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Gunmen launched multiple attacks in the Afghan capital Kabul on Sunday, assaulting Western embassies in the heavily guarded, central diplomatic area and at the parliament in the west, witnesses and officials said. The Taliban claimed responsibility, saying their main targets were the German and British embassies and the headquarters of Afghanistan's NATO-led force. Taliban fighers had also launched assaults in two provinces, a spokesman for the insurgents said. "We claim responsibility for these attacks," said Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid. Attackers fired a rocket-propelled grenade into a house used by British diplomats in the city centre and smoke billowed from the building after the blast, a Reuters witness said. Two rockets hit a British Embassy guard tower near the Reuters office in the city.
The Secret Service has been compromised. I'm looking for who made the decision to move the SS out of the Treasury. I did not know that til hondo told me yesterday.
Gunfire came from various directions in the area, close to both the U.S. and British embassies, while smoke billowed from the nearby German embassy, the Reuters witnesses said. Embassy alarms were sounding. Staff at the embassies were not available for comment. Attackers also fired rockets at the parliament building, in the west of the city, and at the Russian embassy, a spokesman for the parliament said. Afghan media said insurgents had stormed the Star Hotel complex near the presidential palace and the Iranian embassy and black smoke was pouring from the building.
Then it's impossible to get a live feed. The reporter has no one to tell him/her the USSA spin.
They disrespected the ho's! Obumma lost the trust of the drug cartels, they're backing the other gay Marxist now, the one from Massachusetts. Obama's watch stopped on 24 May 2008, but he's been too busy smoking crack to notice.
Karzai evacuated from Kabul Palace...... No. Not yet... ;}. But before Xmas....;} insurgents had stormed the Star Hotel complex near the presidential palace and the Iranian embassy and black smoke was pouring from the building. On the outskirts of the city, militants also targeted a Nato base known as Camp Warehouse with mortar fire, according to an AP reporter at the scene. Turkish and Greek forces at the base were responding with heavy-caliber machine gun fire. Last week, Mujahid said in a statement that Taliban planners were preparing to launch a spring offensive. In a statement posted on a Taliban website on Thursday, he said Nato officials should have patience, because Taliban commanders would wait for the “appropriate time” to launch attacks. Cool customers.
That's just so mangled, it's actually almost true....;} I'm looking at the ZETA's as the nextgen AZTECS...;} The AZTECS only lost because they ran out of resources. And with PEMEX, the ZETA's got all they need.....8D
When the US Embassy in Mexico City comes under attack... that'll be the USSA equivalent of the Brits getting kicked out of Dublin....;}
The other assaults were in the capital cities of the provinces of Logar, Paktia and Nangarhar. In the Logar province capital of Pul-e-Alam, provincial police chief Ghulam Shakhi said militants had entered a building that belongs to the education department, which is near a building used by the Afghan intelligence service, and a gunbattle was under way. I don't even have my tv on. The USSAMedia is so sad.
Nato said it was aware of reports of an explosion in the proximity of a coalition installation near Jalalabad, the provincial capital of Nangarhar, but could provide no details about the blast. AP That's the airport/base.
Military ensnared in Colombia Secret Service scandal CARTAGENA, Colombia — Five U.S. military members have been ordered confined to quarters over possible involvement in inappropriate conduct at the same hotel here as the 11 Secret Service personnel sent home in an unfolding scandal involving local prostitutes. Making the announcement Saturday, United States Southern Command commander Gen. Douglas Fraser said he is “disappointed by the entire incident and that this behavior is not in keeping with the professional standards expected of members of the United States military.” Read more: http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0412/75134.html#ixzz1s7QoBDi3 Obama's watch stopped on 24 May 2008, but he's been too busy smoking crack to notice.
