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?
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Oct-13-2006 12:50
English Rachel
I Am Canadian
Registered: Jul 2006
Location: Lovely Leslieville
Some ill effects...
Bwahahaha
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Oct-13-2006 12:58
infinity HiGH
groovin
Registered: Oct 2001
Location: west side T.O
lol@ "some ill effects"
Oct-13-2006 13:01
Stingray
Still underwater
Registered: Feb 2005
Location: The M-dot
quote:
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.
Oct-13-2006 13:01
infinity HiGH
groovin
Registered: Oct 2001
Location: west side T.O
why can't we have marijuana forests in canada?
Oct-13-2006 13:03
starsearcher
DigitalPunk on Flight643
Registered: Jan 2003
Location: Toronto
quote:
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
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)
Originally posted by chinamon
not true. i say "ugh"
but i am a tranny.
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Originally posted by kotsy
lol colour me retarded
Oct-13-2006 16:51
nusty
Congrats Andrew/ Hillary!
Registered: Feb 2003
Location: LA and still a little bit of Toronto
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!"
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Originally posted by Lightshow
i wear sunglasses for the same reason everybody wears them in a club. 1: people look cool in sunglasses
2: it gets awefully bright as the night progresses
*nusty does not wear sunglasses at night, they make it hard to see and you could trip
Oct-13-2006 17:36
Cro_Addict
Shit 'N Piss
Registered: Oct 2006
Location: Detroit (formerly Toronto (formerly Winsdor))
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!"
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hahahahahah oh man...i havent laughed that hard in a while....cuz i could imagine saying the same tyhing...LOL
