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Australian special forces take out top Taliban commander
The Sun ^
| 31st August 2009
| The Sun
Posted on 08/31/2009 4:15:24 AM PDT by the scotsman
THE Taliban chief who threatened to slaughter Prince Harry has been assassinated by special forces soldiers. Australian marksmen "took out" Mullah Abdul Karim in a secret mission sanctioned by top brass.
It was part of a concerted campaign designed to rid lawless Oruzgan province of hardcore militants.
Similar covert operations are believed to have wiped out more than half a dozen senior Taliban leaders.
Karim gained notoriety last year by describing Harry, then serving with the Household Cavalry in southern Helmand, as an "important chicken".
Threatening to kill the prince - third in line to the throne - he added: "He is our special enemy."
TOPICS: Australia/New Zealand; Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; United Kingdom; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: karim; killed; princeharry; taliban
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To: the scotsman
Ooooooh that’s gotta sting.
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posted on
08/31/2009 4:19:53 AM PDT
by
domenad
(In all things, in all ways, at all times, let honor guide me.)
To: the scotsman
G’day Mate! (Nice shootin’ Tex!)
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posted on
08/31/2009 4:20:09 AM PDT
by
AmericanInTokyo
(When reality hits us that it's not "Incompetence" but rather "Intentional", what are we going to do?)
To: the scotsman
Did we read them the Australian version of the Miranda Rights before offing them!?? /sarc Ooooh, Eric Holder is going to be pissed.
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posted on
08/31/2009 4:21:04 AM PDT
by
AmericanInTokyo
(When reality hits us that it's not "Incompetence" but rather "Intentional", what are we going to do?)
To: the scotsman
As people here have wriiten many times before "I love stories with happy endings".
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posted on
08/31/2009 4:25:05 AM PDT
by
tommyboy
To: the scotsman
Australian marksmen "took out" Mullah Abdul Karim in a secret mission sanctioned by top brass. Please don't tell me the Aussie military is going through the same wussification as Americas. What ever happened to "See bad guy - shoot bad guy." What the heck do you need permission from the top brass for?
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posted on
08/31/2009 4:29:00 AM PDT
by
Pan_Yan
(All gray areas are fabrications.)
To: the scotsman
Aww...man. They should have Tortured him first...Made him listen to Obama’s speeches on the Queens Ipod gift or something.
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posted on
08/31/2009 4:29:20 AM PDT
by
4Speed
To: the scotsman
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posted on
08/31/2009 4:29:27 AM PDT
by
kingattax
(99 % of liberals give the rest a bad name)
To: the scotsman
Australian special forces take out top Taliban commanderGreat work by brave troops.
Gotta say, these "Taliban Commanders" are like Dixie cups.
And just as disposable...
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posted on
08/31/2009 4:31:34 AM PDT
by
Caipirabob
(Communists... Socialists... Democrats...Traitors... Who can tell the difference?)
To: the scotsman
Obama is expected to issue a statement later this morning condemning the violence and failure to respect this guys civil rights.
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posted on
08/31/2009 4:31:37 AM PDT
by
driftdiver
(I could eat it raw, but why do that when I have a fire.)
To: the scotsman
No doubt Obama will send a letter of condemnation for killing a muslim.
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posted on
08/31/2009 4:36:11 AM PDT
by
Carley
(WHEN YOU HONOR THE DISHONORABLE YOU SHOW YOUR OWN TRUE COLORS)
To: AmericanInTokyo
Did we read them the Australian version of the Miranda Rights... You have the right to remain silent,
<BANG>
You have the right to remain dead.
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posted on
08/31/2009 4:36:15 AM PDT
by
SC Swamp Fox
(Aim small, miss small.)
To: the scotsman
“Splendid work, lads! Rule 303 lives!”
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posted on
08/31/2009 4:37:14 AM PDT
by
RichInOC
(No! BAD Rich! (What'd I say?))
To: the scotsman
..... Afghan mountain tribesmen were historically considered to be great marksmen. The great irony here is that the Taliban are now being taken to school by some very good marksmen from “out of town”.
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posted on
08/31/2009 4:37:16 AM PDT
by
Senator John Blutarski
(The progress of government: republic, democracy, technocracy, bureaucracy, plutocracy, kleptocracy,)
To: the scotsman
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posted on
08/31/2009 4:38:45 AM PDT
by
Vanders9
To: the scotsman
Good shootin’. (Excellent control of that gun, mate.)
IMHO
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posted on
08/31/2009 4:45:12 AM PDT
by
ripley
To: the scotsman
To: Senator John Blutarski
The issue, of course, is that the Talib went through a lot of the great marksmen during their war with Massoud.
You become a great marksman by growing up in the hills hunting for game. I wonder just how much of that is still going on after four decades of war.
Best,
Chris
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posted on
08/31/2009 4:54:36 AM PDT
by
section9
(Major Motoko Kusanagi says, "Jesus is Coming. Everybody look busy...")
To: the scotsman
Australian marksmen "took out" Mullah Abdul Karim 
Has the Attorney General of the DEPARTMENT OF JU been notified yet?
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posted on
08/31/2009 4:56:52 AM PDT
by
RoadKingSE
(How do you know that the light at the end of the tunnel isn't a muzzle flash ?)
To: the scotsman
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posted on
08/31/2009 5:38:39 AM PDT
by
PGR88
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