Guest guest Posted October 7, 2001 Report Share Posted October 7, 2001 They are showing video of airstrikes over Kabul right now! Dan Blather says CBS knew strikes started about a half hour ago but waited a while before reporting. Bye-bye Taliban. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jijaji Posted October 7, 2001 Report Share Posted October 7, 2001 U.S. Launches Strikes in Afghanistan By Amir Shah Associated Press Writer Sunday, Oct. 7, 2001; 1:17 p.m. EDT KABUL, Afghanistan –– Thunderous explosions and the rattle of anti-aircraft fire were heard Sunday night in the Afghan capital Kabul, as the United States and Britain launched military retaliation in Afghanistan. Electricity was shut off throughout the city. CNN meanwhile reported explosions in the northeast Afghan city of Jalalabad and the southern city of Kandahar, where the headquarters of the ruling Taliban militia is located. Taliban leader Mullah Mohammed Omar lives in Kandahar. The first explosions could be heard about 8:57 p.m. local time, or 12:27 p.m. EDT, when it is dark in Kabul. Five large explosions shook the city, followed by the sounds of anti-aircraft fire. A Taliban official in Kabul contacted by telephone from Pakistan said "we are under attack. They bombed in the south of Kabul. Our guns are firing." The official, who gave his name only as Mudir, gave no further details. The private, Islamabad-based Afghan Islamic Press agency quoted the Taliban as saying American planes had bombed areas near the Kabul airport in the northern part of the city. The agency said there were no details of casualties and no reports of damage to the city itself. It added, however, that "huge smoke is rising near Kabul airport." In Washington, President Bush said U.S. and British military action had begun in Afghanistan. He said forces are taking "targeted actions" against Taliban military capabilities and the al-Qaida network of alleged terrorist mastermind Osama bin Laden. The retaliation came a day after Bush warned the Taliban that time was running out for them to hand over bin Laden and his lieutenants or face the consequences. Bin Laden, a Saudi exile, is the main suspect in the Sept. 11 attacks on New York and Washington. "We are beginning another front in our war against terrorism so freedom can prevail over fear," Bush spokesman Ari Fleischer said. Power went off throughout Kabul almost immediately after the first of five thunderous blasts, which appeared to have been in the southwest of the city. The southwestern part of Kabul includes the Darulaman Palace, an ancient royal residence, and the Balahisar Fort, an old Mogul style installation. The firing tapered off for a few minutes but resumed after a jet aircraft could be heard passing over the city. A curfew was in effect in the city, making it impossible to independently determine further details. ------------------ STAND AND FIGHT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingentity Posted October 7, 2001 Report Share Posted October 7, 2001 Well, they can't say they weren't warned!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tarun Posted October 7, 2001 Report Share Posted October 7, 2001 Where have all the Bhaktas gone? Long time passing Where have all the Vaisnavs gone? Long time ago Where have all the sAdhus gone? To Vaikuntha everyone When will WE ever learn? When will WE ever learn? Karma-phalam, vikarma-viphalam. Bushwhacker is digging his own grave. He'll never go to the front line himself. He's too brave for that. He'll watch it on TV with his feet propped up on a hassock. "The Sun isn't Yellow it's Chicken." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Hedley Posted October 7, 2001 Report Share Posted October 7, 2001 Are you communist? Originally posted by Tarun: Where have all the Bhaktas gone? Long time passing Where have all the Vaisnavs gone? Long time ago Where have all the sAdhus gone? To Vaikuntha everyone When will WE ever learn? When will WE ever learn? Karma-phalam, vikarma-viphalam. Bushwhacker is digging his own grave. He'll never go to the front line himself. He's too brave for that. He'll watch it on TV with his feet propped up on a hassock. "The Sun isn't Yellow it's Chicken." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 7, 2001 Report Share Posted October 7, 2001 Originally posted by Hedley: Are you communist? Nah, he is the resident pathetic-puke-poet. He's got a good heart, he just doesn't reveal it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JRdd Posted October 7, 2001 Report Share Posted October 7, 2001 Seems like with all the warnings those specifically targetted would be well away from our fire (just like Prabhupada's example of the leaders watching from a safe place), and then who are they really hurting? Just innocents? Not saying we shouldn't defend but I just wonder about these things.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 7, 2001 Report Share Posted October 7, 2001 They bombed command & control facilities and airports. Also the Taliban Party HQ in Jalalabad. They will bomb training camps at night, and in the day they will drop food, medicine and supplies to the people. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JRdd Posted October 7, 2001 Report Share Posted October 7, 2001 Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
