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2006-09-18 Iraq

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Posted by Oztralian 2006-09-18 05:26|| || Front Page|| [5 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Geesh! Talk about a stick in the mud.

Posted by bigjim-ky 2006-09-18 07:17|| 2006-09-18 07:17|| Front Page Top

#2 Images of insurgents being killed, often accompanied by a raw, ecstatic 'commentary' by the soldier were deemed too embarassing by the Pentagon.

Naw. They were deemed "too embarassing" by the lilly-livered in the press and on the left.

Posted by Rob Crawford">Rob Crawford 2006-09-18 07:17|| http://www.kloognome.com/]">[http://www.kloognome.com/] 2006-09-18 07:17|| Front Page Top

#3 "by bored Australian troops "
In the midst of a civil war, they are bored?

Posted by plainslow 2006-09-18 07:33|| 2006-09-18 07:33|| Front Page Top

#4 Soldierly humour, especially regarding the enemy, has always been deemed too rough for tender civilian feelings. It's generally wisest to keep such things amongst yourselves to prevent exactly this kind of overreaction.

Posted by trailing wife 2006-09-18 08:42|| 2006-09-18 08:42|| Front Page Top

#5 Juz the MSM trolling for Abu Ghraib redux materials.

Move along, nothing newsworthy here.

Posted by Captain America 2006-09-18 10:57|| 2006-09-18 10:57|| Front Page Top

#6 In the midst of a civil war, they are bored?

Months of boredom punctuated by seconds of sheer terror. Even WWII vets have described their times of service -- outside of actual combat -- as boring.

Posted by Rob Crawford">Rob Crawford 2006-09-18 12:11|| http://www.kloognome.com/]">[http://www.kloognome.com/] 2006-09-18 12:11|| Front Page Top

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