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| Iraq |
| U.S. Forces Arrest Saddam Loyalist |
| 2004-01-11 |
| U.S. troops arrested a Saddam Hussein loyalist early Sunday suspected in last month’s shooting of an American soldier who was saved by his flak jacket, the Army said. The manufacturer of these vests needs to do some cross-marketing with the sportsgear makers. "Shoulder pads -- can stop a bullet from an AK-47! Imagine what it’ll do in a game!" (note: American football uses protective padding, unlike rugby & non-American football) :-) Acting on a neighbor’s tip, soldiers arrested the man in a raid on his home in Saddam’s hometown of Tikrit, said Lt. Col. Steve Russell, commander of the 1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment of the Army’s 4th Infantry Division. "Thanks, neighbor!" sez the Army of Steves! The soldier allegedly shot by the Iraqi, Sgt. Jeffrey Allen of Leitchfield, Ky., made the arrest, Russell said. Russell described the Iraqi man, whose identity was not revealed, as a member of Saddam’s former Fedayeen paramilitary fighters. A.K.A. losers Allen was shot twice in the back on Dec. 30 during a patrol in Tikrit. He was saved by the protective back plate in his flak jacket, Russell said. Soldiers also seized an AK-47 assault rifle, ammunition and several photos of the detained man posing with Saddam and the deposed Iraqi dictator’s late sons. And, he’s a stupid loser, too... Also Sunday, Iraqi police surrounded at least two Tikrit hotels and arrested several men calling themselves migrant workers. The soldiers suspected the men of belonging to the Badr Corps, the military wing of the Supreme Council of the Islamic Revolution in Iraq, Sgt. Bryan Luke said. Their clever ruse was uncovered when Sargeant Martinez realized that they spoke Spanish with a Peruvian accent It was not immediately clear how many people were arrested in the operation or their countries of origin. "My name is Jose Jimenez al-Tikriti" |
| Posted by:snellenr |
| #5 "(note: American football uses protective padding, unlike rugby & non-American football) :-)" My soccer shinguards have Kevlar (tm) in them. I'm stoked for our guys capturing these Badr/Fedayeen creeps. Roll 'em up, boys! |
| Posted by: JDB 2004-1-11 8:08:57 PM |
| #4 Me & Faisal are still seething over the shame of Saddam's cowardly arrest, not to mention all of the other setbacks to Islam over the last few centuries. At least shooting a soldier in the back is more, um, |
| Posted by: .com 2004-1-11 7:50:20 PM |
| #3 Man,Sure wish we had video of the arrest.Betch ole'Sargent Jeffery broke his jaw laughing at his ass. |
| Posted by: raptor 2004-1-11 3:14:35 PM |
| #2 Sgt. Jeffrey Allen of Leitchfield, Ky., made the arrest, Me & Faisal wish he'd ripped the ROP member's arm off and beaten him to death with it... |
| Posted by: Shipman 2004-1-11 2:57:11 PM |
| #1 thats top justice when the guy he sneakly shot in the back comes back and nabs him - brilliant.I'm very impressed by the Army of Steve. Also nice to see he was grassed up by his neighbour too,bet he thought he was safe as houses and untouchable, now he's sat in a prison with a long stay there ahead of him,wonderfull stuff. |
| Posted by: Jon Shep U.K 2004-1-11 1:06:16 PM |