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2005-07-01 Afghanistan/South Asia

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Posted by Dan Darling 2005-07-01 12:29|| || Front Page|| [11137 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Motorbike? So we're dealing with mechanized troops?

Posted by Mrs. Davis 2005-07-01 12:32|| 2005-07-01 12:32|| Front Page Top

#2 If true, then why not have a dozen B-2s visit one night. It's not like the mighty Pak Air Force would see them.

The burning mountain they could maybe discover. Maybe.

Posted by Laurence of the Rats">Laurence of the Rats 2005-07-01 12:35|| http://www.punictreachery.com]">[http://www.punictreachery.com] 2005-07-01 12:35|| Front Page Top

#3 If one of the MSM jerks compare this to Valley Forge, I'm killing all of 'em.

Posted by mmurray821 2005-07-01 12:36|| 2005-07-01 12:36|| Front Page Top

#4 Why do I get the distinct feeling that MSNBC "reported" this for the benefit of someone other than the public? Sheesh, gotta do something about the heartburn that symp stories brings on.

Posted by .com 2005-07-01 12:37|| 2005-07-01 12:37|| Front Page Top

#5 Seen from a satellite, the compound is close to the Afghan border, near six mountain passes and accessible mostly by motorbike.

Well, that sure explains the Talibs' motorcycle fondness.

Posted by Bomb-a-rama 2005-07-01 12:58|| 2005-07-01 12:58|| Front Page Top

#6 I'm hoping that long before the leaker told NBC, our forces had cleared that compound and collected any information (and people) inside it.

Because if NBC is leaking stuff we haven't been able to exploit yet...

Posted by Robert Crawford">Robert Crawford 2005-07-01 13:24|| http://www.kloognome.com/]">[http://www.kloognome.com/] 2005-07-01 13:24|| Front Page Top

#7 Didn't see the bit about the Pakistanis clearing the place.

Still doesn't make me feel warm and fuzzy, considering.

Posted by Robert Crawford">Robert Crawford 2005-07-01 13:25|| http://www.kloognome.com/]">[http://www.kloognome.com/] 2005-07-01 13:25|| Front Page Top

#8 Napalm does wonders to warm up those cold winter nights...

Posted by tu3031 2005-07-01 13:26|| 2005-07-01 13:26|| Front Page Top

#9 Lol, tu! Even the Brutal [insert memified country here] Wintersâ¢, heh.

Posted by .com 2005-07-01 13:52|| 2005-07-01 13:52|| Front Page Top

#10 Roger Cressey was the stooge that used to sharpen pencils for Richard Clarke. But leave it to the No Brains Channel (NBC) to title him "terrorism expert."

And he is sooo insightful "It tells use we've turned a significant corner...". Now, that's sure newsworthy.

Posted by Captain America 2005-07-01 14:12|| 2005-07-01 14:12|| Front Page Top

#11 you don't have to change much
On a dark desert highway, cool wind in my hair
Warm smell of cameldung, rising up through the air
Up ahead in the distance, I saw a shimmering light
My head grew heavy and my sight grew dim
I had to stop for the night
There she stood in the doorway;
I heard the iman call
And I was thinking to myself,
'This could be Heaven or this could be Hell'
Then she lit up a candle and she showed me the way
There were voices down the corridor,
I thought I heard them say...

Welcome to the Hotel Al Queda
Such a lovely place
Such a lovely face
Plenty of room at the Hotel Al Queda
Any time of year, you can find it here

Her mind is Tiffany-twisted, she got the Mercedes bends
She got a lot of pretty, pretty boys, that she calls friends
How they dance in the courtyard, sweet summer sweat.
Some dance to remember, some dance to forget

So I called up the Iman,
'Please bring me my pita'
He said, 'We haven't had that spirit here since september oh one'
And still those

Posted by mhw 2005-07-01 14:45|| 2005-07-01 14:45|| Front Page Top

#12 Why is it called the Hindu Kush when it was dominated by Muslims long before the British got there. Didn't the Muslims bother to rename the region? Or did they and the British kept the old term to spite them. Enquiring minds want to know.

Posted by rjschwarz 2005-07-01 16:59|| 2005-07-01 16:59|| Front Page Top

#13 hindu kush means "killer of Hindus" or "Hindu slaughter"

why would the moslems rename it

Posted by Gleresing Whomotch5559 2005-07-01 17:47|| 2005-07-01 17:47|| Front Page Top

#14 perhaps they should more accurately call it "killer of unarmed women and children hindus"?

Our brave Lions of Islamâ¢ won't face real men...too many consequences

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2005-07-01 18:32|| 2005-07-01 18:32|| Front Page Top

#15 It was named this by muslims. It celebrates their conquest of the kaffirs.

The earliest known use of this name was by the famous Arab traveller Ibn Battūta

"Another reason for our halt was fear of the snow, for on the road there is a mountain called Hindūkūsh, which means "Slayer of Indians," because the slave boys and girls who are brought from India die there in large numbers as a result of the extreme cold and the quantity of snow."
- Ibn Battūta, 1334,

Posted by john 2005-07-01 22:46|| 2005-07-01 22:46|| Front Page Top

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