Posted on 01/07/2007 3:06:18 PM PST by blam
UK troops 'destroy' Taleban camp
Many Taleban fighters are thought to have been killed in the operation
British troops have destroyed a Taleban training camp in southern Afghanistan, killing dozens of insurgents, according to the military. About 110 Royal Marines carried out the operation in northern Helmand, which it is hoped will pave the way for repairs on a hydroelectric dam in the province.
It is hoped nearly two million people will now get access to electricity.
Operation Clay was launched on New Year's Day. Plymouth-based 42 Commando were engaged in four days of fighting.
Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai has thanked Operation Clay's commanders.
Mr Karzai, who is championing the scheme to fix the Kajaki Dam, sent a personal message.
A senior Taleban commander and "tens" of his henchman are said to have been killed during the operation.
Only one marine was hurt during the battles. The soldier was shot through the hand.
'Running firefights'
Insurgents had been stalling repairs on faulty turbines at the dam, which is situated at the source of the Helmand River.
Repair work on the facility, which was built in 1953, will now commence next month.
It is estimated it will bring electricity to about 1.8 million people and treble the area of irrigated farmland in the fertile province.
Military spokesman Major Oliver Lee said: "We needed to sort out the insurgency that there has been in the environs of Kajaki.
"And we very successfully did that over this past week or so with some very focused targeted military operations, which included killing the key insurgency commander at that location."
He said there had been "running firefights" for up to four days against "fairly coherent sustained attacks of small arms, rockets and indirect fire".
Maj Lee said he believed the operation, which had the support of the Afghan National Police, could also boost their campaign against the Taleban fighters in the province.
He said: "I would suggest that we have significantly seized the initiative from the irreconcilables in that area."
Sounds better than insurgents. Was there ever a ship named "Irreconcilable"?
The proper word is "excremists".
Congratulations to our British allies. Job well done!
Notice how the twit Brits miss-spell Taliban?
They seem to think it's the birthright of Euro-trash to foul the language with cutsiness.
So? the proper spelling is "talaboon".
Interesting tactic. Note: if you are doing web-searches, now you will have to search TWO lines of spelling.
Quite clever...look soon for "TaLLibaNN."
Their security people are working overtime....
Also have you noticed that they can't bring themselves in spite of their claim for bravery to call the enemy "terrorists"?
Apparently their "war"is a battle to free the long captive Mr.Ready Kilowatt.
Good Job, Brits, but how in the world could the Taliban establish a camp when we own the skies?
If there wasn't, there should have been.
One of my favorite rants about liberal journalists, especially the radio and tv newsreaders, is the way they periodically change the stress syllables of certain words. One day, they are saying KirKUK, MoSUL, BeiRUT, SadDAM, MalIKI, and then all of a sudden, one day they are saying KIRkuk, MOsul, BEIrut, SADdam, MALiki. Listen to NPR. I'm getting ready to start a pool as to when they will change back to the other way. They do it because they sound enlightened and intelligent.
I went to a Memorial Day observance one year, in Capitol Park, Sacramento. It was by coincidence while I was checking out the different kinds of roses in the rose garden. There was a woman, obviously not hispanic, reading names and places of fallen veterans in California's history, and what was remarkable, and funny in a strange sort of way, was that she said every person or place name that had a Spanish origin with perfect Spanish inflection. Otherwise, perfect California English accent. It reminded me of the time way back when the CNN announcer said "Ahcahpoolco, Mexico." He said Mexico, not Mayhico. It was funny because it was phoney. What a maroon.
One camp? Egads we've been reduced to looking forward to news like 'one camp destroyed' when it should be "Taliban dominated town is taken back by the coalition and hundreds of terrorists were killed in the process'- we could be seeing headlines like that IF the press and the leftist defeatocrats hadn't bound the coalitions hands so tightly!!! http://sacredscoop.com
Wot? A jolly good shew.....!!!
Your post was hysterical!! Exactly what I was thinking!!
If the "repaired" power generating facility lasts more than 90 days on line --- it will mean that the Taliban are enjoying 21st century technology, courtesy of the U.S. taxpayer..
I'll bet that make you feel good, huh?
Folks whose culture and society are stuck in the 7th century, should have no need or access to electricity..
Semper Fi
There's some more gone. If we keep this up, we might actually see victory.
^^^the irreconcilables^^^
&&&&&
I love tht word. It just leapt off the page at me. I plan to use it from now on.
Indomitable
Implacable
Indefatigable
Invincible
Irresistable
Inflexible
Impregnable
Intrepid
But no "irreconcilable" - lol...
;-)
It is hoped nearly two million people will now get access to electricity. .."
That typifies what the Taliban is, Seventh century anmials living in the dark.
BUMP and DITTO!
err.. transcription not transliteration.
CHA-PING! CHA-PING!
Unicode freak.
ROFL!
Capture him and send him to Kalifornia...we need his help.
GOOD news PING!
You think that is bad? Wait until MathML becomes popular (IE as usual is the major holdup just like IE is holding up progress on SVG, CSS2, CSS3, and parts of PNG among other standards). With MathML I could write complex mathematical equations (I won't give an example since I'm not sure it won't crash browsers for people running IE nor will it probably get through the FreeRepublic filter).
This will become the title of a British book about the war.
Nice! I'm jealous of your fonts, and your language ability!
Let's hope that the British resolve lasts long enough to get rid of all the Irreconcilables.
Don't be that jealous. My language ability barely extends beyond English, Spanish, and German. But I do know how to cut and copy text from Wikipedia!
This is good news. It is always good news when allies get "hot" military experience.
One just has to think of the French, Germans, Spanish and Italians to appreciate the difference in fighting experience and Ethos compared to the British, Canadian, Austrialian, Polish and American fighting soldier.
I will start using that term. excremist.
Thanks for sharing! Maybe I can do the same when needed.
ROLF! Yea: Capture him and send him to Kalifornia...we need his help. Ready Kilowatt. Frigen riot!
The British continue to hammer away with the coalition at these goons. The Taliban must have no rest, no repose, and no hiding places.
<<< Notice how the twit Brits miss-spell Taliban? >>>
Notice how some American mis-spelled "miss-spell".
Tee-hee!!!!!
With Basil Turban, no doubt.
the turdbans are faulty when they no longer contain, but leak.
Much thanks to our brave Brit allies!
On the lighter side:
Prayers up for the British troops and their missions! Well done!
BUMP!
ping
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