Apparently the Taliban and Al-Queda are taking the changeover quite seriously according to this article: http://www.antiwrap.com/?914
This isn't the first time in the last few weeks where they've been attacking patrols on LAV's. And have been getting slapped down real good over it. larry On 3/3/06, Loathe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Man that sucks bad, I know a few guys (infantry and others) from CFB > Edmonton. > > Fucking Afghanistan is getting hot again like it did this time last year > (when I was still there). > > For those who don't know, right now Afghanistan is in the process of thawing > from the long very cold snow filled winter. The next few months are when > the insurgency really takes off again. What is really bad is that there > were more operations by the insurgency this winter than there had been for > years. Might be a really bad summer there. > > -- > Tim Heald > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > 703-300-3911 > -----Original Message----- > From: Larry C. Lyons [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, March 03, 2006 11:56 AM > To: CF-Community > Subject: FW: 5 Canadian soldiers injured in suicide attack in Afghanistan > > http://www.antiwrap.com/?913 > > Apparently a toyota loaded with explosives hit a Canadian LAV III (think > Stryker AFV) in Kandahar. If you look at the photo, the only damage looks > like some shredded tires and some paint scratches. > > those things are tough. Mind you they roll over a lot. > > larry > > -- > Your representative owes you, not his industry only, but his judgment; and > he betrays instead of serving you if he sacrifices it to your opinion. > > Edmond Burke > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:198729 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
