[lit-ideas] Re: 3 SUICIDES AT GUANTANAMO
- From: "Andy Amago" <aamago@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 12 Jun 2006 14:25:20 -0400
Wow. Impressive. With such successes, why are they changing the name to
the long war I wonder?
> [Original Message]
> From: Eric Yost <eyost1132@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Date: 6/12/2006 2:09:49 PM
> Subject: [lit-ideas] Re: 3 SUICIDES AT GUANTANAMO
>
> >>In the time it took to win all of WWII, we managed only
> to kill one guy.
>
> Here's what we did last month:
>
> 324 Terrorists Killed or Captured
>
> During the past month, U.S., Iraqi and Coalition forces have
> killed or captured as many as 324 members of al Qaeda, the
> Taliban, or other terrorists, including senior al Qaeda
> leaders and a chemical weapons expert, and captured critical
> al Qaeda documents in raids.
>
> The forces have also shut down al Qaeda hideouts along the
> Afghan-Pakistani border in raids on known terrorist safe
> havens, amid reports that Osama bin Laden has fled at least
> one hideout while on the run.
>
> The stunning string of victories in May would make it one of
> the most successful months in the War on Terror since Sept.
> 11, 2001, and comes at a time when al Qaeda in Iraq leaders
> have complained their organization there is teetering on
> total collapse.
>
> The shocking tally of victories is listed on the web site of
> the U.S. Central Command, which has overseen the War on
> Terror in both Iraq and Afghanistan for the past five years.
> The victories have gone largely unnoticed in a news climate
> that has focused on immigration controversies, pork barrel
> government spending, and corruption scandals in Washington,
> D.C., but has been among the most impressive string of
> victories in the global war to date.
>
> Here's a sample:
>
> COALITION FORCES CAPTURE SIX TERRORISTS IN RAMADI
>
> 3 TERRORISTS KILLED AFTER EMPLACING IEDs
>
> ANA, COALITION BATTLE ENEMY IN URUZGAN; KILL 24
>
> MORE TALIBAN FIGHTERS KILLED DURING COMBINED OPERATION
>
> AFGHAN, COALITION FORCES KILL 20 ENEMY FIGHTERS DURING FIREFIGHT
>
> COALITION FORCES KILL TWO AL-QAIDA TERRORISTS
>
> AFGHAN, COALITION FORCES KILLS 61 ENEMY FIGHTERS, CAPTURE 20
> IN OFFENSIVE OPERATIONS
>
> HILLAH SWAT CAPTURES LOCAL TERRORIST CELL LEADER
>
> TALIBAN FIGHTERS KILLED DURING COMBINED OPERATION
>
> JOINT TEAM CONDUCTS COMBAT OPERATIONS AGAINST EXTREMISTS
>
> COALITION FORCES CONDUCT STRIKE AGAINST EXTREMISTS
>
> COALITION FORCES CONDUCT RAIDS; DETAIN 8, KILL KNOWN TERRORIST
>
> COALITION FORCES RAID TERRORIST SAFE HAVEN
>
> IRAQI ARMY, MND-B SOLDIERS SEARCH NETS LARGE WEAPONS CACHE,
> 5 SUSPECTED TERRORISTS
>
> AIR FORCE FIGHTERS STRIKE ENEMY CAVES IN AFGHANISTAN
>
> TERRORISTS KILLED, HIDEOUT DESTROYED
>
> INFORMANT'S TIP LEADS TO CACHE AND INSURGENT
>
> COALITION AIR STRIKE KILLS ENEMY COMBATANTS; DESTROYS CAVE
> COMPLEX IN PAKTIKA PROVINCE
>
> TERRORIST CHEMICAL EXPERT KILLED IN BAGHDAD RAID
>
> IRAQI ARMY CAPTURES TERRORIST CELL LEADER IN EAST BAGHDAD
>
> COALITION AIR STRIKE KILLS ENEMY COMBATANTS; DESTROYS CAVE
> COMPLEX IN PAKTIKA PROVINCE
>
> IED CELL CAPTURED
>
> TERRORISTS KILLED AFTER FIRING AT COALITION FORCES
>
> 10 TERRORISTS, ASSESSED AS FOREIGN, KILLED; THREE WEARING
> SUICIDE VESTS
>
> active links at:
> http://latefinal.com/archives/the_war_on_terror/index.html
>
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