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Sabi | ADF Explosive Detection Dog | Back From Enemy Lines | Afghanistan
smh.com.au - 11 days ago
Sabi | ADF Explosive Detection Dog | Back From Enemy Lines | Afghanistan
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A BRAVE young Aussie warrior who went missing in action during the heat of battle has been found safe and well after spending a year in the Afghan desert. Sabi, a black Australian Labrador, aged about four, is back home now on the Australian base at Tarin Kowt. Sabi was rescued by an American ...
Little Dog Found
mudvillegazette.com - 9 days ago
Little Dog Found
— mudvillegazette.com — Lets start Friday the 13th off with some good news : AUSTRALIAN DOG RETURNS HOME AFTER A YEAR IN THE AFGHAN WILDERNESS An Australian Special Forces Explosive Detection Dog has been found alive and well almost fourteen months after going missing in action (MIA) in Afghanistan. "Sabi" ... (more) Little Dog Found

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commondreams.org - 10 days ago
US Is Doing No Good in Afghanistan
— commondreams.org — by Malalai Joya As an Afghan woman who was elected to Parliament, I am in the United States to ask President Barack Obama to immediately end the occupation of my country. Eight years ago, women's rights were used as one of the excuses to start this ... (more) US Is Doing No Good in Afghanistan

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Knowledge is Power:  good good good good good dogs!

Pirate's Cove:  Aussie Warrier, MIA In Afghanistan For A Year, Found Safe

Stop The ACLU:  Aussie Warrier, MIA In Afghanistan For A Year, Found Safe

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good good good good good dogs!
Knowledge is Power — ... Sabi was picked up and incarcerated by enemy combatants before her rescue by the US soldier, identified as John. ...

Aussie Warrier, MIA In Afghanistan For A Year, Found Safe
Pirate's Cove — Here’s your feel good story to end the work week A BRAVE young Aussie warrior who went missing in action during the heat of battle has been found safe and well after spending a year in the Afghan desert. Sabi, a black Australian Labrador, aged about four, is back home now on the Australian base at Tarin Kowt. Sabi was rescued by an American serviceman who suspected she was not an enemy combatant, but a highly-trained hairy bomb sniffing digger. It’s Lassie Come Home, Afghan-style. The story is one I would like to excerpt the entire thing, but that is a no no in the blogosphere, ...

Aussie Warrier, MIA In Afghanistan For A Year, Found Safe
Stop The ACLU — ... Posted on November 13, 2009 Here’s your feel good story to end the work week A BRAVE young Aussie warrior who went missing in action during the heat of battle has been found safe and well after spending a year in the Afghan desert. Sabi, a black Australian Labrador, aged about four, is back home now on the Australian base at Tarin Kowt. Sabi was rescued by an American serviceman who suspected she was not an enemy combatant, but a highly-trained hairy bomb sniffing digger. It’s Lassie Come Home, Afghan-style. The story is one I would like to excerpt the entire thing, but that ...

Overnight Open Thread (Mætenloch)
Ace of Spades HQ — ... Only a lot funnier and smarter. capt_america_comic.jpg Aussie Bomb-Sniffing Dog Lost During Battle and Captured by Taliban is Rescued a Year Later And is doing well. ...

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