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Friday, February 02, 2007

Tethered Goat.


This is coolbert:

Tethered Goat.

In his book "Man-Eaters of Kumaon", the Englishman Jim Corbett describes how he would try to kill a rogue man-eating tiger with the tethered goat technique. Tether a goat in a clearing. Wait in a tree stand for the tiger to be tempted by the easy prey of the goat. Shoot the man-eating-tiger when the beast came within range and had committed itself.

Here is something more pertinent. Where a human has been used as a "tethered goat". But in an entirely different context. The hunt in this case is for the jihadi. The beast that walks on two feet.

"The courageous pair agreed to act like 'tethered goats' in an attempt to catch the extremists plotting to kidnap them."

British military personnel, Muslims, two of them, were going to be kidnapped, tortured, and beheaded. All to be posted on the internet. AND TO BE DONE BY FELLOW ENGLISH MUSLIMS HELL BENT ON GHASTLY MURDER OF A CO-RELIGIONIST.

"Two British Muslim soldiers targeted by the alleged beheading gang were used in an extraordinary 'sting operation to snare their assassins, it has emerged."

[it seems that there are about three hundred Muslims serving in the British military at present. These two were selected by the jihadi as worthy targets. One of the two military personnel had actually served in Afghan?]

These two British military, went about their duties, as if nothing was wrong, even knowing what was in store for them if kidnapped. Trusted MI5 and the English police to the extent that they did.

"Police praise Muslim soldiers who acted as 'bait' for beheading gang."

Courageous men that DO merit great praise.

As I have said, when you are in the military, at any time, you may be told to do something dangerous, and in the process of doing that something dangerous, you maybe killed or badly injured. But this goes even way beyond that. Medals are in store.

To defeat the jihadi, this is what is needed.

coolbert.

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