valaya Posted October 7, 2001 Report Share Posted October 7, 2001 Best thing that can happen to a country is losing a war with the U.S.A. Look at Japan and Germany! Went to Siddha's group tonight wearing my `Don't Mess With The U.S.` T-shirt. Not appropriate, sorry to say...maybe I should have gone to the pitiful half-hearted anti-war demo at the U.S. Consulate, just round the corner from where I live. Gollee, mighta made it on T.V.! [This message has been edited by valaya (edited 10-07-2001).] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 8, 2001 Report Share Posted October 8, 2001 7 October 1353GMT The Afghan opposition Northern Alliance says the United States could launch air strikes against the Taleban "imminently". 1625GMT Reuters agency reports three large flashes in the sky 40 km [25 miles] north of the Afghan capital, Kabul. 1627GMT Several loud explosions heard in Kabul and electricity supplies are cut, city residents tell AFP agency. Anti-aircraft fire also heard. 1645GMT Eyewitnesses say there were at least four large explosions in Kabul, and report a black plume of smoke rising over the city. 1655GMT AP agency reports anti-aircraft fire stopped for a few minutes but resumed when a jet flew over the city. CNN reports explosions in the southern city of Kandahar, where the Taleban headquarters is located. 1700GMT President Bush addresses America and confirms British forces assisting the US military action. 1708GMT US attacks have destroyed a command base at Kandahar airport, CNN reports. Also reports that the Defence Ministry in Kabul hit. 1714GMT Taleban confirm bombing of Kabul, according to Afghan Islamic Press [AIP]. Downing Street confirms British forces involved in the assault. 1716GMT Reported explosions in the northeast city of Jalalabad. Northern Alliance Defence Minister Dr Abdullah Abdullah says at least three nearby training camps may have been hit. Attacks came around 15 minutes after Kabul hit. 1725GMT CNN reports Cruise missiles fired from US and British ships, PA says attacks began with missile launches. 1730GMT Taleban confirm some bombardment near Kabul airport, say AIP. 1735GMT AP agency reports a senior Pentagon official has said Tomahawk cruise missiles launched by US and British ships, and US submarines. Targets reportedly include air defences, military communications and terrorist training camps. 1751GMT UK Prime Minister Tony Blair confirms British missile-firing submarines used for attacks, and says British warplanes will join the attack in the next few days. 1816GMT Kabul residents fleeing area of the airport and ignoring a curfew, AIP says. Also claims electricity has been restored to the city. 1821GMT AFP reports explosions and fires seen around airport at Taleban-held city of Mazar-i-Sharif. Afghan opposition forces report "dozens" of US helicopters and jets flying overhead. 1834GMT Osama Bin Laden and Taleban leader Mullah Mohammed Omar both survived the strikes, the Taleban ambassador to Pakistan tells AP agency. 1835GMT Pakistan provided designated air corridors allowing US forces to carry out strikes, but no Pakistani airbases were used, a government spokesman says. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul108 Posted October 8, 2001 Report Share Posted October 8, 2001 Isn't there some rule of war against attacking at night? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 8, 2001 Report Share Posted October 8, 2001 Originally posted by paul108: Isn't there some rule of war against attacking at night? Perhaps in your dreams. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tarun Posted October 8, 2001 Report Share Posted October 8, 2001 Though the Masters make the Rules, For the Wisemen and the Fools. They've got nothing Ma, to live up to. Dear Hedley, If any King or President doesn't physically join in the fight, he's not qualified to be leader. Random may give his random though standardless account. Nowadays Presidents surround themselves with disqualified advisors. Their advisors are very qualified in one sense: for sure they're speeding up KalkyavatAr appearance. Who knows? At this rate He may arrive ahead of schedule!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 8, 2001 Report Share Posted October 8, 2001 <h2>Tarun's last view:</h2> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tarun Posted October 8, 2001 Report Share Posted October 8, 2001 Before I catch it under my armpit, Frisby Style. Smedley: No, I'm not a communist; I'm a ventriloquist. Come out on HarinAm with us. You won't be able to tell who's leading. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 8, 2001 Report Share Posted October 8, 2001 Thanksgiving, I'll be there That is if NYC is still Or that I am Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tarun Posted October 19, 2001 Report Share Posted October 19, 2001 I live 1/2 way betwixt La Guardia & Kennedy airposts. Floyd Bennett Field also nearby. This black jet is not an uncommon sight. Archaic, innefficient, outdated, but not unfamiliar. Generally we chant Wed & Sat nights. Thanksgiving Thursday may become an exception. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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