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Taliban insurgents set oil tankers ablaze in Afghanistan
http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/07/05/us-afghanistan-attacks-idUSKBN0FA09W20140705?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews ^

Posted on 07/05/2014 10:27:42 AM PDT by Java4Jay

Taliban insurgents set fire on Saturday to about 200 oil tanker trucks supplying fuel for NATO forces in an attack just outside the Afghan capital Kabul, police said.

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All tankers so conveniently lined up just like battleship row. This has happened before to the tankers.
1 posted on 07/05/2014 10:27:42 AM PDT by Java4Jay
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How long before Taliban pledge loyalty to Baghdadi


2 posted on 07/05/2014 10:28:25 AM PDT by Viennacon (Rebuke the Repuke!)
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Baghdadi sure looks at awful lot like Saddam's tallest son.

Or they're all starting to look alike.

5 posted on 07/05/2014 10:36:21 AM PDT by Sacajaweau
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http://news.yahoo.com/taliban-insurgents-set-oil-tankers-ablaze-afghanistan-103922708.html


7 posted on 07/05/2014 10:40:35 AM PDT by Java4Jay (The evils of government are directly proportional to the tolerance of the people.)
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8 posted on 07/05/2014 10:51:33 AM PDT by Iron Munro (The Obamas Black skin has morphed into Teflon thanks to the Obama Media)
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How will they get gas to all their brand new US supplied trucks?


9 posted on 07/05/2014 11:05:04 AM PDT by Dallas59
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Al Gore must be on life support after seeing this. But to the rescue comes Tom Steyer to offer the Afghans solar and wind-powered weapons of war.


10 posted on 07/05/2014 11:13:55 AM PDT by DPMD
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The Taliban figured out that when the oil tankers were all lined up it was a good time to destroy them. The good guys did not figure out when the forces of evil ISIS were all lined up in the desert it was a good time to destroy them?

wow

11 posted on 07/05/2014 11:17:42 AM PDT by grania
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One side playing for keeps. The other side, not so much.


12 posted on 07/05/2014 11:59:09 AM PDT by gov_bean_ counter (Romans 1:22 Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools)
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Boy.. wait until Obozo finds out about this. He’s really gonna be mad. /s


13 posted on 07/05/2014 12:51:22 PM PDT by VideoDoctor
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