Bomb Scare In Afghanistan...

[paulitician]

Looks like an assassination attempt no?


Soldiers Tackle Man on Fire During Panetta's Afghan Visit

In a bizarre security scare on a coalition base in Afghanistan today, defense officials said an Afghan civilian managed to steal a truck, crash it, but then continue to apparently try to attack Western soldiers even though he was on fire -- all while U.S. Defense Secretary sat nearby on a military transport plane.

The incident occurred at a Camp Bastion airstrip just about the same time Panetta arrived to address troops there in a high profile visit. The suspect, who has not been identified and appears to have been working alone, stole a truck from a British soldier and sped onto the runway where Panetta's plane had landed before he crashed the truck into a ditch, the officials said. The British soldier purportedly suffered a broken pelvis during the theft.

The man somehow caught on fire in the course of escaping the wreck -- one NATO official said he is suspected of lighting himself on fire -- and then jumped on the side of a vehicle belonging to soldiers responding to the scene, according to several officials. Soldiers from the base's security detail eventually managed to tackle the man to the ground and put out the flames.

Pentagon spokesperson Capt. John Kirby said that at no point was Panetta in danger and an investigation into the apparent attacker's motive is ongoing. No explosives or weapons were found in the vehicle or with the driver, Kirby said.

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[Mr. H.]

An assassination attempt - right out of a Marx Brothers movie.

 

[paulitician]

An assassination attempt - right out of a Marx Brothers movie.

Not a very effective assassination attempt, but an attempt nonetheless.

 

[Mr. H.]

True. But it does border on the comedic.

 

[Peach]

True. But it does border on the comedic.

This was right before the Marines were disarmed for Panetta's TENT meeting.

 

[High_Gravity]

Looks like an assassination attempt no?


Soldiers Tackle Man on Fire During Panetta's Afghan Visit

In a bizarre security scare on a coalition base in Afghanistan today, defense officials said an Afghan civilian managed to steal a truck, crash it, but then continue to apparently try to attack Western soldiers even though he was on fire -- all while U.S. Defense Secretary sat nearby on a military transport plane.

The incident occurred at a Camp Bastion airstrip just about the same time Panetta arrived to address troops there in a high profile visit. The suspect, who has not been identified and appears to have been working alone, stole a truck from a British soldier and sped onto the runway where Panetta's plane had landed before he crashed the truck into a ditch, the officials said. The British soldier purportedly suffered a broken pelvis during the theft.

The man somehow caught on fire in the course of escaping the wreck -- one NATO official said he is suspected of lighting himself on fire -- and then jumped on the side of a vehicle belonging to soldiers responding to the scene, according to several officials. Soldiers from the base's security detail eventually managed to tackle the man to the ground and put out the flames.

Pentagon spokesperson Capt. John Kirby said that at no point was Panetta in danger and an investigation into the apparent attacker's motive is ongoing. No explosives or weapons were found in the vehicle or with the driver, Kirby said.

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Soldiers Tackle Man on Fire During Panetta's Afghan Visit - Yahoo! News
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Scary shit, I read that a suicide bomber blew himself up right outside the air port where Panetta landed up, and during Panettas press conference or whatever they had all the troops disarm, American and Afghan, things are getting very dangerous there.

 

[High_Gravity]

True. But it does border on the comedic.

This was right before the Marines were disarmed for Panetta's TENT meeting.

Disarming those Marines was insane.

 

[Peach]

True. But it does border on the comedic.

This was right before the Marines were disarmed for Panetta's TENT meeting.

Disarming those Marines was insane.

The Taliban has cut off peace talks just as a Taliban leader is reported captured, and demonstrations begin because the soldier who is alleged to have killed 16 civilians is transferred OUT of the country. NOW we see what Afghan troops will do.

 

[High_Gravity]

This was right before the Marines were disarmed for Panetta's TENT meeting.

Disarming those Marines was insane.

The Taliban has cut off peace talks just as a Taliban leader is reported captured, and demonstrations begin because the soldier who is alleged to have killed 16 civilians is transferred OUT of the country. NOW we see what Afghan troops will do.

