Any other waste-of-time photo-ops masquerading as military operations that we should know about? That bread sure does beat finding some shoulder-fired surface-to-air missles. Please link to that asshat's next piece (seriously). I want see if the topic comes up again.
From http://www.centcom.mil/sites/uscentcom1/Lists/Press%20Releases/DispForm.aspx?ID=2821
OPERATION SWARMER CONCLUDES
[...]
The [confiscated] caches included:
- Six shoulder-fired surface-to-air missiles
- Over 350 mortar rounds and three mortar systems
- 26 artillery rounds
- A variety of IED-making materials and other military items
- Over 120 rockets
- Over 3200 rounds of small-arms ammunition
- 86 rocket-propelled grenades and 28 launchers
- Six landmines
- 12 hand grenades and 40 rifle grenades
- 34 rifles and machineguns of various types
Posted by: rutty at March 24, 2006 10:01 PM
RE: Power plants at risk, physically, yes, the gear is subject to physical tampering, any fool with a nice chunk of pipe or a length of steel cable or chain can cause a bit of damage. Internally, depends on who's power protection gear is inside of it. Pretty much everything that is said in the story is detailed in a book published in the late 70's called "Technologic Terrorism"... no new news here people.
Posted by: MD at March 24, 2006 07:05 PM
Duke out of the tourney, G'town in. Why couldn't they be good when I went there?
Any other waste-of-time photo-ops masquerading as military operations that we should know about? That bread sure does beat finding some shoulder-fired surface-to-air missles. Please link to that asshat's next piece (seriously). I want see if the topic comes up again.
From http://www.centcom.mil/sites/uscentcom1/Lists/Press%20Releases/DispForm.aspx?ID=2821
OPERATION SWARMER CONCLUDES
[...]
The [confiscated] caches included:
- Six shoulder-fired surface-to-air missiles
- Over 350 mortar rounds and three mortar systems
- 26 artillery rounds
- A variety of IED-making materials and other military items
- Over 120 rockets
- Over 3200 rounds of small-arms ammunition
- 86 rocket-propelled grenades and 28 launchers
- Six landmines
- 12 hand grenades and 40 rifle grenades
- 34 rifles and machineguns of various types
Posted by: rutty at March 24, 2006 10:01 PM