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Iraq
U.S. forces shoot Iraqi boy dead after grenade attack
2009-05-10
BAGHDAD (Reuters) -- The U.S. military said on Saturday its troops had shot dead a 12-year-old Iraqi boy suspected of throwing a grenade at them, and said it believed insurgents were paying children to help them. Iraqi police, speaking on condition of anonymity, said however the boy, whom they named as Omar Moussa Salih, had not been involved in the grenade-throwing.

U.S. and Iraqi forces came under grenade attack Thursday in the western part of Mosul, the northern city seen as a final stronghold of al Qaeda and other insurgents, said Major Derrick Cheng, a U.S. spokesman in northern Iraq. U.S. forces responded by firing at several people, killing the boy. He was found with 10,000 Iraqi dinars, or around $8.50, in his hand.
So the insurgents paid a 12 year old to throw a grenade. How terribly sad for the boy. I guess Human Rights Watch won't be commenting on this one.
"We have every reason to believe that insurgents are paying children to conduct these attacks or assist the attackers in some capacity, but undoubtedly placing the children in harm's way," Cheng said.

Iraqi police in Mosul said the boy, who had sold sweets in the street, was shot more than once in the head. His eight-year-old brother ran away when Omar was shot, police said. Cheng said another boy was briefly detained but released.
Posted by:Steve White

#6  Shhhhh....we don't wane the media to catch on to that thought.
Posted by: Grunt_0369   2009-05-10 14:45  

#5  This was predicted behavior by many Rantburgers.

It was predicted by anyone with a lick of sense who wasn't living out their Viet Nam era fantasies blinded by Bush Derangement Syndrome. But I repeat myself.
Posted by: SteveS   2009-05-10 12:27  

#4  Is it my imagination or has there been an uptick in the violence directed at Iraqi and American forces in Irag since Obambi was corronated? With all the talk of pull-out and retreat, I think the opposition is making their case. This was predicted behavior by many Rantburgers.
Posted by: Rob06   2009-05-10 10:39  

#3  Let's re-write that headline: "Brave Lions of Jihad Murder 12 Year Old Boy."
Posted by: Parabellum   2009-05-10 09:23  

#2  This is a jihadi tactic used in Jammu and Kashmir.

On July 12, 2005, Mohammad Akram, 11, was on his way home from school when he was stopped by a group of terrorists. They asked him to throw a grenade in the local market place, and promised him Rs 500 (1US$=Rs 43) for the task. Terror-stricken Akram did not have a choice - he had to do as the men said. But before he could fling the grenade, it exploded in his hands, injuring him severely.

A few days later, Tahira, 9, from Pangai village, Poonch district, was seriously injured when an improvised explosive device (IED) that she was handling exploded. She too had been forced by terrorists to place the IED on a road often used by the Indian troops.
Posted by: john frum   2009-05-10 09:06  

#1  Iraqi police, speaking on condition of anonymity, said however the boy, whom they named as Omar Moussa Salih, had not been involved in the grenade-throwing.

Another war crime by the Great Satan/Zionists' Enforcers.
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2009-05-10 04:25  

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