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Seven US 'CIA agents' killed in Afghanistan bomb attack

Base Camp Chapman, was named Chapman after Nathan Chapman the first U.S soldier to die in Afghanistan back in 2002.. Supposedly Camp Chapman is the Pentagon of the CIA in Afghanistan they have 3 outer layers of security check points. Taliban have claimed responsibility saying they had an Afghan soldier infilitrate the ranks prior to this incident..This is the worst casualty loss for the CIA,since 1983 when a car bomb ript the US embassy in Beirut.. This is just yet another sign, of how the war is a hopeless cause..Yet we want to establish a foothold in the next Rich region of the world Central Asia, having the corridor between East and West, I'll get into that topic at another time..

-But Sigh...

*Here I'll leave my reply just in case..
 
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@ fighter


Whats so funny about it??
 
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I dont know he's probably one of those Indians who think they can take on China and Pakistan at the same time and have indirect US military assisstance from us, Do you honestly well support either side, please well be on the sideline eating popcorn.. ROFL..


Yeah your ARMY is 1.13 million to Pakistan 760,000 with their reserves and Parliamentary forces rougly around 1.5 million, but your reserves can easily go into 2 million
Your Navy is 3-4 times larger than Pakistan
Your AirForce 3-4 times larger as well (with more sophisticated 4th generation fighter planes, etc..)
-Only clause is the Nuclear issue Pakistan estimated at 80-110, India at around 70-90..
But who really cares Pakistan doesn't have a first use nuke policy, but the a NUKE for a NUKE right? Massive retaliation in the end there wont be anything left...

But to China, your dreaming compared to the stats I stated above you're not even in the same ball park.. I love your country patriotism, even though it's completely delusional and myopic to reality..If you do go to such a war Hysteria just nuke yourselves.. Sorry I was a little harsh, but I state facts :D
 
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"What are you going to do about it?"

Certainly keep using PREDATOR and maybe expand it into new regions. That'll work for now.

What are you going to do about that?
 
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I dont know he's probably one of those Indians who think they can take on China and Pakistan at the same time and have indirect US military assisstance from us, Do you honestly well support either side, please well be on the sideline eating popcorn.. ROFL..


Yeah your ARMY is 1.13 million to Pakistan 760,000 with their reserves and Parliamentary forces rougly around 1.5 million, but your reserves can easily go into 2 million
Your Navy is 3-4 times larger than Pakistan
Your AirForce 3-4 times larger as well (with more sophisticated 4th generation fighter planes, etc..)
-Only clause is the Nuclear issue Pakistan estimated at 80-110, India at around 70-90..
But who really cares Pakistan doesn't have a first use nuke policy, but the a NUKE for a NUKE right? Massive retaliation in the end there wont be anything left...

But to China, your dreaming compared to the stats I stated above you're not even in the same ball park.. I love your country patriotism, even though it's completely delusional and myopic to reality..If you do go to such a war Hysteria just nuke yourselves.. Sorry I was a little harsh, but I state facts :D



And what it has to do with Taliban killing of 7 CIA men??
 
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Source: 2 killed in Afghanistan bombing were security contractors
December 31, 2009 -- Updated 2042 GMT (0442 HKT)
The Taliban have claimed responsibility for Wednesday's attack on a U.S. base in Afghanistan.
The Taliban have claimed responsibility for Wednesday's attack on a U.S. base in Afghanistan.
STORY HIGHLIGHTS

* Source: Two CIA officers killed were contractors for firm formerly known as Blackwater
* "This attack will be avenged," intelligence official says of Wednesday bombing
* Suicide bomber struck forward operating base in eastern Afghanistan, military says
* Seven CIA employees were killed in Wednesday's attack; 6 others injured, official says

RELATED TOPICS

* Afghanistan
* Central Intelligence Agency
* The Taliban

Kabul, Afghanistan (CNN) -- Two of the seven CIA officers killed Wednesday in a suspected terrorist attack on a U.S. base in Afghanistan were contractors for Xe, a private security firm formerly known as Blackwater, a former intelligence official said Thursday.

A current intelligence official confirmed to CNN that the casualties included a mix of people -- CIA staff and contractors. The CIA considers contractors to be officers.

The Taliban have claimed responsibility for Wednesday's attack, which wounded six other people. A senior U.S. official said information suggested that a bomber walked into a gym facility at Forward Operating Base Chapman -- in Khost Province, near the border of Pakistan -- and detonated bombs in a suicide vest.

