Comments on: Is this Taliban video of an “annihilated” U.S. base a fake? http://zeroanthropology.net/2009/10/25/is-this-taliban-video-of-an-annihilated-u-s-base-a-fake/ Turning and turning in the widening gyre | The falcon cannot hear the falconer | Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold | Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world | The blood-dimmed tide is loosed, and everywhere | The ceremony of innocence is drowned | The best lack all conviction, while the worst | Are full of passionate intensity. -- W.B. Yeats, The Second Coming Sat, 03 Sep 2011 17:31:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Maximilian Forte http://zeroanthropology.net/2009/10/25/is-this-taliban-video-of-an-annihilated-u-s-base-a-fake/#comment-15969 Wed, 22 Dec 2010 22:08:03 +0000 http://zeroanthropology.net/?p=7902#comment-15969 Joe, since that video was taken off YouTube (idiotic censorship that results in our having only one side of the story), you could not have seen that utter demolition shown–a massive bomb, producing a kind of mushroom cloud rising in the sky, and shockwaves that rolled right up to the mountains. There was nothing left. Your COP Zerok is also on video, and it is a different set of action altogether–without any evidence of a truck bomber running a suicide mission. Indeed, since YouTube thinks that Defense Department videos are somehow “better” and more deserving of rights than Taleban videos, the attack on COP Zerok can be seen here:

]]> By: joe http://zeroanthropology.net/2009/10/25/is-this-taliban-video-of-an-annihilated-u-s-base-a-fake/#comment-15966 Wed, 22 Dec 2010 19:23:31 +0000 http://zeroanthropology.net/?p=7902#comment-15966 that was COP Zerok, 04 July 2009 and it did alot of damage, but as i am here now writing this no it did not destroy our base and no it did not kill any one.

]]> By: Maximilian Forte http://zeroanthropology.net/2009/10/25/is-this-taliban-video-of-an-annihilated-u-s-base-a-fake/#comment-11714 Thu, 01 Jul 2010 21:01:18 +0000 http://zeroanthropology.net/?p=7902#comment-11714 Many thanks. Do you have any thoughts on why it was not reported by the media?

]]> By: US SOLDIER http://zeroanthropology.net/2009/10/25/is-this-taliban-video-of-an-annihilated-u-s-base-a-fake/#comment-11711 Thu, 01 Jul 2010 19:09:33 +0000 http://zeroanthropology.net/?p=7902#comment-11711 Ok first this was an attack in the zerok district in the paktika province of Afghanistan on July 4 2009 and two us soldiers valorously gave their lives to defend the base and save numerous fellow soldiers lives. It happened a little different order then the video due to the fact it was a Taliban propaganda video but the events did in fact happen. If you want more information google Cop Zerok I’m sure u will see a link to the divids website which there is a special report on the July 4 attack produced by an air force reporter. Thanks

]]> By: Maximilian Forte http://zeroanthropology.net/2009/10/25/is-this-taliban-video-of-an-annihilated-u-s-base-a-fake/#comment-10065 Sun, 11 Apr 2010 06:04:11 +0000 http://zeroanthropology.net/?p=7902#comment-10065 I can’t help you here. YouTube has removed it. Too bad, because if anything YouTube is giving the video greater credibility than it ever deserved. I, as always, downloaded multiple copies. Unfortunately, I am not willing to pay WordPress even more, to allow me to host videos on rare occasions such as these.

]]> By: Bob Bateman http://zeroanthropology.net/2009/10/25/is-this-taliban-video-of-an-annihilated-u-s-base-a-fake/#comment-10059 Sun, 11 Apr 2010 02:58:46 +0000 http://zeroanthropology.net/?p=7902#comment-10059 Max,

Don’t know why, but your video link doesn’t work now, so I cannot watch, evaluate, or comment on this topic.

Bob

]]> By: Maximilian Forte http://zeroanthropology.net/2009/10/25/is-this-taliban-video-of-an-annihilated-u-s-base-a-fake/#comment-9477 Thu, 04 Feb 2010 17:33:30 +0000 http://zeroanthropology.net/?p=7902#comment-9477 Hello Mr. Westfall,

Then do you not find it odd that absolutely no media anywhere reported this? More than that, is it not even more surprising that anyone could have survived such an explosion, especially anyone in the base?

How is it that you were at this base?

]]> By: james westfall http://zeroanthropology.net/2009/10/25/is-this-taliban-video-of-an-annihilated-u-s-base-a-fake/#comment-9476 Thu, 04 Feb 2010 14:06:21 +0000 http://zeroanthropology.net/?p=7902#comment-9476 ok all people who are interested in this video, listen up!!! i was at this base during this attack, it is COP zerok in the east Paktika province, IN AFGHANISTAN . this attack took place on the 4th of july 2009. the major explosion you all see at the end is an actual VBIED (truck bomb). blast analisists later said it was the largest VBIED on record for afghanistan, registering at aprox 5000lbs. also of intersting note this video was HIGHLY edited I.E. the VBIED was the start of the attack, and the entire attack took about 3-4 hours from start to finish.

