US Starts Attacking Afghanistan

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US Starts Attacking Afghanistan

Posted by ryuzaki0 on Sunday October 7, 2001 @05:01AM from the we-don't-know-much dept.

Several people have reported that the US has begun military operations in Afghanistan. Bush is talking on CNN live right now. Bombing has begun on Kabul. More as we know it. Here the word a on CNN and The CBC.

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oh man! by phatmax2k · 2001-10-07 05:04 · Score: -1, Offtopic

lets all go look at porn
stat!

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1. Re:oh man! by phatmax2k · 2001-10-07 05:19 · Score: -1, Offtopic
  
  seriously, it will calm and southe your soul.
  
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I suck by Anonymous Coward · 2001-10-07 05:05 · Score: -1, Offtopic

ESPN is airing bush, ESPN 2 in airing Baseball Today. strange, eh?
f1rst bombing post by Anonymous Coward · 2001-10-07 05:06 · Score: -1, Offtopic

I r00lz
FN! by Husaria · 2001-10-07 05:07 · Score: -1, Offtopic

First Nuke on The Taliban!~

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First! by Anonymous Coward · 2001-10-07 05:07 · Score: -1, Offtopic

First?
Hmm by pcgamez · 2001-10-07 05:07 · Score: 0, Offtopic

God help those we target

and isn't it sad I am reading /. instead of watching the news...
1. Re:Hmm by jeffy124 · 2001-10-07 05:44 · Score: 2, Offtopic
  
  it appears God has already punished those who attacked us on the 11th:
  http://www.theonion.com/onion3734/hijackers_surpri sed.html
  
  He also made an appearance at ground zero:
  http://www.theonion.com/onion3734/god_clarifies_do nt_kill.html
  
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Olk by Anonymous Coward · 2001-10-07 05:07 · Score: -1, Offtopic

dssaa welks iwej dsuwiudh dw
Hrm by KuNgFo0 · 2001-10-07 05:09 · Score: -1, Offtopic

The nascar race on nbc has been put over on tnn, so they may cover what's going on...
Un-manned Military by Jagasian · 2001-10-07 05:15 · Score: -1, Offtopic

With the recent developments in robotics, we could send in Linux-based ground troops, in addition to using our smart bombs and missiles.

Really though, it would be nice to have at least one nation in the middle-east that truely like us.
the next step... by psych031337 · 2001-10-07 05:32 · Score: 4, Offtopic

is probably isolating the 8000 Taliban fighters that have moved to the Uzbekistan (sp?) border. They could be easily cut off in this area.

Here in germany a reporter has told about his stay in the Norther Alliance area. He has seen long lines of trucks filled with material. At least 55 tanks from Russia. Crates of ammo with russian and american/english inscriptions on them.

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Re:According to Bush by Anonymous Coward · 2001-10-07 05:33 · Score: -1, Offtopic

A sincere 'fuck you' to whoever modded this down. I hope you get what you deserve in metamoderation.
test by Anonymous Coward · 2001-10-07 06:44 · Score: -1, Offtopic

tezt
Spelling: "Taliban" or "Taleban"? by Malc · 2001-10-07 07:00 · Score: 1, Offtopic

I'm presuming "Taliban" and "Taleban" mean the same thing. Which is the correct spelling? I see "Taliban" in most things American, and "Taleban" everywhere else. Are they both valid spellings of the same thing?
May God bless... by Bongo · 2001-10-07 07:50 · Score: 0, Offtopic

Evolution/growth:

May God bless me.

May God bless my parents.

May God bless my tribe.

May God bless my country.

May God bless my planet.

May God bless my enemies.
Re:According to Bush by Jebus_the_spork · 2001-10-07 08:02 · Score: -1, Offtopic

modded down? huh?

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RIGHT ON - mod up by Kahlua · 2001-10-07 09:19 · Score: 0, Offtopic

Please mod parent up to 5 so it is visible at top level
M0 moderation? (Base case?) by Mike+McTernan · 2001-10-07 10:21 · Score: 0, Offtopic

I don't read Slashdot for this type of news - I read CNN or BBC who do a much better job (they are pros at this) and provide more info than a pair of links to these sites.

I think people should be able to moderate the postings. This would allow me to browse at +2 and avoid this type of submission that is surely offtopic for slashdot.

Sure I can select not to view US stories, but some of them actually are interesting - just not these ones.

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