NBC's Akbar Shinawar in Kabul said the Taliban also claim to have attacked president Hamid Karzai's presidential palace compound, although that claim could not immediately be verified. Maybre Karzai Is getting his helo ready...;}
I'm going with Navy....;} 4 bombs, two in Cartagena, two around the US Embassy in Bogota. Someone's testing USSA Security Protocol....;} 'The most serious Security scandal in SS history.' Ground Rules for Security Staff: Rule 1: Do not...and I repeat...do not stiff a hooker.....8D
Translation: 'We have no idea of what's happening, yet." The Ultimate diss of USSAMedia: KUNA (Kuwait News Agency): 'Waiting for Taliban to update casualty list.'
Headed to the Bush ranch in Paraguay.
Obama's watch stopped on 24 May 2008, but he's been too busy smoking crack to notice.
Each U.S. diplomat in Kabul is limited to no more than one bottle of hard liquor, three bottles of wine and two cases of beer per day. These are limits? I'd call them excesses.
No kidding!
Anyone claiming to be an expert is selling something. I brandish my ignorance like a crucifix at vampires. Aaron Bady
Good Morning, Kabul!!!! ;} The truth replaced by silence is evil. Turn on your TV now to see it....;}
No kidding! I really think this is a back door way to get booze into the Afghans. Liquor is against their religion.
Headed to the Bush ranch in Paraguay. Paraguay, the new UN of the World. All rich refugees represented.
Translation: 'We have no idea of what's happening, yet." The Ultimate diss of USSAMedia: KUNA (Kuwait News Agency): 'Waiting for Taliban to update casualty list.' Robin 'Salute the Troops' Meade is an ignorant hypocrite. not even thirty seconds this Monday AM Headline News. And 1/2 of that is that the US has everything under control in Kabul. BUWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA....8D Where to fu cking to start. ......as heavy fighting continued into Monday morning on the streets of the Afghan capital. The USSA military/State Dept have learned absolutely ZERO from Vietnam...no....take that back....they've learned that the Vietnam Syndrome will not be allowed. My Lai, the Tet Offensive and now 'Amb' Crocker stating on CNN (when he was on was at a weird time(probably 23 min after the hour;)to proclaim that 'the Taliban are great at making speeches but not so good at fighting'. Our Head Afghan 'Diplomat' actually said that.....;} Afghan lawmaker Shukria Barakzai told the BBC that she was sceptical about the ability of Afghan security forces to deal with insurgents without foreign support. She said she wanted "a clear answer" from the authorities about why it had taken so long to fight off the assault. Correspondents say the attacks have shattered the confidence of Afghans, as the insurgents have once more shown that they can strike right in the heart of Kabul.
Even Here!!! LMFAO We go no where until we learn history. And we haven't gone anywhere since 1975.... wiki.answers.com/Q/Why_co...he_US_win_the_Vietnam_War Also to be considered is the role of the western media in turning American military victories into propaganda victories for the Communists, in enabling them to "win" the war, which war itself was tragic for both sides. Underlying the importance of such is the often quoted exchange between Colonel Harry G. Summers, Jr. and his North Vietnamese counterpart, Colonel Tu. During one of his liaison trips to Hanoi, Colonel Harry told Tu, "You know, you never beat us on the battlefield," Colonel Tu responded, "That may be so, but it is also irrelevant." The success of the propaganda war has seemed enigmatic to many. "If there is to be an inquiry related to the Vietnam War, it should be into the reasons why enemy propaganda was so widespread in this country, and why the enemy was able to condition the public to such an extent that the best educated segments of our population (that is, media and university elite) gave credence to the most incredible allegations." (Final Report - Chief of Military History - U.S. Government) British "Encounter" journalist Robert Elegant stated, "For the first time in modern history, the outcome of a war was determined not on the battlefield but on the printed page and television screens - never before Vietnam had the collective policy of the media sought, by graphic and unremitting distortion, the victory of the enemies of the correspondents own side." The most manifest example is this regard is seen as being the portrayal of the TET offensive, in which western media was charged with inspiring and aiding the propaganda war of the communists. "The Tet Offensive proved catastrophic to our plans. It is a major irony of the Vietnam War that our propaganda transformed this debacle into a brilliant victory. The truth was that Tet cost us half our forces. Our losses were so immense that we were unable to replace them with new recruits." (Truong Nhu Tang - Minister of Justice - Viet Cong Provisional Revolutionary Government - The New York Review, October 21, 1982) Read more: wiki.answers.com/Q/Why_co...Vietnam_War#ixzz1sCmUVRRh
Underlying the importance of such is the often quoted exchange between Colonel Harry G. Summers, Jr. and his North Vietnamese counterpart, Colonel Tu. During one of his liaison trips to Hanoi, Colonel Harry told Tu, "You know, you never beat us on the battlefield," Colonel Tu responded, "That may be so, but it is also irrelevant." Even there. Where the military historians debate each other. They TOTALLY miss the point of Colonel Tu. The POINT: That the Guerrilla War is NOt over until the guerrillas say it is!!!!! What the USSA learned. Replace the Truth with Silence. Say that Everything in Kabul is under control. If we 'd done this in VietNam, we would've won. Just Priceless Bull Shite. The USSA will not know what hit it.
