FOX News Alert: U.S. Marines in Afghanistan Open Operation Mountain Lion

FOX News Cable | April 12, 2006

[the_Watchman]

The U.S. military has announced that the largest air assualt in 4 years in Afghanistan is underway in Kunar province. It was kicked off 15 hours ago, but a news embargo was imposed. An attempt has been made to keep the Al Queda and Taliban opposition contained so that they will not escape.

Several thousand coalition soldiers are involved. The exit passes are being held since it was believed that too many opposition forces escaped during the previous Operation Anaconda.

[ReformedTreeHugger]

I suppose he mentioned "live from Kunar...." now that I have read the post from Calpernia. I didn't get the name of the city when he mentioned it....I can't imagine he said the exact location..... I just wan't sure what was out in the public and not. My bad.

[Calpernia]

Photo Essay from Operation Mountain Lion

During Phase III of Operation Mountain Lion, soldiers from B company, 2-187 Infantry, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), begin their sensitive sites exploitation near the Pakistan border.

U.S. troops fan out during Phase III of Operation Mountain Lion in Afghanistan.

A platoon leader from B company, 2-187 Infantry, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), surveys the land in order to conduct sensitive site exploitation near the Pakistan border.

A U.S. soldier guards the entrance of a cave as part of conducting sensitive site exploitation in a village near the Pakistan border.

A cave near the Pakistan boarder is set on fire as step one of cave destruction. U.S. soldiers from the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) are clearing the cave to ensure there are no Al Queda or Taliban terrorists inside.

A soldier from B company, 2-187 Infantry, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), exits a cave after conducting sensitive site exploitation near the Pakistan border.

[Flavius Josephus]

They'll get one of his top lieutenents though.

[kinghorse]

I wonder if they play Kashmir by Led Zepellin in their Hueys err Apaches as they attack.

[Grampa Dave]

Thanks for the ping and the great photos in your reply above.

[Grampa Dave]

fyi

[Calpernia]

bump!

[Flavius Josephus]

You can't treat a fungus with antibiotics, that's why they have anti-fungals, so I'm not sure about the rest of his history. Wild story.

[texasmountainman]

"Uncle Sam put your name at the top of his list,
And the Statue of Liberty started shaking her fist,
And the Eagle will fly and it's gonna be hell,
When you hear Mother Freedom start ringin' her bell,
and it will feel like the whole wide world's rainin' down on you,
All brought to you Courtesy of the Red, White and Blue!"

[BlueMondaySkipper]

In either case, I hope they put his head on a spike on the White House lawn and give Helen Thomas a front row seat.

Or vice-versa...

[ReformedTreeHugger]

Amen and God bless our soldiers and America. My heart is so thankful for the men and women in our awesome military.

[Coop]

Are those current photos? I thought Phase III of OML was years ago.

[trisham]

May God be with them.

[RedBloodedAmerican]

Very good points!

[Coop]

Yeah, those photos are from 2002.
http://www.defendamerica.mil/images/photos/jun2002/pi061702a7.jpg

[RedBloodedAmerican]

Well I think Helen needs a pass on this one. You'd be cranky too, if you were an 80 yr old virgin.

[Grampa Dave]

Thanks. All of our Warriors look the same in Afghani.

[MattinNJ]

We should have taken out his whole family though instead of letting them go. Even his dog.

His dog??? man, that's just mean.

I agree with wasting his family, but his dog???

[Calpernia]

No, these are not current photos. I've not found any photos of this phase of Operation Mountain Lion. I don't think they release photo essays until months after it is over.

[RedBloodedAmerican]

They must have an idea Osama is in the area or they would be dropping AGM-142's on the caves, I think.