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| Corpses, kids used to conceal Iraq bombs |
| 2005-03-24 |
| U.S. intelligence has determined Iraqi insurgents have resorted to using children and toys to deliver bombs, and also hiding bombs in corpses, ABC News reports. A State Department document said at least five improvised explosive devices -- referred to as IEDs -- have been placed in mannequins sometimes dressed as U.S. or Iraqi military personnel, the report said. Human and animal corpses have also been loaded with explosives and detonated when Iraqi or coalition forces attempt to remove the bodies. Others have pretended to be "sheep herders to conduct surveillance activity" and "used children to carry IEDs into sensitive areas," and have embedded explosives in "watermelons, trees, tree stumps, and on guard rails," the report said. Extremists also use "garage door openers, cellular and satellite telephones, car alarms, and keyless entry systems as remote-controlled detonators for IEDs," the report said. However, the U.S. Army's National Ground Intelligence Center said vehicle-borne explosives continue to be the weapon of choice for terrorists, with at least 600 such attacks from May 2004 to January 2005. |
| Posted by:Steve |
| #11 Anybody who can mess with one of my fave Robert Frost poems is a friend of mine. Hi, Green Ink! |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2005-03-24 9:10:18 PM |
| #10 Keep it simple - the Islamists are bad guys, who like bad guys from ages past seek control through violence and intimidation. Though less than yesterday, there are still a lot of them in Iraq, and a lot more spread wherever other Muslims live. Their first target of terror is the other Muslims. The battle is far from over. "The world is lovely, dark, and deep, And Islamists lurk before we sweep, But we have promises to keep, And miles to go before we sleep, And miles to go before we sleep." Partly stolen from Robert Frost, |
| Posted by: Green Ink 2005-03-24 4:53:14 PM |
| #9 Keep a lookout for cells and surprises tho. |
| Posted by: Steve Spurrier 2005-03-24 2:29:26 PM |
| #8 good point TW.. perhaps it should read.. why do they love us too much :P |
| Posted by: MacNails 2005-03-24 1:27:38 PM |
| #7 Sheep have no reason to hate us. It's the Lions of Islam that they hate. You know, And the Lion shall lie down with the lamb. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2005-03-24 10:23:58 AM |
| #6 All the more reason not to take prisoners. When "insurgents" are engaged in a firefight, kill every last one of them. |
| Posted by: Bomb-a-rama 2005-03-24 10:00:58 AM |
| #5 Others have pretended to be "sheep herders to conduct surveillance activity" nah u got it all wrong .. they are taking the sheep back to the mosques for some good old raunchy fun for Islamic Lions of the desert™ .. sheep , why do they hate us ! |
| Posted by: MacNails 2005-03-24 9:59:31 AM |
| #4 the fierce Islamic Lions of the desert™! cowards and pussies |
| Posted by: Frank G 2005-03-24 9:39:56 AM |
| #3 Others have pretended to be "sheep herders to conduct surveillance activity" So that's what they're calling it now? Are they also "conducting surveillance activity" in mosques, like the captured jihadis are claiming? |
| Posted by: Robert Crawford 2005-03-24 9:38:32 AM |
| #2 This is old news. And they forget to mention the use of mentally challenged - ala the Down Syndrome kid. |
| Posted by: Koffi Annan 2005-03-24 9:26:02 AM |
| #1 Salahuddin-- Is this what "god-fearing army" looks like? Just trying to keep up. |
| Posted by: Angash Angomoling9753 2005-03-24 9:17:16 AM |