First American Casualty at Mazar-i Sharif

MSNBC | 11/25/01 | Self

[agitator]

I've been to Johnston Atoll. There's an interstate highway sign on the main drag down the island that says "U.S. 0" and the joke is "you can't get there from here."

Nerve gas, plutonium, and dioxin pollute various sections of the island. It's regularly patrolled by sharks and it's 750 miles from Hawaii.

[RippleFire]

There was a retraction: it's not 72 virgins for each one, it's one virgin that's 72.

Welcome to paradise Abdul!

[lancer]

"Thank you, Lord."

I hope you're right, but the Time reporter who is on the scene said an Air Force (Special Ops, I presume) soldier is down. Name is/was "Mike."

Here's the link

[Tennessean4Bush]

these prisoners may well be our downfall.

Get a grip.

[Nick Danger]

I don't understand why we are bothering with prisoners.

It is a simple matter of logic, captain. One they have surrendered, we cannot kill them unless they try to escape. In order to escape, they must first be prisoners. Therefore, we must take them prisoner.

[Rustynailww]

the prisoner deaths could be used against us as propaganda. some could call it a war crime. but with the u.s. attack on kandahar the prisoner deaths may be forgotten.

[cyn]

"Slimy liberals ... have such short memories!

More proof of that for any who may follow is found in tonight's (January 2006) read-it-and-weep thread:

Father defends 'Taliban' son in speech (Gotta read this one) -- http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/1565949/posts

Well, we know they do have conveniently short memories. We need to make sure that we do not.

[cyn]

mark.