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| Canadian troops nab one of Hek’s boyz |
| 2004-02-15 |
| Canadians led a weekend raid that snatched a suspected key player from the terrorist organization of Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, The Canadian Press has learned. Officials say the man arrested in a mission ending early Saturday is not known to have a direct link to the suicide bombing that killed a Canadian soldier last month. Not surprising, that attack was as "successful" as you can call a suicide bombing. Hek’s boyz are fairly incompetent lot. However, Kabul police chief Gen. Baba Jan said ousted Taliban insurgents, al-Qaida fighters and Hekmatyar’s own rebels have formed a tight alliance that is spreading violence throughout the countryside and into Kabul. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the bomb blast that killed Cpl. Jamie Murphy and an Afghan civilian on Jan. 27. "These organizations are one and the same, but Hekmatyar is now the greatest threat, more dangerous than (Taliban leader) Mullah Omar or (Osama) bin Laden," Jan said, adding Hekmatyar is more familiar with Afghanistan’s power structure and the streets of Kabul than either of his two insurgent counterparts. He also controls more skilful fighters. Evidence suggests otherwise ... "His agents have infiltrated every level of Afghanistan society, so when something happens here, you know he has a hand in it," he said. After all, they’re the Secret Army of Doom ... In October, two soldiers died when at least one anti-tank landmine planted along their path blew up. Officials have suspected members of Hekmatyar’s rebel group, Hizb-I Islami Gulbuddin, of staging the attack. Canadian soldiers on the ground have suggested the latest attack on Canadians may have been linked to a raid on Hekmatyar associates, but Canadian generals denied any link. |
| Posted by:Dan Darling |
| #5 AP: the US lost a military aircraft up there in the late 1970's. I was one of a half-dozen photo interpreters looking for the crash site. What a desolate piece of NOTHING! This was late August, and there was still ice and snow everywhere. Life expectancy of someone in the water was like 17 minutes. We looked for four days, and never found anything remotely resembling a crashed aircraft. I think the largest group of people we saw were two dozen. Give me Death Valley any day. |
| Posted by: Old Patriot 2004-2-15 5:55:26 PM |
| #4 OP---Oh, the imagery! Been there, but did not do it...Heh heh. Take him to Beechy Island by the Franklin Expedition graves. Lots of polar bears looking for seal and other protein. |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2004-2-15 1:19:23 PM |
| #3 All they have to do is take him skinny-dipping in the Queen Elizabeth Islands. I'm sure he'll talk, once he thaws back out. |
| Posted by: Old Patriot 2004-2-15 12:03:57 PM |
| #2 I hope the Canucks tenderize him some. |
| Posted by: Super Hose 2004-2-15 11:32:11 AM |
| #1 be on the lookout for the Motorcycle of Doom™ with the personalized "Heksboyz" license plates |
| Posted by: Frank G 2004-2-15 9:32:01 AM |