JTF2 Alongside TF121!

[EvanL]

http://www.military.com/NewsContent/0,13319,FL_binladen_022504,00.html



The top secret international commando group which tracked down Saddam Hussein is being transferred from Iraq to Afghanistan to spearhead the hunt for Osama bin Laden.

Task Force 121, a 1400-strong unit drawn from the U.S. army's Delta Force, Rangers and Green Berets, U.S. navy Seals, and attached elements of British and Australian SAS and Canadian special forces, will be used as the cutting edge of an offensive aimed at netting or killing top al Qaeda fugitives.

The unit, which may be renamed before deploying on the Afghan side of the frontier with Pakistan's lawless tribal lands, is moving in because of improving intelligence on the movements of the terror network's high command.

The 11,000 U.S. troops in Afghanistan and a 12,000-man Pakistani army division are preparing for a "hammer and anvil" offensive from both sides of the border to trap terrorist leaders and fighters.

The main targets are bin Laden, Ayman al Zawahiri, his deputy, and Sheikh Mohammed Omar, the deposed Taliban regime leader. Two- thirds of the original "inner circle" commanders appointed by bin Laden are already dead or in custody.

The remaining fugitives are believed to be sheltering with Pashtun tribes, guarded by hundreds of Arab, Uzbek and Chechen bodyguards trained in al Qaeda's Afghan camps. Pentagon sources say they are confident of gaining control of the area and keeping the survivors on the run.

The Pakistani army, which until recently refused to interfere in the affairs of the semi-autonomous tribal lands, is using tactics dating back to the era of the British Raj by threatening to punish entire clans for giving sanctuary to terrorists.

On the Afghan side, U.S. troops have been basing platoon- or company-sized units in mountain villages to help win the trust of local people and gather better intelligence on the movement of strangers along ancient smugglers' trails. While Task Force 121 was engaged in Iraq, the secret war against al Qaeda and the Taliban has been waged by relatively small numbers of British SAS and SBS troopers and about 40 soldiers from Canada's Joint Task Force Two, aided by Norwegian army mountain warfare specialists.
In New York, a poll found three in 10 Americans said bin Laden should be the first victim if executions were televised - and 21% said they would pay for the privilege.

Sound Off...Would you pay for the privilege to see bin Laden executed? Join the discussion.


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[TALOS]

Actually, I think thats great news, glad to see the cowboys are goin to be a part of the outing :D

[zenmaster]

YEEEEEEHAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

[George W. Bush]

LOL, why did you highlight Canadian and Australian SF groups?

I'd like to see him blown up like the Cubs ball rofl

[memphiz]

SWEET

[TALOS]

LOL, why did you highlight Canadian and Australian SF groups?

I'd like to see him blown up like the Cubs ball rofl
umm... cuz he's Canadian and the name of the post is JTF2 to be along withTF121.
I think he, like me and many others, is glad to see our boys getting used and actually mentioned. woot
edit: god I need to learn how to type with out all the errors.

[EvanL]

LOL, why did you highlight Canadian and Australian SF groups?

I'd like to see him blown up like the Cubs ball rofl
umm... cuz he's Canadian and the name of the post is JTF2 to be along withTF121.
I think he, like me and many others, is glad to see our boys getting used and actually mentioned. woot
edit: god I need to learn how to type with out all the errors.It will come in time young padawan.

[George W. Bush]

Whoa your avatar is a grayscale photo of a topless chick.

[Edit: Now it's Spiderman.]

[EvanL]

Whoa your avatar is a grayscale photo of a topless chick.

[Edit: Now it's Spiderman.]
yeh i decided its best to change it. except i cant get spidey to move. its a gif image but its not working.

[soma]

Sure, TELL everyone. It's as if terrorists don't have computers.

[KalleBalleSvartSk@lle]

You are showing your naivity, by accusing others of it...

[SFontaine]

My god you're dumb. I mean it's not like they scour these sites looking for ideas.. And it's like opsec is being violated by posting something that was found out on a public site.
Use you're brain.

[obd]

Oh crap, dont you mean a 12,000 man Pakistani get out of jail free card for Osama and Mullah Omar????

