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| Posted By | Discussion Topic: Report: U.S. Special Forces in Afghanistan | ||||
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| JohnSlack
| posted on 09-28-2001 @ 11:38 AM |    | |||
| Psychopath Registered: May. 01  | Report: U.S. Special Forces in Afghanistan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. special forces have been in Afghanistan (news - web sites) for two weeks searching for Osama bin Laden (news - web sites), the prime suspect in the airborne assaults on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon (news - web sites), USA Today reported on Friday. Citing unidentified senior U.S. and Pakistani officials, the newspaper said U.S. commandos arrived in Pakistan on Sept. 13 -- two days after the attacks -- and began moving into Afghanistan with orders to capture or kill the Saudi-born Islamic militant, or pin him down until the United States can launch air strikes. Pentagon spokeswoman Victoria Clarke refused to comment on the front-page story. The Pentagon was not making any comment on operations, she said. Officials have said the U.S. ``war on terrorism,'' declared after the terror attacks on New York and Washington in which nearly 6,500 people are dead or missing, would be an unconventional battle in which commandos could play a key role. The newspaper, citing Pentagon officials in Washington and Pakistani military officials with direct knowledge of the operations, said U.S. special operations forces had landed in the Pakistani cities of Peshawar and Quetta. Teams of three to five soldiers, supported by Black Hawk MH-60K helicopters based outside Afghanistan, began deploying into the country to locate bin Laden, concentrating their searches in caves and underground bunkers in southwest Afghanistan near Kandahar, the newspaper said, citing senior U.S. and Pakistani officials. USA Today said the elite troops were having trouble finding bin Laden and had asked other nations for intelligence help. Quoting U.S. officials, it said several elite military units were involved in the effort to find bin Laden, including the Army's Green Berets, Navy SEALS and the British Army's Special Air Services.  "Philly: It's Camden - with a bell." - Jim Norton | ||||
| Cementbag | posted on 09-28-2001 @ 2:01 PM | | |||
| Hanger-On Registered: Sep. 01 | God damn Brittney is so hot. I hope this is not a feel good report. By that I mean something put out there just to calm the spirts of some Americans. If they are looking in caves and stuff, you would think that there would be bloodshed by now. I hope we get bin laden but would CNN not report the killing of Taliban troops all ready. Ok just went to cnn and read the article for myself. Sounds like (maybe) they have a group of soldeiers, maybe undercover(dressed like civilians) looking around gathering intelligence.  Just add water Ill either get hard or my lunch will get wet This message was edited by Cementbag on 9-28-01 @ 2:16 PM | ||||
| Cunt-Twat I'm not a Cockblocker, I'm a COCKSUCKER! | posted on 09-28-2001 @ 4:23 PM | | |||
| O&A Board Regular Registered: Jan. 01 | yeah big deal, i hear today that they won't be able to attack because the winter begins in mid-october, so they might have to put off any military actions till the spring. i'm starting to get pissed at bush. tick, tick, tick... Remember-Laughter heals. | ||||
| o&aswallow | posted on 09-28-2001 @ 4:47 PM | | |||
| O&A Board Regular Registered: Jan. 01 | Do any of you understand the term "mis-information". Do you realy believe the Pentagon is going to tell the press what they are actually doing? If the military is doing their job correctly, CNN won't be there when the first shots are fired. Who want's to play Afghan Bingo? B1 - B52 - A10 - F15 BINGO! - Buh-bye Mother F'er Oh and kissy-pie huggy-poo The Froy thing. American Patriot, Pennsylvania resident, but original NYC listener. | ||||
| DasDoomper | posted on 09-28-2001 @ 4:57 PM | | |||
| Psychopath Registered: Jun. 01 | quote: LOL, not after that little mishap in Africa a few years ago. The reporters were there before the Marines. DasDoomper  | ||||
| Cementbag | posted on 09-28-2001 @ 8:30 PM | | |||
| Hanger-On Registered: Sep. 01 | Never thought they (the military) would tell them. Just kind of think of the CNN reporters as cock roaches. They are everywhere all the time. {btw-I don,t have roaches.)  Just add water Ill either get hard or my lunch will get wet | ||||
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