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Iraq
Iranians Wounded Near Baghdad
2008-05-16
=BAGHDAD, Iraq – The Iraqi Army discovered four wounded Iranian nationals in a vehicle driven by an Iraqi national near Baghdad yesterday.
Ambassadors for Peace? Businessmen? Tourists? Possible, but possibly not.
All four wounded were taken to a local hospital for treatment according to Iraqi army reports.

There have been numerous press reports indicating U.S. forces were involved in this unfortunate (sic) incident. "We want to make it clear that the U.S. was in no way involved in this attack,” said COL Jerry O'Hara, U.S. military spokesman.

The Iraq Police are investigating the incident.
Posted by:Glenmore

#13  Where MOBILE IRBMS/MDMS GO, MOBILE ICBMS CAN FOLLOW???
Posted by: JosephMendiola   2008-05-16 22:37  

#12  ION TOPIX > INDIA: NEW CHINESE MISSLE BASES Mobile?]CAN TARGET SOUTHERN RUSSIA, NORTHERN INDIA, but NOT JAPAN, TAIWAN, or GUAM. By definition, also targets that future Chinese territory presently known as PAKISTAN [Chin bloggers].

HMMMMMM, is CHINA protecting its interests agz FUTURE NUCLEAR IRAN, and of course agz SCO Leadership-competitor RUSSIA; or protecting future Nuclear Iran from the US-West as per OSAMA???
Posted by: JosephMendiola   2008-05-16 22:36  

#11  Joe, that's what them mullahs think. But would their Ahm-Mahdi-Jihad succeed? Ima predicting a 25 ft deep hole in his respective whereabouts, in due time.
Posted by: Spike Uniter   2008-05-16 22:04  

#10  ION TOPIX > JEWISH CHRONICLE - IRAN NOW CONTROLS BERUIT [LEBANON], THE WORLD IS NEXT.
Posted by: JosephMendiola   2008-05-16 21:36  

#9  so what if the US forces where involved, they have no probs with sending weapons.
Posted by: sinse   2008-05-16 19:50  

#8  heh.
Posted by: Nimble Spemble   2008-05-16 16:46  

#7  "better would be: Iranians wounded while in car near Baghdad"

Not quite, NS - better would be: "Iranians wounded killed while in car near Baghdad" (or anywhere else in Iraq, for that matter)
Posted by: Barbara Skolaut   2008-05-16 16:41  

#6  What's the problem, phil_b? You never been wounded in the car? I got a bad scar on mine.

better would be: Iranians wounded while in car near Baghdad.
Posted by: Nimble Spemble   2008-05-16 15:44  

#5  Iranian nationals wounded in car near Baghdad

No one can friggin write any more.

The headline should have read,

Wounded Iranian nationals found in car near Baghdad
Posted by: phil_b   2008-05-16 15:28  

#4  Who knows, maybe he meant that if they were involved, these Pieces Ambassadors would not be alive, and that they are would be embarassing?

Naw...
Posted by: twobyfour   2008-05-16 13:14  

#3  "We want to make it clear that the U.S. was in no way involved in this attack,” said COL Jerry O'Hara, U.S. military spokesman.

PLEASE, Col. O'Hara, don't make it sound as though it's a bad thing if US forces WERE involved, okay?

Posted by: MarkZ   2008-05-16 11:54  

#2  2004, US forces were killing many many more Iranians than Iraqis in fighting in and around Baghdad and Fallujah.

In fact, the second highest body count demographic was Chechnians and then Syrians and the Iraqis


Mr. Ming, Waz this Colonel a friend of Yours?
Posted by: RD   2008-05-16 10:55  

#1  When I was in Iraq in 2004, I was told by a U S Army Colonel that the US forces were killing many many more Iranians than Iraqis in fighting in and around Baghdad and Fallujah.
In fact, the second highest body count demographic was Chechnians and then Syrians and the Iraqis were bringing up the rear on the stats.
This comes as no surprise.
Too bad they were just wounded.
Knowing how Iraqis feel about Iranians, their treatment at the ER might be right up there with Young Frankenstein.
Posted by: Ming Master of the Universe   2008-05-16 10:46  

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