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2007-12-28 Afghanistan

More than 4500 Taliban members have defected

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Posted by Fred 2007-12-28 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11126 views ] Top
File under: Taliban

#1 2000 - 3000 motivated Jihadis? When you think about it, that's a pretty small number for such an organized group. This war is far from over, but reading today's headlines, I'd say these guys are becoming yesterday's news.

Posted by Whomong Guelph4611 2007-12-28 05:28|| 2007-12-28 05:28|| Front Page Top

#2 i know the big fish is omar but am i the only person who wants toosee Heks head on a platter

Posted by sinse 2007-12-28 07:27|| 2007-12-28 07:27|| Front Page Top

#3 I'd like to see all the Haqqanis layed out elbow to elbow, too.

Posted by Fred 2007-12-28 08:29|| 2007-12-28 08:29|| Front Page Top

#4 The core Taliban operations in the south are run by Mullah Omar, the movement's spiritual head, from a headquarters in Quetta on the Pakistani side!!!!

How long have we known this and Quetta still has not been targeted-Why????

Posted by Paul 2007-12-28 10:00|| 2007-12-28 10:00|| Front Page Top

#5 they couldn't write the orders. Seems that there's a world-wide shortage of punctuation points, exclamation marks, and question marks. Someone's been using them all up. Any ideas?

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2007-12-28 11:20|| 2007-12-28 11:20|| Front Page Top

#6 Frank G comedian you are not!!!!

Posted by Paul 2007-12-28 11:25|| 2007-12-28 11:25|| Front Page Top

#7 I try ;-)

In fact most people who know me comment on how trying I am...

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2007-12-28 11:29|| 2007-12-28 11:29|| Front Page Top

#8 He's trying, he's very trying.

He oughta be on stage.

there's one leaving in 9 minutes

/Waving at my father-in-law somewhere out there

Posted by Thomas Woof 2007-12-28 13:07|| 2007-12-28 13:07|| Front Page Top

#9 I thought the headline was '4500 Taliban members have defects'. I knew that number was low.

Posted by Phinater Thraviger 2007-12-28 13:20|| 2007-12-28 13:20|| Front Page Top

#10 lol ...youse guyz

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2007-12-28 13:28|| 2007-12-28 13:28|| Front Page Top

#11 The rest are locals paid up to £25 a day - the equivalent of about a month's wages for rural Afghan farmers - to pick up a gun and attack Nato troops.

It's a living I guess....wonder if they get paid in advance?

The outlaw Josey Wales
Dyin' aint much of a living boy...

Posted by Tony (UK) 2007-12-28 14:02|| 2007-12-28 14:02|| Front Page Top

#12 The real war is in Pakistan.

Posted by Abu Uluque6305 2007-12-28 16:37|| 2007-12-28 16:37|| Front Page Top

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