Johnny Five?
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Go Ehaeb. Johnny Five was a good guy!
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| Iraq-Jordan |
| Interpreter dodges bullets, befriends Marines |
| 2004-04-20 |
| FALLUJAH, Iraq ---- Ehaeb barely flinched Saturday when the rifles crackled nearby. As an interpreter for American forces in Iraq for the last five months, he says he has grown used to gunfire and recognized the shots as coming from American weapons. So, as the close crackle of gunfire continued, Ehaeb remained comfortably tucked into a soft chair in the living room of an Iraqi home reading an Arabic novel he found there when he and a squad of Marines took over the house during the heavy fighting in Fallujah last week. When another shot rang out, however, this one sounding louder and sharper but just as near as the first volley, Ehaeb furrowed his brow and jerked to his feet. "That’s AK," he said, identifying the distinctive crack from a Kalishnakov assault rifle ---- the preferred weapon of the Iraqi insurgents. He rushed upstairs to investigate. Ehaeb ---- whom the troops call "Johnny Five" after a curious robot character in the movie "Short Circuit" ---- is a native of Baghdad and a best friend to Marines fighting in Fallujah. cont’d..... |
| Posted by:Ghostrider |
| #3 That picture is exactly my mental image of Muck4doo. |
| Posted by: Mike Sylwester 2004-04-20 8:57:14 AM |
| #2 Yep - AK sounds different from from M16/M4 and the SAW. Its the gas-operated design. Glad to see some people are starting to pay attention to the fact that is only a hard core that hate the US, mainly Iranian backed fundies and Saddam Feydaheen. The majority of people htere just want he fighting to stop, and if the US cordons them off, they may finally get the lesson that THEY CAN stop these guys themselves. And *THAT* will be the big turning point in thiw whole thing, ironically brought to you by Sadr, Hamas, Hezbollah and the Iranian Revolutionary Guard. Nothing like running off troublemakers themselves to make a people feel empowered. |
| Posted by: OldSpook 2004-04-20 12:23:50 AM |
| #1 Johnny Five? More Input! |
| Posted by: Anonymous4052 2004-04-20 12:16:39 AM |