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BBC NEWS | South Asia | Afghans killed 'in new US attack' : "Nine Afghan civilians have been killed in a bombing raid in Kapisa province, Afghan officials say. US forces have confirmed carrying out an air strike in the area but say they have no accurate casualty information. The news comes shortly after US forces were accused of killing 10 civilians during a shoot out on Sunday in Nangarhar province. Journalists say US troops confiscated their photos and video footage of the aftermath of the violence. The BBC's Alastair Leithead in Kabul says the international mission to Afghanistan is to help the government and the people. But heavy fighting and suicide attacks have led to the death of thousands of innocent people over the past year. President Karzai has been critical of the international forces in the past, saying they should do more to prevent civilian casualties. "........................

Afghan media: U.S. troops deleted images : "KABUL, Afghanistan -- Afghan journalists covering the aftermath of a suicide bomb attack and shooting in eastern Afghanistan Sunday said U.S. troops deleted their photos and video and warned them not to publish or air any images of U.S. troops or a car where three Afghans were shot to death.".....................

AlterNet: ForeignPolicy: Going Back to North Korea, Hat in Hand : "The Bush administration came to its senses about North Korea five years too late. Now other 'rogue nations' know that the best way to make peace with the U.S. is to test their own nuclear weapons. "

AlterNet: Virginia Apologizes For Slavery, Now It’s Congress' Turn : "Apologizing is more than a matter of morals. It's a recognition that this country protected, nourished and profited off of slavery for a century. "

AlterNet: Rights and Liberties: Immigrant Families Sold Out, Locked Up : "Private prisons make money from locking up immigrant families -- including young children -- indefinitely. "