News From The Long War, Thread 2

Various | 2/13/06 | Knitting a Conundrum and others

[Knitting A Conundrum]

Thread 2

Since the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, our nation has fought a global war against violent extremists who use terrorism as their weapon of choice, and who seek to destroy our free way of life. Our enemies seek weapons of mass destruction and, if they are successful, will likely attempt to use them in their conflict with free people everywhere. Currently, the struggle is centered in Iraq and Afghanistan, but we will need to be prepared and arranged to successfully defend our nation and its interests around the globe for years to come. DOD

Our enemies include all the Muslims who dream of knocking Western Civilization off its perch atop humanity’s dung heap. Islam is fractured into any number of sects, tribes and ethnic groups, but the dream of destroying us cuts across all the fault lines. Islamic terrorists are merely the tip of a very large spear.

J. Peter Mulhern, the American Thinker, September 18

The determination behind that fight is real, the hatred is real, and the excuses for doing this are very real in the minds of those who have decided to walk that path. We can respond in two ways: Try to ignore or negotiate with people who do not want to negotiate in good faith, because what they want is our destruction, or to stand up against the darkness of those who see all of us, our way of life, our culture and our aspirations as something worth eliminating.

Either: "And God willing, with the force of God behind it, we shall soon experience a world without the United States and Zionism," Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

Or: "With vigilance, determination, courage, we will defeat the enemies of freedom, and we will leave behind a more peaceful world for our children and our grandchildren." GW Bush.

Here's where I will post news and info about the Long War. Let me know if you're interested.

Thread 1

[pinz-n-needlez]

Thanks, Count. :-)

[pinz-n-needlez]

Hey, 4. :-)

[Knitting A Conundrum]

I didn't know you'd been sick! get better, friend! We have lots of needlework to discuss when you're better!

[1COUNTER-MORTER-68]

Hurry...;0)

[Knitting A Conundrum]

LONDON — A British Hercules airplane was damaged while landing in southeastern Iraq and later destroyed by coalition forces because of the risk of mounting a recovery operation, the Defence Ministry said Tuesday.

Two people suffered minor injuries in the incident Monday night, the ministry said.

There was no immediate indication of hostile action, the ministry said, but it had not been ruled out.

The C-130 had just touched down at an airstrip in Maysan province when it was damaged by an explosion of unknown origin, said a ministry spokesman, speaking on condition of anonymity in line with department policy.

Another C-130 in the area quickly landed at the same strip and rescued the crew, the spokesman said.

“The site was secured and, after a thorough assessment of the damage, it was concluded that the aircraft could not be recovered without exposing our personnel to undue risk,” the spokesman said.

“There was also a potential risk that anti-Iraqi forces might obtain information on specialist equipment. The aircraft was therefore safely destroyed by multinational forces.”

http://dose.canada.com/news/story.html?id=7d92d29f-28d5-45c5-a918-278a091a914c

[Knitting A Conundrum]

Maybe so!

[Knitting A Conundrum]

A Syrian organization has claimed that they are holding Guy Hever, the IDF soldier who disappeared some 10 years ago in the Golan Heights, it was reported on Tuesday evening.

The organization, which calls itself "The Resistance Committees for the Release of the Golan Heights," published an announcement that read, "Don't think millions of your dollars will return the soldier who went missing in the Golan. You know very well how to get him back," according to the report on the Ynet Web site.

The group reportedly demanded the release of nine Syrian prisoners who are currently in Israeli jails in exchange for the missing soldier.

Army officials told Army Radio that this was not the first time that an organization has claimed to have Hever in its custody, but nonetheless, the military was investigating the latest claim.

Hever was last seen in the Golan Heights in August of 1997.

http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=JPost/JPArticle/ShowFull&cid=1170359851611

[1COUNTER-MORTER-68]

Hot LZ ,,, IMHO,,,Missile,,,Bad Security if it was an RPG,,

Add it to the list,,,

[Knitting A Conundrum]

The Palestinian Authority has fired hundreds of security officers who refused to participate in the recent fighting against Hamas in the Gaza Strip.

Meanwhile, PA Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh of Hamas announced that it was "premature" to talk about the resignation of his government. Haniyeh was expected to submit his resignation on Tuesday to pave the way for the formation of a Palestinian unity government. Haniyeh did not offer any reason for his decision to delay the resignation, sparking speculation of renewed tensions with Fatah.

Fatah officials admitted on Tuesday that they were facing "certain difficulties" in persuading the US and EU to accept the agreement that was reached with Hamas in Mecca last week.

PA security officials told The Jerusalem Post that the officers were dismissed for "failing to fulfill their duties" during the armed clashes with Hamas militiamen. The officials described the behavior of the security officers as a "form of mutiny." They said most of the officers were fired after they refused to defend senior PA and Fatah officials who came under attack from Hamas.

In one incident, scores of officers refused to confront Hamas gunmen who besieged the home of Gen. Muhammad Ghraib of the Preventative Security Service in the northern Gaza Strip for eight hours before killing him.

The fired officers belonged to the Preventative Security Service, Military Intelligence and Force 17.

According to the officials, the officers are suspected of sympathizing with Hamas and the Popular Resistance Committees, an alliance of various armed groups in the Gaza Strip.

"If they want to work with Hamas and other groups, they should not stay in the Palestinian security forces," the officials added. "Some officers from the West Bank who also refused to obey orders have been fired."

Hamas legislator Salah Bardaweel strongly condemned the decision to dismiss the officers, saying it was "politically motivated." He said the decision was also a "blow" to the unity government agreement.

At least 150 officers belonged to PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas's Presidential Guard, while another 320 worked for various PA security services, Bardaweel said.

"Many of them were fired for just sympathizing with Hamas," he claimed. "We will bring their case to the attention of the Palestinian Legislative Council and we will do our utmost to end this injustice."

Dozens of the dismissed officers staged a sit-in strike outside the PLC compound in Gaza City, calling on the PA leadership to rescind the decision.

Sources close to Hamas told the Post that the movement was now considering recruiting the officers to its paramilitary "Executive Force." They said representatives of the officers met earlier this week with Interior Minister Said Siam of Hamas, who is formally in charge of the PA security forces, and received a promise from him that they would be merged into the Hamas force.

In a related development, Islam Shahwan, spokesman for the Executive Force, announced that Hamas was opposed to any attempt to incorporate the force into the PA security services. Fatah representatives who participated in the Mecca summit claimed over the weekend that Hamas had agreed to merge its force into the PA security forces.

"The status of the Executive Force will remain unchanged," Shahwan said. "We belong to the Ministry of Interior and we are part of the police force in the Gaza Strip although we work independently."

http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=JPost/JPArticle/ShowFull&cid=1170359850244

[JerseyJohn61]

Thanks for the work. Bump for later....JJ61

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Two aircraft sorta makes me think it could have just been
a re-supply run,,,1st bird gets zapped,,,full of stuff,,,
can't fly,,,the area gets shot-up(secured),,,2nd bird lands
ramp-down,,,jump in the back,,,haul @$$,,,

Maybe it was two moozzis and 1 MANPADS,,,Mile Away,,,
Next time 2 MANPADS...

If they had 2 they would have zapped the 2nd bird,,,
(mile away)...

[Unrepentant VN Vet]

Catch you all at Oh Dark Thirty...

[sofaman]

BTTT

[1COUNTER-MORTER-68]

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