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Special forces land crushing blow on Taliban in Afghanistan-(SAS Australia)
the Australian ^ | December 11, 2008 | Mark Dodd |

Posted on 12/11/2008 8:27:24 PM PST by Flavius

AUSTRALIAN special forces operating deep inside Taliban heartland in southern Afghanistan have inflicted critical damage to the insurgent's senior leadership severely restricting their ability to launch offensive action, the army's head of special operations said today.


(Excerpt) Read more at theaustralian.news.com.au ...


TOPICS: Australia/New Zealand; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: afghanistan; sas; taliban
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so like good news which MSM joker is going to trip over this one and actually say something positive for a change one can hope
1 posted on 12/11/2008 8:27:24 PM PST by Flavius
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To: Flavius

/cheers


2 posted on 12/11/2008 8:28:06 PM PST by KoRn
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To: Flavius
And he had this Christmas Message for the Taliban: “We will find you. We will hunt you down. Your time is limited.”

But the new American president said he would sit down to tea with them and talk it out...

3 posted on 12/11/2008 8:31:30 PM PST by 2banana (My common ground with terrorists - they want to die for islam and we want to kill them)
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Me thinks those who still love freedom in this world will have to carry on the fight while the USA deals with its meltdown.

Rule Britannia!

4 posted on 12/11/2008 8:35:06 PM PST by April Lexington (Study the constitution so you know what they are taking away!)
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To: Flavius

I fought in a jungle and thought it was miserable … to fight on a Mars landscape just buggers the mind. Nothing to hide behind.


5 posted on 12/11/2008 8:37:32 PM PST by doc1019
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To: Flavius
This story makes me positively *tingly*.
6 posted on 12/11/2008 8:40:14 PM PST by TonyInOhio (The people have spoken, the bastards.)
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To: Flavius

Those are some baaad mother-SHUT YO MOUTH-I’m jus’ talking ‘bout the SAS.


7 posted on 12/11/2008 8:43:03 PM PST by Republic of Texas (Socialism Always Fails)
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To: Flavius

This Aussie says thanks for posting!


8 posted on 12/11/2008 8:43:07 PM PST by Fred Nerks (FAIR DINKUM)
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To: doc1019
to fight on a Mars landscape just buggers the mind. Nothing to hide behind.

Nothing for the bad guys to hide behind either--which means air supremacy makes a whale of a difference.

9 posted on 12/11/2008 8:45:45 PM PST by hinckley buzzard
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To: hinckley buzzard

Got it.


10 posted on 12/11/2008 8:47:36 PM PST by doc1019
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To: TonyInOhio

gave me a *tingle* too ;^)

God bless these guys!


11 posted on 12/11/2008 8:57:57 PM PST by AprilfromTexas
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To: Flavius

Big BUMP for the diggers.


12 posted on 12/11/2008 9:00:21 PM PST by pissant (THE Conservative party: www.falconparty.com)
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To: Flavius

The war goes on and not one word from the MSM. Thanks for the update.


13 posted on 12/11/2008 9:02:03 PM PST by eyedigress (All I want for Christmas is a nice blue barrel rifle.)
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>> The war goes on and not one word from the MSM. Thanks for the update.

bump


14 posted on 12/11/2008 9:03:27 PM PST by Gene Eric
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To: SandRat

ADF ping


15 posted on 12/11/2008 9:07:40 PM PST by BIGLOOK (Keelhaul Congress! It's the sensible solution to restore Command to the People.)
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To: Flavius

Well blokes,

“Good on You” !!


16 posted on 12/11/2008 9:26:22 PM PST by aShepard (Maybe 12/6 is the time to launch a constitutional amendment that lays out POTUS requirements!)
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To: Flavius

Good going! Waltzing Matilda & all that ...


17 posted on 12/11/2008 9:43:06 PM PST by Bhoy
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We could nuke Afghanistan and not do any observable damage to the landscape.


18 posted on 12/11/2008 10:11:09 PM PST by Obamageddon (Birth certificate and college transcripts will be required for Federal employment, Mr. Soetero)
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Yes, oh, yes!! What great news!

Man, what a desolate place to operate in....my hats off to you, boys!


19 posted on 12/11/2008 10:14:39 PM PST by swatbuznik
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To: Flavius

Bully, Mates!


20 posted on 12/12/2008 12:09:38 AM PST by UbonGhostrider ( Fire for effect.)
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