And if the perp dies from the procedure we can say:
Posted on 12/09/2007 1:18:15 AM PST by HAL9000
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KABUL, Dec 9 (Reuters) - Afghan and NATO-led forces have captured two senior Taliban commanders during their offensive to retake the insurgents' most important stronghold in Afghanistan, the Afghan Defence Ministry said on Sunday.Musa Qala, in the southern province of Helmand, has a symbolic significance for both sides in the conflict in Afghanistan as the only sizeable Afghan town controlled by the Taliban.
U.S. and British forces opened the operation on Friday, in the words of a British spokesman "kicking the door in to Musa Qala", to be followed up by an assault by Afghan forces.
The operation is expected to last several days, but Afghan and foreign forces appeared to have scored an early victory with the capture of two top Taliban civilian commanders in Helmand.
"During the operation, two Taliban commanders named Mullah Mateen Akhond and Mullah Rahim Akhond have been captured by joint forces," the Defence Ministry said in a statement.
Mullah Rahim Akhond is the Taliban-appointed governor of Helmand, while Mullah Mateen Akhond is the Taliban dictrict governor of Musa Qala.
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Good guys kicking the behind of bad guys!!
The big fish are still hanging out in Pakistan.
That’s where we need military operations to deal with the Taliban once and for all.
There may be some more high-value targets in Musa Qala.
Please pray for the US Marines taking part in this battle.
kicking in the door pong
Waterboard them in case they know where Osama and the Mullah Omar are hiding.
Nevermind. Just waterboard them for the hell of it.
Waterboard him for sure, but don’t waste water, use pig blood.
And if the perp dies from the procedure we can say:
“good guys kicking the behind of bad guys!!”
Too bad it’s not wasting the behind of bad guys. It seems the “good guys” there have a propensity to catch and release.
The government offensive has reportedly involved 20,000 troops
Six people including a policeman and two children have died in a suicide attack on a checkpoint in north-west Pakistan, security officials say. The Swat valley attack comes a day after the army said it had almost cleared the area of militants loyal to pro-Taleban cleric Maulana Fazlullah.
Troops were chasing a few hundred militants in the mountains, it said.
Nearly 300 Islamists are reported to have been killed since the offensive was launched two weeks ago.
Officials said Sunday's attack saw a car crash into the police post.
"The bomber hit the check post barricades with the car and then blew himself up," provincial government spokesman Amjad Iqbal told AFP.
The fighting in Swat is the first serious insurgent threat from pro-Taleban forces in what is considered a settled area of Pakistan.
Until now the army has focused on fighting militants mainly on the largely autonomous Waziristan tribal areas along the Afghan border.
Forces loyal to Maulana Fazlullah, including some foreign fighters, had taken control of a series of small towns and villages, and tried to implement strict Islamic law.
Previously, only five troops and six civilians have been reported killed and 20 civilians wounded.
Great news! LOL!
Hmm, the enemy is dug in. Good, moving targets are harder to hit. And finally, finally, I think we have the new Baghdad Bob in Qari Mohammad Yousuf. I pray we have video of this guy speaking. I hope he sounds as blood-thristy as our friend Baghdad Bob.
Mocking the Coalition's Attempt To Target Saddam Hussein:
"These villains, and in particular the villain Bush, said they had struck Iraq with 40 cruise missiles to assassinate President Saddam Hussein. Not only are they disappointed, I think they are hysterical."
Attempting to Acknowledge What Was Happening Militarily Beyond Baghdad:
March 22, 2003
"Maybe they will enter Umm Qasr and Basra, but how will they enter Baghdad? It will be a big oven for them. They can penetrate our borders but they cannot reach Baghdad. They will try to pull our army and troops out but we are well aware of their plans and they will fail."
March 23, 2003
"In Umm Qasr, the fighting is fierce and we have inflicted many damages. The stupid enemy, the Americans and British, failed completely. They're not making any penetration."
As Televised Reports of U.S. Forces Approaching the Outskirts of Western Baghdad Are Shown:
"They are not any place. They are on the move everywhere. They are a snake moving in the desert. They hold no place in Iraq. This is an illusion."
After U.S. Forces Seized Baghdad's Airport:
"We butchered the force present at the airport. We have retaken the airport! There are no Americans there!"
After U.S. Troops Penetrated Central Baghdad:
April 5, 2003
"Nobody came here. Those America losers, I think their repeated frequent lies are bringing them down very rapidly.... Baghdad is secure, is safe."
April 5, 2003
"They are not near Baghdad. Don't believe them.... They said they entered with... tanks in the middle of the capital. They claim that they - I tell you, I... that this speech is too far from the reality. It is a part of this sickness of their plan. There is no an... - no any existence to the American troops or for the troops in Baghdad at all."
Oh boy, bad week for the libs! Iraq is going well, now this!
Second, “Qari Mohammad Yousuf said the insurgents were dug in to fortified bunkers in Musa Qala and warned of heavy casualties if NATO and Afghan troops attempted a final assault on the town.”
Well, good. No need to dig graves for them, then.
Well this sucks if true: I’ve heard that the Afghani Forces, backed up by Coalition Forces, have/had more than 2 thousand Taliban fighters surrounded in this town, and are letting them drop their weapons and escape the town posing as civilians.
Just when they were getting ready to pull out the "Afghanistan Quagmire" yarn...
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