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Twelve soldiers injured in landmine accident in Turkey
2006-05-04
Twelve Turkish soldiers were injured Wednesday in southeast Turkey when their bus hit a landmine. The Anatolia News Agency said five of those injured are in very critical condition, adding that the blast took place when the soldiers were carrying out a routine combing campaign at the Hakari neighborhood close to the Turkey-Iraq-Iran border triangle.

This blast coincides with the massing of more Turkish troops at the mostly resided Kurdish south eastern areas in preparation for launching a wide scale offensive against the separatist Kurdish Labor Party members. Earlier, Turkey announced that 3,500 Kurdish separatists are taking positions in north Iraqi mountainous areas and setting the stage for launching terrorist attacks inside Turkey.
Posted by:Fred

#22  1805: 10 Marines. A classic. Battle of Derna and the march on Tripoli.
Posted by: ed   2006-05-04 13:09  

#21  In the interest of time, I'll only repeat the punchline of an ancient slop chute story;

"Murat returned to the top of the ridge and faced the commander of what was left of his once proud Division, filthy, bleeding, uniform torn to shreds. "It's a trap, General!! he gasped, there are TWO Marines!!!"

HARHARHAR !!! Semper Fi maggot
Posted by: GORT   2006-05-04 12:44  

#20  The US Marines are the greatest, most feared and respected fighting force to ever roam the face of the earth. And for good reason.
Posted by: wxjames   2006-05-04 11:49  

#19  marine kick your ass blah blah blah, the marines are only good for some defenseless women

Murat's been getting his history lessons from Gary Busey movies.
Posted by: SLO Jim   2006-05-04 11:34  

#18  I have no sympathy for the PKK. They should be taken out. That said, the Turks have treated the Kurds badly.
Posted by: Fordesque   2006-05-04 11:03  

#17  More like 1000+ skinnies dead. Somali medical personnel claimed the death toll was as high as 3000. 160 US vs. militia of thousands with heavy weapons.

PS. Don't forget the Malaysian who died in the relief column.
Posted by: ed   2006-05-04 11:02  

#16  The rangers in Mogadishu took down 200+ enemy with 18 losses. Pretty damn good. Thanks to Clinton, who is good for only going after defenseless women and is a squirrel, (ed - fluffy tails are cute!) it looked like the US ran. I'll trade you all of our spineless politicians for your democracy loving people. Deal?
Posted by: DarthVader   2006-05-04 10:47  

#15  "Poo on you"?
Will that get him sinktrapped or will the stifled laughter of those present at the extremely lame attempt at a putdown suffice?
Although he's probably in a pretty good mood today. Big Armenian plane crash yesterday...
Posted by: tu3031   2006-05-04 10:35  

#14  LOL, our ole buddy must be back from Essen with his pile 'o dough. Bought a bride yet? Or is that another two years in the factory?
Posted by: 6   2006-05-04 10:31  

#13  Murat's learning more here than he ever did in school, he just can't stay away.
Posted by: anonymous2u   2006-05-04 10:30  

#12  troll cleanup!
Posted by: Frank G   2006-05-04 10:22  

#11  marine kick your ass blah blah blah, the marines are only good for some defenseless women, even Mogadishu warlords kicked your marine arse fair and square, bunch of squirrels.
Posted by: Murat   2006-05-04 10:21  

#10  just like a herpes outbreak, he boils to the surface - our very own little ugly eruption.
Posted by: Frank G   2006-05-04 09:51  

#9  Dear Murat,

Your "boys" have lost more men boys to the Kurds/shia/Israeli than all of our war dead in the middle east since Jefferson sent marines to kick your ass off the shores of tripoli. You are all pathetic. We will take you on, anytime, anywhere and send you to hell in a pig skin where you belong.
I'm tired of PC bullshit!!
Posted by: DarthVader   2006-05-04 08:55  

#8  I think someone confused incident with accident, because if it was an accident, it would mean the Turks are planting mines on their own territory which would be an astonishing admssion, but it wouldn't surprise me. The Turks are panicking big time about Kurdish autonomy/independence. It shocks the hell out of them that the Kurds in Northern Iraq can run a stable prosperous ministate. Blows their racial predujices out the window and gives them the prospect of a state encompassing all Kurds that is bigger and much more successful than Turkey.

Scary times if you are a Turk nationalist.

Funny pic BTW.
Posted by: phil_b   2006-05-04 08:05  

#7  Yes, it is our old Murat!
Posted by: Nimble Spemble   2006-05-04 08:00  

#6  Dear Fuckwad - repressing Al-Q is a necessity for the future of civilisation on the planet. The Turks repressing Kurds - now that's just a domestic squabble.
Posted by: Howard UK   2006-05-04 07:44  

#5  40,000 killed in Kurdish rebellion. In your own country. Admit it, you are in a hopeless quagmire. Withdraw back to Turkestan.
Posted by: ed   2006-05-04 07:43  

#4  2500 US soldiers killen in Iraq, how comes? Poo on you
Posted by: Murat   2006-05-04 07:39  

#3  And if you guys wheren't repressing Al Qaeda something wouldn't have happened too, poo on you!
Posted by: Murat   2006-05-04 07:39  

#2  Does calling this an 'accident' imply the mine was placed by Turkish army? It would seem to be more of an 'on purpose' if it was placed by Kurdish terrorists.
Posted by: Glenmore   2006-05-04 07:37  

#1  Well, if you weren't repressing the hell out of the Kurds, shit like this wouldn't happen.
Poo on you.
Posted by: DarthVader   2006-05-04 04:29  

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