"Frankly I don't think the Taliban is good enough." Right now I don't know if Crocker will make it out of the Afghans alive. He believes his own bull shite. The helo will be ready, but he'll say that the Taliban can't get him.... www.hindustantimes.com/wo...-day/Article1-841235.aspx And of course any up to date info has to come from Anywhere but the USSA Media.
2001...2001...now what was happening in 2001 in the Afghans....;} Must not have been much if the Last 18 hours means anything. The USSAMEdia would've covered something like this non stop. I think these foreign news agencies are just spreading enemy propaganda. Like this guy thinks with his discussion of why the US did not win in Viet Nam: " The reality is the US decimated the North Vietnamese and Viet Cong; the latter not really being a true fighting force than a terror group, massacring women and children regularly to spread fear among South Vietnamese. The mission of the US and its allies was to contain North Vietnam and keep them out of South Vietnam, not topple the Communist regime. As the conflict dragged on into years, this came to be seen by the American populace and others as an exercise in futility. Meanwhile, the idea that a small, third-world country in Southeast Asia becoming a Communist state would be any type of threat to Democracy became increasingly seen as an illusion. The fact that the US won every battle and enemy body counts remained disproportionately high could not gloss over the destruction being broadcast into American living rooms on a nightly basis, eventually galvanising public opinion against the war. Read more: wiki.answers.com/Q/Why_co...Vietnam_War#ixzz1sCq2tAGg INSANE...The above is what passes for Intel in DC this AM...;}
Turn on your TV now to see it... How about a youtube video instead.
Let's do a History Lesson. According to the BBC even up to today: news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/...ewsid_2648000/2648951.stm "White House intelligence in Washington anticipated attacks over the Tet holiday to celebrate the lunar new year, but they were surprised by their intensity. Sporadic fighting is still being reported in Saigon but the main hostilities - which began at 1800 local time two days ago - are reported to have ceased. Reality: Tet Offensive lasts til the End of May... en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Kham_Duc "In the early hours of May 10, elements of the Viet Cong 1st Regiment attacked Ngok Tavak, and they successfully overran much of the outpost. By dawn, the 11th MSF Company was devastated, but they later received reinforcements which came in the form of the 12th Mobile Strike Force Company. Despite having received assurances that further reinforcements would arrive to relieve the outpost, the commander of the 11th MSF Company decided to evacuate his troops and move towards Kham Duc. By that time, however, the Viet Cong 1st Regiment had already turned their attention to the main target at Kham Duc, and they only left behind some local force units to destroy allied reinforcements. Meanwhile, elements of the Americal Division had been airlifted into Kham Duc as part of Operation Golden Valley, to bolster the strength of the Special Forces Camp there. On the morning of May 11, the North Vietnamese 2nd Division surrounded Kham Duc, and they gradually forced United States-led forces into their bases after several outposts were overrun. Westmoreland then ordered Kham Duc to be evacuated, so the 834th Air Division was told to make an all-out effort to extract all the people in Kham Duc, both military and civilian. By the time the evacuation was completed, nine U.S. military aircraft had been shot down, including two C-130s. On May 12, the North Vietnamese were in complete control of Kham Duc, and the battle resulted in a major defeat for the United States military."
