SEALGATE!!!
What did Bush know and when did he know it?
KARL ROVE PLANNED IT ALL!!!
Posted on 07/03/2005 5:25:56 PM PDT by fso301
KABUL, Afghanistan, July 3 - One member of a four-man Navy Seal reconnaissance team has been rescued after his group were reported missing in a mountainous region of eastern Afghanistan last week, a senior Defense Department official said today.
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Yes, and post haste.
These troop are performing a service to a degree of personal danger that most don't understand stateside.
You have to see how the moonbats on DU are playing this. They are convinced there are no survivors and this SEAL is an actor created by Bush to fosyer another hero story in time for the Fourth.
Outta sight!
Yes and I just hope once they're all accounted for they assert that hey never needed rescuing.
And I'm certain every second post contains language not even Howard Stern can use.
It's SEAL. How ignorant are CARLOTTA GALL and THOM SHANKER? Can't they even get this simple thing right?
This is what is so irritating -- are there only ignorant reporters about the military in the MSM? (rhetorical, I know!)
They probably thought it was a unit mascot.
And everybody knows the bad guys all read the New York Times!
True but in this case, the DOD offical appears to be the one providing that information. Would be interesting if all are accounted for but the missing number is designed to make the bad guys get out, move around and show themselves.
(CNN) -- One member of a U.S. special operations reconnaissance team missing in Afghanistan since Tuesday has been rescued, a U.S. official told CNN.
The team member "evaded the enemy and was successfully rescued by U.S. forces," said the official, speaking on condition of anonymity.
No other details were released because the search for other members of the team continues, the official said.
A helicopter crashed Tuesday while bringing reinforcements to the team, killing all 16 service members aboard.
The Pentagon, which believes the helicopter was downed by a rocket-propelled grenade, released the names of the eight soldiers and eight sailors Saturday.
It was the worst single-day death toll for U.S. forces since the Afghan war began nearly four years ago.
The small reconnaissance team had called for reinforcements during a battle with insurgents. It was the last contact the military received from the team until the weekend rescue.
When four Chinook transport helicopters bringing in reinforcements arrived at the scene, the team was not there, and no signs of blood or combat were evident, military officials said.
It was during the relief operation that one of the twin-rotor Chinooks crashed.
The crew of another chopper saw a smoke trail from an insurgent position, possibly indicating a missile or rocket had been fired. The helicopter went down soon after, officials said.
The Chinook that crashed was a MH-47, a variant of the standard CH-47. It is flown only by the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment, according to Army officials. The regiment is assigned to the U.S. Army Special Operations Command.
The outfit is nicknamed "Night Stalkers" because of its focus on night operations. It is probably best known for its role in the 1993 operation in Somalia depicted in the book and movie "Black Hawk Down."
The reconnaissance team was participating in Operation Red Wing, an effort to defeat terrorists in Kunar province, according to the coalition press office in Kabul, the Afghan capital. (Full story)
A person identifying himself as a Taliban official called CNN's bureau in Pakistan late Tuesday and said the group claimed responsibility for downing the helicopter.
The Taliban -- the fundamentalist Islamic faction that ruled Afghanistan from 1996 until late 2001 when a U.S.-led coalition knocked it from power -- continues to field guerrilla operations in the country, particularly along the border with Pakistan.
On Friday, U.S. forces attacked what was described as an enemy compound near the Afghanistan-Pakistan border, a military spokesman said Saturday.
Lt. Col. Jerry O'Hara said a battle damage assessment was not yet complete. He also would not say if an airstrike was directly related to the missing military team, The Associated Press reported.
I'm praying they find the rest.
Fox just reporting the others are believed to be alive.
Special Ops Rescue in Afghanistan Sunday, July 03, 2005
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan — Rescue teams found a member of a missing elite military team in the mountains of Afghanistan Sunday, senior military commanders told FOX News.
The soldier was wounded and will be transferred to Germany's Landstuhl Regional Medical Center (search ) at Ramstein Air Base (search), the senior commanders told FOX News.
The three others that make up the rest of the special forces team remain missing and U.S. forces continue the search. Defense Department officials declined to confirm specific reports that three Seals were being sought.
The military commanders told FOX News they believe the rest of the special forces team is alive but refused to discuss details of the operation.
The elite troops were reported missing in mountains in Kunar province, near the border with Pakistan, a week ago.
A rescue attempt Tuesday ended in tragedy when a transport helicopter seeking to extract the team was shot down, killing 16 troops aboard.
The deaths brought to 45 the number of U.S. forces killed in Afghanistan over the past three months amid a surge in fighting ahead of fall elections.
Pro-Government Cleric Killed
Meanwhile, gunmen on motorcycles shot a senior pro-government cleric to death Sunday in the second such attack in the southern Afghan city of Kandahar in just over a month.
The cleric, Mohammed Nabi Misbah, a senior member of Afghanistan's Islamic clergy, the Ulema Council, was shot Sunday as he drove from his office to his home in Kandahar, according to city police chief Gen. Ayub Salangi.
He was taken to a nearby U.S. military base for treatment but died, Salangi said.
In late May, cleric Abdul Fayaz, also a supporter of U.S.-backed President Hamid Karzai, was shot dead. At his funeral, a suicide bomber killed 20 people.
Hitting back at the insurgency, U.S. and Afghan forces killed five suspected Taliban rebels Saturday in mountains east of Kandahar, local police chief Gulam Rassol said. Ten suspected rebels also were captured. U.S.-led coalition troops and Afghan police had raided a rebel camp in the area and were still searching Sunday for more insurgents, he said.
Taliban-led rebels have targeted hundreds of people linked to Karzai's government in an unprecedented surge in violence since March which has left nearly 700 people dead and threatened three years of progress toward peace.