It is not known how the bomber got past security. In a posting on its Web site Thursday, the Taliban claimed the bomber was an Afghan National Army soldier.

A U.S. intelligence official on Thursday vowed that the United States would avenge the attack.

"This attack will be avenged through successful, aggressive counterterrorism operations," the intelligence official vowed.

Former CIA official Robert Richer called it "the greatest loss of life for the Central Intelligence Agency since the Beirut Embassy bombing" in 1983, which killed eight agents.

Flags at CIA headquarters in Langley, Virginia, flew at half-staff Thursday.

"These brave Americans were part of a long line of patriots who have made great sacrifices for their fellow citizens, and for our way of life," President Obama said in a written statement Thursday.

"The United States would not be able to maintain the freedom and security that we cherish without decades of service from the dedicated men and women of the CIA."

Richer, who retired from the agency in 2005 as the associate deputy director for operations, knew many of Wednesday's victims personally. In a written statement Thursday, he called on the public to "remain mindful that our great country is served well by those in and out of uniform. That officers like those lost in this attack placed themselves in harm's way, at a critical and dangerous crossroads in the war on terror.

"We should be thankful for the service and sacrifice of these fine Americans. They and their colleagues, who compose the very thin line of Agency officers working in the shadows at the very tip of the war on terror, are a national asset; an asset often misunderstood and under appreciated."

CIA Director Leon Panetta said in a statement Thursday that "those who fell ... were far from home and close to the enemy, doing the hard work that must be done to protect our country from terrorism."

A U.S. military source noted that Chapman was originally a base for the Khost Provincial Construction Team, but the team left some time ago. A U.S. intelligence official would not discuss the specific mission of the base but acknowledged that it was a crucial CIA post and a "hub of activity."

Authorities believe that the suicide bomber might have attacked just after a convoy was ending or beginning, which would account for the high number of casualties.

Eight Americans were originally believed to be killed in the bombing.

CIA and Black water working together- It is now confirmed by this news .
 
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The loss of life is regrettable. May allah give their families the strength to carry on and to heal from what they have suffered.
We might not agree with what they were doing but i always feel sad thinking about the famalies these men leave behind may they US, Pakistan, Afghan or Indian.
 
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Base Camp Chapman, was named Chapman after Nathan Chapman the first U.S soldier to die in Afghanistan back in 2002.. Supposedly Camp Chapman is the Pentagon of the CIA in Afghanistan they have 3 outer layers of security check points. Taliban have claimed responsibility saying they had an Afghan soldier infilitrate the ranks prior to this incident..This is the worst casualty loss for the CIA,since 1983 when a car bomb ript the US embassy in Beirut.. This is just yet another sign, of how the war is a hopeless cause..Yet we want to establish a foothold in the next Rich region of the world Central Asia, having the corridor between East and West, I'll get into that topic at another time..

-But Sigh...
 
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I dont know he's probably one of those Indians who think they can take on China and Pakistan at the same time and have indirect US military assisstance from us, Do you honestly well support either side, please well be on the sideline eating popcorn.. ROFL..


Yeah your ARMY is 1.13 million to Pakistan 760,000 with their reserves and Parliamentary forces rougly around 1.5 million, but your reserves can easily go into 2 million
Your Navy is 3-4 times larger than Pakistan
Your AirForce 3-4 times larger as well (with more sophisticated 4th generation fighter planes, etc..)
-Only clause is the Nuclear issue Pakistan estimated at 80-110, India at around 70-90..
But who really cares Pakistan doesn't have a first use nuke policy, but the a NUKE for a NUKE right? Massive retaliation in the end there wont be anything left...

But to China, your dreaming compared to the stats I stated above you're not even in the same ball park.. I love your country patriotism, even though it's completely delusional and myopic to reality..If you do go to such a war Hysteria just nuke yourselves.. Sorry I was a little harsh, but I state facts :D

I understand your pain, but not your LOUD mouthed words about India. How we take Pakistan or China is none your business. You take care that NATO do pull their pants up in Afghanistan.

The funny part is not the deaths of the people, but the the way these martyred people are made the 'RAW MATERIAL' for insane ideologies, by corrupt governments and bosses around the world. The laugh was on the people who claim to bring thier pipe-dreams would come true in Afghanistan!
Fighter
 
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"What are you going to do about it?"

