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2007-10-14 India-Pakistan

"Commander" of Lashkar killed in Kashmir

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Posted by Fred 2007-10-14 00:00|| || Front Page|| [7 views ] Top
File under: Lashkar e-Taiba

Posted by john frum 2007-10-14 09:13|| 2007-10-14 09:13|| Front Page Top

Indian army Chief Deepak Kapoor addressing a press brefing in a camp in Beerwah, 40 km (25 miles) north of Srinagar, Kashmir, India

A helicopter carrying the new Indian Army Chief Deepak Kapoor in a camp in Beerwah, 40 km (25 miles) north of Srinagar.

An Indian Border Security Force (BSF) soldiers patrol on the India Pakistan international border against the rising sun at Garkhal post of Akhnoor sector about 42 KM from Northern Indian city of Jammu, the winter capital of Kashmir.

Posted by john frum 2007-10-14 09:15|| 2007-10-14 09:15|| Front Page Top

#3 Nice pics, JF.
The indian habit of putting whacked jihadis on display is actually a good idea, though it would seem unlikely to be adopted anytime soon by a modern western army.
The jihad wannabes and cheerleaders have an harder time arguing their Boyz are tearing the unmanly kufrs to pieces, when the ragtag, lice-ridden bodies of their heroes are laid for everybody to see, along with the captured weaponry.

In some way, the US equivalent is the release either by the soldiers or by the army of "kinetic responses" on insurgents-occupied building.
Still, this has not the same "de-glamourizing" effect, just check on livebreak : for each such vid, you've got comments by the anti-US/pro-jihadis crowd, arguing that the building was full of civilians, that the US or western soldier (for afghanistan) can't fight and has to hide behind planes, etc, etc...

Posted by anonymous5089 2007-10-14 09:29|| 2007-10-14 09:29|| Front Page Top

#4 Liveleak, of course, not livebreak.

Posted by anonymous5089 2007-10-14 09:30|| 2007-10-14 09:30|| Front Page Top

#5 I would like to see these kinds of photo montages as threads onto themselves on Rantburg.

Posted by Mizzou Mafia 2007-10-14 10:48|| 2007-10-14 10:48|| Front Page Top

#6 Take a good look at the third photo down.

Hint: Check out the footwear.

Posted by Pappy 2007-10-14 12:06|| 2007-10-14 12:06|| Front Page Top

#7 Good catch

Posted by john frum 2007-10-14 12:16|| 2007-10-14 12:16|| Front Page Top

#8 Are those army boots?

Posted by trailing wife 2007-10-14 12:57|| 2007-10-14 12:57|| Front Page Top

#9 guess what country, TW...

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2007-10-14 13:12|| 2007-10-14 13:12|| Front Page Top

#10 Based on appearance, Sweden comes to mind, Frank. ;-)

Posted by trailing wife 2007-10-14 13:31|| 2007-10-14 13:31|| Front Page Top

#11 missed it by that much

/maxwell smart

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2007-10-14 13:51|| 2007-10-14 13:51|| Front Page Top

#12 Chinese tactical mil boots.

Posted by twobyfour 2007-10-14 13:51|| http://www.twobyfour.info]">[http://www.twobyfour.info] 2007-10-14 13:51|| Front Page Top

#13 Seriously, Chinese? And what are tactical military boots, as opposed to any other kind? (They look like hiking boots to me.)

Posted by trailing wife 2007-10-14 14:14|| 2007-10-14 14:14|| Front Page Top

#14

Posted by john frum 2007-10-14 14:19|| 2007-10-14 14:19|| Front Page Top

#15 Tactial boots are usually 6" (as opposed to combat boots that are taller--8" and up). Also, membrane is usually resistant to blood borne pathogens and there may be other features that separate it from regular hiking boots (which they do look like), better quality material. Most importantly, Chinese mil boots are dime-a-dozen (well not really, but cheap).

Posted by twobyfour 2007-10-14 14:28|| http://www.twobyfour.info]">[http://www.twobyfour.info] 2007-10-14 14:28|| Front Page Top

#16 The indian habit of putting whacked jihadis on display is actually a good idea,

I'm kinda sorta partial to the pyramid of skulls, myself. Still waiting to see one on the White House lawn.

Posted by SteveS 2007-10-14 14:30|| 2007-10-14 14:30|| Front Page Top

#17 SteveS, Dhimmicrats? ;-)

Posted by twobyfour 2007-10-14 14:41|| http://www.twobyfour.info]">[http://www.twobyfour.info] 2007-10-14 14:41|| Front Page Top

#18 Most importantly, Chinese mil boots are dime-a-dozen (well not really, but cheap).

And all of them are new-issue.

Posted by Pappy 2007-10-14 16:29|| 2007-10-14 16:29|| Front Page Top

#19 Just the ISI making good use of the US aid funds.

Can't very well use it to fight Al-Qaeda...

Posted by john frum 2007-10-14 16:44|| 2007-10-14 16:44|| Front Page Top

#20 And all of them are new-issue

Actually, Pappy, all I can say: "They are so 90's!" (albeit brand new). The latest model would have a side zipper on (inside side) and would be about 1" taller.

Seems that Chinks are dumping their mil surplus to the "lowest" bidder.

Posted by twobyfour 2007-10-14 18:57|| http://www.twobyfour.info]">[http://www.twobyfour.info] 2007-10-14 18:57|| Front Page Top

#21 Well, I guess it's good that we still demand US-made boots for our boyz and girlz, eh?

I also wanted to ask on the 3rd pic down...who's the goofball on the far right? Are there FL Gator fans even in Kashmir????

Posted by BA 2007-10-14 23:18|| 2007-10-14 23:18|| Front Page Top

#22 A picture is worth ten thousand words. Isn't that a Chinese saying?

Posted by Abu Uluque6305 2007-10-14 23:45|| 2007-10-14 23:45|| Front Page Top

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