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Iraq-Jordan
49 Suspected Insurgents Detained
2004-12-31
U.S. troops rounded up 49 suspected guerrillas near Saddam Hussein's hometown on Friday, a day after Iraq's most violent rebel groups warned voters against taking part in crucial elections for a constitutional assembly on Jan. 30. Soldiers of the 1st Infantry Division detained the suspects during a midnight raid in Duluiyah, 45 miles north of Baghdad, codenamed Operation Powder River, the U.S. military said. The statement did not provide any further details on the operation, which appears to be the latest in a series of anti-insurgency campaigns in the so-called Sunni Triangle in central Iraq. Duluiyah is near Saddam's hometown of Tikrit.
Posted by:Sludj

#11  Where can we donate underwear to put over their heads?I'll donate some skidded skivvies then I'd shit down their neck.
Posted by: Me   2004-12-31 11:36:44 PM  

#10  ya think? BTW - Captain Ed speculates that the announcement of Abu MArwan's capture was delayed while we milked him for intel = 49 down? Makes a good argument..heh heh
Posted by: Frank G   2004-12-31 7:38:17 PM  

#9  ima try to email space ghost and get a mean reply from my favorite network. i think it's not the real space ghost
Posted by: half   2004-12-31 3:51:01 PM  

#8  Trailing Wife...nah, I was just gonna send 'em some of my old boxer-shorts. I usually use them as rags to wash the car with, etc. But I worry about these poor prisoners not having "proper" headwear (wouldn't want them getting sick). :)
Posted by: Justrand   2004-12-31 2:48:03 PM  

#7  Justrand, if you have the appropriate frilly, lacy underthings they like so much, I really, really don't want to know. Unless you are female, of course. ;-)
Posted by: trailing wife   2004-12-31 2:27:05 PM  

#6  Fly them to Indonesia for clean up details.
Posted by: crazyhorse   2004-12-31 2:19:19 PM  

#5  Where can we donate underwear to put over their heads?
Posted by: Justrand   2004-12-31 1:27:32 PM  

#4  Have to make a couple trips, no problem.
Posted by: Space Ghost   2004-12-31 1:24:28 PM  

#3  Dammit, how many seats do they have on the Ghost Plane? Do we need to charter another one?
Posted by: Captain Pedantic   2004-12-31 12:51:12 PM  

#2  At this point just detaining them for a month is probably worthwhile. Give 'em absentee ballots, of course.
Posted by: Tom   2004-12-31 11:41:03 AM  

#1  
rounded up 49 suspected guerrillas
Too bad it doesn't say "killed."
Posted by: Barbara Skolaut   2004-12-31 11:35:26 AM  

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