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2009-07-04 Afghanistan

US forces repel Taliban suicide assault, kill 22 Taliban fighters (Roggio)

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Posted by Glenmore 2009-07-04 15:45|| E-Mail|| Front Page|| [11130 views ] Top

#1 8,000 kg x 2.2 lb/kg = 17,600 lb = big damned bomb.

Posted by Whiskey Mike 2009-07-04 17:29|| 2009-07-04 17:29|| Front Page Top

#2 Mess with the best, die like the rest.

Posted by gorb 2009-07-04 17:31|| 2009-07-04 17:31|| Front Page Top

#3 Ten Haqqani Network fighters were killed and one was detained, the US military said
I wonder if they first read him his Miranda rights, and if the poor dear will be treated gently.

Posted by Rambler in Virginia">Rambler in Virginia 2009-07-04 18:25|| 2009-07-04 18:25|| Front Page Top

#4 Rambler...Dude, don't laugh. It's about that stupid.

Posted by anymouse">anymouse 2009-07-04 22:45|| http://theworldsworstblog-really.blogspot.com/]">[http://theworldsworstblog-really.blogspot.com/] 2009-07-04 22:45|| Front Page Top

#5 Ten Haqqani Network fighters were killed and one was detained, the US military said. The Afghan Interior Ministry put the number of terrorists killed at 22, while some reports put the number killed at more than 30.

It sounds like the Afghan ability to count works both ways. Presumably the amount of explosives the Haqqani boyz brought is similarly off... although I expect they mistook the direction rather than just an order of magnitude. After all, both kilo and milli mean 1,000, right? Science is haaarrrrdd!

Posted by trailing wife">trailing wife 2009-07-04 23:36|| 2009-07-04 23:36|| Front Page Top

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