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2013-12-31 Africa North

Troops Find 6-Ton Explosives Cache in Mali

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Posted by Fred 2013-12-31 00:00|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top
File under: al-Qaeda in North Africa

#1 The statement said the destruction of 5.7 tons of ammonium nitrate and some 40 grenades had dealt "another severe blow to the resources of terrorist groups."

The real "blow" comes when you flatten the manufacturing facilities which produces and ship the AN. We've really never made that bold leap in Afghanistan however. The facilities belong to our friends in Pakistan. In fact the Pakistani Fatima Group recently attempted to build a plant along the Ohio river in Indiana. It was only constituent pressure on congress that precluded it from happening.

Posted by Besoeker 2013-12-31 04:31|| 2013-12-31 04:31|| Front Page Top

#2 Pix or it didn't happen.
You can move six tons in a big truck along a decent road. Then your depot needs to be near the decent road.

Or you can move six tons in a lot of small vehicles over lousy terrain.
Somebody should notice.

Or you can get something like an off road five-ton military vehicle.
Somebody's in on it.

Like to know if the stash was "discovered" by patrols, discovered because intel sent the patrols into the area without telling why, or busted by intel.

Posted by Richard Aubrey 2013-12-31 08:15|| 2013-12-31 08:15|| Front Page Top

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