Comments for Where Eagles Dare at http://www.michaelyon-online.com , comment 1 to 37 out of 20 comments http://www.michaelyon-online.com Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:49:31 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.3 http://www.michaelyon-online.com/where-eagles-dare.htm#comment-23091 Dear friends from all over the world,We are a professional and reliable supplier of series of innovative,wholesale nfl jerseyand nfl reebok replica jerseyIve written a letter ofcheap adidas nba jersey,The Cincinnati Bengals of NFL receiver is being fined for his latest stunt donning a poncho and sombrero after scoring a touchdown this weekend a person in the NFL wholesale nba jersey,by the NFL for pretending to bribe an official a dollar.Whimlb jersey wholesale,was being reviewed during Cincinnatiwholesale reebok nhl jersey.Dear NFL League Office being great means having fun n celebrating. apology to yall. 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This book should be a 'must read' for all Americans and definitely for those who seek the truth. - Judy Daggett Tue, 23 Sep 2008 01:58:00 +0100 http://www.michaelyon-online.com/where-eagles-dare.htm#comment-15959 Michael, your photographs are unbelievable!!! If you weren't such a great writer, I would say drop everything and go into photography - however, you must keep doing both. Thank you, Thank you, The MSN is doing nothing on the real battle. - Callie Beall Tue, 23 Sep 2008 00:50:00 +0100 http://www.michaelyon-online.com/where-eagles-dare.htm#comment-15895 thanks michael great story telling and so far as i can tell "speaking truth to power" has one name above all others it's YON - orpheus Sun, 21 Sep 2008 20:07:00 +0100 http://www.michaelyon-online.com/where-eagles-dare.htm#comment-15885 Obviously, they are not available or in service still, but in Vietnam we had a flying crane, a super heavy lift helicopter that looked more like a spider then anything else, quite large. Wonder if they could have handled this. - Evan Cowart Sun, 21 Sep 2008 04:00:00 +0100 http://www.michaelyon-online.com/where-eagles-dare.htm#comment-15853 Have you done anything on the Canadians in Afghanistan? We get very poorly served by our media in Canada. The only news we get is when one of our soldiers gets killed. I'd love to hear some of your reporting on what the Canadians are doing in country. - Greg Gransden Wed, 17 Sep 2008 20:44:00 +0100 http://www.michaelyon-online.com/where-eagles-dare.htm#comment-15815 What a fabulous dose of reality reporting. What exactly is the MSM's role? Thank you for brilliantly enlightening us with this reality check. - flyonthewall Sun, 14 Sep 2008 22:28:00 +0100 http://www.michaelyon-online.com/where-eagles-dare.htm#comment-15790 How come you didn't mention the Dutch in your introduction? The Dutch have several thousand troops in Uruzgan, Apaches and F-16's, PFz2000 etc. So far 17 have been killed in action. As far as I know they are doing a great job, not so much restricted by ROE as the Germans for example. - DoubleDutch Wed, 10 Sep 2008 08:54:00 +0100 http://www.michaelyon-online.com/where-eagles-dare.htm#comment-15788 Nice Dispatch, as ever. Thank goodness for punctuation! I originally missed the colon in the caption for the first photo. Some of the details that may be otherwise lost lie in those weights. I'll ignore the 80-ton crane, because that probably refers to a crane that is capable of lifting an 80-ton load, without saying anyting about the weight of the crane itself. The average reader should understand that a fully (legally) loaded semi-trailer is maxed-out at 20-tons (40,000 pounds); That's for something rolling over smooth highways. Some of these described loads greatly exceed those weights and they were being dragged over hills, very rough terrain, and roads being blasted out in front of the convoy. Just getting the loads there, without opposition, was a tremendous feat. Cor van der Linden , MY does mention the Dutch, near the top of the article. However, they did not appear to have been involved in this operation. Also, it must be doubly-difficult to report from the given conditions, in English, regarding troops that may not easily be able to put out information in English. It always bugs me, a little bit, when reporters have to rely on translators. - Chris, St. Pete, FL Wed, 10 Sep 2008 00:12:00 +0100 http://www.michaelyon-online.com/where-eagles-dare.htm#comment-15783 