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2005-10-04 Afghanistan/South Asia

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Posted by Fred 2005-10-04 00:00|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Perhaps Steve could take a whack at writing tomorrow's lede today.

Posted by Shipman 2005-10-04 07:13|| 2005-10-04 07:13|| Front Page Top

#2 So when is he going to take a ride to search for weapons caches??? Or did I miss something?

Dang, I hate plot twists...

Posted by DanNY 2005-10-04 08:15|| 2005-10-04 08:15|| Front Page Top

#3 He reportedly disclosed the names of some militants

It brings a smile to my face knowing tonight he'll take officers to the "militants" hideout, and drop a shutter gun and a couple of corroded old bullets after he's shot trying to escape.

Posted by Robert Crawford">Robert Crawford 2005-10-04 09:48|| http://www.kloognome.com/]">[http://www.kloognome.com/] 2005-10-04 09:48|| Front Page Top

#4 #1 Perhaps Steve could take a whack at writing tomorrow's lede today.

Tales from the Crossfire Gazette - Crystal Ball Edition:

Listed Terror Mufti killed in "crossfire" incident.
Mufti Abdul Hannan, leader of banned Islamist outfit Harkat-ul Jihad Al-Islam who was being held on a 10-day police remand, was killed (insert date) last night in what is being reported as a "encounter" between the RAB and cadre members of the banned group.
Abdul was arrested as a result of secret information in a swoop last week and "confessed" during "interogation" to involvement in the August 17th blasts, as well as the Lindburg kidnapping, being the man on the grassy knoll in Dallas and providing steroids to Barry Bonds.

After his totally voluntary "confession", Abdul was taken by the RAB to the deserted brickyard behind the abandoned rail station at 4AM to recover a hidden arms cache. While approaching the lair, the RAB team came under wildly inaccurate fire by a cadre of miscreants, hooligans and want-a-be number threes. The RAB reluctantly returned fire. The gunbattle raged for 8 hours with an estimated 2 million shots fired.
Taking advantage of the confusion, Mufti Hannan slipped out of the handcuffs, leg irons, straight jacket and duct tape covering his eyes and mouth, broke open the door of the armored police van and attempted to flee between the two lines of blazing automatic weapons. He was "apparently" caught in the crossfire and received a single .22 gunshot wound behind the left ear.
The remaining Harkat-ul Jihad Al-Islam cadre members vanished into the night, leaving behind one shutter gun and three rounds of bullet. Abdul was transported to Gopalganj Regional Hospital Bar & Grill and pronounced dead. Abdul was wanted for docitry, smuggling, 17 murders, failure to yeild and stealing HBO. A file was opened.

Posted by Steve">Steve 2005-10-04 14:23|| 2005-10-04 14:23|| Front Page Top

#5 Honest, we don't make this stuff up.

Posted by Seafarious">Seafarious 2005-10-04 14:30|| 2005-10-04 14:30|| Front Page Top

#6 I'll bet he was involved in the sweetmeat trade too, right?

Posted by tu3031 2005-10-04 15:54|| 2005-10-04 15:54|| Front Page Top

#7 LOL!
Dead perfect Steve, even to the three bullet.

Posted by Shipman 2005-10-04 16:47|| 2005-10-04 16:47|| Front Page Top

#8 Gopalganj Regional Hospital Bar & Grill

That's where they sell that especially tender camel slaughtered in the next town over?

Posted by trailing wife 2005-10-04 17:11|| 2005-10-04 17:11|| Front Page Top

#9 of course he was tender! He was treated with love, more than my own wife!

Posted by Abu Zygote">Abu Zygote 2005-10-04 17:46|| 2005-10-04 17:46|| Front Page Top

#10 "Abu Zygote"

ROFL!

Posted by .com 2005-10-04 17:50|| 2005-10-04 17:50|| Front Page Top

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