Desperation Attack

The Taliban, otherwise "running for the hills," decided to expend everything they had on a prison holding their fellow murderers and, as they were in New York City in 2001, a bit more successful than even they planned. They managed to kill four Marines and free 390 Taliban prisoners (and a larger number of al-Qaida members) after catching the Marines "off-guard" and undermanned in that location. The liberal press doesn't mention the number of Taliban killed, but I'd bet it was a lot higher than the numbers of Americans killed. Or it would be if they'd have had the guts to attack with manpower, instead of a surprise suicide bomb attack that destroyed the front gate of the prison and one suicide bomber who set off the rockets in the rear of the prison. Both were killed. I'd bet at least half of the number who escaped will be back in prison or dead before long. And the Marines won't be caught off-guard again. If they try that again, they're going to look silly at the result. (Yahoo News/Associated Press)