thedrifter
04-17-08, 07:23 AM
A significant dead tango
Posted By Uncle Jimbo
The story of Operation Red Wing is very familiar here and Marcus Luttrell's book Lone Survivor is now being made into a movie. Here is a reminder what mission sent those men up in the mountains that day.
On June 28 2005, deep behind enemy lines East of Asadabad in the Hindu Kush of
Afghanistan, a very committed four-man NAVY SEAL team was conducting a reconnaissance
mission at the unforgiving altitude of approximately 10,000 feet of elevation. These SEALs, LT Michael Murphy, Petty Officer Danny Dietz, Petty Officer Matthew Axelson and a fourth SEAL operator had a vital task. Their mission objective was to capture or kill a key militia leader, Ahmad Shah, aka, Mullah Ismail. The mission was compromised when these SEALs were spotted by anti-coalition sympathizers, who immediately reported their presence and location to the Taliban.
The fourth SEAL was Marcus and hopefully he is sitting on his ranch enjoying a cold Shiner Bock as he contemplates the end of an evil bastard. Mullah Ismail bit it in Pakistan and pending Roggio-level verification we can all join in rejoicing at the death of this al Qaeda dog. He is reputed to have fired the RPG that took down the MH-47 in Afghanistan killing 16 of our finest.
(CBS) This story was written by CBSNews.com's Tucker Reals in London, and Sami Yousafzai, reporting from Peshawar, Pakistan.
A senior Taliban commander who became a hero to Islamic militants for his role in shooting down a U.S. helicopter in 2005, killing all 16 special forces troops aboard, has been killed by Pakistani security forces, officials and Taliban militants tell CBS News.
Mullah Ismail, a notorious Taliban commander from the Afghan province of Kunar, was killed in a shootout with Pakistani police as he traveled with a kidnapped trader, a local police officer said Wednesday. He was apparently on his way into the lawless Northwest Frontier Province along the Afghan border.
Well done and good riddance.
Ellie
Posted By Uncle Jimbo
The story of Operation Red Wing is very familiar here and Marcus Luttrell's book Lone Survivor is now being made into a movie. Here is a reminder what mission sent those men up in the mountains that day.
On June 28 2005, deep behind enemy lines East of Asadabad in the Hindu Kush of
Afghanistan, a very committed four-man NAVY SEAL team was conducting a reconnaissance
mission at the unforgiving altitude of approximately 10,000 feet of elevation. These SEALs, LT Michael Murphy, Petty Officer Danny Dietz, Petty Officer Matthew Axelson and a fourth SEAL operator had a vital task. Their mission objective was to capture or kill a key militia leader, Ahmad Shah, aka, Mullah Ismail. The mission was compromised when these SEALs were spotted by anti-coalition sympathizers, who immediately reported their presence and location to the Taliban.
The fourth SEAL was Marcus and hopefully he is sitting on his ranch enjoying a cold Shiner Bock as he contemplates the end of an evil bastard. Mullah Ismail bit it in Pakistan and pending Roggio-level verification we can all join in rejoicing at the death of this al Qaeda dog. He is reputed to have fired the RPG that took down the MH-47 in Afghanistan killing 16 of our finest.
(CBS) This story was written by CBSNews.com's Tucker Reals in London, and Sami Yousafzai, reporting from Peshawar, Pakistan.
A senior Taliban commander who became a hero to Islamic militants for his role in shooting down a U.S. helicopter in 2005, killing all 16 special forces troops aboard, has been killed by Pakistani security forces, officials and Taliban militants tell CBS News.
Mullah Ismail, a notorious Taliban commander from the Afghan province of Kunar, was killed in a shootout with Pakistani police as he traveled with a kidnapped trader, a local police officer said Wednesday. He was apparently on his way into the lawless Northwest Frontier Province along the Afghan border.
Well done and good riddance.
Ellie