Canadian troops in Afghanistan battle monster marijuana plants

[theHandpuppet]

I know, I know, but this is an actual news story that may bring a smile to a few faces this morning.

Canada troops battle 10-foot Afghan marijuana plants
POSTED: 5:12 p.m. EDT, October 12, 2006

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...

MORE at http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/americas/10/12/canada.troops.marijuana.reut/index.html

[jdadd]

1. Where do I sign up?

Theres a job I've had experience at....:hippie:.....forget trying to burn them with WP or diesel fuel...these need to be burned one bowl at a time.

[theHandpuppet]

4. Maybe there should be a Canadian "Cannibis Sweeping Unit"

To fight the bong of evil, young men and women of the CCSU must confront the axis of evil weed, one ten foot plant at a time.

Motto: SMOKE 'EM!

[Beelzebud]

2. I'm sorry but the pothead in me would LOVE to see a forest of pot...

Wow, that would be amazing.

:D

[phillinweird247]

3. We tried burning them, and we're out of MRE's.

Now that is funny!

[opihimoimoi]

5. The Campfires must have some interesting chatter and appetite for

munchies....:smoke: