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2004-04-15 Iraq-Jordan

In Iraqi villages - Business Booms for Arms Traders

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Posted by Super Hose 2004-04-15 02:03|| || Front Page|| [4 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Traders say it's a common tactic employed by insurgents is to issue a fake bomb threat, then ambush the Americans when they come to defuse it.

"The Americans clear out the place, then gather together in an easy target for a rocket," said local Jasem Halim.

He says it is "the best way to attack a large number of US vehicles while keeping the citizens safe".

Maybe it's time to stop responding to bomb threats and let folks at the location defuse them on their own.

Posted by Zenster 2004-04-15 2:17:31 AM|| 2004-04-15 2:17:31 AM|| Front Page Top

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