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Jazeera TV says Afghans take 3 US special forces
Reuters ^ | Saturday, September 29, 2001

Posted on 09/29/2001 12:06:38 AM PDT by JohnHuang2

DUBAI, Sept 29 (Reuters ) - Qatar's al-Jazeera television said on Saturday Afghan security forces had arrested five people, including three Americans, near the border with Iran with maps of sites of Osama bin Laden's group.

It said a military source from bin Laden's al Qaeda group telephoned its correspondent in Islamabad and said the three Americans were from the U.S. Special Forces and had modern weapons and some maps of al Qaeda sites.

"The five were arrested, three Americans and two Afghans, who were trained in the U.S. Special Forces and have U.S. citizenship. The three Americans are also from the U.S. Special Forces," the correspondent quoted the source, who he said usually called journalists, as saying.

"They had some modern weapons and some maps of al Qaeda sites," the source was quoted as saying. "They were on a reconnassiance mission to know the territory of al Qaeda".

He said pictures of the men would be released soon. ((Gulf newsroom, +971 4 391 8301, fax +971 4 391 8335, dubai.newsroom@reuters.com))


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I hope and pray this story is false.
1 posted on 09/29/2001 12:06:38 AM PDT by JohnHuang2
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To: JohnHuang2
Pray for those boys and their families...the Taliban DOES NOT take prisoners.

These boys will probably die.

2 posted on 09/29/2001 12:10:05 AM PDT by DCBryan1 (dcbryan1)
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To: JohnHuang2
bump for this thread. Hope the board administrator pulls the other 5 threads and continues this one as this thread has a "link" to the actual news.
3 posted on 09/29/2001 12:11:55 AM PDT by oldvike
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To: JohnHuang2
"Chasing Apaches with the US Army is like hunting deer with a brass band"

"It takes an Apache to catch an Apache"

~~General Crook.

4 posted on 09/29/2001 12:12:08 AM PDT by Travis McGee
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Bump
5 posted on 09/29/2001 12:12:29 AM PDT by Free the USA
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To: My Cat
What a bunch of idiots. If the American public gets riled up they will demand "Wanter Dead or Alive" !

The time to ROLL is gettin close !

7 posted on 09/29/2001 12:13:45 AM PDT by america-rules
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To: DCBryan1
If this is true, they may be up for barter, but I don't think that we are in a bargaining mood any more.

This ain't Macedonia.

The boys are in for a rough ride, the moslems often videotape torture killings and spread the tapes around for psyops value.

9 posted on 09/29/2001 12:14:29 AM PDT by Travis McGee
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To: JohnHuang2
At some time this will happen. But we need to complete the mission.

God Bless and Protect our men and women who are fighting for American Freedom.

10 posted on 09/29/2001 12:14:50 AM PDT by A CA Guy
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To: america-rules
This is what Osama wants: for the USA to come in guns blazing, killing everything that moves Soviet style.

This will only unite all Afghans against the "foreign invader".

11 posted on 09/29/2001 12:16:11 AM PDT by Travis McGee
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To: Travis McGee
That is correct... they take no prisoners and before the prisoner is executed he is tortured in the most unspeakable way...I would not presume to describe it here is is so awful.
12 posted on 09/29/2001 12:17:34 AM PDT by celtic gal
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To: Travis McGee
Story is true...just heard it on radio now. God protect them.Time to roll W....AND ROLL NOW.
13 posted on 09/29/2001 12:18:03 AM PDT by My Favorite Headache
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To: JohnHuang2
Routers...
14 posted on 09/29/2001 12:18:30 AM PDT by Geronimo
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To: Travis McGee
If true, I suspect that they were wounded!
15 posted on 09/29/2001 12:18:43 AM PDT by Chapita
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To: My Favorite Headache
Did they report more on the radio than what little was said on FOX. There has been no more on FOX.
16 posted on 09/29/2001 12:19:19 AM PDT by celtic gal
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UDPATE 1-Jazeera TV says Afghans seize 5 US Special Forces

DUBAI, Sept 29 (Reuters) - Qatar's al-Jazeera television said on Saturday that Afghan security forces had seized five members of the U.S. Special Forces near the border with Iran on a reconnaissance mission against Osama bin Laden's group.

It said a military source from bin Laden's al Qaeda group telephoned its correspondent in Islamabad and said that the five -- three Americans and two Afghans with U.S. citizenship -- were from the U.S. Special Forces and had modern weapons and some maps of al Qaeda sites.

The United States has named Afghan-based militant bin Laden and his al Qaeda followers as the prime suspects in the deadly September 11 suicide airliner attacks on New York and Washington.

"The five were arrested, three Americans and two Afghans, who were trained in the U.S. Special Forces and have U.S. citizenship. The three Americans are also from the U.S. Special Forces," the correspondent quoted the source as saying.

"They had some modern weapons and some maps of al Qaeda sites," the source was reported as saying. "They were on a reconnaissance mission to know the territory of al Qaeda."

He said pictures of the men would be released soon.

U.S. media said on Friday small groups of U.S. Special Forces had been operating in the rugged Muslim state in recent days, but Pentagon and other U.S. officials declined to comment.

17 posted on 09/29/2001 12:20:43 AM PDT by JohnHuang2
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To: celtic gal
There hasn't been any further update on MSNBC, either.
18 posted on 09/29/2001 12:21:53 AM PDT by JohnHuang2
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To: JohnHuang2
Report was that they were found near the Iranian border. Why wouldn't they have 'modern' weapons? What an odd detail.
19 posted on 09/29/2001 12:21:54 AM PDT by piasa
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To: piasa
....considering the source of this info, I'm skeptical.....
20 posted on 09/29/2001 12:22:49 AM PDT by JohnHuang2
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