Expect a major reversal somewhere in the afghans with fragging/mutiny. In the next weeks. O and a surprise visit (there can be no other kind;) by Obama into Kabul or Islamabad. Apr 16, 1968: Johnson arrives in Honolulu Previous Day April 16 Calendar Next Day At a series of meetings in Honolulu, President Johnson discusses recent Allied and enemy troop deployments with U.S. military leaders. He also conferred with South Korean President Park Chung Hee to reaffirm U.S. military commitments to Seoul and assure Park that his country's interests would not be compromised by any Vietnamese peace agreement.
But whatever you expect, don't expect this. The USSA is way too far gone: March 31, 1968 "What we won when all of our people united just must not now be lost in suspicion, distrust, selfishness, and politics among any of our people. Believing this as I do, I have concluded that I should not permit the Presidency to become involved in the partisan divisions that are developing in this political year. With America's sons in the fields far away, with America's future under challenge right here at home, with our hopes and the world's hopes for peace in the balance every day, I do not believe that I should devote an hour or a day of my time to any personal partisan causes or to any duties other than the awesome duties of this office--the Presidency of your country. Accordingly, I shall not seek, and I will not accept, the nomination of my party for another term as your President. But let men everywhere know, however, that a strong, a confident, and a vigilant America stands ready tonight to seek an honorable peace--and stands ready tonight to defend an honored cause--whatever the price, whatever the burden, whatever the sacrifice that duty may require. Thank you for listening. Good night and God bless all of you. NOTE: The President spoke at 9 p.m. in his office at the White House. The address was broadcast nationally.
O and one more thing per Kunstler Blog this AM: ".... The crucial moment in this recent history of race relations, it seems to me, must be located in the events between 1966 and 1970. This was the historical moment that followed the deconstruction of legal race codes with the passage into law of the Public Accommodations Act of 1964 and then the Voting Rights Act of 1965. These two legislative milestones, promoted and signed by Lyndon Johnson, were supposed to conclude the unfinished business of the Civil War and emancipation, which had festered so long in the Jim Crow inurement. The expectation was that the removal of legal obstacles to full citizenship would hasten economic justice and cultural equality, but just then something curious happened: the youth revolt of the late 1960s was underway and young black America immediately opted for separatism." kunstler.com/blog/2012/04/a-kid-with-skittles.html Only when the State gets desperate with it's wars do the Bottom 99% get any kind of reforms. Expect some kind of Single Payer Medicare/VA for all....;}
Is that where Bush was rumored to have bought a ranch?
Anyone claiming to be an expert is selling something. I brandish my ignorance like a crucifix at vampires. Aaron Bady
I think this guy is US Ambassador Crocker's suck up son....I mean, this is exactly the way Crocker/Panetta/JCS Dempsey think: "The Light At the End of the Tunnel topic posted Sun, April 24, 2011 - 6:27 PM by Forrest (note the date and how this 'thinking' has the evolution of granite...;) " The Taliban are entering the death-spiral phase of their comeback campaign. This can be seen by sharply reduced activity in the countryside (where the surge in NATO and Afghan troops has broken the fighting spirit of the Taliban), and the increased reliance on high-profile terror attacks. NATO casualties are down from the same period last year, although the media coverage of Taliban terror attacks might make you think otherwise. The fighting through the Winter was particularly damaging to the Taliban, and recruiting for this year's "Spring Offensive" has been difficult. It's been known for over two years that this switch in tactics was coming. It's the same pattern seen in Iraq. Moreover, many Taliban leaders are trying to negotiate some kind of deal with the government. Some of these settlements have already been made, and now the Taliban have one less ally and one more target. The terror campaign could go on, intensely, for a year or two. But eventually, the "fighting" Taliban are going to run out of money, men and places to hide. http://www.strategypage.com/qnd/afg...424.aspx No guerrilla movement can succeed without foreign support, and the Taliban's foreign supporters in Pakistan are themselves under serious strain. The Only thing this moron left out was this: "and has close links with al-Qaida"...LMFAO....8D
100 000 acres, cheek to jowl with the US SpecOp Base.