]]> By: Maximilian Forte http://zeroanthropology.net/2009/10/25/is-this-taliban-video-of-an-annihilated-u-s-base-a-fake/#comment-9308 Sat, 26 Dec 2009 02:04:54 +0000 http://zeroanthropology.net/?p=7902#comment-9308 …none of which proves that this particular video is authentic, and that is even if one agrees with your particular selection of circumstantial evidence pertaining to unrelated events. You can fill in the gaps with imagination and speculation — verification is a little more precise, and demanding, than that.

]]> By: YOUTUBERSRETURN http://zeroanthropology.net/2009/10/25/is-this-taliban-video-of-an-annihilated-u-s-base-a-fake/#comment-9306 Thu, 24 Dec 2009 12:07:42 +0000 http://zeroanthropology.net/?p=7902#comment-9306 Listen , its up to you if you believe our beloved American mass propaganda which tells people that iraq is full of weapons of mass destruction and saddam is leader of alqaeda in iraq or you believe in what you can see , and so far what we can see that the Apache has no more ammo or fuel so it flew away during the battle ,this is the turning point when the truck approaches the forward base , further you can see that a Large part of the base is beeing destroyed after the explosion , we dont know if there are casualties !!! What you can also see smoke rising which indicatest that mortars were fired on the outpost.

NATO claimed that in Noristan during a battle in Summer 2009 non of their soldiers nor their vehicles or helicopters were downed but on the same day taliban insurgents released a footage which showed an Chinook which was shot down by stinger or a rocket porpelled grenade.

]]> By: Maximilian Forte http://zeroanthropology.net/2009/10/25/is-this-taliban-video-of-an-annihilated-u-s-base-a-fake/#comment-8849 Sun, 06 Dec 2009 00:14:28 +0000 http://zeroanthropology.net/?p=7902#comment-8849 This makes no sense at all.

First of all, the report you link to…says the U.S. REPELLED the attack, not that their whole base was annihilated and demolished.

Second, your date above is July 4, 2009…but those who uploaded the video say the attack took place in early October, 2009.

Sorry, but you have not proven that this video is anything other than a fake.

]]> By: YOUTUBER http://zeroanthropology.net/2009/10/25/is-this-taliban-video-of-an-annihilated-u-s-base-a-fake/#comment-8844 Sat, 05 Dec 2009 20:49:21 +0000 http://zeroanthropology.net/?p=7902#comment-8844 This attack has been indeed reported only you haven’t found it its so embarrassing to read that this could have happen in Northern iraq which is mostly desertlike to the north :

JULY 4th 2009 , ZIRUK , PAKTIKA PROVINCE

The attack began as Haqqani Network fighters launched rockets and mortars at a small US base in the Zarok district in Paktika province. As the rockets and mortars were fired, a suicide bomber attempted to ram a truck packed with explosives into the combat outpost, but soldiers shot and killed the driver before he could penetrate the base. The attackers also fired assault rifles and machine guns during the assault.

Zabihullah Mujahid, a spokesman for the Taliban in eastern Afghanistan, took credit for the attack. Mujahid claimed that more than 8,000 kg of explosives were used in the attack.
Today’s attack was carried out by members of the Haqqani Network under the command of Mullah Sangeen Zadran.

Read more: http://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2009/07/us_forces_repel_tali.php#ixzz0Yp9h1cRw

]]> By: Maximilian Forte http://zeroanthropology.net/2009/10/25/is-this-taliban-video-of-an-annihilated-u-s-base-a-fake/#comment-8626 Sat, 28 Nov 2009 13:25:46 +0000 http://zeroanthropology.net/?p=7902#comment-8626 No one is aware of the Taliban having said anything like this, anywhere. The problem here is that the video seems to be a complete fake, as is the YouTube channel on which it is posted. There is still no indication of either the place or the date of this supposed attack.

]]> By: ahmed http://zeroanthropology.net/2009/10/25/is-this-taliban-video-of-an-annihilated-u-s-base-a-fake/#comment-8603 Sat, 28 Nov 2009 04:04:46 +0000 http://zeroanthropology.net/?p=7902#comment-8603 taliban said attack in 2009 not in noorstan provience taliban said attack killed dozen of american approximatlry 80-90 american soldier from taliban website.and the video realesed after kamdissh attack two or onr day and how taliban make full movie and send after one day it is not kamdish attack

]]> By: Maximilian Forte http://zeroanthropology.net/2009/10/25/is-this-taliban-video-of-an-annihilated-u-s-base-a-fake/#comment-7453 Wed, 28 Oct 2009 22:13:54 +0000 http://zeroanthropology.net/?p=7902#comment-7453 Good points Eric, many thanks for your thoughts and notes on this. I really wish that the person or persons who host this on YouTube would speak up about it, rather than continuing what they are currently doing: playing mute.

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