In the news... Canada troops battle 10-ft Afghan marijuana plants

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Posted by Abercrombie on Oct-13-2006 12:50:

In the news... Canada troops battle 10-ft Afghan marijuana plants

The new war on terror.

http://today.reuters.co.uk/news/art...11-Odd-2&rpc=92

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OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canadian troops fighting Taliban militants in Afghanistan have stumbled across an unexpected and potent enemy -- almost impenetrable forests of 10-feet (three metre) high marijuana plants.

General Rick Hillier, chief of the Canadian defence staff, said on Thursday that Taliban fighters were using the forests as cover. In response, the crew of at least one armored car had camouflaged their vehicle with marijuana.

"The challenge is that marijuana plants absorb energy, heat very readily. It's very difficult to penetrate with thermal devices ... and as a result you really have to be careful that the Taliban don't dodge in and out of those marijuana forests," he said in a speech in Ottawa.

"We tried burning them with white phosphorous -- it didn't work. We tried burning them with diesel -- it didn't work. The plants are so full of water right now ... that we simply couldn't burn them," he said.

Even successful incineration had its drawbacks.

"A couple of brown plants on the edges of some of those (forests) did catch on fire. But a section of soldiers that was downwind from that had some ill effects and decided that was probably not the right course of action," Hiller said dryly.

One soldier told him later: "Sir, three years ago before I joined the army, I never thought I'd say 'That damn marijuana'."

Those poor soldiers... where do I sign up?

Posted by English Rachel on Oct-13-2006 12:58:

Some ill effects...

Bwahahaha

Posted by infinity HiGH on Oct-13-2006 13:01:

lol@ "some ill effects"

Posted by Stingray on Oct-13-2006 13:01:

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Originally posted by English Rachel
Some ill effects...

Bwahahaha

Damn you beat me too it!

They got the munchies and made a beeline back to the Tim Horton's at their base.

Posted by infinity HiGH on Oct-13-2006 13:03:

why can't we have marijuana forests in canada?

Posted by starsearcher on Oct-13-2006 13:10:

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Around fields of corn and marijuana, armoured vehicles provide perimeter security for Canadian soldiers patrolling in and around the village of Kolk in Afghanistan's Panjwaii District, September 14, 2006. Canadian troops fighting Taliban militants have stumbled across an unexpected and potent enemy -- almost impenetrable forests of marijuana plants. REUTERS/Canadian Forces/Sgt Lou Penney/Handout

Posted by starsearcher on Oct-13-2006 13:11:

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Overlooking a field of eight foot tall marijuana plants, two Canadian soldiers from Alpha Company occupy a temporary observation post in Afghanistan's Panjwaii District, September 14, 2006. Canadian troops fighting Taliban militants have stumbled across an unexpected and potent enemy -- almost impenetrable forests of marijuana plants. (Canadian Forces/Sgt Lou Penney/Handout/Reuters)

Posted by Yohan on Oct-13-2006 13:48:

Heh. I found marijuana plants at a CF base once... Pretty sure I can find the same place again. Just few leaves though.

Posted by Abercrombie on Oct-13-2006 16:23:

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Originally posted by Stingray
They got the munchies and made a beeline back to the Tim Horton's at their base.

We need to send our troups pizza and Cheetos, NOW!

Posted by Yohan on Oct-13-2006 16:51:

^Those are yanks.

Posted by nusty on Oct-13-2006 17:36:

I can't think of anything funny to say about this so I have copied this from some website that has jokes.

A stoner stumbles out of a party, and starts to walk home.
One the way he bumps into a guy who is all bloody and mangled. The guy limps up to the stoner and says "Call me an ambulance!" The stoner looks at him for a second, smiles and says, "You're an ambulance!"

Posted by Cro_Addict on Oct-13-2006 17:40:

quote:
Originally posted by nusty
I can't think of anything funny to say about this so I have copied this from some website that has jokes.

A stoner stumbles out of a party, and starts to walk home.
One the way he bumps into a guy who is all bloody and mangled. The guy limps up to the stoner and says "Call me an ambulance!" The stoner looks at him for a second, smiles and says, "You're an ambulance!"
\

hahahahahah oh man...i havent laughed that hard in a while....cuz i could imagine saying the same tyhing...LOL

Posted by Cosmic Fur on Oct-13-2006 18:10:

Posted by 7-4-7 on Oct-13-2006 19:39:

Canadian army gives up getting rid of the weed. I love my country.

American army would declare "the reefer", the new enemy of the american state and would stop at nothing to rid the world or this even being.

Let the americans use their nukes on it...they are dieing to use them anyways.

Posted by Angx on Oct-13-2006 19:50:

I will over my services to smoke all that shit

Posted by Abercrombie on Oct-13-2006 20:02:

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Originally posted by Clublifexxx
I will over my services to smoke all that shit

to...um... weed out the bad guys?

Posted by 7-4-7 on Oct-13-2006 21:20:

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Originally posted by Abercrombie
to...um... weed out the bad guys?

shaking my head. No one is going to top that one.