Here you go...;} # Al Qaeda Leader: Urges Syrians Against US and Israel - YouTube ► 0:57► 0:57 www.youtube.com/watch?v=dabqbR1dOisJul 28, 2011 - 57 sec - Uploaded by AlArabiya Al Qaeda Leader: Urges Syrians Against US and Israel On July 27, Al-Qaeda leader, Ayman al-Zawahiri ... # The Parcel Bomb Plot - Al-Qaeda's Gift to Israel - YouTube ► 7:43► 7:43 www.youtube.com/watch?v=fvieNyBYZcoNov 10, 2010 - 8 min - Uploaded by argonium79 While Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) may have claimed responsibility for the parcel bomb plot ... # GGN: Al Qaeda Urges World Back Syrian Rebel/ Al Qaeda, Israel ... ► 15:01► 15:01 www.youtube.com/watch?v=dSjWEwlyzkMFeb 13, 2012 - 15 min - Uploaded by DDarko2013 PLEASE SUBSCRIBE Please visit: www.ggnonline.com for the latest news commentary by Global ... # *Obama Watch* Aiding Al Qaeda, Islamic Extremists. (Israel, Bible ... ► 7:52► 7:52 www.youtube.com/watch?v=t8jE88dZjX4Feb 18, 2012 - 8 min - Uploaded by noimplant4me rt.com/news/us-al-qaeda-syria-otrakji-635/ http://rt.com/news/syria- opposition-al-qaeda-us-567/ # GGN: Al Qaeda Urges World Back Syrian Rebel/ Al Qaeda, Israel ... ► 15:01► 15:01 www.youtube.com/watch?v=fVJ3KpKSU30Feb 13, 2012 - 15 min - Uploaded by ddarko2012 PLEASE SUBSCRIBE Please visit: www.ggnonline.com for the latest news commentary by Global ...
US Frames Losing Defensive Posture in Afghanistan as Last Push for Victory As the Taliban gears up for its spring offensive, the US's lost war will be even more starkly illustrated by John Glaser, April 16, 2012 news.antiwar.com/2012/04/...as-last-push-for-victory/ Amerikans have zero idea of the monster slouching toward Bethlehem. TURNING and turning in the widening gyre. The falcon cannot hear the falconer; Things fall apart ... And what rough beast, its hour come round at last, Slouches .... William Butler Yeats
I would say, maybe 10% of Amerikans have a clue that this happened Sunday....maybe.
Less than 1% realize that Australia will be gone by August: Australia to withdraw troops from Afghanistan earlier than expected ... www.cnn.com/2012/04/16/wo...a/australia.../index.html 1 hour ago – Australian troops could begin pulling out from Afghanistan this year
Khe Sahn and Kham Duc approach.
Israel’s Fear of Three Simple Words: Welcome to Palestine By Joharah Baker The Palestinians may seem to be in a very unenviable position at present but yesterday proves that popular opinion is moving in the right direction. Let Air France, Lufthansa, Alitalia and Turkish Airways kowtow to Israel and squirm at their own lack of chutzpah. One day they too will tire of Israel’s dictates. In the meantime, our friends will continue to show their solidarity with us, either in Palestine, in airport terminals or their own countries, and the occupation, eventually, will fall. Of this, there is no doubt. Joharah Baker is a Writer for the Media and Information Department at the Palestinian Initiative for the Promotion of Global Dialogue and Democracy (MIFTAH). She can be contacted at mid@miftah.org.