Certainly keep using PREDATOR and maybe expand it into new regions. That'll work for now.

What are you going to do about that?
Or pack up and leave. Your president made a big mistake by announcing the withdrawal timeline and if he does withdraw just to score for his reelection around that time, then perhaps you need to ask him some bitter questions as well.

I expect the rhetoric to be around then "To protect America from a failing war that Bush started, I'm withdrawing America from this conflict". Moreover the Haqqani network being a candidate for an asset of Pakistan's is more of a myth than reality. All we know is they don't attack Pakistanis that just means they are busy with you guys. On the flip side Pakistan is on record to have said that after we're done with the anti-Pakistan militants we'll go after the Haqqani network too.

Your drone bombings already have the blessings of the Pakistani government and thus seems illogical for you to use it as a threat.
 
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"What are you going to do about it?"

Certainly keep using PREDATOR and maybe expand it into new regions. That'll work for now.

What are you going to do about that?

Don't take any false credit for predator strikes because you can only carry these out with the consent of the PA and GoP. Things are changing real quick and people are getting more and more aggravated at these ineffective missile strikes which indeed kill scores of innocent lives. Once the PA and government realize that these missile strikes aren't really worth the hassle, the killing of innocent people will indeed stop. You can never fight the resolve of the Pakistani people. No matter how powerful you are. Just wait and see.
 
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CIA base attacked in Afghanistan supported airstrikes against al-Qaeda, Taliban

By Joby Warrick and Pamela Constable
Washington Post Staff Writer
Friday, January 1, 2010; A01

The CIA base attacked by a suicide bomber in Afghanistan this week was at the heart of a covert program overseeing strikes by the agency's remote-controlled aircraft along the Afghanistan-Pakistan border, officials familiar with the installation said Thursday.

The assailant, wearing an explosives belt under his clothes, apparently was allowed to enter the small base after offering to become an informant, according to two former agency officials briefed on the attack. The CIA declined to comment on the circumstances behind the incident, and it was unclear whether the bomber chose the base because of its role in supporting CIA airstrikes against top al-Qaeda and Taliban leaders in the region.

The blast early Wednesday evening in the eastern province of Khost killed seven CIA officers and contractors, including the base chief, and seriously wounded six others in what intelligence officials described as a devastating blow to one of the agency's key intelligence hubs for counterterrorism operations. It was the deadliest single day for the agency since eight CIA officers were killed in the 1983 bombing of the U.S. Embassy in Beirut.

The CIA continued drone strikes Thursday. A security official in Pakistan confirmed that two militants were killed late in the day in what was described as a missile attack by a Predator drone in Pakistan's autonomous North Waziristan region, across the border from Khost.

The official said the missile destroyed the home of a man believed to be linked to the extremist group Tehrik-e-Taliban. The CIA has consistently declined to acknowledge any participation in the ongoing campaign of airstrikes that killed more than 300 people in the past 12 months.

U.S. intelligence officials vowed that the Wednesday attack would only increase the agency's resolve. "This attack will be avenged through successful, aggressive counterterrorism operations," said one official, speaking on the condition of anonymity.

The CIA deaths were formally acknowledged by the agency in a statement to employees Thursday by Director Leon E. Panetta, who said the heavy toll was a reminder of the "real danger" that confronts intelligence officers on the fronts of the two wars. CIA operatives in Afghanistan volunteer for the posting and spend a year or more on assignment. Many of the slain -- including the base chief, a mother of three young children -- were seasoned hands in the agency's counterterrorism operations.

"Those who fell yesterday were far from home and close to the enemy, doing the hard work that must be done to protect our country from terrorism," Panetta said in his message to employees. "We owe them our deepest gratitude, and we pledge to them and their families that we will never cease fighting for the cause to which they dedicated their lives -- a safer America." Panetta said military doctors and nurses had saved the lives of gravely wounded officers, and he announced that flags at CIA headquarters in Langley would be flown at half-staff to honor the dead.

As is customary, the CIA declined to identify the victims. Director of National Intelligence Dennis C. Blair did not publicly comment on the deaths, but a spokesman said he sent an internal, classified message expressing his condolences.

President Obama posted a letter to CIA employees honoring those killed, whom he called "part of a long line of patriots who have made great sacrifices for their fellow citizens, and for our way of life."

