Our Government at Work?

[Farbin Kaiber]

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/07/wo...ghanistan.html

How convenient to have silenced all of SEAL Team 6. This was the only group to know the true OBL Raid story. This just reminds me of Blackhawk Down, Clinton, etc. They may be the tip of the spear, but they are also the ones that get silenced as soon as possible.

[mrsleeve]

Farb, this one is a little to tinfoilly for me. But I can see and understand your point. Are you saying OBL/UBL is still alive and we shot some random dude in the head and dumped his ass in the sea???


well same deal happened in 05 trying to get seal team 10 out after their mission was compromised, and killed 16 ( 8 seals and 8 Spec Ops "night stalkers" ) IIRC. RPG in the back door of a Chinook hit the fuel tanks and Boom.

Sad sad day then and now. RIP.

[Farbin Kaiber]

I'm just saying it's too convenient to have had the majority, if not all of one assault team in one helicopter. The same crew goes to knock on OBL/UBL's door in 3+ choppers, but this time, they are all in one?

And what, less than 90 days since they became the most well known tool in the War on Terrorism. It's just smelling a little fishy in Denmark to me.

[mrsleeve]

Like I said I can appreciate that. Its just I find that so unpalatable, I dont think even our govt would pull such a stunt. I know they are outta control and all, but really do you think they are that outta control???

Then again with all thats going on, the truth is stranger than fiction, and you cant write 95% of whats going on.

[Farbin Kaiber]

What if this was a way to deal with that modified chopper that went down in OBL's front yard. Propaganda Machines don't like saying anything about a loss, so maybe this was the way to cover up a full loss crash three months ago. I've read reports that witnesses said all aboard died in that crash, and it wasn't a controlled demolition to hide evidence.

[mrsleeve]

ahhh I see. Interesting. in myth busters fashion




Still its little bit of stretch for me to get behind this 1 100%. but I will keep it open for debate for sure

[Wiglaf]

The officials said that those who were killed Saturday were not involved in the Pakistan mission.

If they were gonna lie about it, why mention that they were even seals?

[herbivor]

I literally saw the headline right after I watched "Source Code". That was weird.

[CorvallisBMW]

[Sagaris]

^ LOL



Barfin, interesting idea.

[z31maniac]

http://news.yahoo.com/us-officers-oppose-releasing-names-dead-troops-224832007.html

[Farbin Kaiber]

Interesting tidbit: why were they in a CH, and not an MH? Why only one chopper? Why was it being flown by regular guys and not the guys trained to fly the MH at night in sketchy situations? Just questions ya know.

[E30Kaiser]

Interesting tidbit: why were they in a CH, and not an MH? Why only one chopper? Why was it being flown by regular guys and not the guys trained to fly the MH at night in sketchy situations? Just questions ya know.

Because the Pavelow doesn't operate at as high of altitudes?

[Farbin Kaiber]

Isn't the Nightstalker the same as the CH, save for fueling differences (in-flight, increased capacity), rappelling system, etc.

Also, isn't the Pavelow a totally different chopper from an unrelated manufacturer?

[mrsleeve]

still too much tin foil here in this one for me farb