US commandos rescue American hostage near Kabul (several 'insurgents' killed)

AP on Yahoo ^ | 10/22/08 | Jason Straziuso - ap

[NormsRevenge]

KABUL, Afghanistan – U.S. Special Forces soldiers freed a kidnapped American working for the Army Corps of Engineers during a nighttime mission last week — a rare hostage rescue in a country where ransom abductions have become increasingly common.

The American, who had been working on U.S. government-funded infrastructure projects, was abducted in mid-August and had been held just 30 miles west of Kabul with no public notice of his abduction. The dangerous mission to free the U.S. contractor killed several insurgents, U.S. officials told The Associated Press.

Taliban militants have kidnapped several international aid workers and journalists in recent years and have been paid large ransoms or negotiated the release of imprisoned Taliban fighters in exchange.

But increasingly aggressive crime syndicates are also raking in big money by kidnapping wealthy Afghans and foreigners and demanding ransoms.

[BGHater]

De Opresso Liber
RLTW
NSDQ

[2banana]

Knock Knock!

Who's There?

Special Forces! BAM!

[HammerOfTheDogs]

Reid and Pelosi saddened. Obama calls for 40 days mourning.

[frog in a pot]

Just one ping.

[TomasUSMC]

Who will rescue US from these people who think obambi is the answer?

Smith and Wesson and Colt and Remington and Browning and Barrett and ....

[KriegerGeist]

Is it me, or does it seem like less insurgents are beinng captured (to then be sent to GITMO)?? It seems like to avoid insurgents at GITMO being set free by courts, just have reduce or eliminate insurgents being sent to GITMO.

If so, sounds like a practiical plan.

[Allegra]

Thanks for the ping. This is excellent news. :)

[aft_lizard]

You got it backwards in one spot:

Knock Knock

Whos there?

Bam! Special Forces

They aren’t the police, they shoot first then answer.

[jrolfedrev]

Hmmm..luckily there is no ACLU in Afghanistan or else...

Bravo Zulu to the men of Special Forces. HOOYAHHH!!!

[NormsRevenge]

Is it me, or does it seem like less insurgents are beinng captured (to then be sent to GITMO)?? It seems like to avoid insurgents at GITMO being set free by courts, just have reduce or eliminate insurgents being sent to GITMO.

—

Rights lawyers and activists wanted change, yaknow.

War is hell, huh? 8-}

[KriegerGeist]

The best insurgent is NOT and incarcerated insurgent.
The best insurgent is an interred insurgent.

[Ditto]

Is it me, or does it seem like less insurgents are beinng captured (to then be sent to GITMO)?? It seems like to avoid insurgents at GITMO being set free by courts, just have reduce or eliminate insurgents being sent to GITMO.

BINGO.

[cyberaxe]

.....close.....

.....it's.....

.....Bam, bam, bam, Ka-boom.....

.....knock, knock.....

.....well, what ya know.....

.....nobodies (alive)home.....

[The Citizen Soldier]

The best insurgent is NOT and incarcerated insurgent. The best insurgent is an interred insurgent.

The best insurgent is an entombed insurgent!

[Joe 6-pack]

"But increasingly aggressive crime syndicates are also raking in big money by kidnapping wealthy Afghans and foreigners and demanding ransoms."

We would do well to study the KGB/OSNAZ response to this sort of thing in Lebanon 1985.

[SevenMinusOne]

RUMINT starting to filter out on this one......Hell of an OP our shooters pulled of.....

[SevenMinusOne]

(correction)...RUMINT starting to filter out on this one......Hell of an OP our shooters pulled off.....

[TomasUSMC]

The best insurgent is an interred insurgent.
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The best insurgent is an interred insurgent who before he is put to death, see’s 3000 of his supporters killed.

[JeepInMazar]

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