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| Iraqi targets security with poison melons |
| 2005-06-03 |
| MOSUL, Iraq, June 2 (UPI) -- An Iraqi posed as a farmer and gave poisoned watermelons to U.S. soldiers stationed near Mosul, it was reported Thursday. The man was arrested by police after several of the solders and security forces got sick after eating the melons, the BBC said. U.S. military officials in northern Iraq said the man drove around to military checkpoints and offered the melons to thirsty troops. Military sources did not reveal how many soldiers were stricken by the poisoned fruit, but they said all had recovered -- although the BBC said it was being reported elsewhere that one person died. The melons were being tested in Baghdad to determine what poison had been injected into them. |
| Posted by:Steve |
| #9 #2 I think we're missing a good source of interrogators. There are a lot of older women who wouldn't mind getting a piece of the action - and giving these murderous barbarians a piece of their mind, at great length. Already been done. video of an Iraqi woman identifying her son's murderer in a lineup. She makes the big bad terrorist *cry*. |
| Posted by: SC88 2005-06-03 23:27 |
| #8 #2 I think we're missing a good source of interrogators. There are a lot of older women who wouldn't mind getting a piece of the action - and giving these murderous barbarians a piece of their mind, at great length. What you do is tell the female interrogator that the prisoner they are about to "interview" said she looked fat in those fatigues. 30 minutes later she will have his 'nads on a length of safety wire and a 30 page statement. |
| Posted by: badanov 2005-06-03 15:42 |
| #7 Mmmmmmmmmmmmmm...big, juicy melons. |
| Posted by: tu3031 2005-06-03 15:28 |
| #6 Why do the phrases "poison melons" and "Anna Nicole Smith" keep coming up together in my head? |
| Posted by: Chuck Simmins 2005-06-03 15:03 |
| #5 Mr. Wife once told me that in the most interesting countries (of which Iraq is clearly a member), the water is so unhealthy that you don't ever want to eat something that's been washed. He tried to stick to the local bread, fruit which he peeled himself, and cooked dishes that didn't contain meat. Melon rinds are not very edible, compared to what's inside, so I am willing to believe the melons were indeed tampered with. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2005-06-03 13:12 |
| #4 Or it could be a case of unwashed fruitn from a nborderline mregion given to spring fever GIs |
| Posted by: Spoluse Shise7599 2005-06-03 12:59 |
| #3 i recall hearing from some Israelis over 20 years ago a story about a watermelon some guys found on the beach, which had a bomb inside that killed them. |
| Posted by: liberalhawk 2005-06-03 10:49 |
| #2 I think we're missing a good source of interrogators. There are a lot of older women who wouldn't mind getting a piece of the action - and giving these murderous barbarians a piece of their mind, at great length. heh ... |
| Posted by: too true 2005-06-03 09:29 |
| #1 I suspect the perp is a volunteer for a modified suicide operation. An Islamic "true believer". Fulfill his wish to romp with the 72 virgins in heaven: Summary execution preceeded by a relatively short, albeit robust, interrogation. |
| Posted by: Mark Z. 2005-06-03 08:57 |