Ace of Spades HQ

November 29, 2008

Taliban Commander Killed by Cross-Dressing Mishap and US Fighters, But Mostly... Well, a Bit of Both, Really
— Ace

He tried to escape dressed in the traditional Courageous Muslim Warrior garb, a woman's burka.

The Carmen Miranda fruit-hat was a bad choice of accessory. Sure, it showed off his hazel eyes, but at what cost?

Gunbattles and airstrikes by NATO and Afghan troops killed 53 militants in Afghanistan, including a wanted Taliban commander who tried to hide from soldiers under a woman's burqa, officials said Saturday.
The U.S. forces targeting the commander surrounded a house Friday in Ghazni province and ordered everyone inside to leave, a military statement said.
Six women and 12 children left the building, but while soldiers were questioning the women they discovered one was actually a man dressed in a burqa, the traditional all-encompassing dress that most Afghan women wear. The man, later identified as the targeted commander Haji Yakub, tried to attack the soldiers and was killed, the military said.

Read on. "Militants" are dying all over, especially when they come into contact with real militants.

Thanks to Josh.

Posted by: Ace at 02:43 PM | Comments (30)
Post contains 199 words, total size 1 kb.

Sounds like a great sequel to "Tootsie". I wonder if Dustin Hoffman's available?

Posted by: Mike H at November 29, 2008 02:45 PM (1V2sa)

2 Best sentence in the article:
"The troops responded to the attack with gunfire and air support.."
Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, music. Sheer music.

Posted by: Filly at November 29, 2008 02:53 PM (VLsit)

3 Putting on the burqa was not a real intelligent move. Evidently, once you are outside, THERE'S NOWHERE TO HIDE. How smart was that? Of course, the Islamics aren't the most intelligent tools in the shed.

Posted by: Harry at November 29, 2008 02:54 PM (fGO+E)

4 WTG guys. Score one more for the good side.

Posted by: chemjeff at November 29, 2008 02:56 PM (VLxln)

5 If I remember correctly, that's how Albohassan Bani-Sadr escaped from Iran after he fell afoul of Ayatollah Khomeini.

Posted by: Annalucia at November 29, 2008 02:59 PM (xYeJ1)

6 "Militants" are dying all over, especially when they come into contact with real militants.

Not "real militants", Ace. Soldiers. That's the way it's been going down since at least the Romans.

Posted by: Ace's liver at November 29, 2008 03:03 PM (LtIsn)

7 For a group of men that seem to have no use for women, they certainly do hide behind them as much as possible. Or maybe he was happy that Gaeta is ghey.

Posted by: mrcaniac at November 29, 2008 03:04 PM (Rbulg)

8 Taliban Commander Killed by Cross-Dressing Mishap and US Fighters, But Mostly... Well, a Bit of Both, Really
Nice curve ball.

Posted by: Good Lt. at November 29, 2008 03:10 PM (JaIkN)

9 Hmmm.

@ Ace

"The Carmen Miranda fruit-hat was a bad choice of accessory. Sure, it showed off his hazel eyes, but at what cost?"

A guy has gotta be himself man. You must admit. He stayed true right to the bitter end.

Next time I'm at the salad bar I'll salute his memory with a banana. Or maybe a piece of pineapple.

Posted by: memomachine at November 29, 2008 03:13 PM (f4Zt4)

10 >>>Not "real militants", Ace. Soldiers. That's the way it's been going down since at least the Romans.

i was trying to suggest that a real militant was a soldier, whereas these guys are merely murderers.

Posted by: ace at November 29, 2008 03:33 PM (7FHPf)

11 I bet he was just on his way to a wedding.

Posted by: Squatch at November 29, 2008 04:22 PM (COZb8)

12 11 I bet he was just on his way to a wedding.

nah, he woulda been armed to the teefs then

Posted by: Frank G at November 29, 2008 05:16 PM (P0rQD)

13 I wish Christoph was still around for this one.

Posted by: Jean at November 29, 2008 05:23 PM (HVRSA)

Chicks are killing for Burberry right now, be aware.

