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Post by Jaga on Jun 28, 2007 12:05:41 GMT -7
Stolen keys delay start of military mission
Poland's 1,200 troops assigned to NATO forces in Afghanistan will not achieve full combat readiness for several weeks due to stolen vehicle keys, its Defence Ministry says.
"We had been told a 10 per cent theft rate was likely in convoys brought in from Pakistan, but we had not expected the spare car keys to go missing," Defence Ministry spokesman Jaroslaw Rybak told news channel TVN24.
"We shall have to send away for spares, so it may take from several days to several weeks for our contingent to become combat ready."
Media reports say Polish troops taking part in NATO's International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in Afghanistan have been assigned to patrol the mountainous border area with Pakistan to search for Taliban guerrilla activity.
The military vehicles used by Polish forces include Poland's Land Rover-like Honkers and US-built Humvees.
- Reuters
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Post by bescheid on Jun 28, 2007 12:49:08 GMT -7
Seems of rather strange circumstances in consideration of occurrence in a war combat area.
I would wonder what the Americans would do in such circumstances? For all of sudden, all Polish transport ignition keys have disappeared and no where to be found?
The whole action, has a certain smell to it as of a manner to hold down the casualty rate by preventing Polish troop deployment.
Well, so far, the ignition keys of our aircraft deployed have not been lost and have been in the air for some time.
Charles
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Post by hollister on Jun 28, 2007 14:58:24 GMT -7
Well, the complete story is a bit more complicated.... According to the rules - private contractors (KBR or Hailiburton) are the only ones allowed to transport goods (including equipment such as the vehicles in question) in theater. The contractor INSISTED that the keys be turned over to them during the transport - THEY are the ones that "lost" the keys - not the Polish troops. According to statistics roughly 20-30% of items on a supply convoy go "missing" during the transport and delivery process.
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Post by bescheid on Jun 28, 2007 17:48:41 GMT -7
Well, the complete story is a bit more complicated.... According to the rules - private contractors (KBR or Hailiburton) are the only ones allowed to transport goods (including equipment such as the vehicles in question) in theater. The contractor INSISTED that the keys be turned over to them during the transport - THEY are the ones that "lost" the keys - not the Polish troops. According to statistics roughly 20-30% of items on a supply convoy go "missing" during the transport and delivery process. Thank you Holly There just had to be a reasonable explanation, for it is just not reasonable to of a sudden, lose all vehicle keys at one time. Now I would wonder: Has KBR/Hailiburton forgone their transportation logics fee as compensation for their mistake?? Charles
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Post by justjohn on Jun 29, 2007 3:53:29 GMT -7
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