OTTAWA, Canada (Reuters) -- Canadian troops fighting Taliban militants in Afghanistan have stumbled across an unexpected and potent enemy -- almost impenetrable forests of marijuana plants 10 feet tall.
General Rick Hillier, chief of the Canadian defense staff, said 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, Canada.
"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'."
I am willing to go all the way over there and smoke that whole forest for free, Just gimmie a gun and a lotta white owls ill have the situation taken care of in no time.
WHITE TRASH METAL SLUMMER Why Immortal technique? Perhaps its because I am afraid and he gives me courage.
That weed fuckin rokked. Besides if it wasnt for stupid us laws i wouldnt have to buy weed from shady palistiniens. Its the us governments fault if terrorists can bank roll themselves off drug money say what you want but this will still be true.
WHITE TRASH METAL SLUMMER Why Immortal technique? Perhaps its because I am afraid and he gives me courage.
spazz wrote:That weed fuckin rokked. Besides if it wasnt for stupid us laws i wouldnt have to buy weed from shady palistiniens. Its the us governments fault if terrorists can bank roll themselves off drug money say what you want but this will still be true.
no, it's weak little faggots like you that can't make it thru life unstoned that are funding the terrorists
spazz wrote:That weed fuckin rokked. Besides if it wasnt for stupid us laws i wouldnt have to buy weed from shady palistiniens. Its the us governments fault if terrorists can bank roll themselves off drug money say what you want but this will still be true.
On second thought, keep doing drugs.
Maybe, just maybe, you will go sterile before you pass on that stupidity. The future is begging you for sterility.
I may just start supporting abortion when the thought of you passing on your genes comes to mind.
How do you like this spoiler, motherfucker? -Lyion
I like doin what i like doin. Id rather not be a criminal about it but im not gonna let anyone else make the decisions bout my body. Not my fault my country wants millions and millions to go into the wrong hands. The war on drugs does nothing but waste tax payer dollars, fill up prisons with people who really dont need to be there, erode the constitution and put weapons and money in the hands of some very bad people. Good thinking usa.
WHITE TRASH METAL SLUMMER Why Immortal technique? Perhaps its because I am afraid and he gives me courage.
Im not sayin everyone should live like me. But my life and lifestyle work very well for me and i dont really think i need to or should have to change it. Im happy as i am and i dont bother a soul
WHITE TRASH METAL SLUMMER Why Immortal technique? Perhaps its because I am afraid and he gives me courage.
"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.
And Im with you Spazz. Only reason its underground is because of stupid ass drug legislation that makes no goddamned sense in the first place. I like my weed, Im a stable, non-violent member of society. Im not giving it up because of stupid ass laws that everyone knows should be repealed anyway. Fuck that.
Tuggan wrote:haha, remember mike and his afghani mountain weed? we were totally supporting terrorism when we was little man.
Depending on the time period you might have been supporting Afgan Guerillas fighting the red commies.
Raymond S. Kraft wrote:The history of the world is the history of civilizational clashes, cultural clashes. All wars are about ideas, ideas about what society and civilization should be like, and the most determined always win.
Those who are willing to be the most ruthless always win. The pacifists always lose, because the anti-pacifists kill them.
It has it's different effects with different people. My friend could take 4 bongloads and you couldn't tell the difference and his professionalism remains in tact. Then there's people like spazz. Still, it takes you off your game no matter what you do, but I think that's ok legally.
Ya know face to face with me youd never know if i was or wasnt. It puts me on my game too ( as long as i odnt get mega stoned). Your making assumptions about what i must be like based on my typing and you couldnt be further from the truth .
WHITE TRASH METAL SLUMMER Why Immortal technique? Perhaps its because I am afraid and he gives me courage.
My post is based on the fact that you're unemployed and boast about how stoned and high you are all the time. I'd love life too if I was able to live and not have to do shit but unfortunately I understand that whole "responsibility" thing. Now I'm sure marijuana doesn't put a gun to your head and tell you to be unemployed but is it a huge coincidence how many unemployed young adult to middle aged folks there are out there that smoke marijuana and can't do shit for themselves? Not saying that's how it effects everyone, but it does effect a lot of people that way. Oh and guess what, when I read your posts the first time before you shocked NT with the announcement that you smoke weed, I had already assumed you were a retarded stoner. Coincidence?
I live in michigan and finding a decent job up here is kind of tricky right now. I start a new job next week. Getting stoned has never gotten in the way of my working I have worked hard everywhere i have worked. Yea i get stoned a lot on my own time but big deal thats how i chill. My bills are paid i have no dependents why not enjoy myself.
WHITE TRASH METAL SLUMMER Why Immortal technique? Perhaps its because I am afraid and he gives me courage.
I like doin what i like doin. Id rather not be a criminal about it but im not gonna let anyone else make the decisions bout my body. Not my fault my country wants millions and millions to go into the wrong hands. The war on drugs does nothing but waste tax payer dollars, fill up prisons with people who really dont need to be there, erode the constitution and put weapons and money in the hands of some very bad people. Good thinking usa.
