Coalition helicopter drops weapons into Taliban hands, officials say

[daleo]

Source: Globe and Mail

KABUL, Afghanistan — A coalition helicopter trying to supply Afghan police with munitions dropped them in the wrong location and Taliban fighters later recovered the weaponry, an intelligence official said Sunday.

A member of parliament, however, said he didn't believe the arms drop was an accident.

Amrullah Saleh, the head of Afghanistan's intelligence service, told a parliament security committee that coalition forces intended to place weapons, ammunition and food at a police checkpoint in a remote section of the southern province of Zabul in late March.
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“I think Gen. McNeill himself said that it was a mistake, but I don't believe it,” Mr. Tukhi said, adding he did not know which nation dropped the supplies.
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[Ian David]

1. Was the Ghost of Ronald Reagan flying the chopper by any chance? n/t

[daleo]

2. Or Rambo, helping out the valiant Mujahadeen. n/t

[SpiralHawk]

3. That's what happens when you have a DESERTER posing as the Commander in Chief

backed up by a war-profiteering VP 2nd-in-command who has FIVE freaking military deferments.

Republicon homelander chickenhawks lied us into these ugly Crusades, and have completely screwed up every dimension of it at a cost of $3 billion a week.

Sheesh. Republicons. Pathetic.

[YDogg]

4. ding! ding! ding!

[liam_laddie]

5. poppy profits...

:wtf: The Taleban made the crew (assuming they were locals...) a money offer that was just too tempting. Or sympathizers in the Afghan Police gave the Coalition forces the wrong coordinates accidentally on purpose. Betcha. With GPS etc, this was not a "mistake," but bad info, purposely. According to my gut, that is. YMMV.

[LynnTheDem]

6. IraqGate. Iran-Contra.

It's the American Way.