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Why 30? Airstrikes in Afghanistan keep killing exactly 30 people

2 hours ago ago from Open Your Eyes News

RT U.S. bloggers have pointed out that every U.S. and NATO airstrike seemingly kills 30 people each time. They call this The Magic Numbers. One of the bloggers documented no less than 12 occasions in which news reports, relying on field commanders' estimates, noted that exactly 30 suspected Taliban were killed in airstrikes and, occasionally, artillery attacks. This is believed to be Pentagon policy from the Rumsfeld days on acceptable kill ...

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