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2007-05-23 Iraq

Body of missing U.S. soldier found in river: Iraqi police

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Posted by Atomic Conspiracy 2007-05-23 04:54|| || Front Page|| [11129 views ] Top

#1 Time to go Roman?
No. Time to go Alien.

"Take off and nuke them from orbit. It's the only way to be sure."

Posted by Bunyip 2007-05-23 05:29|| 2007-05-23 05:29|| Front Page Top

#2 You said it, AC, my heart goes out to the soldier's family, and I'm saddened over the useless sacrifice of our fine troops over 'BS' of Iraq. We should have just slapped Saddam on the wrists and let him keep the savages of Iraq in line. The remaining 'Deck Of Cards' should be given dead or alive bounties, and the vacated areas of capture should be napalmed or 'Agent Oranged' as an example to all on "Lose a man, lose a land!!"

Posted by smn 2007-05-23 05:38|| 2007-05-23 05:38|| Front Page Top

#3 an area south of Baghdad known as the "triangle of death"

MAKE IT SO.

Level the whole damned area. Let people run from their homes screaming. Film the entire episode and show it on Iraqi television along with the faces and names of the remaining missing soldiers. Demand their immediate release. Make note of how the same thing will happen wherever the next body turns up.

Posted by Zenster">Zenster 2007-05-23 05:55|| 2007-05-23 05:55|| Front Page Top

#4 The British, the Turks, the Romans, and all other outsiders cursed with ruling Mesopotamia managed the trick by collective punishment.

This capitalized on the ancient clan structure of that part of the world, which predates Islam by millenia.
The British used house demolition, which incidentally is also how the Israelis learned the technique.
If a house was not readily accessible to demolition teams, or if a village proved exceptionally recalcitrant, the Brits would first drop leaflets giving everyone 24 hours to get out of town. After that, the RAF's rickety biplanes would do their best to flatten the place.
The Turks and the Romans had other, less technologically refined methods, but the objective was the same.

With so many living in rented apartments these days, house demolition may not be quite as effective as it used to be, but Islamos themselves have invented a possible alternative: the "banlieu carbecue" pioneered by French yoots in recent years.

Iraqis invest great status in motor vehicles and they are critically important to insurgent tactics. The mobility the terrorists gain from using them in a mass of civilian traffic is one of the key differences between this war and previous anti-insurgency campaigns.

If an outrage occurs somewhere, and it is obvious that the locals are complicit, every private vehicle within a specified radius should be put to the torch or smashed by armored tracks.

Similarly, if young Abdullah is found dead of JDAM poisoning or 7.62 sniper syndrome, proceed to his ancestral garage, drag out the SUVs, Volvos and Mercedes, and run over them with an M-1.

Media beasts and left devils will howl, but they will howl anyway and anyone who hasn't already drunk the jihadi Kool-Aid will probably applaud the new tactic.

There happens to be an actual video of this already being done on a small scale.

Posted by Atomic Conspiracy 2007-05-23 06:17|| 2007-05-23 06:17|| Front Page Top

#5 This is very sad, and I agree there should be an appropriate (read dire) response to that. Of course, to be frank, this was to be expected, sadly, bare an immediate rescue immediatly after the abductions, their fate was sealed from the start. I fear the soldiers may have been killed as soon as the heat was on their captors.
My heart goes to their family and their comrades.

Posted by anonymous5089 2007-05-23 06:45|| 2007-05-23 06:45|| Front Page Top

#6 No words can express this outrage. However, I remember reading that 3 were missing and the Military said they believed two were still alive. Could this be some sort of "peace" offering to get us to back off? When was this soldier killed? I'm asking because the thought that these...THINGS believe that giving us the dead body of the soldier killed during the assault that they had will stop our pressure is just revolting.

Another quick thought, could this be a response to the Kidnapping ring we killed/captured recently?

Posted by Charles 2007-05-23 07:12|| 2007-05-23 07:12|| Front Page Top

#7 They couldn't get the body out of the area. The river toss is like trying to cover your tracks with a misdirection. Strange we haven't seen much of the other two. If they could, they'd be plastered all over the internet. They're ability to move must be effectively tied for them to be operating like this. If these were normal AQ, they'd already slit their throats, filmed it, and just smuggled the video out. They haven't. Much more going on here and I suspect the Iranians. We must be holding someone they dearly want back.

Posted by Procopius2k 2007-05-23 07:51|| 2007-05-23 07:51|| Front Page Top

#8 Time to go Roman on these savages.

I'm thinking something like the end of the Spartacus revolt. Crucifixions along each MSR, from Basra to Baghdad.

Posted by Rob Crawford">Rob Crawford 2007-05-23 07:55|| http://www.kloognome.com/]">[http://www.kloognome.com/] 2007-05-23 07:55|| Front Page Top

#9 There is a mass of people whose rage grows with every atrocity and with every Dark Ages insanity of these people. I used to be a neocon. I still think it was worth a try; the Christian thing to do. But I have changed my mind. At some point there will be a critical mass for addressing this problem abruptly and to the finish. May God help our own traitors when that day comes. Once the local Orc temple has been put to the torch the mob will be looking to deal with the collaborators and they will be closer to hand than the death that will come to the middle east.

Jericho. Carthage. Mecca.

Posted by Excalibur 2007-05-23 08:47|| 2007-05-23 08:47|| Front Page Top

#10 Prayers for his family ... and for our troops, serving there so we don't have to fight here. When will this country care more about this war than about American Idol or Paris Hilton? Friends, we are in trouble. I fear for our kids.

Posted by doc 2007-05-23 10:46|| 2007-05-23 10:46|| Front Page Top

#11 I like AC's redux approach: Leave no doubt that if a family has a terrorist, there will be material retribution. If young Abdul, or his body is identified, flatten the vehicles of the family and destroy Abdul's home.

I really don't give a rat's rear-end what anyone in the MSM or the arab street thinks.

My only concern is the mission, and the lives of US soldiers and marines.

Posted by anymouse">anymouse 2007-05-23 12:16|| 2007-05-23 12:16|| Front Page Top

#12 Reports of finding the other two bodies are in. God bless these men and their families.

Posted by 49 Pan">49 Pan 2007-05-23 12:44|| 2007-05-23 12:44|| Front Page Top

#13 My heart goes to their family and their comrades.

What A5089, doc and 49 Pan, said. My deepest condolences to these families in their time of loss. How senseless.

I have advocated familial retribution and collective punishment for some time now. Terrorism runs in families and Islam is one massive example of collective punishment (i.e., dhimmitude). We must pay Islam in its own coin. It is the only tender they recognize.

Posted by Zenster">Zenster 2007-05-23 14:21|| 2007-05-23 14:21|| Front Page Top

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