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Iraq
Senior Citizen Kills Kaboomer
2007-10-18
FORWARD OPERATING BASE KALSU, Iraq – A 72-year-old man stopped a suspected suicide bomber from detonating himself at a checkpoint in Arab Jabour Oct. 14.

The man approached a checkpoint where Mudhehr Fayadh Baresh was standing guard, but did not make it very far. Baresh, a tribal commissioner and member of the Arab Jabour Concerned Citizens program, said he ordered the man to lift his shirt - using training received from Coalition Forces - when he did not recognize him as a local villager.

The suspect refused to lift his shirt. Baresh repeated the command again, and the suspect exposed his suicide vest, running toward the checkpoint. Baresh opened fire which caused the vest to detonate, killing the suspect.
Good shooting, old man.
“I did it for the honor of my family and the honor of my country,” said Baresh, when he met with Col. Terry Ferrell, commander of the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division.
Good man. Iraq needs more like him ...
Posted by:Glenmore

#13  Honor. As long as it exists so will we.
Posted by: OldSpook   2007-10-18 20:05  

#12  Nice shooting, Old Iraqi Guy! Grace under pressure, yeah.

As for the Dallas story, Texas law gives you the right to shoot anybody messing with your stuff at night.
Posted by: SteveS   2007-10-18 18:44  

#11  Nimble I was thinking the same thing.

For those of you that missed it. Video: Dallas reporter bullies 70-year-old man on camera.

His crime: Defending his property against thieves who repeatedly broke in and stole from him. After more than 40 calls to police didnÂ’t stop the burglaries at his home and place of business (theyÂ’re the same place), he shot and killed two burglars in the span of three weeks.
Posted by: Icerigger   2007-10-18 17:39  

#10  At least he won't have to put up with an arsehole reporter from Fox like his cousin in Tejas.
Posted by: Nimble Spemble   2007-10-18 16:01  

#9  This guy deserves a medal and a cash reward. Recognizing and rewarding outstanding behavior like this will ensure that there is more of it. Most of the Arabs seem to put huge stock in all sorts of bling, much like the Russians. Let's recognize that desire, and reward it.
Posted by: Old Patriot   2007-10-18 15:47  

#8  Three cheers for the Commish!
Posted by: Besoeker   2007-10-18 12:16  

#7  Putie says US occupation of Iraq is pointless. But stories like this make me think he's just pissed because US is winning and Russia has lost a vassal state.
Posted by: Ebbang Uluque6305   2007-10-18 12:03  

#6  Awesome. Great to see "honor" used in the sense it should be used. As seems to happen so rarely in Iraq and the region, which area experts will nonetheless brief you is built on "shame/honor" culture.
Posted by: Verlaine   2007-10-18 11:45  

#5  LOL tu!
Posted by: Red Dawg   2007-10-18 11:38  

#4  Get offa my lawn, ya explodin bastid!
Posted by: tu3031   2007-10-18 10:15  

#3  Pork grease helps lift out troublesome jihadi stains.
Posted by: Bright Pebbles   2007-10-18 09:17  

#2  Well, I'd say it's an happy-ending story, but it's not : do you realize someone will now have to scrub that grease spot off the sidewalk?
Posted by: anonymous5089   2007-10-18 08:36  

#1  What a wonderful story!
Posted by: trailing wife   2007-10-18 08:04  

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