[obd]

yes, I mean doesnt everyone here know by now that both the CIA and Al Queda use miltaryphotos.net as thier primary inteeligence sources.....Also I am privey to certain secret information and I know that the CIA has actually using some of my so called crazy ideas about blowing up entire countires and such. Very soon an antire country is going to vanish and you can thank my wonderful mind, and the CIA, for it too!!!!!! Oh crap I better not type any more stuff. The Iranians might be watching me!!!!! AHHHHHHHHHHHH.......................AAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH......................AAAHHHHHHHHHHHHH

[AirZone]

I would pay to see him dead.. but why ? i will able to d/l it over the internet anyway :D

[Kieran]

I would pay to see him dead.. but why ? i will able to d/l it over the internet anyway :D

State sanctioned murder is just like.. the best! Why dont we have a daily morning show which shows him getting tortured in a new and exciting way everyday! Maybe it can be scheduled right round family breakfast time woot (obvious sarcasm)

The lack of civilisation on this board sometimes makes me wonder about the human race. Are we really that savage? If you watch any man die, just for your own entertainment, to make yourself feel better (no doubt with a "Yee-haa" scream that Howard Dean would envy), how the hell are you ever gonna look your kids in the eye??? :|

[AirZone]

I would pay to see him dead.. but why ? i will able to d/l it over the internet anyway :D

State sanctioned murder is just like.. the best! Why dont we have a daily morning show which shows him getting tortured in a new and exciting week everyday! Maybe it can be scheduled right round family breakfast time woot (obvious sarcasm)

The lack of civilisation on this board sometimes makes me wonder about the human race. Are we really that savage? If you watch any man die, just for your own entertainment, to make yourself feel better (no doubt with a "Yee-haa" scream that Howard Dean would envy), how the hell are you ever gonna look your kids in the eye??? :|

hmm.. i would pay to see every terrorist scum getting killed ?
and believe me i saw very hard stuff and you know what ? i dont have problems at all.. you can say i feel pretty good to see that im alive and some fanatic terroist lays dead.

mabye YOU will have problems with it but i bet i will feel damn good when i see a scum like osama bin landen getting his head chooped off (mabye his *****...yeah! like they did to rapers in afganistan)

i want that son of a bitch suffer...
and i dont care if some people see him as a freedom fighter.. he is still a scum for killing so much civilans.

[Guttorm]

aided by Norwegian army mountain warfare specialists.

Maybe the first time I've seen a foreign newpaper mention Norwegian troops. woot

[DPGLAW]

I would definitely pay to watch that raghead Osama executed. On top of doing it onpay per view they should air his execution on the diamond vision screen in Times Square, NY.

[Falco]

That's good news !! I wonder if the canucks were in Irak?

[NcDeuce]

Not surprising news but it's definitely good news.

[memphiz]

That's good news !! I wonder if the canucks were in Irak?
you never know...


@obd
mabey one day Cuba might all of a sudden sink, and no one will know what happend ;)

[TALOS]

That's good news !! I wonder if the canucks were in Irak?
Not officially but some were in exchange programs with other armed forces. Caused a stir in the commons.

As for paying to see someone die, no thanks, just catch em, killem if ya can but I have no desire to watch it.

[Falco]

That's good news !! I wonder if the canucks were in Irak?
Not officially but some were in exchange programs with other armed forces. Caused a stir in the commons.

As for paying to see someone die, no thanks, just catch em, killem if ya can but I have no desire to watch it.

I heard about the exchange programs but I was wondering about the JTF2 members.

[Seraphim]

That's good news !! I wonder if the canucks were in Irak?
Not officially but some were in exchange programs with other armed forces. Caused a stir in the commons.

As for paying to see someone die, no thanks, just catch em, killem if ya can but I have no desire to watch it.

I heard about the exchange programs but I was wondering about the JTF2 members.


Most likely not since the Canadian government was against the war to begin with.

[Yard Ape]

That's good news !! I wonder if the canucks were in Irak?
Not officially but some were in exchange programs with other armed forces. Caused a stir in the commons.I read a quote from a US Admiral, commenting on the Cdn Navy participating in the war on Terrorism in the Persian Gulf, who said Canada was contributing more to the War in Iraq than many of the countries who were officially part of the coalition. This was a by product of many of our activities in the region having "dual benifits."

[TALOS]

That's good news !! I wonder if the canucks were in Irak?
Not officially but some were in exchange programs with other armed forces. Caused a stir in the commons.I read a quote from a US Admiral, commenting on the Cdn Navy participating in the war on Terrorism in the Persian Gulf, who said Canada was contributing more to the War in Iraq than many of the countries who were officially part of the coalition. This was a by product of many of our activities in the region having "dual benifits."
Actually thats a really good point ape, I believe peace and stability can be achieved over there if everyone tries and every little bit helps, even if its not "officially". ( Yes I am an Idealist, but I'm not gonna apologize for it)

[fdt]

That's good news !! I wonder if the canucks were in Irak?
Not officially but some were in exchange programs with other armed forces. Caused a stir in the commons.I read a quote from a US Admiral, commenting on the Cdn Navy participating in the war on Terrorism in the Persian Gulf, who said Canada was contributing more to the War in Iraq than many of the countries who were officially part of the coalition. This was a by product of many of our activities in the region having "dual benifits."Would be true, if not a fact that at the time America needed no military but political support...