02-01-2007, 15:18
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Somalia Islamists set conditions for release of kidnapped US soldiers
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The USA and the Somali Union of Islamic Courts have discussed how the US soldiers abducted in Somalia could be released. The US marines were abducted during recent fighting initiated by the Ethiopian forces and backed by the US marines against forces loyal to the Union of Islamic Courts in Somalia.
Diplomatic sources in Kenya say the leader of the Union of Islamic Courts, Shaykh Sharif Shaykh Ahmad, and US ambassador to Kenya, Michael Ranneberger, have so far held about four consecutive meetings.
An official close to Shaykh Sharif Shaykh Ahmad, who spoke to the international media, said that the two officials discussed various issues, which include how to free about 11 US soldiers, who were abducted by forces loyal to the Union of Islamic Courts in southern Somalia.
The two officials also discussed how Ethiopian forces could make a complete withdrawal out of Somalia.
Shaykh Sharif has set conditions for the release of the US soldiers saying that the US should first halt the air raids against Somalia and also transfer him from Kenya to Yemen.
He also said that Ethiopian forces should completely pull out of Somalia.
It is not yet clear whether or not the USA has accepted the conditions which the Shaykh has tied to the release of its soldiers.
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Apparently this is becoming a popular tactic for our opponents. This just seems to be suspicious having some knowledge of MC doctrine.
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02-01-2007, 15:44
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What happened to not negotiating with terrorists?
How about the militants return our Marines and we promise not to kill them slowly.
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02-01-2007, 15:51
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Apparently this is becoming a popular tactic for our opponents. This just seems to be suspicious having some knowledge of MC doctrine.
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Source or attribution for this story? 
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02-01-2007, 16:49
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How about he returns our troops or we wrap him in a pigs hide and bury him alive!
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02-01-2007, 17:04
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I can tell I have been busy. I didn't even know they had 11 Marines. 
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02-01-2007, 17:47
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I can tell I have been busy. I didn't even know they had 11 Marines. |
They don't. It's total bullshit.
Welcome to PSYOP 101 - Deception Operations.
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02-01-2007, 20:57
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If they had 11 of our boys we'd know it here, I haven't heard hide or hare of this story and I just got an intel brief. Sounds like BS to me, what was the source for this?
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02-01-2007, 21:23
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They don't. It's total bullshit.
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Who is PSYOPing Who...I'm so confused! 
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02-01-2007, 21:24
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Still waiting.
I asked in the third post above.
spectre919, please do not post info from other sources here without attribution.
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02-01-2007, 21:51
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Still waiting.
I asked in the third post above.
spectre919, please do not post info from other sources here without attribution.
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02-01-2007, 23:25
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I just googled the text of the intro of this thread..............Nada, zilch, zero, nothing!
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02-02-2007, 01:02
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Sorry for the delay!!!!!!!!!!
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Sorry for the delay. Just spent 9 hours after my civ job driving to Hurbie.
The source is "Sub-Saharan Africa." Text of report by Somali website Soomaalinews.com on 1 February. I'm not familiar with this media, I do know it is open source, and not published in English.
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"O Lord bless this thy hand grenade that with it thou mayest blow thine enemies to tiny bits, in thy mercy. and the Lord did grin and people did feast upon the lambs and sloths and carp and anchovies and orang-utans and breakfast cereals and fruit bats and..."
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02-02-2007, 01:35
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Sorry for the delay. Just spent 9 hours after my civ job driving to Hurbie.
The source is "Sub-Saharan Africa." Text of report by Somali website Soomaalinews.com on 1 February. I'm not familiar with this media, I do know it is open source, and not published in English.
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Do you have a link?
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02-02-2007, 04:25
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I miss Col. Kirby
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Really! At first glance I thought he was a little off season but then looked closer.
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02-02-2007, 06:07
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I miss Col. Kirby
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I concur. Like the new one, however there is something sacred about the Duke!
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