'Sloppy' screening

U.S. personnel at the site of the attack, Forward Operating Base Chapman, are heavily involved in the selection of al-Qaeda and Taliban targets for drone aircraft strikes, according to two former intelligence officials who have visited the facility. The drones themselves are flown from separate bases in Afghanistan and Pakistan. Because of its location near a hotbed of insurgent activity, the base is also a center for recruiting and debriefing informants, the officials said, and it would not be unusual for local Afghans to be admitted to the facility for questioning.

"There's still a lot to be learned about what happened. All the facts are not in," CIA spokesman George Little said. "The key lesson is that counterterrorism work is dangerous."

A Taliban spokesman asserted responsibility Thursday for the bombing and said the bomber was an Afghan National Army officer who had joined insurgents in attacking the United States. That description could not be confirmed with U.S. military officials. But a U.S. military official in Afghanistan, speaking on the condition of anonymity, said Afghan forces are posted at the base.

Forward operating bases in Afghanistan depend on locals for security. But insurgents have frequently infiltrated the ranks of Afghan security forces as well as private firms hired to guard U.S. facilities or to perform more menial tasks. CIA officials on Thursday would not discuss what guard service they had at the base.

Thomas Ruttig, co-director of the Afghanistan Analysts Network, said that this week's attack once again shows that there "needs to be much better screening of people joining the Afghan security forces. . . . I know from visits in Afghan provinces this is done in a very sloppy way."

The danger of infiltration, he added, could increase as the U.S. military seeks to develop "community defense forces."

Severed communication

Forward Operating Base Chapman is a former Afghan army installation and was used jointly by American and Afghan security forces during their military campaign against the Taliban beginning in 2001. In recent years, the base added an intelligence-gathering function and had a housing compound for U.S. intelligence officers. It was physically separate from the main U.S. military base nearby, Forward Operating Base Salerno.

Senior Afghan civilian officials in Khost said that they knew little about what went on at Chapman and that since Wednesday's attack, they have been unable to reach anyone inside by phone. Afghan interpreters working on the base at the time have since been incommunicado, and those who were on leave that day have not been allowed back inside, according to Khost residents and officials reached by phone.

A spokesman for the Afghan National Army in Kabul denied that the Khost attack was carried out by a member of the army, but the possibility highlights growing concerns in Afghanistan and Pakistan about whether it is possible to sustain the loyalty and unity of their respective armies. The Afghan army, a crucial element in the new U.S. strategy in Afghanistan, is young, untested and ethnically diverse. It is being asked to fight fellow Muslims from the dominant Afghan tribe in an unpopular war on behalf of American forces and policies that many Afghans deeply resent.

"This attack shows that the Taliban are getting good cooperation from the locals and that they have better intelligence than the Americans do," said Talat Masood, a Pakistani security analyst and retired general in Islamabad, Pakistan's capital. "It also raises the issue that has haunted the Afghan National Army from the beginning -- whether or not it is possible to build a unified army that can overcome ethnic loyalties in support of broader American goals."

Staff writers Karen DeYoung, Walter Pincus and Peter Finn in Washington, correspondent Karin Brulliard in Islamabad and staff researcher Julie Tate in Washington contributed to this report.

Source: CIA base attacked in Afghanistan supported airstrikes against al-Qaeda, Taliban
 
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"Things are changing real quick and people are getting more and more aggravated at these ineffective missile strikes which indeed kill scores of innocent lives."

As though you've a clue who dies and how many are wounded. These missions are highly effective and if you studied more carefully the taliban's own accounts of these operations you'd understand just how effective they are.

Thank God that is so.

Sanctuary isn't changing one bit. Neither shall PREDATOR We don't need your permission to defend ourselves and never will.

Thanks.:usflag:
 
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"Things are changing real quick and people are getting more and more aggravated at these ineffective missile strikes which indeed kill scores of innocent lives."

As though you've a clue who dies and how many are wounded. These missions are highly effective and if you studied more carefully the taliban's own accounts of these operations you'd understand just how effective they are.

Thank God that is so.

Sanctuary isn't changing one bit. Neither shall PREDATOR We don't need your permission to defend ourselves and never will.

Thanks.:usflag:
Similar arrogant language was used when Americans were carrying out indiscriminate massacre in Vietnam and Cambodia; what happened in the end is well preserved in the history.
 
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For Mullah Omar killing CIA chief is great success , he is now getting more expertise in mafia wars :no:
 
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