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| Two suspected Al Qaeda facilitators arrested in eastern Afghanistan | |||
| 2006-09-06 | |||
KABUL, Afghanistan - Security forces arrested two suspects in a raid on an Al Qaeda hide-out in eastern Afghanistan, and confiscated weapons and night vision equipment believed used for bomb attacks on Afghan and U.S.-led coalition troops, the coalition said on Wednesday. An assault force of Afghan and coalition troops raided the compound, believed to be a refuge “for Al Qaeda facilitators linked to a known terrorist network” near Pelankhel village in Khost province on Tuesday, a coalition statement said. The suspects surrendered peacefully.
Weapons, night vision equipment and various electronic devices, suspected of being used for improvised explosive devices, were found in the compound, the statement said. “Credible intelligence linked the targeted terrorists to plotting IED attacks against Afghan and coalition forces in Khost province,” it said.
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| Posted by:Steve |
| #4 And you are able to perceive the difference because you were clever enough not to get killed off, Swiss Tex dear, for which I'm awfully glad. ;-) |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2006-09-06 23:05 |
| #3 I completely agree with you, Trailing wife, these talibans are unable to wipe their backsides without the help of a mirror. My comment was only about the use of the word facilitators. |
| Posted by: SwissTex 2006-09-06 15:43 |
| #2 SwissTex, the Taliban's best trained managers were killed off years ago, and their trainees as well. The jumped up idiots who've been promoted to take their places are doing well if they remember which direction to point the cannon fodder, so it really isn't fair to demand they understand the finer points of management theory. ;-) Although in this case I read the article as the "facilitators" were running a supply depot for the groups of Taliban raiders heading toward their doom, which sounds like ISI professionals rather than Al Qaeda idealogues. "Night vision equipment"? Russian, German or American, I wonder? Are the Chinese knock-offs already in production? |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2006-09-06 14:19 |
| #1 Some things that facilitators don't do: * Back a particular opinion voiced in the group * Offer their own opinions * Let the group unconsciously shy away from a difficult area * Lead the group towards what he/she thinks is the right direction Different roles of Trainer and Facilitator Many people confuse the term facilitator and trainer. Unlike the facilitator the trainer does take an active role and guides the group through an agenda designed to transmit a body of knowledge.--http://www.answers.com/main/ntquery?s=facilitators&gwp=16 |
| Posted by: SwissTex 2006-09-06 12:19 |