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2009-07-02 Afghanistan

Taliban Seize U.S. Soldier in Afghanistan

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Posted by ed 2009-07-02 11:13|| || Front Page|| [2 views ] Top

#1 Time to bring in the pissed off JSOC guys. The Talibon are about to learn a very hard lesson.

Posted by 49 Pan 2009-07-02 11:52|| 2009-07-02 11:52|| Front Page Top

#2 Waiting for our Commander in Chief to demand answers to questions like:
Are you following the Geneva Conventions?
Did you read him his miranda rights?
Have you invited the Red Cross in to observe his treatment?
Has he been water-boarded and if so, how many times?

Nothing but silence from CIC -- about one of our own, and he has got to have known since Tuesday, the day he was captured. Should have had his statement to the public already written, so that as soon as the capture was announced--- well, nothing but silence from above.

I'm setting an extra plate for this soldier for my 4th of July celebration -- because it's folks like this soldier, who have given us our freedom.

Posted by Sherry">Sherry 2009-07-02 12:04|| 2009-07-02 12:04|| Front Page Top

#3 Nothing but silence from CIC -- about one of our own

May just be more than "one of his own" than we think!

Posted by Besoeker 2009-07-02 12:06|| 2009-07-02 12:06|| Front Page Top

#4 Funny how it was urgent that the story break as soon as possible. From what I heard, it's most important to deny publicty, so as to minimize the value of the captive.

Oh, sorry, that's just the MSM covering for itself. US soldiers don't receive special treatment.

Posted by gromky 2009-07-02 12:09|| 2009-07-02 12:09|| Front Page Top

#5 My best wishes go to the U.S. soldiers family lets hit then hard.

Posted by Play4Keeps 2009-07-02 14:39|| 2009-07-02 14:39|| Front Page Top

#6 Pray for him, and for the men trying to find them, and that the damned idiot shit-fer-brains President Obama will not get in the way of the necessary operations.

Posted by OldSpook 2009-07-02 16:52|| 2009-07-02 16:52|| Front Page Top

#7 Copy that OS. I would be willing to bet commanders do not wait for permission on this one. Saving one of their own is worth any career.

Posted by 49 Pan 2009-07-02 17:18|| 2009-07-02 17:18|| Front Page Top

#8 I do hope that the Taliban will treat this guy at least as well as we have treated the illegal combatants at Gitmo. Three square meals a day; opportunities to pray and practice his religion (including providing him with a Bible, a rosary, etc., chaplains) etc. He will not be tortured, although he may be interrogated a little roughly. He will not be beaten.
Who am I kidding. If he is still alive, he will probably be tortured to death and buried in a shallow grave.
And people will say it is our fault.

Posted by Rambler in Virginia">Rambler in Virginia 2009-07-02 18:53|| 2009-07-02 18:53|| Front Page Top

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