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Dozens Killed as NATO Helicopter Shot Down in Afghanistan
New York Times ^ | 6 August 2011 | By RAY RIVERA and ALISSA J. RUBIN

Posted on 08/06/2011 2:21:16 AM PDT by BlackVeil

KABUL, Afghanistan — Insurgents shot down a NATO Chinook helicopter during an overnight operation in eastern Afghanistan, killing 37 people on board, a military official said on Saturday.

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To: Evil Slayer
Agree about the Chinook. The Stealth hawks are few in number.
101 posted on 08/06/2011 9:51:56 AM PDT by mad_as_he$$
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To: risen_feenix

Yep, despite all the countermeasures, unfortunately it doesn’t take much to drop one of these.


102 posted on 08/06/2011 9:55:30 AM PDT by Protoss
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To: Dubya-M-DeesWent2SyriaStupid!; ladyvet
BBC is reporting it was mostly SEAL Team Six. The info I am getting says it was an odd numbered SEAL Team which means West Coast. It also seems the Chinook was a Nightstalker craft which means I probably knew the pilots.

I have to go now.

All stay safe on this terrible day in the world of the Obama

regime.

103 posted on 08/06/2011 9:58:10 AM PDT by mad_as_he$$
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To: mad_as_he$$

Prayers up for all of the families, but the fact that they were seal team 6 makes one wonder...


104 posted on 08/06/2011 10:11:09 AM PDT by b4its2late ("Pray for Obama. Psalm 109:8")
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To: BlackVeil

God rest the souls of these fallen heroes.
God give strength and comfort to their families.

105 posted on 08/06/2011 10:11:55 AM PDT by luvie (RUN, SARAH....R U N!!)
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To: Stonewall Jackson

NOW it is being reported this was SEAL Team 6 that did the Bin Laden raid

They were headed for another similar raid, so it sounds

A lure, a trap, treachery by Paki intelligence!

Coincidence?

I think not


106 posted on 08/06/2011 10:17:58 AM PDT by silverleaf (All that is necessary for evil to succeed, is that good men do nothing)
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To: LUV W

Amen.


107 posted on 08/06/2011 10:20:54 AM PDT by Dubya-M-DeesWent2SyriaStupid! (It is possible to both promote Palin and support Bachmann at the same time, ya know.)
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To: mad_as_he$$

I remember the controversy off Obama befriending the taliban

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/bloggers/2360646/posts

I fear Obama sent money to whoever killed our guys.


108 posted on 08/06/2011 10:29:10 AM PDT by Dubya-M-DeesWent2SyriaStupid! (It is possible to both promote Palin and support Bachmann at the same time, ya know.)
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To: Doe Eyes

If it was an RPG, then all the enemy needed to know was the LZ and time of arrival or departure

In other words, a compromised mission and a trap


109 posted on 08/06/2011 10:32:28 AM PDT by silverleaf (All that is necessary for evil to succeed, is that good men do nothing)
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To: silverleaf
If it was Pakistani Intelligence laying a trap for SEAL Team 6, that is an overt act of war, but the White House will just let it slide with nothing more than a slap on the wrist.

Pakistan represents a clear and present danger to the security of the United States, but because of their nuclear arsenal and the fear that they might give a warhead or two to their terrorist allies if we ever invaded, we'll never do anything about it.

110 posted on 08/06/2011 10:41:55 AM PDT by Stonewall Jackson (Democrats: "You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy.")
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To: silverleaf
If it was an RPG, then all the enemy needed to know was the LZ and time of arrival or departure. In other words, a compromised mission and a trap.

The Chinook was shot down after the night raid. Perhaps the raid attracted some attention.

111 posted on 08/06/2011 11:02:44 AM PDT by Doe Eyes
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To: silverleaf

It was often said that the NVA knew when an Arclight was on the way.
A call home from the shacks at the end of the runway.

Recall the many competing versions of the end of Osama story.
One or more for each little betrayer.
All looking to gain from anything they could giveaway.

I doubt that anyone in the White House has a son in a line unit.
They do not know and they do not care.

Note that the son of John Mc Cain served in my sons USMC Infantry unit. Just another grunt,here and in the sandbox.
VP Joe’s son made a quick trip to get his ticket punched, big deal.


112 posted on 08/06/2011 11:40:53 AM PDT by DUMBGRUNT (The best is the enemy of the good!)
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To: Boris99

Undoubtedly.


113 posted on 08/06/2011 11:52:56 AM PDT by Ghost of Philip Marlowe (Prepare for survival.)
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To: jeltz25

I wonder about that too. I also find the Norway massacre - that tragic event - to have some elements of a contrived event. Yes, conspiratorial thinking. But if one looks at recent history, one is entitled to consider such explanations.


114 posted on 08/06/2011 12:21:42 PM PDT by BlackVeil
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To: BlackVeil
ICE-COOL BALLER, ELITE FRESH PRINCE
115 posted on 08/06/2011 1:48:36 PM PDT by gaijin
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To: Truth29

It was/is still breaking news.

Updates as available.


116 posted on 08/06/2011 3:05:11 PM PDT by Cindy
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To: BlackVeil

Whatever happened to Code Stink protesting this war ? I guess its all good now.


117 posted on 08/06/2011 3:25:09 PM PDT by culpeper (I have sworn upon the altar of God eternal hostility against every form of tyranny... TJ)
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To: BlackVeil
"NATO" deaths.

No body count scrolling across your tv screen, because it's Obama's war.

118 posted on 08/06/2011 5:15:40 PM PDT by _a_0_0_
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To: b4its2late; Dubya-M-DeesWent2SyriaStupid!
Most of what I know now has made it to the news. There was a major gunfight and our guys were leaving. Someone supposedly got off a lucky RPG shot. The Apaches are suppose to prevent that but stuff happens in war.
119 posted on 08/06/2011 7:34:50 PM PDT by mad_as_he$$
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To: mad_as_he$$

I hear ya, but.....


120 posted on 08/07/2011 12:51:04 AM PDT by b4its2late ("Pray for Obama. Psalm 109:8")
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