FOX News' Bret Baier, Andrew Hard and The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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Missing U.S. Commando Rescued
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KANDAHAR, Afghanistan, July 3, 2005
(CBS/AP) One member of an elite military team missing in the Afghan mountains since last week has been rescued, a U.S. Defense Department official said Sunday.
The soldier, who had been among a six-member team that disappeared, was rescued by U.S. forces. He was in good shape, but was being rushed to Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Germany. His family had been notified, the official said.
The search continues in eastern Afghanistan for the three remaining missing U.S. troops. It's hoped that the rescued soldier will help the military zero-in on their location.
"The fact that we got one of our people back is extremely important," CBS News Military Consultant Mitch Mitchell said. "He'll provide us with great intelligence about what the others are doing what kind of equipment they had and what their situation is."
The soldiers were last heard from Tuesday, when they radioed for help in battling al Qaeda fighters.
In responding to that call, a Chinook helicopter carrying eight Navy SEALs and eight members of the Army's 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment - known as the Night Stalkers - was shot down. All 16 troops were killed.
Since then, rescue teams braving bad weather and enemy fire have pressed the search for the missing commandos. Conditions in the 10,000-foot mountains are described as "incredibly difficult."
The official who confirmed the rescue said the soldier survived by "evading the enemy," CBS News Correspondent Bob Orr reports.
While special operations soldiers are trained in stealth and survival skills, time is an enemy for the troops still missing.
"The biggest problem that our people out there right now are facing is the lack of water," Mitchell said. "If they don't have it, they dehydrate and they become unable to do what they have to do to survive."
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U.S. forces have been hit hard in Afghanistan recently, losing 45 service members in the past three months. Also Sunday, U.S. and Afghan forces killed five suspected Taliban rebels in fighting in the country's south, while insurgent gunmen on motorbikes shot and killed a senior pro-government cleric, officials said.
The five were killed in mountains east of Kandahar, the main city in southern Afghanistan, on Saturday, local police chief Gulam Rassol said. Ten suspected rebels were also captured. U.S.-led coalition troops and Afghan police had raided a rebel camp in the area and were still searching Sunday for more insurgents, he said.
The cleric, Mohammed Nabi Misbah, a senior member of Afghanistan's Islamic clergy, the Ulema Council, was shot Sunday as he drove from his office to his home in Kandahar, city police chief Gen. Ayub Salangi said.
He was taken to a nearby U.S. military base for treatment, but died, Salangi said.
It was the second attack on a prominent pro-government cleric in the city in just over a month. In late May, cleric Abdul Fayaz, also a supporter of President Hamid Karzai, was shot dead. At his funeral, a suicide bomber killed 20 people.
Taliban-led rebels have targeted hundreds of people linked to Karzai's U.S.-backed government in an unprecedented spree of violence since March that has left nearly 700 people dead and threatened three years of progress toward peace.
SEALGATE!!!
What did Bush know and when did he know it?
KARL ROVE PLANNED IT ALL!!!
Missing Serviceman Rescued in Afghanistan
One Member of Elite U.S. Military Team Missing in Afghanistan Is Rescued; Others Remain Missing
By NOOR KHAN Associated Press Writer The Associated Press
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan Jul 3, 2005 — One member of an elite military team missing in the Afghan mountains since last week has been rescued, a U.S. Defense Department official said Sunday.
The American serviceman was being rushed to Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Germany, said the official, speaking on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of ongoing search and rescue operations.
He declined to say when the rescue occurred or provide other details, including reaction to specific reports that three Seals were being sought.
The small special operations unit was reported missing Tuesday in mountains in Kunar province, near the border with Pakistan, setting off an extensive U.S. military search.
A rescue effort the same day ended in tragedy when a transport helicopter seeking to extract the team was shot down, killing 16 troops aboard. It was the deadliest single blow to American forces who ousted the Taliban in 2001.
The deaths brought to 45 the number of U.S. forces killed in Afghanistan over the last three months as a revitalized Taliban have stepped up their insurgency ahead of fall elections.
A purported Taliban spokesman, Mullah Latif Hakimi, claimed last week that militants had captured one member of the team and said he was a "high-ranking American" caught in the same area as where the helicopter went down, but refused to elaborate.
Hakimi, who also claimed insurgents shot down the helicopter, often calls news organizations to take responsibility for attacks, and the information frequently proves exaggerated or untrue. His exact tie to the Taliban leadership is unclear.
U.S. officials said there was no evidence indicating that any of the soldiers had been taken into captivity.
Meanwhile, gunmen on motorcycles shot a senior pro-government cleric to death Sunday in the second such attack in the southern Afghan city of Kandahar in just over a month.
The cleric, Mohammed Nabi Misbah, a senior member of Afghanistan's Islamic clergy, the Ulema Council, was shot Sunday as he drove from his office to his home in Kandahar, according to city police chief Gen. Ayub Salangi.
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He was taken to a nearby U.S. military base for treatment but died, Salangi said.
In late May, cleric Abdul Fayaz, also a supporter of U.S.-backed President Hamid Karzai, was shot dead. At his funeral, a suicide bomber killed 20 people.
Hitting back at the insurgency, U.S. and Afghan forces killed five suspected Taliban rebels Saturday in mountains east of Kandahar, local police chief Gulam Rassol said. Ten suspected rebels also were captured. U.S.-led coalition troops and Afghan police had raided a rebel camp in the area and were still searching Sunday for more insurgents, he said.
Taliban-led rebels have targeted hundreds of people linked to Karzai's government in an unprecedented surge in violence since March which has left nearly 700 people dead and threatened three years of progress toward peace.
AP Military Writer Robert Burns in Washington contributed to this report.
Read? Hell, they write, edit and publish the rag!!
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