive
dimensions to reach the level of mass annihilation of civilians,''
the al-Bilad newspaper said in an editorial.
`The American eagle is no longer noble in its campaign after it
missed its targets,'' the Arabic-language daily said.
`For almost a month, tens of missiles and thousands of tons of
massive bombs have been ravaging Afghan cities, destroying villages,
claiming residents and burying entire families.''
Saudi Arabia, birthplace of Islam, has pledged support for the
international campaign against terrorism. But the key U.S. ally has
voiced concern over the killing of innocent Afghans in U.S.-led air
raids.
Afghanistan's ruling Taliban say hundreds of civilians have been
killed by stray U.S. bombs or missiles since the military campaign
was launched on October 7 in retaliation for the September 11 attacks
on the United States.
U.S. officials call the figure exaggerated, and U.S.-led forces say
they are targeting military installations and camps run by the
Taliban and Saudi-born fugitive Osama bin Laden, key suspect in the
attacks on U.S. cities that killed thousands.
`No matter how long this war will be and no matter how thoughtless it
becomes, it will not be able, on its own, ...to strike the
strongholds of terrorism,'' the Saudi paper said.
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