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MMC
03-14-2012, 05:47 PM
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Defense Secretary Leon Panetta is safe after a stolen truck rushed onto an airfield runway ramp around the time his plane was landing in southern Afghanistan Wednesday, Pentagon officials and journalists traveling with him report.
"A stolen truck sped onto a runway ramp at the British military airfield as his plane was landing," the New York Times' Elisabeth Bumiller (http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/15/world/asia/panetta-visits-afghanistan-following-massacre.html), who is traveling with Panetta, reported. "Mr. Panetta was unhurt, but Pentagon officials said the Afghan driver emerged from the vehicle in flames."

Panetta was flying into the British air base in Helmand province when the incident occurred.
Panetta arrived on an unannounced trip in Afghanistan (http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/envoy/panetta-arrives-afghanistan-uk-david-cameron-says-war-133521529.html) Wednesday to try to defuse tensions in the wake of the shooting rampage Sunday, allegedly by a U.S. staff sergeant, that killed 16 Afghan men, women and children.....snip~

http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/envoy/panetta-safe-truck-charges-helmand-airfield-while-plane-185428063.html

Seems someone knew that Panetta was arriving on an Unannounced Visit. Now I wonder who tipped the Taliban off.....eh Karzai??? :angry:

Conley
03-14-2012, 05:49 PM
Helmand is such a mess that the attack could have just been a coincidence. Nah, you're probably right. :undecided:

MMC
03-14-2012, 06:14 PM
According the Pentagon spokesman, an Afghan stole a vehicle at a British airfield in southern Afghanistan and drove it onto a runway, crashing into a ditch about the same time that Leon Panetta's aircraft was landing.

The pickup truck drove at high speed onto the ramp where Panetta's plane was intended to stop, Kirby said. No one in Panetta's party was injured.....snip~

From the other Thread I put up with the Trooper being taken out of Afghanistan. :smiley:

http://news.yahoo.com/accused-us-soldier-flown-afghanistan-193617318.html


Still.....how did they know Panetta was coming in Unannounced? Doesnt have to be Karzai. Could be any of his Lawmakers and or Pols. Maybe even Afghan Military! :angry:

Sure seems quite a cowincidincy with all thats going on there. :undecided:

Conley
03-14-2012, 06:43 PM
Oh, I'm sure that entire administration leaks like sieve, probably even worse than Pakistan. There is no reason for any of them to be loyal to the U.S. now, they know we're leaving and that the Taliban will be running things.

MMC
03-14-2012, 06:54 PM
I think in the other new thread I put it says they(US and Afghans) working on a deal for a long term committment. Tho it does say this guy came out of the truck on fire? There seems to be quite a bit missing from all that is leaking out on other reports.