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2006-07-23 Iraq

U.S. troops clash with Shiite militiamen

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Posted by BrerRabbit 2006-07-23 06:21|| || Front Page|| [5 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Gunshots from a mosque? I am shocked!

Posted by Anginens Threreng8133 2006-07-23 11:22|| 2006-07-23 11:22|| Front Page Top

#2 (sarcasn on)Nope. Must be disinformation from the Army PAO. islam is the religion of peace. no muslim would ever use an islamic religious building to hurt some one...even an infidel.(/sarcasm off)

Posted by anymouse">anymouse 2006-07-23 12:43|| 2006-07-23 12:43|| Front Page Top

#3 Says "US troops", but the only Coalition casualty mentioned was an Iraqi. Wonder if there's base-stealing going on here?

Posted by Mitch H.">Mitch H. 2006-07-23 15:38|| http://blogfonte.blogspot.com/]">[http://blogfonte.blogspot.com/] 2006-07-23 15:38|| Front Page Top

#4 Gunmen repeatedly attacked the U.S. and Iraqi force, the U.S. statement said.

After about three hours of fighting, an Iraqi SWAT team entered a Shiite mosque from which the gunmen were firing and the clashes died down, the statement said.

Yup, mixed Iraqi & US force; note that they sent an Iraqi force in to clear the building - Allan only knows if it was actually SWAT or something else, mangled in the delivery.

And boy, that's a talkative piece of paper, that statement. See how it keeps saying shit, as if there wasn't a person or persons to be properly credited behind "the statement"?

Posted by Mitch H.">Mitch H. 2006-07-23 15:42|| http://blogfonte.blogspot.com/]">[http://blogfonte.blogspot.com/] 2006-07-23 15:42|| Front Page Top

#5 The US should have taken out Mookie when they had the chance ...

Posted by doc 2006-07-23 20:11|| 2006-07-23 20:11|| Front Page Top

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