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| Iraq-Jordan |
| Slain Germans ’mistaken for Americans’ |
| 2004-04-20 |
| An Iraqi insurgent leader says two German security agents were killed by his men at a roadblock in Fallujah earlier this month because they were "mistaken for Americans". Jabbar al-Qubaysi, head of the Iraqi National Patriotic Alliance, was quoted by Germany’s Spiegel TV as saying he regretted the killings. "It is all very regrettable," he told the German TV show, produced by Der Spiegel news magazine. "Had the men stopped at the roadblock and identified themselves as Germans, my men would have spared them. "But they sped through the roadblock and were mistaken for Americans," he said. Regrettable, my arse. This guy sounds like he’s been taking elocution classes at the Axis of Weasels Center for International Pandering. |
| Posted by:Seafarious |
| #12 Bomb-a-rama, I assume you are referring to me. Except I'M not the one who got it wrong you want to see who did? Wicked ( btw other people here can do the same with a few exceptions)Right get up walk to your nearest mirror and look into it. THAT'S who doesn't get the picture. |
| Posted by: Antiwar 2004-04-21 12:27:32 PM |
| #11 WHATever |
| Posted by: AntiPasto 2004-04-21 12:30:22 PM |
| #10 [Off-topic or abusive comments deleted] |
| Posted by: Antiwar TROLL 2004-04-21 12:27:32 PM |
| #9 At least Australia gets the picture. With the exception of at least one individual. |
| Posted by: Bomb-a-rama 2004-04-20 6:36:50 PM |
| #8 graceful recovery, Em |
| Posted by: Frank G 2004-04-20 5:02:33 PM |
| #7 And saying it twice makes me feel not one whit better. |
| Posted by: Seafarious 2004-04-20 4:39:25 PM |
| #6 Anon405...No, that's definitely not what he said. The article reports that the Germans were at the end of a convoy, and that their bodies have not been recovered. Mahmoud tipped the jihadis off and the ambush was deliberate. Meanwhile, al-Qubaysi "regrets" the "error", claims that "mistakes were made" and the media eats it up with a spoon. I'm not British, but "bugger all" really fits my mood today. |
| Posted by: Seafarious 2004-04-20 4:38:38 PM |
| #5 Anon405...No, that's definitely not what he said. The article reports that the Germans were at the end of a convoy, and that their bodies have not been recovered. Mahmoud tipped the jihadis off and the ambush was deliberate. Meanwhile, al-Qubaysi "regrets" the "error", claims that "mistakes were made" and the media eats it up with a spoon. I'm not British, but "bugger all" really fits my mood today. |
| Posted by: Seafarious 2004-04-20 4:38:37 PM |
| #4 A lot more Europeans, Aussies and Kiwis are all going to be mistaken for Americans in the next couple of years (think "Bali"). Until they realize that terrorists do not give a fig about any confusion shown over who gets killed, the end game for crushing terror won't be clear. At least Australia gets the picture. |
| Posted by: Zenster 2004-04-20 4:36:05 PM |
| #3 Sefarious - the AWCIP! Hmmm - Jabbar al-Qubaysi really sez: "All white guys look alike to us! We didn't know." |
| Posted by: Anonymous4052 2004-04-20 3:39:02 PM |
| #2 Too bad for Mr. Insurgent Leader, the German's might (meaning possibly) have let bygones be bygones, but we Americans will take note and kill him before he gets the chance to get it right. Thanks for the heads up. |
| Posted by: B 2004-04-20 3:25:27 PM |
| #1 I'm sure the GSG will be willing to let bygones be bygones. Adios, Mahmoud. |
| Posted by: Matt 2004-04-20 2:46:04 PM |