They might need a good example for "motivation".
Posted on 02/07/2006 1:45:58 AM PST by HAL9000
OSLO, Feb 7 (Reuters) - Norwegian soldiers in the NATO-led mission in Afghanistan were attacked on Tuesday by a crowd throwing stones and which smashed their way into the force's camp, Norway's defence ministry said.The attack occurred three days after Norway's embassy in Syria was torched by Muslim demonstrators angry at the publication of cartoons of the Prophet Mohammad in Danish and Norwegian newspapers.
Two Norwegians were reported slightly hurt in the attack by about 200-300 demonstrators at the Meymaneh camp of the ISAF international peace force, a ministry spokesman said.
"The demonstrators are throwing stones and have broken through the gate," the ministry said in a statement. "Materiel has been set on fire," it added. The camp has requested assistance from ISAF headquarters in Kabul, the ministry said.
About 33 Norwegian soldiers are at the camp, it said.
One demonstrator has died.
F-16's were called in.
Little boys playing soldier.
They will probably get medals for compassion and restraint.
Two Norwegian soldiers injured.
That's a fine thank you for putting your life on the line to provide them security...
(Denny Crane: "I Don't Want To Socialize With A Pinko Liberal Democrat Commie. Say What You Like About Republicans. We Stick To Our Convictions. Even When We Know We're Dead Wrong.")
LOL..you owe me a cup of coffee and a keyboard!
300 "demonstrators" should be dead. islam has defeated scnadinavia again in round 6. six more rounds to follow.
Strange isn't it? The very nature of these people is so foreign to us. Makes you wonder why we bother. They're hopeless. Stuck on stupid, as we like to say here on FR.
Let's see; 33 soldiers armed with automatic weapons. 200 - 300 rock throwing demonstrators.
Sounds fair to me. That is, if the soldiers use the weapons!
Demonstrators attack Norwegian-led military base in Afghanistan
Demonstrators in Afghanistan, joining an international wave of Muslim fury over the publication of offensive cartoons, attacked a Norwegian-led military base on Tuesday. One demonstrator was killed and at least five others injured.
The Norwegian-led military camp is in northwestern Afghanistan.
The demonstrators were said to have thrown stones and hand grenades at the offices and military camp of the Norwegian-led troops in the town of Maymana, capital of the Faryab province in western Afghanistan. That turned the protest action, which began peacefully, into "a violent episode," according to an observer.
The roughly 40 Norwegian soldiers on duty at the base were attacked by as many as 300 demonstrators. Two of the Norwegians were injured when they were hit by flying rocks.
The Associated Press reported that the Norwegian soldiers used tear gas in an attempt to disperse the demonstrators. Two female passersby were reportedly hit by stones and taken to a local hospital.
The attack began in the late morning in Afghanistan. After a few hours, the demonstrators were said to have broken through the outside gate of the compound, but it wasn't clear whether they'd succeeded in getting into the military base's central area.
"This is very dramatic and serious," Commander Thom Knustad told Aftenposten.no. "This is an attack on a NATO base in Afghanistan." The base is staffed mostly by about 50 soldiers from Norway and additional troops from Finland.
Flag-burning on Monday
Norwegian Defense Minister Anne-Grete Strøm Erichsen had said Monday night that she was worried about incidents where the Norwegian flag was burned in Afghanistan, but she stressed that she believed Norwegian soldiers were safe.
The growing anger against Norway in Kabul occurred just as Norway was sending four F-16 fighter jets from a Norwegian base in Bodø to Afghanistan, to strengthen the NATO-led forces in the country.
Strøm-Erichsen acknowledged that the arrival of the jets added to the attention focused on the Norwegian presence in Afghanistan, but she said there were no plans to change any of the assignments for the Norwegian soldiers.
Aftenposten English Web Desk
Nina Berglund
They might need a good example for "motivation".
it doesn't seem to take very much to get them going. we might want to parachute in a bunch of shrinks with valium, to teach the Muzzies about anger management.
What a great lot of idiots.
bttt
Wow! that one goes way back to the Gulf War!
Maybe the brave and couragous euro men can offer up their daughters to calm the mussies down. And some little boys too.
Perhaps! I find it funny...
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