Posted by: ErikW at November 29, 2008 05:36 PM (6x3r4)

15 Gots an idea that might just seriously minimize the threat these muslim insects pose to us here in my country. We 1) Acknowledge the FACT that islam is NOT a religion, but is rather, the muslims play-book for political/ world/ Universe (etc) dominance. Period. (Oh no!! You cry. ALL "religions" are welcome in America!). BS says I. Name ANY other religion that advocates, no, ENCOURAGES lying to "unbelievers" (that'd be everyone who responds to this with cries of racism, or whatever, suckers...) in order to achieve it's goal (submission, remember?). You can't-even Drew can't. Which leads to 2) Outlaw islam in America, just as we outlaw ANY criminal activity. Which leads to 3) Deport all muslims NOT US born, and monitor the others CLOSELY. Too harsh? Aww. The towers were too harsh for me, and besides, if all muslims denounce the ko-ran, we could always consider letting them live here again (along with our laws that allow them to....never mind). islam is NOT a religion, idiots. Read the freakin co-ran and see! Commence with the religious bigotry BS...NONE of you know what you are dealing with...

Posted by: JS at November 29, 2008 07:01 PM (rL7mh)

It seems like transvestism is a long-standing tradition in the ME:

http://tinyurl.com/3xbz8n

Posted by: Don Carne at November 29, 2008 07:40 PM (wSNS7)

17 BREAKING:

Paradigm of "event caused by X and Y, but mostly Y" shifted to include "event caused by X and Y, but mostly X and Y."

Please circulate among the staff along with the updated TPS Report.

Posted by: AnonymousDrivel at November 29, 2008 07:43 PM (sI5Ho)

18 Normally I'd be against our military killing cross-dressers. This time... not so much!

Posted by: Kevin at November 29, 2008 09:26 PM (KO6dP)

19 TaliTrannies?

Posted by: Retch at November 29, 2008 09:58 PM (pRtl3)

20 i was trying to suggest that a real militant was a soldier, whereas these guys are merely murderers.

Yeah, I know. Sorry, I'm being too nit-picky.

Posted by: Ace's liver at November 29, 2008 10:51 PM (LtIsn)

As the Proud Parent of a REAL, uniformed, official US ARMY "militant", (lol) , I want to say one thing to our TROOPS....................

HOOOOOOAH!

GOD bless our TROOPS!

Posted by: Rick554 at November 30, 2008 04:42 AM (8nB5X)

22 If only there were a British Bobby handing out sensible shoes to this terrorist, he still might be alive. Instead he was another victim of burqa madness. BTW, since he left this world in female clothes, does that mean OBL in the afterworld will be one of his virgins?

Posted by: eaglewingz08 at November 30, 2008 11:28 AM (qh8b9)

23 Under the Obama administration, cross-dressers will be a protected group, even if they are wielding weapons and shooting at American soldiers. We must show respect for everyone's chosen lifestyle.

Posted by: Steve L. at December 01, 2008 02:37 AM (Gkhxf)

24 YouTube Mate - the most powerful YouTube assistant on the planet - is a professional FLV Converter software which can convert Flash Video FLV to AVI, FLV to MPEG, FLV to WMV, FLV to MP4, FLV to 3GP Converter, etc. It supports convert FLV to all popular video, like AVI, MPEG, WMV, DivX, Xvid, ASF, 3GP, MP4, iPod, PSP, Zune and convert FLV to MP3, WMA and WAV audio. The YouTube FLV converter suport download youtube videos unlimited simultaneous downloads.Youtube FLV to 3GP Converter, Youtube FLV to iPod Converter, Youtube FLV to MP3 Converter. Are you looking forFLV Cutter, FLV merger, how to cut FLV video? You're right here. Take a few minutes, you will end up the toil of searching.FLV Cutter is a professional FLV Video cutter which can cut or join multiple FLV format files and then output as other popular formats, like AVI, MPEG, WMV, RM, MP4, Divx, XviD, VCD, SVCD, DVD, etc.Free download the FLV Cutter from the following cue and follow the following guide to know how to cut FLV video files.MPG Converter for Mac is specially designed for Mac users to convert MPG to all popular video formats, just like: iPod, PSP, AVI, MOV, MP4, FLV, 3GP, M4V, DivX, XviD, MKV,etc. In addition, the Mac MPG Converter also can convert all common audio video files(eg: AAC, AC3, MP3, etc)Moreover,the MPG Converter for Mac provides powerful edit functions, like "setting resolution, bitrate, frame rate", "customizing the video effect",etc.So we can output the files with different audio and video effects.Have you been worried about your videos that can not playback on Mac? I strongly recommend WMV Converter for Mac. The WMV Converter for Mac is specially designed for those Mac users to convert WMV to all popular video formats, just like: iPod, PSP, AVI, MOV, MP4, FLV, 3GP, M4V, DivX, XviD, MKV,etc. In addition, the WMV Converter for Mac also can convert all popular audio files as well (AAC, AC3, MP3, etc)Moreover, the WMV Converter for Mac provides powerful edit functions, like "setting resolution, Bitrate, frame rate", "customizing the video effect",etc. So we can output the files with different audio and video effects.

