Taliban are buried alive

Sun ^ | Mon, Nov 5, 2001 | JOHN ASKILL

[Colorado Doug]

Blitzed ... huge columns of smoke tower above Taliban positions Taliban are buried alive From JOHN ASKILL in Afghanistan A TALIBAN survivor told yesterday how an entire unit was buried alive in a carpet-bombing strike by B-52s. Terrified Osman Rakhim, 23, revealed the shattering explosions caused by the giant US bombers started a landslide on his mountainside position. And he confessed: “I thought I was going to die — the earth was raining from the skies.” Dozens of troops were killed when hundreds of tons of earth and rock came avalanching down on top of them. Rakhim, who wandered away from the carnage in a daze and later surrendered, heard screams for help as a whole unit of fighters dug in behind him were buried. No escape ... explosions on a mountain during bombing Rakhim said: “I could not see, I couldn’t breathe. Everything was in darkness. “There were many, many bombs. The earth shook and it rained rocks and shrapnel. “The hillside was falling on us. There were about 300 of us there dug in with sandbags. I have no idea how many were killed.

[Colorado Doug]

I like it!

[ABG(anybody but Gore)]

And he confessed: “I thought I was going to die — the earth was raining from the skies.”

Payback can be that way, bitch.

[Vigilanteman]

There were about 300 of us there dug in with sandbags. I have no idea how many were killed.

I do: not enough.

[Diogenesis]

[Oldeconomybuyer]

Smoke rises from the village of Esferghich, Afghanistan, 50 kilometers (31 miles) from Kabul on Saturday, Nov. 3, 2001. U.S. planes began attacking targets along the Kabul front before dawn Saturday and continued into the day. Opposition forces said the Americans struck Taliban tanks and a Taliban hilltop headquarters. (AP Photo/Marco Di Lauro) - Nov 03 3:31 PM ET

[Gone_Postal]

?I thought I was going to die ?

I thought that is what they wanted, or needed to geet their virgins

[fooman]

Feel the FORCE around you! It is in the trees, in the hills... Yoda

[Vermont Lt]

OK, if they die they get seven virgins right? What do they do on the second night? Doesnt sound like much of a deal to me....

[Joe 6-pack]

This is also known as, "taking the mountain to mohammed."

[mewzilla]

Operation Infinite Justice.

[RogueIsland]

Dozens of troops were killed when hundreds of tons of earth and rock came avalanching down on top of them. Rakhim, who wandered away from the carnage in a daze and later surrendered, heard screams for help as a whole unit of fighters dug in behind him were buried. No escape ... explosions on a mountain during bombing Rakhim said: “I could not see, I couldn’t breathe. Everything was in darkness

Note to Rakhim: turnabout is fair play, bub.

[RogueIsland]

This is also known as, "taking the mountain to mohammed."

LOL! Now that's good.

[randog]

I could not see, I couldn’t breathe. Everything was in darkness.

Arabs take note--everything you can do we can do better....a hundredfold.

[Colorado Doug]

or bringing the mountain to rest on top of Mohammed

[cgbg]

heard screams for help

Why would they scream for help? They were about to become martyrs in holy war!

I just don't understand these Taliban. ;-)

And I believe it was Patton who said the object of war was not for you to die for your country but make the other sunofab.tch die for his. :-)

[Pharmboy]

One Talib*tch who survived was heard to say: "Perhaps we will rethink how we deploy our troops."

[fooman]

All your mountains are belong to us!

[TomGuy]

Osama Talibanter: Yesterday, we shot down B-52's! We were victorious.!
whisper, whisper, nod, whisper
Osama Talibanter: Correction, we shot down 52 bees. They were victorious before then succumbed.
scratched the stings

[BARGE]

Love it;This post just made my day.

[AmericaUnited]

Rakhim said: “I could not see, I couldn’t breathe. Everything was in darkness

Gee that's too bad Rakhim... This is exactly what an awful lot of people in the WTC experienced.