ATTACKERS (Taliban) ARE KILLED IN BOOBY-TRAP BID BLUNDER

Daily Mirror ^ | 1/10/07 | staff

[pissant]

BUNGLING Taliban fanatics have blown themselves to pieces trying to set a booby-trap near a British base in the Afghan desert.

Little was left of the threeman terror cell after the huge blast near Camp Price. Marines from J Company, 4 2 Commando, are among 250 British troops at the base.

Commanding officer Major Ewen Murchison, from Bearsden, Glasgow, said: "It was what we would describe as an own-goal."

The Taliban were trying to lay a massive anti-tank mine, which dated back to the Russian occupation 20 years ago.

The blast could be heard over a mile away back at Camp Price. The accident has delighted the marines and their Afghan National Army allies, who could also have been victims.

Sergeant Syeed Din, from the Afghan unit attached to the Gereshk base, was among the first on the scene last week.

He said: "We collected their clothes, a turban and a Kalashnikov. Their heads were not present or their legs.

"Pieces were blown over a far distance. The mine had the power to kill for 100 yards. It was very powerful.

"It would have killed anyone in a vehicle going over it."

[Junior]

The Religion of Piece(s).

[rellimpank]

---hilarious--I wonder if this may represent a lack of skilled personnel, also--

--although explosives handling and placement isn't quite like brain surgery, a certain level of expertise is required--

[mt tom]

the marines were delighted but nazi pelosi hairy reid and swimmer kennedy are deeply saddeened and remorseful

[No Truce With Kings]

I love a happy ending. Especially with a comedy.

[TC Rider]

somebody set us up, the bo...

[Arrowhead1952]

He said: "We collected their clothes, a turban and a Kalashnikov. Their heads were not present or their legs.

I'm not sure why, but I got a warm, fuzzy feeling when I read that.

Dittos to that reply.

[american_ranger]

To: pissant

"Premature jihadulation"

2 posted on 01/10/2007 6:08:20 AM PST by indcons (Kirk Herbstreit - loser extraordinaire and buffoon)

I like it. Phrase of the day.

[AdvisorB]

"He said: "We collected their clothes, a turban and a Kalashnikov. Their heads were not present or their legs." This could be a best seller on Pay-per-view.

[Rummenigge]

Talibannanasplit

[pandoraou812]

First big smile of the day..

[AdvisorB]

Rummenigge,

We need to give a sliver of Helmand province to the German Army and let them go at it. Why should the Canadians and the Brits have all the fun?

[Eric in the Ozarks]

The gift of understatement.

[newcthem]

"He said: "We collected their clothes, a turban and a Kalashnikov. Their heads were not present or their legs"

Nice way to start the day!

[Vigilanteman]

To paraphrase McGyver, "I love it when a plan blows apart."

[nfldgirl]

I'm sorry! ROTFLOL!!! Quote of the day!

[nfldgirl]

ROTFLOL! I can't stop laughing out loud through reading this entire thread! This is too good! Isn't it great to have a sense of humor!

[stbdside]

TaliBAM!!!!

Whoopsie daisy.

[OB1kNOb]

"Abdul, hold ma' fermented goat milk and watch this!"

[uglybiker]

Oh, and 216 more virgins--think Helen Thomas cloned 215 more times would be acceptable?

They've introduced the 'Janet' model.

[Charles Martel]

To paraphrase McGyver, "I love it when a plan blows apart."

Did McGyver say that? I thought it was Col. John "Hannibal" Smith.