No, the Osprey can't carry anywhere near enough. It can only carry about 7 tons, the transformers weighed 25 and 29 tons. Even the CH-53 can only carry about 10 tons. So it had to be a ground operation. - Simon Tue, 09 Sep 2008 15:22:00 +0100 http://www.michaelyon-online.com/where-eagles-dare.htm#comment-15781 Michael, Thank you, thank you, thank you for some excellent reporting on what our brave Canadian soldiers are doing to help the Afghani people. Your report and the superb photos are far superior to anything I've seen published in Canadian newspapers. I don't know if the Canadians told you, but a federal election campaign started here 2 days ago and Afghanistan may very well become an issue. You already know what the usual suspects on the left will say: "We need to get out now. Our soldiers are dying for nothing. They must only be involved with peacekeeping." Naivety to the extreme, of course - welcome to Canadian politics. :-( Robert - Robert W. (Vancouver, BC) Tue, 09 Sep 2008 02:37:00 +0100 http://www.michaelyon-online.com/where-eagles-dare.htm#comment-15780 Thank you Michael for reporting what the MSM overlooks. I keep recommending your book on Iraq to people - even offering my copy as a loan just to get them to open your eyes. Hey J - happy hunting. Keep up the good work and that 60% will work it's way up. - ancienthacker Mon, 08 Sep 2008 22:34:00 +0100 http://www.michaelyon-online.com/where-eagles-dare.htm#comment-15779 "We sleep safe in our beds because rough men stand ready in the night to visit violence on those who would do us harm." (George Orwell) Thanks to all who willingly stand ready in the night! - HLH Mon, 08 Sep 2008 22:11:00 +0100 http://www.michaelyon-online.com/where-eagles-dare.htm#comment-14407 So pleased you were in 'Stan for this. The good news spread quickly to those who were looking, but even then, it was scarce. So very pleased you have moved in. I understand you will be moving on up with our guys farthar north and east upon your return from Iraq. Post the good news of all the changes in Iraq, and get back up here. We need YOU. - Haole Wahine Mon, 08 Sep 2008 21:19:00 +0100 http://www.michaelyon-online.com/where-eagles-dare.htm#comment-15777 The top commander in AFG is not U.S. General Dan McNeill, but General David D. McKiernan. - anon Mon, 08 Sep 2008 19:23:00 +0100 http://www.michaelyon-online.com/where-eagles-dare.htm#comment-15775 Thanks to all involved in this mission, great success. I love to hear stories of the bad guys losing with the good guys not only defeating them but at the same time moving the Afgans forward. Very inspirational. - T Bart, Wisconsin, USA Mon, 08 Sep 2008 17:29:00 +0100 http://www.michaelyon-online.com/where-eagles-dare.htm#comment-15774 Could an MV-22 Osprey have handled the load of components? When will (if Ever) the third turbine get put in? I hate half measures. Like the Russians...Soviet II - Wahoodlum Mon, 08 Sep 2008 17:28:00 +0100 http://www.michaelyon-online.com/where-eagles-dare.htm#comment-15773 Man, I was so pumped when I found out you were going to Afghanistan that I emailed your web address to all my best friends and family. Glad that you are now in Afghanistan and giving us Canadians a glimpse of what our soldiers are doing there. Thanks for detailing what our boys did on this particular mission. I only subscribe to one Canadian newspaper, so maybe I'm just "out of the loop", but most Canadian media seems to simply keep us apprised of the body count (we are now, officially, at 98 brave Cdn soldiers killed in Afghanistan). I don't get to see much reporting about exactly what it is that our troops are *doing* in Afghanistan although I continually read quotes from troops saying they think that they are making a difference; and so many of them go back for a 2nd or 3rd tour it makes me wonder what's their motivation for going back in spite of the danger. Your reporting will help me to understand. I will be waiting impatiently for the next dispatch! - Canadian in Chilliwack Mon, 08 Sep 2008 17:15:00 +0100 http://www.michaelyon-online.com/where-eagles-dare.htm#comment-15772 Michael, I have missed your wonderful reports from Iraq but not enough to wish it was still a war zone. Thank you for giving us the true reports on Afganistan. God bless you and all the wonderful soldiers who stay in harms way to keep the rest of us safe. - Patty Russell Mon, 08 Sep 2008 16:53:00 +0100