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2018-06-26 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

US airlifts two ISIS commanders in northeast Syria

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Posted by Fred 2018-06-26 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11132 views ] Top
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#1 Where did you get this propaganda piece?

Posted by Roger29 Palms 2018-06-26 01:02|| 2018-06-26 01:02|| Front Page Top

#2 There's really no way to tell...

Posted by Raj 2018-06-26 01:15|| 2018-06-26 01:15|| Front Page Top

#3 Pinochet-style helicopter rides?

Posted by SteveS 2018-06-26 01:47|| 2018-06-26 01:47|| Front Page Top

#4 I have noted before on Rantburg that Al Masdar is entirely unbelievable and serves as a propaganda outlet for its Shia backers.

Posted by Clurong Peacock9529 2018-06-26 07:51|| 2018-06-26 07:51|| Front Page Top

#5 I was hoping that air lifted actually meant we blew them to pieces that went airborne...oh well

Posted by Warthog 2018-06-26 15:44|| 2018-06-26 15:44|| Front Page Top

#6 There's really no way to tell. The Medes and the Persians and the Syrians periodically release stories implicating the U.S. with ISIS, al-Qaeda, and God knows what else. My guesses, in order of likelihood:

1. It never happened
2. They were airlifting someone else and al-Masdar decided it had to be ISIS because who else would the U.S. be airlifting?
3. Could be negotiators (i.e., surrender, theirs not ours)
4. Could be high value prisoners
5. Come up with your own guess

Posted by Fred 2018-06-26 18:24|| 2018-06-26 18:24|| Front Page Top

#7 ^ 6. There is a story I've heard about Green Berets in Vietnam taking prisoners up in helicopters to ask them questions.

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2018-06-26 18:44|| 2018-06-26 18:44|| Front Page Top

#8 prisoners up in helicopters

When the first one doesn't talk the second one will. Can't shut'em up.

Posted by Skidmark 2018-06-26 21:30|| 2018-06-26 21:30|| Front Page Top

#9 Popularized in the TV series ‘Tour of Duty’

Posted by Skidmark 2018-06-26 23:48|| 2018-06-26 23:48|| Front Page Top

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