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2003-04-06 Iraq

Russian convoy attacked, some wounded, in Iraq

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Posted by Becky 2003-04-06 06:37 am|| || Front Page|| [4 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Wonder what they were trying to smuggle out of the country (besides diplos)... and I wonder if we recovered it, whatever it was...

Posted by jrosevear 2003-04-06 07:07:25|| 2003-04-06 07:07:25|| Front Page Top

#2 Why didn't they just drive to the airport?
Seems to me that would have been easy enough.

Posted by Dishman 2003-04-06 07:13:06|| 2003-04-06 07:13:06|| Front Page Top

#3 Why didn't they leave prior to the beginning of the war? I bet they were advising the Iraqis. Rats fleeing a sinking ship. Suckers.

Posted by RW 2003-04-06 07:43:53|| 2003-04-06 07:43:53|| Front Page Top

#4 Wonder what they were trying to smuggle out of the country (besides diplos)...

Probably the portion of the Ba'ath party archives that detail the massive Russian (et al.) involvement Iraq's WMD programs after the Gulf War. There was more than a little speculation that Russian, German, French, American, Israeli and other intelligence services were trying to buy / steal the info before the war began.

Posted by B. 2003-04-06 08:58:29|| 2003-04-06 08:58:29|| Front Page Top

#5 Obviously it wasn't Coalition forces that struck the Russian convoy. We know this because the Russians lived to talk about it.

Posted by Mark 2003-04-06 10:50:00|| 2003-04-06 10:50:00|| Front Page Top

#6 Pull 'em over and check the trunks for Sammy.

Posted by mojo 2003-04-06 18:35:10|| 2003-04-06 18:35:10|| Front Page Top

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