The Afghan Troops have been shooting at us for a while now, that won't change.

 

[Claudette]

True. But it does border on the comedic.

This was right before the Marines were disarmed for Panetta's TENT meeting.

Disarming those Marines was insane.

Insane is right. What the hell were they thinking??

Would have been real cute if the dirtbags raided the meeting and no one had any guns to defend themselves with.

Sometimes I wonder if some folks have a brain cell that works??

Time to wave bye bye to Astan. Let the Taliban have that pile of rocks. We've spent more than enough blood an treasure there. Not to mention the billions in aid that went into Karsais pockets. Hope they shoot that asshole on their way out.

 

[High_Gravity]

This was right before the Marines were disarmed for Panetta's TENT meeting.

Disarming those Marines was insane.

Insane is right. What the hell were they thinking??

Would have been real cute if the dirtbags raided the meeting and no one had any guns to defend themselves with.

Sometimes I wonder if some folks have a brain cell that works??

Time to wave bye bye to Astan. Let the Taliban have that pile of rocks. We've spent more than enough blood an treasure there. Not to mention the billions in aid that went into Karsais pockets. Hope they shoot that asshole on their way out.

I was thinking the same thing, what if some Afghan assholes did sneak guns into the meeting and start shooting the place up, what were those un armed Marines supposed to do? throw their bodies in front of Panetta and be human shields?

 

[Peach]

Disarming those Marines was insane.

Insane is right. What the hell were they thinking??

Would have been real cute if the dirtbags raided the meeting and no one had any guns to defend themselves with.

Sometimes I wonder if some folks have a brain cell that works??

Time to wave bye bye to Astan. Let the Taliban have that pile of rocks. We've spent more than enough blood an treasure there. Not to mention the billions in aid that went into Karsais pockets. Hope they shoot that asshole on their way out.

I was thinking the same thing, what if some Afghan assholes did sneak guns into the meeting and start shooting the place up, what were those un armed Marines supposed to do? throw their bodies in front of Panetta and be human shields?

They should be REARMED by now, and possibly facing more attacks.

 

[High_Gravity]

Insane is right. What the hell were they thinking??

Would have been real cute if the dirtbags raided the meeting and no one had any guns to defend themselves with.

Sometimes I wonder if some folks have a brain cell that works??

Time to wave bye bye to Astan. Let the Taliban have that pile of rocks. We've spent more than enough blood an treasure there. Not to mention the billions in aid that went into Karsais pockets. Hope they shoot that asshole on their way out.

I was thinking the same thing, what if some Afghan assholes did sneak guns into the meeting and start shooting the place up, what were those un armed Marines supposed to do? throw their bodies in front of Panetta and be human shields?

They should be REARMED by now, and possibly facing more attacks.

I am sure they are re-armed now, but even disarming them in the first place was a fucking bonehead move that could have cost lives.

 

[old navy]

Tomorrow is the day of prayer, different than praying five times a day I guess, and I would bet that protests and violence will break out. It has been quite so far. That is not because the people do not want to make noise but because the mullahs and village elders have not told them to make an ass of themselves yet. Tomorrow is the day though.

 

[paulitician]

True. But it does border on the comedic.

Funny, but not so funny.

 

[Peach]

what were those un armed Marines supposed to do? throw their bodies in front of Panetta and be human shields?
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And what an Afghani IN the tent got one of the US guns? This war began in lat 2001; the Iraq DIVERSION was already on Bush's mind.

 

[High_Gravity]

what were those un armed Marines supposed to do? throw their bodies in front of Panetta and be human shields?
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And what an Afghani IN the tent got one of the US guns? This war began in lat 2001; the Iraq DIVERSION was already on Bush's mind.

If an Afghani tried to grab a Marines gun the Afghan would have had that rifle shoved up his ass.

 

[Peach]

If an Afghani tried to grab a Marines guy
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No Marines on flights on UA 93, 175 or AA 11, 77.............................................mainly SAUDI exiles. THAT is why Bush's kiss of the Saudi crown prince was so disgusting.