Posted by: obama at December 17, 2008 04:11 PM (vV3tk)

25 Do you have your favorite DVD movies? Whether do you hope to play with your iPod but always in trouble? Here I'll recommend the DVD to iPod Converter Mac.DVD to iPod Converter for Mac is a powerful and professional DVD to iPod Mac OS X software to convert DVD to iPod for Mac with excelent quality and fast conversion speed. With the powerful Mac DVD to iPod Converter, you can freely enjoy your favorite DVD movies with your iPod everywhere.Transfer iPod to Computer is premium iPod transfer software for iPod music, video and photo transferring. It can transfer iPod to computer and backup iPod to computer quickly and smoothly. It's also a computer to iPod transfer tool which can transfer iPod music, videos and photos from computer to iPod.iPhone Converter for Mac is a powerful Mac iPhone converter which can convert all popular video formats to iPhone on Mac perfectly and quickly. The iPhone Converter for Mac can not only convert iPhone for Mac but also can convert avi, wmv, mpeg, mp4, mov, vob, divx, xvid to iPod, PSP, Zune or convert video formats between them.

Posted by: dadada at December 22, 2008 07:52 PM (6sWo1)

Welcome to our company which sells all kinds of cabal online alz, very cheap cabal alz, and the more cabal gold. If you have to buy cabal alz, please come to our company, we can give you the best service for you to buy cabal money.

Posted by: cabal alz at January 08, 2009 04:13 PM (fMiY/)

27 Provide high quality silver Tiffany jewellery including necklaces,rings and other style jewelry at wholesale prices.Pick your dreaming tiffany jewelry,tiffany co jewelry, Tiffany Style Silver Jewelry: Rings, Earrings, Necklaces, Bracelets and more Tiffany Jewelry at low prices Tiffany Jewellery.tiffany co Tiffany Tiffany Bracelets Tiffany & Co Jewelry Outlet Online Store Sells Various Kinds of Cheap Tiffany's Silver Jewelry, Including Rings, Necklaces, Pendants, Earrings

Posted by: cdsc at August 30, 2009 03:44 AM (dz5BH)

28 bmw stereo nav Tucson only plays AVI video files. Any e-fun system car dvd player required by bmw dvd nav player AVI file must be installed before pathfinder dvd gps player play car dvd player video. bmw 3 series touch screen basic Windows multimedia support for playing AVI files must be installed.

Posted by: GPS car navigation systems at September 03, 2010 04:23 AM (gLXno)

29 Thanks for sharing, I found this story while searching for rock lyrics Advertising signs, useful comments and great points made.thanks for great informations It’s a wonderful Writing Board! Great site. A lot of useful information here neon signs California. I’m sending it to some friends!I’ve recently started a blog Los Angeles neon signs, the information you provide on this site has helped me tremendously. Thank you for all of your time & work.

Posted by: Advertising signs at January 07, 2011 09:25 PM (JsxNx)

30 The disconnect between memberships is rare but not unprecedented. DTS to AC3 Converter

Posted by: DTS to AC3 Converter at November 04, 2011 01:50 AM (x5HsY)

Hide Comments | Add Comment