I think there are many people who underestimate just how much d0llar demand is created by 30-40 million hardcore opium/heroin addicts there are worldwide. Try buying your fix using something other than the d0llar for wholesale purchases and just about as difficult for retail on the street purchases. The stormtroopers are protecting a very important d0llar crop. Peace...Tet Now for what really happened in Kabul, the afghans Sunday: April 16, 2012 A senior Taliban commander in Kabul boasts to The Daily Beast that Sunday’s strikes against military and diplomatic targets in the Afghan capital and three eastern provinces were just a preview of the fighting season to come. "These are coordinated attacks that went just as we planned," says Qari Talha, "This is only the start of what’s in store this year and next for the Americans and [Afghan President Hamid] Karzai. We will show them our ability."
First. It's Insane to think that at least 20 suicide people killed no one in a 24 hr gun battle. Starting at noon-2 pm, in the most crowded part of Kabul. "According to eye witnesses multiple weapon sounds, gunfire and explosions were being heard through the night spreading fear and panic across Kabul city, while heavy fighting was still ongoing after 4:00 a.m. and patrol helicopters were hovering overhead and several ambulances were rushing to and from the fighting scene. A doctor, on the condition of anonymity said that the local hospitals were packed with the dead and wounded from the fighting."
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#490. To: Fred Mertz (#473)
I saw that story last night. I'm not sure what to make of it.
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Staff at the embassies were not available for comment.
#493. To: mcgowanjm (#479)
So, if the Secretly Serviced had only paid the woman, everything would've been A-OK?....;}
"We (government) need to do a lot less, a lot sooner" ~Ron Paul
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They disrespected the ho's! Obumma lost the trust of the drug cartels, they're backing the other gay Marxist now, the one from Massachusetts.
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Don't ask, don't tell is still in effect, they're not saying which branch of the service they're in.
"We (government) need to do a lot less, a lot sooner" ~Ron Paul
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Don't ask, don't tell is still in effect, they're not saying which branch of the service they're in.
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Fighting was going on at some facilities of NATO's International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) and near the U.S., Russian and German embassies, ISAF said via Twitter.
#503. To: mcgowanjm (#500)
Karzai Is getting his helo ready...;}
"We (government) need to do a lot less, a lot sooner" ~Ron Paul
#504. To: mcgowanjm (#481)
April 13, 2012
#505. To: Fred Mertz (#504)
I'd call them excesses.
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#507. To: lucysmom, Fred Mertz (#505)
I'd call them excesses.
#508. To: hondo68 (#503)
Karzai Is getting his helo ready...;}
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Fighting was going on at some facilities of NATO's International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) and near the U.S., Russian and German embassies, ISAF said via Twitter.
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"My guess, based on previous experience here, is this is a set of Haqqani network operations out of north Waziristan and the Pakistani tribal areas," American Ambassador Ryan Crocker told CNN.
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Taliban 'spring offensive' rocks Afghanistan Western embassies and parliament attacked in biggest attack on Kabul since 2001, as security forces continue fightback. Last Modified: 16 Apr 2012 03:08
#514. To: mcgowanjm (#506)
The truth replaced by silence is evil.
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#519. To: mcgowanjm (#508)
Paraguay, the new UN of the World.
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#521. To: lucysmom (#519)
Is that where Bush was rumored to have bought a ranch?
#522. To: A K A Stone (#514)
How about a youtube video instead.
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Insurgents mounted spectacular coordinated attacks over the weekend that set off an 18-hour battle with NATO forces, an emphatic indication of their annual spring offensive and a public relations embarrassment for the U.S. at what seems to be the lowest point in the war.
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U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said, ”These are isolated attacks that are done for symbolic purposes, and they have not regained any territory.”
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To present this spring’s increased violence as a last strategic push to win the war – which is how its being presented – is really an embarrassingly transparent attempt at war propaganda.
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