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| Polar Bears in Iraq |
| 2007-09-28 |
| Must be some global cooling going on. (This is a release of no particular significance except that I like the Regiment's name.) POLAR BEARS DISCOVER 9-11 PROPAGANDA IN IRAQI HOME QARGHULLI VILLAGE, Iraq — Coalition Forces discovered a cache which contained Sept. 11, 2001 propaganda in a house in Qarghulli Village, Iraq, Sept. 26. Soldiers of the 4th Battalion, 31st Infantry Regiment “Polar Bears,” 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry) discovered the cache while conducting Operation Rock Sweep V and VI. The purpose of the mission was to target specified al-Qaeda operatives identified to be planning and coordinating attacks against Coalition Forces and concerned local citizens in the area. While conducting the operation, Soldiers searched the targets’ houses looking for illegal weapons. In one house they discovered a cache that consisted of three blasting caps, a ski mask, a terrorist manual which included directions on constructing vehicle improvised explosive devices, propaganda featuring the September 11 attacks on the World Trade Center and Pentagon, two cell phones and a card to activate the cell phones. I wonder if they called anyone in the US? Too bad there's no way to find out. The propaganda was a small booklet featuring images of the attacks and a script praising the attacks. “Our assessment is that these guys were getting ready to launch attacks during the Ramadan celebration,” said Lt. Thomas Ceislak, battle captain for 4-31 Inf. Regt. “We got the intelligence for this raid from earlier questioning of detainees and from tips provided by our source network. |
| Posted by:Glenmore |
| #1 a terrorist manual which included directions on constructing vehicle improvised explosive devices Must be "DIY Carbombs in 53 Easy Steps" by Abu al-Kaboomi. Big hit on everyone's Ramadan Amazon wishlists. |
| Posted by: eLarson 2007-09-28 17:04 |