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NATO: ‘Standard Procedure’ for Afghan Forces to Accompany Navy SEALs on Missions
Cybercast News Service ^ | 8/9/11 | Edwin Mora

Posted on 08/09/2011 2:23:34 PM PDT by Nachum

It is standard procedure for U.S. special operations units, such as the elite Navy SEALs, to be supplemented by Afghan forces during missions against insurgents in Afghanistan, according to the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force-Afghanistan (ISAF). Such forces were in the helicopter that crashed on Aug. 6, killing 30 U.S. soldiers, most of them SEAL members.U.S. Army Lt. Col. Jimmie Cummings Jr., a spokesman for ISAF, told CNSNews.com in an e-mail today that Afghan forces were in the U.S. helicopter that crashed in eastern Afghanistan on Aug. 6 because “the majority of our operations are combined coalition/Afghan missions.”

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KEYWORDS: afghan; nato; procedure; standard
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1 posted on 08/09/2011 2:23:45 PM PDT by Nachum
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2 posted on 08/09/2011 2:25:02 PM PDT by Nachum (The complete Obama list at www.nachumlist.com)
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To: Nachum

“It is standard procedure for U.S. special operations units, such as the elite Navy SEALs, to be supplemented by Afghan forces during missions against insurgents....”

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And we are trying to keep the identities of the Sealteam that allegedly killed OBL a secret, while Afghan forces know exactly who they are?

Smart thinking.


3 posted on 08/09/2011 2:28:55 PM PDT by 353FMG
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To: Nachum

sounds like someone’s hinting at betrayal here.


4 posted on 08/09/2011 2:41:41 PM PDT by old school
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To: Nachum

This is insane and more of this compassionate winning hearts and minds crapola,getting our best killed wholesale!! some people need to Resign NOW,Infuriating!!!!!!!


5 posted on 08/09/2011 2:41:59 PM PDT by Cheetahcat ( November 4 2008 ,A date that will live in Infamy.)
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To: old school

I think the Afghan troops on board brought down the chopper.


6 posted on 08/09/2011 2:52:17 PM PDT by NowApproachingMidnight (purple durple lips)
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To: Nachum

It seems that Osama bin Ladin got more respect
than the Seal team that was sold out by NATO
and its Ikhwan allies that OBVIOUSLY are on the
side of al Qaeda.

Was their position leaked by NATO?
or the White House and its DNC Islamic links?


7 posted on 08/09/2011 2:55:12 PM PDT by Diogenesis (No man's life, liberty, or property is safe while the legislature is in session. - Mark Twain)
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To: Nachum

IF they were on a “rescue” mission WHY WAS THE CHOPPER STUFFED FULL OF TROOPS.?


8 posted on 08/09/2011 3:06:45 PM PDT by spokeshave (Obamas approval ratings are so low, Kenyans are accusing him of being born in the USA.)
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To: spokeshave

The story I read said our guys were pinned down, and this was a load of reinforcements.


9 posted on 08/09/2011 3:10:22 PM PDT by nascarnation
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To: nascarnation
I read that they had a dog on board, which leads me to think that this was a snatch mission.

I think the Paki's, still chaffing at being left out of the loop, sold us out.

10 posted on 08/09/2011 3:26:52 PM PDT by fortheDeclaration (When the wicked beareth rule, the people mourn (Pr.29:2))
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To: old school

Betrayals are no longer punishable these days.


11 posted on 08/09/2011 4:27:33 PM PDT by 353FMG
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To: Nachum
Ok, now where were the united states drone assets when this occurred.
12 posted on 08/09/2011 4:45:36 PM PDT by org.whodat (What does the Republican party stand for////??? absolutely nothing.)
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To: spokeshave

Any time you feel like you need a good butt whipping, just jump in front of a Seal or any military man when his friends may need his help.


13 posted on 08/09/2011 4:49:41 PM PDT by org.whodat (What does the Republican party stand for////??? absolutely nothing.)
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