From http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/americas/10/12/ … index.html
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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'."
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Smoking out the enemy just took on an entirely new meaning.
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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'."
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Smoking out the enemy just took on an entirely new meaning.
haha.. pretty good story
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Napalm would work. It is sticky. But yeah the fumes would be...interesting.
Bachalon i like your avatar, is it supposed to be anything non-abstract?
Welcome, Bachalon. what is your story?
That is pretty funny. I bet they have fun at base when they go back.
That is pretty funny. I bet they have fun at base when they go back.
Are they exempt from drug tests for a while?
.. they're canadian.
Dbrown, it's actually a small segment of the nebula from the last scene of the 2500 segment in Aronofsky's The Fountain.
Jason, phi_ actually alerted me to this, and as I had the time today (not to mention an interesting article to share), I decided now would be the most opportune time to sign up.
Howdy, y'all.
Jason, phi_ actually alerted me to this, and as I had the time today (not to mention an interesting article to share), I decided now would be the most opportune time to sign up.
Howdy, y'all.
what did you think of that movie, i'm a huge aronofsky fan.